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Catholic share of the population: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: Catholic share of the population (%). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Religion by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0353-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated
2026-11-14
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National value: 29.9 (Canada).

British Columbia: 12Alberta: 19.9Saskatchewan: 24.1Manitoba: 21.2Ontario: 26Quebec: 53.8New Brunswick: 40.2Yukon: 14.4Nunavut: 22.5Newfoundland and Labrador: 31.8Nova Scotia: 25.7Northwest Territories: 32Prince Edward Island: 34.4
  • Lowest: 12 to 19.9 %
  • Group 2: 19.9 to 24.1 %
  • Group 3: 24.1 to 26 %
  • Group 4: 26 to 34.4 %
  • Highest: 34.4 to 53.8 %
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: Percentages are derived from 2021 Census counts for each area (each geography's own population). Catholic is a subset of Christian and is not in the stacked total.

1Quebec53.8
2New Brunswick40.2
3Prince Edward Island34.4
4Northwest Territories32
5Newfoundland and Labrador31.8
6Ontario26
7Nova Scotia25.7
8Saskatchewan24.1
9Nunavut22.5
10Manitoba21.2
11Alberta19.9
12Yukon14.4
13British Columbia12

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0353-01: Religion by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts. Reference period: 2021.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by Catholic share of the population (%) (2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0353-01: Religion by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-catholic-share-of-the-population/

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