Religions by country

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
This article may contain original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research may be removed. (November 2007)
Crystal Clear app kedit.svg
 This article may need to be rewritten entirely to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. You can help. The discussion page may contain suggestions. (March 2009)
Religions by country
Africa
Asia
Europe
Middle East
North America
Oceania
South America


Religion Portal  
World religion by percentage

This article gives an overview about religion by country. Note that the Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, will show dual figures; those are the percentage of people who believe in God and the percentage of nominal adherents who celebrate traditional religious holidays although not professing belief in God: Cultural Jews and Cultural Christians as found mainly in Western Europe and North America, and Cultural Muslims in Turkey and the Balkans. The percentage of Buddhists also show common numbers (nominal Buddhists) with some Eastern religions such as Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Chinese folk religion and various sorts of animism; Mahayana Buddhism is the more popular than others.[1][2][3] Another definition is the percentage of people who have taken the Refuge (= registered). (See Buddhism by country.) Buddhism has harmonized with many different national cultures as a traditional faith in many Asian countries rather than a separate religion.

Contents

By country [edit]

Map showing relative importance of religion by country. Based on a 2006–2008 worldwide survey by Gallup.
Main religions of the world, mapped by distribution


Religions by country as of 2007 (A-B) [edit]

Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Afghanistan 0.1% 99% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%* n/a Including Zoroastrians, Bahá'ís, Sikhs, etc... [4][5][6]
 Albania 35–41%[7][8] 38.8% – 70%[7][8][9] n/a n/a n/a The majority of Albanians today do not practice religion (42–74%),[10] but only 8–9% are atheist.
 Algeria 99% n/a n/a 1%* n/a Including Christians & Jews. [16][17][18]
 American Samoa 92%  %  %  % 8%*  % Including Atheists, Buddhists and Baha'is. [19]
 Andorra 90% 2.8% 0.5% 0.7% 1% (Jews 0.2%) 5% [20][21]
 Angola 95% 0.7% n/a n/a 4%* 0.3% Mostly African indigenous beliefs. [22]
 Anguilla 90.5% 0.55% 0.25% 0.2% 4.2%* 4.3% Rastafarians and Jews among others [23]
 Antigua and Barbuda 74% – 91.4% 0.3% 0.05% 0.25% 1.5% – 2.2%* 5.8% Rastafarians mostly, Baha'is and Jews. [24][25]
 Argentina 79% – 94% 1.5% 0.1% 0.01% 3.2%* (Jews 0.8%), (Sikhs 0.09%) 1.19% [26][27][28][29][30]
 Armenia 98.7% n/a n/a 1.3%* n/a Including Yezidis, Muslims, Jews, Baha'is. [31][32]
 Aruba 90% 10%* Including Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist-Confucian, Jewish. [32][33]
 Australia 64% 1.7% 2.1% 0.7% 0.9% (Jews 0.4%) 19% Unspecified 11.6% [34][35][36]
 Austria 81.4% 4.2% 0.13% 0.05% 0.22% (Jews 0.1%) 14%* – 46.4% Unspecified 2%, none 12%. Christian self-identification based on voluntary Kirchensteuer (Ecclesiastical Church tax) [37][38][39][40][41]
 Azerbaijan 4.8% 93.4% n/a 1.8%* Including Jews 0.2%, Baha'is, Hare Krishnas & Atheists. [42][43][44]
 Bahamas 96.3%  %  %  % 0.8%* 2.9% Including Jews, Baha'is, Rastafarians, Vodouns, Hindus, Buddhists. [45][46]
 Bahrain 70.2% 29.8% n/a Bahrain census defines Muslim & Other only. [47]
 Bangladesh 0.3% 88.3% – 89.7% 0.7% 9.2% – 10.5% 0.1%* n/a Animist, tribal faiths, Sikhs and Jains [48][49][50]
 Barbados 67% 1.5% 1% 1% 11.5%* 17% Rastafarians, Baha'is, etc... [51][52][53]
 Belarus 96% 0.1%  % 3.9%* n/a Jews 1%, Hare Krishnas & Baha'is. [54][55][56][57]
 Belgium 40% – 60% 4% 0.3% 0.07%* 0.83%** 42% - 43% Including Hindus with Hare Krishnas/**, Jews 0.53%, Sikhs, Baha’is, Scientologists. [37][58][59][60][61]
 Belize 79% 0.58% 0.35% 2.3% 7.77%* 10% Mostly Animists, Baha’is 2.73%, etc... [62][63][64]
 Benin 42.8% 24.4% n/a n/a 26.3%* 6.5% Vodun 17.3%, Animists. [65][66]
 Bermuda 67% 0% 0.1% 0% 11.9%* 21% Animists, Baha'is, Jews, etc... [67][68]
 Bhutan  %  % 75% 24% 1%*  % It could include some Christians, Muslims. [69]
 Bolivia 97% 0.01% 0.26% n/a 0.73%* 2% Including the Bahá'í Faith, Judaism, Shinto. [70][71]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50% 40% 0.1%* 9.9% Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, etc... [72][73][74]
 Botswana 85% 0.3% n/a 0.2% 7.9%* 1%[75][76] Badimo 6%, Baha'is. [77][78]
 Brazil 91.9%[79] 0.016% 0.13% 0.0016% 3.25%* 7.6% Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, Afro-Brazilian religious 0.3% (Candomblé & Umbanda), Jews 0.063%, Shinto, Sikhs etc... [80][81][82]
 British Virgin Islands 96% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 1%* 2% Rastafarians, Vodous, Baha'is. [83][84]
 Brunei 10% 64% 14% 1% 9%* 2% Mostly indigenous beliefs, Baha'is, Sikhs, Jews, Nasrani, etc... [85][86][87]
 Bulgaria 83.8% 12.2% 4%* n/a Roma animists mostly, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, etc... [37][88][89]
 Burkina Faso 10% – 20% 50% – 60% n/a n/a 20% – 40%* n/a Indigenous beliefs. [90][91][92]
 Burundi 67% 10% n/a n/a 23%* n/a Indigenous beliefs. [93][94][95]

