What is the main practiced religion in Costa Rica?

Christianity is the largest religion in Costa Rica, with Roman Catholics having the most adherents.

A study made by the University of Costa Rica in 2021 showed that 47% of Costa Ricans were Roman Catholics, 27% non-religious, 19% Evangelical Christians and 1% Traditional Protestants.

Roman Catholicism is the official state religion and is entitled to state support according to the 1949 Constitution, which at the same time guarantees freedom of religion. It is the only state in the Americas with a state religion and one of the few Western countries which established Roman Catholicism as its state religion; other such countries are microstates in Europe: Liechtenstein, Monaco, Vatican City and Malta.

Pre-Columbian religions in what is today Costa Rica were mostly animistic, polytheistic and shamanistic. Shamans had an important cultural, societal and political role as well as a religious one. The main deity of the Bribri and Chorotega people is Sibö (creator god and culture hero) and as animistic religions they believe in nature spirits and elementals alongside a wide pantheon of gods. Shamans and healers are chosen according to the Bribri caste system and came from the same families.