Religion in Belarus

Religion in Belarus (2020)
  1. Eastern Orthodoxy (83.3%)
  2. Catholicism (including Latin Church and Belarusian Greek Catholic Church) (6.7%)
  3. Other Christian (1%)
  4. No religion (7.8%)
  5. Other religions (0.2%)

Christianity is the main religion in Belarus, with Eastern Orthodoxy being the largest denomination. The legacy of the state atheism of the Soviet era is apparent in the fact that a proportion of Belarusians (especially in the east part of the country) are not religious. Moreover, other non-traditional and new religions have sprung up in the country after the end of the Soviet Union.

According to the estimations for 2011 by the Ministry of the Interior, 73.3% of the Belarusians are Orthodox Christians, 14.8% are irreligious (atheists and agnostics), 9.7% are Catholics (either Latin Catholic and Belarusian Greek Catholic), and 3.5% are members of other religions (mostly Pentecostals).

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