Religions by country as of 2007 (C) [edit]

Religions by country as of 2007 (C)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Cambodia 0.5% 3.5% 95% 0.3% 0.5%* 0.4% Tribal animism mostly, Cao Đài, the Bahá'í Faith. [96][97]
 Cameroon 40% – 53% 20% – 22% n/a n/a 25% – 40%* n/a Indigenous beliefs. [98][99][100]
 Canada 70.3% – 77.1% 2% 1.1% – 3.6% 1% 3.7% – 9.5%* 19% – 30% Jews 1.1%, Sikhs 1%, Scientologists, Baha'is, aboriginal spiritualities. [101][102][103][104]
 Cape Verde 95% 3% n/a n/a 1%* 1% Indigenous beliefs. [105][106]
 Cayman Islands 77.95% 0.19% 0.31% 0.26% 16.59%* 4.7% Spiritists 14%, Jews 1.71%, Baha'is 0.88%. [107]
 Central African Republic 50% – 80% 10% – 15% n/a n/a 10% – 35%* n/a Indigenous beliefs. [108][109][110]
 Chad 34.3% 53.1% n/a n/a 7.8%* 4.8% (atheist 3.1%) Animist 7.3%, other 0.5%. [111][112][113]
 Chile 87.2% 0.02% 0.04% 0.01% 4.4%* 8.3% Jews 0.1%, Baha'is 0.04%, etc... [114][115][116]
 China 4–5%[117][118][119][120] 1–2% 18–20%[119][120][121] n/a 20–30% (Folk religion and Taoism)[122][123][124] 40–60% (non-religious, agnostics, or new religionists; atheists are 14–15%)[119][125] Read "religion in China" for more details. [126][127][128][129][130]
 Christmas Island 25% 10% 55% 10%* n/a Including Bahai's, Hindus and Atheists. [131]
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 15% 80% 5%* n/a Including Baha'is mostly and Hindus. [132]
 Colombia 93.5% 0.025% 0.015% 0.02% 4.44% 2% Including Jews 0.05%, animists, etc... [133][134]
 Comoros 1% – 2% 98% – 99% n/a 0.1% n/a n/a [135][136][137]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 80% – 90%* 5% – 10% n/a n/a 5% – 10%** n/a That includes Kimbanguists/**: includes syncretic sects and Animists. [138][139][140]
 Republic of the Congo 50% 2%  %  % 48%* Mostly Animists. [141][142][143]
 Cook Islands 90.2% n/a 1% 1% 2.2% (mostly Baha'is) 5.6%* unspecified 2.6%, none 3%. [144]
 Costa Rica 87.3% – 92% 0.1% 2.34% 0.06% 0.8% – 2.3%* 3.2% – 9.2% Including Judaism, Scientology, Tenrikyo, and the Bahá'í Faith. [145][146][147][148]
 Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 35% – 40% 35% – 40% 0.1% 0.1% 25% – 30%* n/a Mostly indigenous beliefs, Baha'is. [149][150][151][152]
 Croatia 87.8% 1.3% 0.03% 0.01%% Jews 0.85% 2% – 5.2% [37][153][154][155][156]
 Cuba 45% – 90%* 0.0026% 0.25% 0.21% 0.5% (Arará, Regla de Palo, Judaism). 9% Over 70% of Cubans could be nominal Catholic-Santería. [157][158][159]
 Cyprus 79.3%* 18% 1% 0.1% 0.3% (mostly Jews) 1.3% Including many Christian sects.[32] [32][160][161]
 Czech Republic 14% – 28.9% 0.1% 0.5% 0.003% 2.6% (including Jews, Scientologists) 67.8%* unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59%. [37][162][163]

