Религиозная ситуация в Боливии: свобода вероисповедания и разнообразие конфессий.

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Christianity is the predominant religion in Bolivia, with Roman Catholicism being its largest denomination. Before the arrival of Spanish missionaries, the people residing in the territory of modern day Bolivia practiced a variety of faiths. Bolivia is a secular nation and its constitution guarantees freedom of religion. In the decades following the Second Vatican Council (1962–65), the Catholic Church has tried to play a more active role in the country's social life.

The constitution of Bolivia establishes the freedom of religion and a separation between church and state. The constitution further prohibits discrimination along religious lines. Religious and spiritual belief organizations are required to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and acquire a national legal personality. Until 2019, when the “law on religious freedom, religious organizations and spiritual beliefs” (LEY Nº 1161) was promulgated, there was an exception for the Catholic Church. Since then, all religions and spiritual beliefs are treated the same, according to law. The same law also establishes a principle of mutual respect, “within the framework of interculturality”. Public, confessional, and private schools have the option to include religious studies in their curricula. All schools are required to avoid dogmatic imposition and teach ethics courses which emphasize religious tolerance and interreligious dialogue. In their response, the bishops endorsed the commission's human rights agenda but then suspended its operations for two years.

In the 1980s, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh day Adventists, and members of a variety of Pentecostal denominations gained increasing numbers of adherents among the rural and urban squatter populations. The first Baháʼí to arrive in Bolivia was in 1940 through the arrival of coordinated pioneers, people who chose to move for the growth of the religion, from the United States. That same year the first Bolivian joined the religion. The first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly, the local administrative unit of the religion, was elected in La Paz in 1945. Since 1956 indigenous people have joined the religion, and it has spread widely among them. The community elected an independent National Spiritual Assembly in 1961. By 1963 there were hundreds of local assemblies. The Baháʼí Faith is currently the largest international religious minority in Bolivia

Islam was brought by immigrants from Middle Eastern countries such as Palestine, Iran, Syria and Lebanon. Palestinian immigrants visited the country for the first time in 1970 and built the first Muslim community site called Centro Islamico Boliviano and located in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1986. The community was founded by Mahmud Amer Abusharar who spread Islam in Bolivia since 1974. The famous mosque in Bolivia is the Mezquita Yebel An Nur which is located in La Paz and was founded in 2004. This mosque is the first recognized Sunni mosque in Bolivia. This mosque was founded in collaboration with Bolivian Muslims with local residents who often visit their homes. According to the 2010 census by Pew, there are 2,000 Muslims in Bolivia (representing 0.01% from total population), compared to 1,000 Muslims in 1990.

The Jewish population is about 500 members, making it one of the smallest Jewish communities in South America.

A 2007 Gallup poll asking "Is religion important in your life?" showed 12% of respondents answering "No". The 2008 survey done by the Americas Barometer had 3.3% of participants indicating "no religion". A later survey, from February 2010, published in the newspaper La Prensa, but performed only in the capitals of El Alto, La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, showed 5% of respondents professing to have no religion.