:Irreligion in Guatemala

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Irreligion in Guatemala is a minority of the population, as Christianity is the predominant faith in the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.ranchocolibri.net/prolades/cra/regions/cam/gte/guate_polls_1990-2018.pdf|title=PUBLIC OPINION POLLS ON RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION IN GUATEMALA: 1990-2018|website=Prolades.com|access-date=9 April 2023}} Irreligion has grown in the country since the 1990s. Most Guatemalans are Christian through cultural influence, and politically the Church still has a good relationship with the government.

According to the World Values Survey, 3.6% do not believe in God.[https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSOnline.jsp Believe in God] World Values Survey 2017-2022 Wave According to ARDA investigations, 15% is non-believer or atheistic.[https://www.thearda.com/data-archive?fid=PENTGUA&tab=4&vName=Q3GUA Spirit and Power: Survey of Pentecostals in Guatemala - Analysis (Association of Religion Data Archives)] According to the national Survey Prodatos, in 2016,{{cite web|url=https://uploads.mwp.mprod.getusinfo.com/uploads/sites/40/2022/06/SPANISH-GUATEMALA-2021-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT-final-CHECKED.pdf|title=GUATEMALA 2021 INFORME INTERNACIONAL SOBRE LA LIBERTAD DE RELIGIÓN|year=2022|author1=United States Department of State|author2=International Office for the Freedom of Religion|publisher=International Religious Freedom Report|language=Spanish}} 11% of the population reported being non-religious. In 2002, according to nationwide surveys, 11.7% reported themselves as non-religious, whilst it was 9.5% in the metropolitan area. In other regions the percentage were substantially higher, being 15.4% in the north-west and 17.7% in Peten.[https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/pubs/GuatemalaUPIAsp.pdf] Guttmacher Institute, p. 33[http://www.url.edu.gt/PortalURL/Archivos/49/Archivos/ca4.pdf] Informe de Desarrollo Humano, p.85-86 By 1998-1999, the Department of Health survey found that 16% of population was irreligious.[https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2006/10/pentecostals-08.pdf Spiritual and Power - A 10 countries surveys of Pentecostals] Pew Forum Research (page 77, 78 and 79.)

Separation of Church and State

According to the Guatemala constitution all citizens have the right to practice or not practice the religion of their choice.{{cite web|url=http://www.tse.org.gt/descargas/Constitucion_Politica_de_la_Republica_de_Guatemala.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527060446/http://www.tse.org.gt/descargas/Constitucion_Politica_de_la_Republica_de_Guatemala.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 May 2014|title=CONSTITUCIÓN POLÍTICA DE LA REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA |date=27 May 2014|accessdate=16 October 2018}}

Demographics of atheism

Atheism is prevalent amongst the Latino population.{{cite web|url=http://www.url.edu.gt/PortalURL/Archivos/49/Archivos/ca4.pdf|title=Los múltiples rostros de la diversidad|website=Url.edu.gt|accessdate=16 October 2018|language=Spanish}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.republicagt.com/opinion/los-jovenes-sin-religion/ |title=Los jóvenes sin religión |work=República |access-date=2018-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210215620/http://www.republicagt.com/opinion/los-jovenes-sin-religion/ |archive-date=2015-12-10 |url-status=dead |language=Spanish}}

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