What is the dominant religion in South Korea?
As of 2005, approximately 22 million or 46.5% of the South Korean population express no religious preference.[54] Of the remainder, 13.7 million are Christian (of which 8.6 million profess to be Protestants and 5.1 million to be Catholics), 10.7 million are Buddhist, and less than half a million belong to various minor religions including Jeungsando and Wonbuddhism. The largest Christian church in South Korea, Yoido Full Gospel Church, is located in Seoul and has approximately 780,000 members (2003 estimate). Including Yoido Full Gospel, 11 of the world’s 12 largest churches are located in Seoul (see Korean Christianity). South Korea is also the second largest missionary sending nation on earth, after the U.S.
The Wikipedia article shown below gives you accurate percentages. Of the 40% of Koreans that say they are religious: – 34% are Buddhist – 21% are Christian – 44% follow shamanism – 1% are Confucian That said, Koreans move easily among these traditions. A saying Korea is: “Scratch a Christian and you’ll find a Buddhist. Scratch a Buddhist and you’ll find a shaman.
