Protestantism in Bolivia

Protestantism in Bolivia

Bolivia has an active Protestant minority of various groups, especially Evangelical Methodists. Other denominations represented in Bolivia included Mennonites. In 1980s Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventists, and various Pentecostal denominations gained increasing adherents.

At present, Protestant groups in Bolivia account for somewhere between 16-19% of the population, with most of the demographic concentration being within the poorer Native majority population.


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