A data visualisation of the Philippines' population divided into 3 religion categories. The visualisation is made up of 1,087 human icons of various ages, genders, looks, and abilities. Each icon represents 100,000. As the text will elaborate, those who are Catholic are the overwhelming majority, followed by other Christian groups and Muslims.

Majority of Filipinos are Catholic or subscribe to Christian teachings

Technically, divorce isn’t prohibited everywhere in the Philippines: under the Muslim Personal Law, Muslims can file for divorce.

But they make up only 6% of the population. Most Filipinos are still believers in the Catholic Church, which has consistently opposed policies that counter their teachings.

Catholic

79%

Other Christian groups*

15%

Muslim

6%

*Evangelical, Iglesia Ni Cristo, Aglipayan, Protestant, Baptist, Pentecostal, Anglican, Orthodox, methodist, and Seventh-Day Adventist.

Disclaimer: This represents the population that has declared a religion or religious affiliation. Those who identify as atheist and agnostic have not been accounted for.

A data visualisation of the Philippines' population divided into 3 religion categories. The visualisation is made up of 1,087 human icons of various ages, genders, looks, and abilities. Each icon represents 100,000. As the text will elaborate, those who are Catholic are the overwhelming majority, followed by other Christian groups and Muslims.

Majority of Filipinos are Catholic or subscribe to Christian teachings

Muslim

6%

Other Christian groups*

15%

Catholic

79%

Technically, divorce isn’t prohibited everywhere in the Philippines: under the Muslim Personal Law, Muslims can file for divorce.

But they make up only 6% of the population. Most Filipinos are still believers in the Catholic Church, which has consistently opposed policies that counter their teachings.

*Evangelical, Iglesia Ni Cristo, Aglipayan, Protestant, Baptist, Pentecostal, Anglican, Orthodox, methodist, and Seventh-Day Adventist.

This represents the population that has declared a religion or religious affiliation. Those who identify as atheist and agnostic have not been accounted for.

A data visualisation of the Philippines' population divided into 3 religion categories. The visualisation is made up of 1,087 human icons of various ages, genders, looks, and abilities. Each icon represents 100,000. As the text will elaborate, those who are Catholic are the overwhelming majority, followed by other Christian groups and Muslims.

Majority of Filipinos are Catholic or subscribe to Christian teachings

Catholic

79%

Other Christian groups*

15%

Muslim

6%

Technically, divorce isn’t prohibited everywhere in the Philippines: under the Muslim Personal Law, Muslims can file for divorce.

But they make up only 6% of the population. Most Filipinos are still believers in the Catholic Church, which has consistently opposed policies that counter their teachings.

*Evangelical, Iglesia Ni Cristo, Aglipayan, Protestant, Baptist, Pentecostal, Anglican, Orthodox, methodist, and Seventh-Day Adventist.

This represents the population that has declared a religion or religious affiliation. Those who identify as atheist and agnostic have not been accounted for.