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2011 Census of Population & Housing - Jamaica
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Table (xiii) Percentage Distribution of the Population by Religious
Affiliation/Denomination: 2001 and 2011
Religious
Affiliation/Denomination
2011
2001
Percentage
Change 2001-
2011
Number
Per cent
of Total
Number
Per cent
of Total
Total
2,683,105
100.00
2,595,960
100.00
Anglican
74,891
2.79
93,612
3.61
-20.00
Baptist
180,640
6.73
188,770
7.27
-4.31
Brethren
23,647
0.88
24,217
0.93
-2.35
Church of God in Jamaica
129,544
4.83
124,184
4.78
4.32
Church of God of Prophecy
121,400
4.52
113,225
4.36
7.22
New Testament Church of
God
192,086
7.16
163,912
6.31
17.19
Other Church of God
246,838
9.20
215,837
8.31
14.36
Jehovah's Witness
50,849
1.90
44,203
1.70
15.04
Methodist
43,336
1.62
50,024
1.93
-13.37
Moravian
18,351
0.68
20,975
0.81
-12.51
Pentecostal
295,195
11.00
247,452
9.53
19.29
Rastafarian
29,026
1.08
24,020
0.93
20.84
Revivalist
36,296
1.35
-
-
-
Roman Catholic
57,946
2.16
67,204
2.59
-13.78
Seventh Day Adventist
322,228
12.01
281,353
10.84
14.53
United Church
55,360
2.06
64,154
2.47
-13.71
Baha'i
269
0.01
279
0.01
-3.58
Hinduism
1,836
0.07
1,453
0.06
26.36
Islam
1,513
0.06
1,024
0.04
47.75
Judaism
506
0.02
357
0.01
41.74
Other Religion/Denomination
169,014
6.30
253,652
9.77
-33.37
No Religion/Denomination
572,008
21.32
543,902
20.95
5.17
Not Reported
60,326
2.25
72,151
2.78
-16.39
The one inclusion in 2011 was the Revivalists as suggested by one of the church leaders
with whom consultations were held.