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Country
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Religions (%)
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Afghanistan
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Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1%
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Albania
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Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice
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Algeria
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Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
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American Samoa
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Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%
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|
Andorra
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Roman Catholic (predominant)
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Angola
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indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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Anguilla
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Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Anglican (predominant), other Protestant, some Roman Catholic
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Argentina
|
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
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Armenia
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Armenian Apostolic 94%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (Zoroastrian/animist) 2%
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Aruba
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Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish
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Australia
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Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11%, other 12.6%
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|
Austria
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Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant 5%, Muslim and other 17%
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Azerbaijan
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Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
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Bahamas, The
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Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%
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Bahrain
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Shi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30%
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Bangladesh
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Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)
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Barbados
|
Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%
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Belarus
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Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
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Belgium
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Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
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Belize
|
Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Anglican 5.3%, Methodist 3.5%, Mennonite 4.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Pentecostal 7.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), none 9.4%, other 14% (2000)
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Benin
|
indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
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|
Bermuda
|
non-Anglican Protestant 39%, Anglican 27%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 19%
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|
Bhutan
|
Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
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Bolivia
|
Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, Protestant 4%, other 10%
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Botswana
|
indigenous beliefs 85%, Christian 15%
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Brazil
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Roman Catholic (nominal) 80%
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British Virgin Islands
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Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 2%), Roman Catholic 10%, none 2%, other 2% (1991)
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Brunei
|
Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10%
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Bulgaria
|
Bulgarian Orthodox 83.8%, Muslim 12.1%, Roman Catholic 1.7%, Jewish 0.8%, Protestant, Gregorian-Armenian, and other 1.6% (1998)
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Burkina Faso
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indigenous beliefs 40%, Muslim 50%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%
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Burma
|
Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
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Burundi
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Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs 23%, Muslim 10%
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Cambodia
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Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
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Cameroon
|
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
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Canada
|
Roman Catholic 46%, Protestant 36%, other 18%
note: based on the 1991 census
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Cape Verde
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Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
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Cayman Islands
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United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
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Central African Republic
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indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%
note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority
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Chad
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Muslim 51%, Christian 35%, animist 7%, other 7%
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Chile
|
Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish NEGL%
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China
|
Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 1%-2%, Christian 3%-4%
note: officially atheist (2002 est.)
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Christmas Island
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Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997)
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
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Colombia
|
Roman Catholic 90%
|
|
Comoros
|
Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs 10%
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|
Congo, Republic of the
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Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
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Cook Islands
|
Christian (majority of populace are members of the Cook Islands Christian Church)
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Costa Rica
|
Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, other Protestant 0.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%
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|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Christian 20-30%, Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40% (2001)
note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)
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|
Croatia
|
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Orthodox 11.1%, Muslim 1.2%, Protestant 0.4%, others and unknown 10.8% (1991)
|
|
Cuba
|
nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented
|
|
Cyprus
|
Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4%
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|
Czech Republic
|
atheist 39.8%, Roman Catholic 39.2%, Protestant 4.6%, Orthodox 3%, other 13.4%
|
|
Denmark
|
Evangelical Lutheran 95%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, Muslim 2%
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Djibouti
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Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
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|
Dominica
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Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6%
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Dominican Republic
|
Roman Catholic 95%
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East Timor
|
Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.)
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Ecuador
|
Roman Catholic 95%
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|
Egypt
|
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6%
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|
El Salvador
|
Roman Catholic 83%
note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador
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|
Equatorial Guinea
|
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
|
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Eritrea
|
Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
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|
Estonia
|
Evangelical Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Estonian Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Word of Life, Jewish
|
|
Ethiopia
|
Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%
|
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
primarily Anglican, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist
|
|
Faroe Islands
|
Evangelical Lutheran
|
|
Fiji
|
Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim 8%, other 2%
note: Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there is a Muslim minority (1986)
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|
Finland
|
Evangelical Lutheran 89%, Russian Orthodox 1%, none 9%, other 1%
|
|
France
|
Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
|
|
French Guiana
|
Roman Catholic
|
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French Polynesia
|
Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 16%
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|
Gabon
|
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
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|
Gambia, The
|
Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%
|
|
Georgia
|
Georgian Orthodox 65%, Muslim 11%, Russian Orthodox 10%, Armenian Apostolic 8%, unknown 6%
|
|
Germany
|
Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
|
|
Ghana
|
indigenous beliefs 21%, Muslim 16%, Christian 63%
|
|
Gibraltar
|
Roman Catholic 76.9%, Church of England 6.9%, Muslim 6.9%, Jewish 2.3%, none or other 7% (1991)
|
|
Greece
|
Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
|
|
Greenland
|
Evangelical Lutheran
|
|
Grenada
|
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
|
|
Guadeloupe
|
Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant 1%
|
|
Guam
|
Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)
|
|
Guatemala
|
Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
|
|
Guernsey
|
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
|
|
Guinea
|
Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
|
|
Guyana
|
Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5%
|
|
Haiti
|
Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% (1982)
note: roughly half of the population also practices Voodoo
|
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
Roman Catholic
|
|
Honduras
|
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant minority
|
|
Hong Kong
|
eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
|
|
Hungary
|
Roman Catholic 67.5%, Calvinist 20%, Lutheran 5%, atheist and other 7.5%
|
|
Iceland
|
Evangelical Lutheran 93%, other Protestant and Roman Catholic, none (1997)
|
|
India
|
Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000)
|
|
Indonesia
|
Muslim 88%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, other 1% (1998)
|
|
Iran
|
Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1%
|
|
Iraq
|
Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%
|
|
Ireland
|
Roman Catholic 91.6%, Church of Ireland 2.5%, other 5.9% (1998)
|
|
Israel
|
Jewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni Muslim), Christian 2.1%, other 3.2% (1996 est.)