Religions by country as of 2007 (D-F) [edit]

Religions by country as of 2007 (D-F)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Denmark 31% – 89% 2% – 3.7% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%* 6.9% (non-religious 5.4%, atheists 1.5%) Including Jews 0.1%, Baha'is, Sikhs, Norse mythology. [37][164][165][166][167]
 Djibouti 0.8% – 5.8% 94% – 99% n/a 0.02% 0.1%* n/a Mostly Baha'is. [168][169][170][171]
 Dominica 90.9% 0.2% 0.25% 0.2% 2.35%* 6.1% Rastafarian 1.3%, Baha'is 1%. [172][173][174]
 Dominican Republic 87.1% – 95% 0.05% – 0.1% 0.1% 0.04% 2.26%* 2.5% – 10.6% Spiritist 2.18%, Bahá'í 0.07%, Jewish 0.01%. [175][176][177][178]
 East Timor 98%* 0.9% 0.1% 0.3% 0.7% n/a Roman Catholicism & Animism 97%. [179][180][181]
 Ecuador 85% – 97.5% 0.002% 0.2% n/a 0.7%* 1.5% Animists, Baha'is, Jews, etc... [182][183][184][185]
 Egypt 16%-18% 83% n/a n/a Baha'is, Jews n/a Read sources for more details [186][187]
 El Salvador 96% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 1.3%* 1%[76][188] Baha'is, Jews, Animists, etc... [189][190][191]
 Equatorial Guinea 93% 1% n/a n/a 5%* 1% Mostly animists and Baha'is 1%. [192]
 Eritrea 49% – 50% 48% – 50% 0.1% 0.1% over 2%* 0.1% indigenous beliefs 2%, Baha'is. [193][194]
 Estonia 10% – 27.8% 0.4% 0.4% 0.01% 0.3% (Jews 0.2%) 50–70% In a 2000 census, 34% were unaffiliated, 32% other and unspecified, and 6% had no religion. [37][195][196]
 Ethiopia 60.8% 32.8% n/a 0.005% 6.3% (indigenous beliefs), Judaism n/a Some sources[197][198] show equal figures for Christian and Muslim from 45% – 50% per each. [199][200]
 Falkland Islands 94.3% n/a n/a n/a 3.7%* 2% including Baha'is 0.3%. [201][202]
 Faroe Islands 93.96% 0% 0% 0% Baha'is 0.2% 5.84% [203][204]
 Fiji 52% – 54% 7% 1% 33% – 34% 0.9%* 3% – 5% (Atheist 0.3%) Sikhs (0.5%) and Bahai's [205][206][207]
 Finland 40% – 80% 0.2% 0.1% 0.01% 0.19%* 16% Jews, Baha'is, others. [37][208][209][210][211][212]
 France (Metropolitan France only) 54% 4% 0.7% – 1.2% 0.1% 4%* 31–64% Some people may identify as both agnostic and members of a religious community. A December 2006 poll by Harris Interactive, published in The Financial Times, found that 32% of the French population described themselves as agnostic, a further 32% as atheist and only 27% believed in any type of God or supreme being.) *: Jews over 1%, Sikhs less than 1%, Scientologists. Please read more here for more details. [37][213][214][215][216][217][218][219][220]
 French Guiana 85% 2% 1% 1% 3%* 8% Animists 2%, Baha'is 0.9%, Sikhs. [221]
 French Polynesia 84% n/a 7.5%* 0.5% 2% (mostly Baha'is) 6% Mostly Chinese Buddhism. [222]

Religions by country as of 2007 (G-K) [edit]

