Religion in El Salvador

The Catholic share of the population is on decline while Protestants are experiencing rapid growth in recent decades.

The Institute of Public Opinion of the University of Central America in May 2017 found 47.5% of the population as Catholics, and 35.1% as Protestant, 14.5% as not having a religion and the remainder (about 3%) being Jehovah's Witnesses, International Society of Krishna Consciousness, Muslims, Jews, Baháʼís, Buddhists, Latter-day Saints, and members of indigenous religions.

[9][10] Mision Cristiana Elim Internacional is a large pentecostal denomination started in El Salvador.

[13] The Baptist Association of El Salvador claims 4,427 members[14] and the Salvadorean Lutheran Synod about 15,000 in 68 congregations.

[15] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Restorationist Christian denomination, claims 130,000 people in 164 congregations as of 2023),[16] or about 2% of the population, and has 1 temple in San Salvador.