Editing Taiwan (section)

===Religion===
{{Main|Religion in Taiwan}}
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Estimated religious composition in 2020:<ref name="Pew religion stats" />
|label1 = [[Chinese folk religion]] (including [[Confucianism]])
|value1 = 43.8
|color1 = Yellow
|label2 = [[Buddhism in Taiwan|Buddhists]]
|value2 = 21.2
|color2 = Crimson
|label3 = Others (including [[Taoism|Taoists]])
|value3 = 15.5
|color3 = Blue
|label4 = Unaffiliated
|value4 = 13.7
|color4 = Honeydew
|label5 = Christians
|value5 = 5.8
|color5 = DodgerBlue
|label6 = [[Islam in Taiwan|Muslims]]
|value6 = 1
|color6 = GreenYellow
}}

The Constitution of the Republic of China protects people's [[freedom of religion]] and the practices of belief.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 November 2020 |title=Taiwan to host regional religious freedom forum |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2020/11/18/2003747134 |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=[[Taipei Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite wikisource |title=Constitution of the Republic of China |at=Chapter II, Article 13 |quote=The people shall have freedom of religious belief}}</ref> [[Freedom of religion in Taiwan|The government respects freedom of religion]], and Taiwan scores highly on the [[International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance|International IDEA]]'s Global State of Democracy Indices for religious freedom.<ref>{{cite web | title = Freedom of religion, Scale | publisher = World Bank| year= 2020 | url = https://govdata360.worldbank.org/indicators/hd6a18526?country=TWN&indicator=41930&viz=line_chart&years=1975,2020 | access-date =19 March 2023}}</ref>

In 2005, the census reported that the five largest religions were: [[Buddhism]], [[Taoism]], [[Yiguandao]], [[Protestantism]], and [[Roman Catholicism]].<ref name="religion">{{cite web | title = Taiwan Yearbook 2006 | publisher = Government of Information Office | year= 2006 | url = http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/22Religion.htm | access-date = 1 September 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070708213510/http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/22Religion.htm |archive-date = 8 July 2007}}</ref> According to [[Pew Research Center|Pew Research]], the religious composition of Taiwan in 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Religious Composition by Country, 2010–2050 |url=https://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/religious-projection-table/2020/percent/Asia-Pacific/ |publisher=[[Pew Research Center]] |access-date=19 May 2019 |date=2 April 2015}}</ref> is estimated to be 43.8 percent [[Chinese folk religion|Folk religions]], 21.2 percent [[Buddhism in Taiwan|Buddhist]], 15.5 Others (including [[Taoism]]), 13.7 percent Unaffiliated, 5.8 percent Christian and 1% Muslim. Taiwanese aborigines comprise a notable subgroup among professing Christians.<ref>Stainton, Michael (2002). [https://web.archive.org/web/20120515150705/http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/taiwan/presbyterians-and-aboriginal-revitalization-movement "Presbyterians and the Aboriginal Revitalization Movement in Taiwan"]. ''[[Cultural Survival Quarterly]]'' 26.2, 5 May 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2014.</ref> There has been a small [[Islam in Taiwan|Muslim]] community of [[Hui people]] in Taiwan since the 17th century.<ref>{{cite news |last=Athena Tacet |date=31 December 2014 |title=Islam in Taiwan: Lost in tradition |publisher=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/12/islam-taiwan-lost-tradition-2014123173558796270.html}}</ref>

[[Confucianism]] serves as the foundation of both [[Culture of China|Chinese]] and [[Culture of Taiwan|Taiwanese culture]]. The majority of [[Taiwanese people]] usually combine the secular moral teachings of Confucianism with whatever religions they are affiliated with.

{{As of|2019}}, there were 15,175 [[Place of worship|religious buildings]] in Taiwan, approximately one [[place of worship]] per 1,572 residents. 12,279 temples were dedicated to [[Taoism]] and [[Buddhism in Taiwan|Buddhism]]. There were 9,684 [[Taoism|Taoist]] Temples and 2,317 [[Buddhism in Taiwan|Buddhist]] Temples.<ref name="表23各宗教教務概況">{{cite web|title=表23各宗教教務概況|url=https://www.ey.gov.tw/File/71A8E0246065BE0|access-date=2 June 2021|language=zh}}</ref> For [[Christianity]], there are 2,845 Churches.<ref name="表23各宗教教務概況"/> On average, there is one temple or church (church) or religious building for every square kilometer. The density of religions and religious buildings in Taiwan is among the highest in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steven Crook |date=2020-05-15 |title=Highways and Byways: Bastions of the Unity Sect |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2020/05/15/2003736425 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=[[Taipei Times]] |quote=Few countries can match Taiwan’s density of religions and religious buildings.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Michelle Yun |date=2018-08-25 |title=Dragons and steamed buns at Taiwan's temple-like church |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/08/25/dragons-and-steamed-buns-at-taiwans-temple-like-church.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=The Jakarta Post |publisher=[[Agence France-Presse]] |language=en |quote=Taiwan embraces freedom of religion and has one of the highest densities of temples in the world, with close to 70 percent of the population believers in Taoism, Buddhism, and Chinese folk traditions.}}</ref>

A significant percentage of the population is non-religious. Taiwan's lack of state-sanctioned discrimination, and generally high regard for freedom of religion or belief earned it a joint #1 ranking in the 2018 [[Freedom of Thought Report]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott Morgan |date=1 November 2018 |title=Taiwan highly-ranked as good place to live as an atheist: report |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3565789 |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=[[Taiwan News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/best-and-worst-countries-atheist-4310703-Oct2018/|title=These are the best and worst countries in the world to be an atheist|work=journal.ie|access-date=2 November 2018|date=28 October 2018|last1=Halpin|first1=Hayley}}</ref> On the other hand, the [[Indonesian migrant worker]] community in Taiwan (estimated to total 258,084 people) has experienced religious restrictions by local employers or the government.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tampubolon |first=Manotar |date=16 August 2019 |title=Violations of Religious Freedom of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Taiwan |url=http://repository.uki.ac.id/1239/ |journal=International Conference on Civilisation Dialogue 2019 |pages=18 |publisher=[[University of Malaya]] |via=[[Universitas Kristen Indonesia|Universitas Kristen Indonesia Institutional Repository]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sampurna |first=Rizki Hegia |date=31 December 2019 |title=Accommodating Religious Practices in the Workplace: The Case of Indonesian Workers in Taiwan |url=https://society.fisip.ubb.ac.id/index.php/society/article/view/93 |journal=Society |language=en |publisher=[[University of Bangka Belitung]] |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=159–172 |doi=10.33019/society.v7i2.93 |s2cid=214260850 |doi-access=free }}</ref>