Irreligion in Uruguay
Irreligion in Uruguay refers to the secularity or atheism in the country. Over 47% of the population is irreligious. Uruguay is traditionally the least religious country in South America.Secularization in Uruguay
Uruguay is the most secularized nation in all of the Americas with the highest percentage of atheists and agnostics. 17.2% of the population is atheist or agnostic according to the Uruguayan census. According to a study by Kauffman, in 2010 47% of the Uruguayan population is defined not religious. The figures for atheism and irreligion in Uruguay are higher than any other country in the Western Hemisphere. According to a study by CID-Gallup in 2012, Uruguay is the sixth least religious country in the world, only behind countries such as the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Japan and China.Many Uruguayans nominally describe themselves as Roman Catholics, but their daily lives are usually unaffected by religion.
