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Uruguay is religiously mixed and largely secular as a country. The dominant religious context is: The most secular country in Latin America — about 40% non-religious, with Catholic minority and a long tradition of public secularism.
Uruguay is largely secular as a national culture, and the deconstructions happening here are concentrated in specific sub-communities rather than the country as a whole. Pick the pillar page that fits the specific tradition you grew up in — Catholic, evangelical, Pentecostal, JW, Orthodox Jewish, or Muslim — the broader country context is comparatively forgiving.
Leaving organized religion in Uruguay is, for most people, a private and largely social affair. The wider culture is secular enough that being non-religious is unremarkable, and the cost is mostly inside the immediate family rather than across the community.
City coverage in Uruguay
Montevideo
1.3M
Salto
100K
Paysandú
73K
Las Piedras
70K
Rivera
65K
Maldonado
55K
Tacuarembó
52K
Melo
51K
Mercedes
42K
Artigas
42K
Minas
38K
San José de Mayo
37K
Durazno
34K
Florida
32K
Barros Blancos
32K
Treinta y Tres
26K
Rocha
26K
San Carlos
25K
Pando
24K
Fray Bentos
23K
Colonia del Sacramento
22K
Trinidad
21K
La Paz
20K
Canelones
20K
Delta del Tigre
18K
Carmelo
17K
Santa Lucía
16K
Progreso
16K
Young
16K
Dolores
16K
Paso de Carrasco
15K
Río Branco
14K
Juan L. Lacaze
13K
Paso de los Toros
13K
Bella Unión
13K
Chui
10K
Nueva Helvecia
10K
Nueva Palmira
9K
Libertad
9K
Rosario
9K
Colonia Nicolich
9K
Piriápolis
8K
Castillos
8K
Tranqueras
7K
Sarandí del Yi
7K
Punta del Este
7K
Pan de Azúcar
7K
San Ramón
7K
Lascano
7K
Sarandí Grande
6K
Joaquín Suárez
6K
Tarariras
6K
Sauce
6K
José Pedro Varela
5K
Guichón
5K
Tala
5K
Barra de Carrasco
5K
Cardona
5K
Atlántida
5K
Vichadero
4K