|
|
Italy
|
predominately Roman Catholic with mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community
|
|
Jamaica
|
Protestant 61.3% (Church of God 21.2%, Baptist 8.8%, Anglican 5.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Methodist 2.7%, United Church 2.7%, Brethren 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.6%, Moravian 1.1%), Roman Catholic 4%, other, including some spiritual cults 34.7%
|
|
Japan
|
observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
|
|
Jersey
|
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
|
|
Jordan
|
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
|
|
Kenya
|
Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%, Muslim 10%, other 2%
note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely
|
|
Kiribati
|
Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, some Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, and Church of God (1999)
|
|
Korea, North
|
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
|
|
Korea, South
|
Christian 49%, Buddhist 47%, Confucianist 3%, Shamanist, Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way), and other 1%
|
|
Kuwait
|
Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
|
|
Laos
|
Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%)
|
|
Latvia
|
Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
|
|
Lebanon
|
Muslim 70% (including Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 30% (including Orthodox Christian, Catholic, Protestant), Jewish NEGL%
|
|
Lesotho
|
Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
|
|
Liberia
|
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
|
|
Libya
|
Sunni Muslim 97%
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 7.4%, unknown 7.7%, other 4.9% (1996)
|
|
Lithuania
|
Roman Catholic (primarily), Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical Christian Baptist, Muslim, Jewish
|
|
Luxembourg
|
the greatest preponderance of the population is Roman Catholic with a very few Protestants, Jews, and Muslims
note: 1979 legislation forbids the collection of religious statistics
|
|
Macau
|
Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)
|
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
|
Macedonian Orthodox 67%, Muslim 30%, other 3%
|
|
Madagascar
|
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
|
|
Malawi
|
Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 3%, other 2%
|
|
Malaysia
|
Muslim, Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu, Christian, Sikh; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia
|
|
Maldives
|
Sunni Muslim
|
|
Mali
|
Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%
|
|
Malta
|
Roman Catholic 91%
|
|
Man, Isle of
|
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
|
|
Marshall Islands
|
Christian (mostly Protestant)
|
|
Martinique
|
Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 5%
|
|
Mauritania
|
Muslim 100%
|
|
Mauritius
|
Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%
|
|
Mayotte
|
Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
|
|
Mexico
|
nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
|
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%
|
|
Moldova
|
Eastern Orthodox 98.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist (only about 1,000 members) (1991)
|
|
Monaco
|
Roman Catholic 90%
|
|
Mongolia
|
Tibetan Buddhist Lamaism 96%, Muslim (primarily in the southwest), Shamanism, and Christian 4% (1998)
|
|
Montserrat
|
Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
|
|
Morocco
|
Muslim 98.7%, Christian 1.1%, Jewish 0.2%
|
|
Mozambique
|
indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%
|
|
Namibia
|
Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
|
|
Nauru
|
Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)
|
|
Nepal
|
Hinduism 86.2%, Buddhism 7.8%, Islam 3.8%, other 2.2%
note: only official Hindu state in the world (1995)
|
|
Netherlands
|
Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Muslim 4.4%, other 3.6%, unaffiliated 40% (1998)
|
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist
|
|
New Caledonia
|
Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
|
|
New Zealand
|
Anglican 24%, Presbyterian 18%, Roman Catholic 15%, Methodist 5%, Baptist 2%, other Protestant 3%, unspecified or none 33% (1986)
|
|
Nicaragua
|
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant
|
|
Niger
|
Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian
|
|
Nigeria
|
Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%
|
|
Niue
|
Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 75%, Latter-Day Saints 10%, other 15% (mostly Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventist)
|
|
Norfolk Island
|
Anglican 37.4%, Uniting Church in Australia 14.5%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, none 12.2%, unknown 17.4%, other 3.9% (1996)
|
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)
|
|
Norway
|
Evangelical Lutheran 86% (state church), other Protestant and Roman Catholic 3%, other 1%, none and unknown 10% (1997)
|
|
Oman
|
Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu
|
|
Pakistan
|
Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
|
|
Palau
|
Christian (Roman Catholics 49%, Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Assembly of God, the Liebenzell Mission, and Latter-Day Saints), Modekngei religion (one-third of the population observes this religion which is indigenous to Palau)
|
|
Panama
|
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%
|
|
Paraguay
|
Roman Catholic 90%, Mennonite, and other Protestant
|
|
Peru
|
Roman Catholic 90%
|
|
Philippines
|
Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%, Buddhist and other 3%
|
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
Seventh-Day Adventist 100%
|
|
Poland
|
Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, and other 5%
|
|
Portugal
|
Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
|
|
Qatar
|
Muslim 95%
|
|
Reunion
|
Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995)
|
|
Romania
|
Romanian Orthodox 70%, Roman Catholic 6%, Protestant 6%, unaffiliated 18%
|
|
Russia
|
Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other
|
|
Rwanda
|
Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
|
|
Saint Helena
|
Anglican (majority), Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 7%, Anglican 3%
|
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
Roman Catholic 99%
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%, Roman Catholic 13%, Hindu Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant
|
|
Samoa
|
Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist)
|
|
San Marino
|
Roman Catholic
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Christian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist)
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Muslim 100%
|
|
Senegal
|
Muslim 94%, indigenous beliefs 1%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic)
|
|
Seychelles
|
Roman Catholic 86.6%, Anglican 6.8%, other Christian 2.5%, other 4.1%
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10%
|
|
Singapore
|
Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist
|
|
Slovakia
|
Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5%
|
|
Slovenia
|
Roman Catholic (Uniate 2%) 70.8%, Lutheran 1%, Muslim 1%, atheist 4.3%, other 22.9%
|
|
Solomon Islands
|
Anglican 45%, Roman Catholic 18%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 12%, Baptist 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, other Protestant 5%, indigenous beliefs 4%
|
|
Somalia
|
Sunni Muslim
|
|
South Africa
|
Christian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), indigenous beliefs and animist 28.5%
|
|
Spain
|
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
Buddhist 70%, Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7% (1999)
|
|
Sudan
|
Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
|
|
Suriname
|
Hindu 27.4%, Muslim 19.6%, Roman Catholic 22.8%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), indigenous beliefs 5%
|
|
Swaziland
|
Zionist (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship) 40%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish and other 30%
|
|
Sweden
|
Lutheran 87%, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist
|
|
Switzerland
|
Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none 8.9% (1990)
|
|
Syria
|
Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects 16%, Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
|
|
Taiwan
|
mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
|
|
Tajikistan
|
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%
|
|
Tanzania
|
mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
|
|
Thailand
|
Buddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christianity 0.5%, Hinduism 0.1%, other 0.6% (1991)
|
|
Togo
|
indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 29%, Muslim 20%
|
|
Tokelau
|
Congregational Christian Church 70%, Roman Catholic 28%, other 2%
note: on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the Congregational Christian Church predominant
|
|
Tonga
|
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Roman Catholic 29.4%, Hindu 23.8%, Anglican 10.9%, Muslim 5.8%, Presbyterian 3.4%, other 26.7%
|
|
Tunisia
|
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
|
|
Turkey
|
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Baptist 40%, Methodist 16%, Anglican 18%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)
|
|
Tuvalu
|
Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
|
|
Uganda
|
Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
|
|
Ukraine
|
Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox - Kiev Patriarchate, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox, Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate), Protestant, Jewish
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4%
|
|
United Kingdom
|
Anglican and Roman Catholic 40 million, Muslim 1.5 million, Presbyterian 800,000, Methodist 760,000, Sikh 500,000, Hindu 500,000, Jewish 350,000
|
|
United States
|
Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989)
|
|
Uruguay
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Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31%
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Uzbekistan
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Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
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Vanuatu
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Presbyterian 36.7%, Anglican 15%, Roman Catholic 15%, indigenous beliefs 7.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6.2%, Church of Christ 3.8%, other 15.7% (including Jon Frum Cargo cult)
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Venezuela
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nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
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Vietnam
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Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic, some Protestant), indigenous beliefs, Muslim
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Virgin Islands
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Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
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Wallis and Futuna
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Roman Catholic 100%
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West Bank
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Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
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Western Sahara
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Muslim
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World
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Christians 32.88% (of which Roman Catholics 17.39%, Protestants 5.62%, Orthodox 3.54%, Anglicans 1.31%), Muslims 19.54%, Hindus 13.34%, Buddhists 5.92%, Sikhs 0.38%, Jews 0.24%, other religions 12.6%, non-religious 12.63%, atheists 2.47% (2000 est.)
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Yemen
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Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
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Yugoslavia
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Orthodox 65%, Muslim 19%, Roman Catholic 4%, Protestant 1%, other 11%
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Zambia
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Christian 50%-75%, Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%, indigenous beliefs 1%
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Zimbabwe
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syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1%
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This page was last updated on 1 January 2002
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