Demographics of South America
Countries Christians Roman Catholics Other Christians No religion ( atheists and agnostics )
Argentina 88% 77% 11% 11%
Bolivia 96% 74% 22% 4%
Brazil 86% 64% 22% 9%
Chile 70% 57% 13% 25%
Colombia 92% 80% 12% 7%
Paraguay 95% 85% 10% 2%
Peru 94% 81% 13% 3%
Suriname 51% 29% 22% 5%
Uruguay 58% 47% 11% 41%
Venezuela 88% 71% 17% 8%
Religion
Main articles : Religion in Latin America , History of the Jews in Argentina , History of the Jews in Brazil , History of the Jews in Latin America and the Caribbean , Buddhism in Brazil , and Islam in Argentina An estimated 90% of South Americans are Christians [ 9 ] ( 82% Roman Catholic , 8% other Christian denominations mainly Traditional Protestants and Evangelicals but also Orthodoxy ) , accounting for ca . 19% of Christians worldwide . Crypto-Jews or Marranos , conversos , and Anusim were an important part of colonial life in Latin America . Both Buenos Aires , Argentina and São Paulo , Brazil figure among the largest Jewish populations by urban area . Japanese Buddhism and Shinto-derived Japanese New Religions are common in Brazil and Peru . Korean Confucianism is especially found in Brazil while Chinese Buddhism and Chinese Confucianism is spread throughout the continent . Kardecist Spiritism can be found in several countries . Part of Religions in South America ( 2013 ) : [ 10 ]
South America has an estimated population of 418.7 million (as of 2017) and a rate of population growth of about 0.6% per year. [citation needed]