Irreligion in Peru

Irreligion in Peru refers to atheism, deism, religious skepticism, secularism, and humanism in Peruvian society. According to article 2 of the Peruvian Constitution: "No person shall be persecuted on the basis of his ideas or beliefs".[1] According to the 2017 Peruvian Census data, 1,180,361 Peruvians or 5.1% of the population older than 12 years old describes themselves as being irreligious,[2] but some sources put this number higher at 8.2%.[3] The irreligious population is predominantly urban (85,5% live in cities) and males (61,4% are male), and most are young people within the ages between 18 and 29 (40,4%). Only 11,8% of irreligious people are 50 years old or older.[2]

Even though Peru is considered to be a Secular state, according to article 50 of the Peruvian Constitution[1] the subject of Roman Catholicism is mandatory in Peruvian public schools.[4] Many non-profit organizations promote the removal of the subject of Roman Catholicism in public schools, such as the Secular Humanist Society of Peru, or the Association of Peruvian Atheists.[5]

## See also

* Religion in Peru
* Demographics of Peru
* Irreligion in Latin America
* Irreligion in Mexico
* Irreligion in Uruguay

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Political Constitution of Peru". September 2009. http://www.congreso.gob.pe/Docs/files/CONSTITUTION_27_11_2012_ENG.pdf.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico - Informe Nacional". August 2018. https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1539/libro.pdf.
3. ↑ "La visita del Papa Francisco a nuestro país". February 2018. http://cpi.pe/images/upload/paginaweb/archivo/23/opnac_visita_papa_francisco_201802.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2wVp3ZNK0fAtU6MxBT0T5Mjth_6do06mOdwgFCbQGBx9-W93Ecvqf54cA.
4. ↑ "Perú: niegan retiro de clases de religión en los colegios públicos". February 2017. https://peru.com/actualidad/mi-ciudad/peru-niegan-retiro-clases-religion-colegios-publicos-noticia-497608.
5. ↑ Perú, Redacción El Comercio (October 27, 2018). "Más de un millón de peruanos no profesan ninguna religión". https://elcomercio.pe/peru/millon-peruanos-sigue-religion-noticia-571715-noticia/.

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