Protestantism in the Republic of Ireland
Number of Protestants by denomination
The following table shows the figures for the main Protestant denominations in what is now the Republic of Ireland from 1901 to 2011: In comparison, the number of Catholics increased from 3,681,446 to 3,861,335.

Protestantism in the Republic of Ireland

Section Title: Number of Protestants by denomination
Table Section Text: The following table shows the figures for the main Protestant denominations in what is now the Republic of Ireland from 1901 to 2011: In comparison, the number of Catholics increased from 3,681,446 to 3,861,335.

Religion	1891	1901	1911	1926	1936	1946	1961	1971	1981	1991	2002	2006	2011

Church of Ireland	286,804	264,264	249,535	164,215	145,030	124,829	104,016	97,739	95,366	89,187	115,611	121,229	129,039

Presbyterian	51,469	46,714	45,486	32,429	28,067	23,870	18,953	16,052	14,255	13,199	20,582	23,546	24,600

Methodist	18,513	17,872	16,440	10,663	9,649	8,355	6,676	5,646	5,790	5,037	10,033	12,160	6,842

Apostolic/Pentecostal	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3,152	8,116	14,043

Lutheran	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3,068	5,279	5,683

Protestant	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4,356	5,326

Evangelical	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3,780	5,276	4,188

Baptist	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,265	3,338	3,531

Latter Day Saints (Mormon)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	833	1,237	1,284

Quaker (Society of Friends)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	859	882	925

Plymouth Brethren	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	222	365	336

Total	356,786	328,850	311,461	207,307	182,746	157,054	129,645	119,437	115,411	107,423	160,405	185,784	195,797

Total %	10.28	10.21	9.92	6.98	6.15	5.31	4.60	4.01	3.35	3.04	4.09	4.38	4.27

Notes Included in Church of Ireland figure. Depending on the strand of Mormonism, some may identify with traditional Protestant beliefs, whilst others may not.

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The Methodist saw its membership increase nearly 100% between 1991 and 2002.

final_sentence: The Methodist saw its membership increase nearly 100% between 1991 and 2002.