Religions by country as of 2007 (G-K)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Gabon 55 – 73% 1% – 12% n/a n/a 10%* 5% Indigenous beliefs. [223][224]
 Gambia 4% – 9% 90% – 95% n/a 0.1% 0.9%* n/a Indigenous beliefs, Baha'is. [225][226][227]
 Georgia 88.6% 9.9% 0.1% 0.01% 0.69%* 0.7% Including Jews 0.22% [228][229][230]
 Germany 67% 3.9% 0.3% – 1%[231] 0.12% 1.4% (Jews 0.25%), (Sikhs 0.03%) 25%[232]-55%[233] [37][232]
 Ghana 68.8% 15.9% 0.05% 0.05% 9.1%* 6.1% Animist 8.5%, others (see sources). [234][235]
 Gibraltar 88.3% 4% 0.1% 1.8% 2.2%* 3.6% Jews 2.1%. [236]
 Greece 98% 1.3% 0.1% unknown 0.6% n/a Others include Jews, Scientologists, Baha'is, Sikhs, Hare Krishnas & Hellenic neopaganists. [237][238][239]
 Greenland 96.56% n/a n/a n/a 1.24%* 2.2% Traditional ethnic 0.74%, Baha'i 0.5%. [240]
 Grenada 93% 0.3% 0.5% 0.7% 1.5%* 4% Rastafarian/Spiritist 1.3%, Baha'is 0.2%. [241][242]
 Guadeloupe 94.6% 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 2.3%* 2% Including Baha'is 0.4%, Rastafarians, Vodous. [243]
 Guam 89.6%  %  %  % 10.4%* unknown Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Baha'is, etc... [244][245]
 Guatemala 95% 0.01% 0.1% n/a 4.9%* 1.9% Including indigenous Mayan beliefs, Baha'is. [246][247]
 Guernsey 100%* 0% 0% 0% n/a n/a Anglican 65.2%. [248]
 Guinea 7% – 10% 85% 0.1% 5% – 8%* n/a Mostly indigenous beliefs, Baha'is & Hindus. [249][250][251]
 Guinea-Bissau 5% – 13% 38% – 45% n/a n/a 40% – 50%* n/a Indigenous beliefs. [252][253]
 Guyana 50% – 57.4% 7.2% – 10% 0.7% 28.3% – 35% 2.4%* 4% Rastafarians, Baha'is. [254][255][256]
 Haiti 83.7% 0.02% n/a n/a 2.18%* 1%[76][257] Vodous 50%, Baha'is. [258]
 Honduras 86% 0.1% 0.1% n/a 12.7%* 1.1% Mostly indigenous beliefs, Baha'is, Jews. [259][260]
 Hong Kong 8.1% 1.3% 90%
(10% registered)
 0.1% 0.2%* 58%[261][262][263] Including Sikhs, Jews, Baha'is, Falun Gong, etc... [264][265]
 Hungary 74.4% 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.8%* 24.7% Jews 0.12%, etc... [266]
 Iceland 88.97% 0.13% 0.26% n/a 0.60%* 10.04% Ásatrúarfélagið, Baha'is, Sikhs [37][267][268][269][270]
 India 2.3% 13.4% 0.8% 80.5% 2.9% (Sikh 1.9%, Jains 0.4%, Baha'is 0.2%, Tribal animists 0.3%, Zoroastrians, Jews) 0.1% [231][271][272][273]
 Indonesia 9.5% 87.2% 1% 2.2% 0.1%* n/a Mostly Tribal animism. [274]
 Iran 1.25% – 2.00% 98% 0.01% 0.02% 4.05% – 5%* n/a Bahá'ís 300,000 – 350,000; Jews 25,000 – 30,000; Zoroastrians 30,000 – 60,000; Sikhs 6,000 [275][276]
 Iraq 2.3% 97% 0% 0% 0.7%* n/a Including the local religions of Yezidi, Shabaks, Sabean-Mandaean. [277][278]
 Ireland 91.7% 0.76% 0.19% 0.15% 0.9%* 6.3% Including Jews, Baha'is, Sikhs etc... [37][279][280]
 Isle of Man 63.7% n/a n/a n/a n/a 36.3% [281]
 Israel 2.3% 16% 0.1% 0.1% 78.1%* 3.4% Jewish 76.5%, Druze 1.6%. [282][283]
 Italy 70% – 90%* 1.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Jews, 0.1% Sikhs over 0.06%, Baha'is 14–27%[213] 87% nominally Catholics and 3% Protestants. [37][284][285]
 Jamaica 65.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 1%* 3%[76][286] Rastafarians 0.9%; Jews & Baha'is. [287][288][289][290]
 Japan 0.8% 0.1% 70% (20–45% practicing) 0.004% 3% (Shinto, Tenrikyo) 70–84%
Professor Robert Kisala estimates that only 30% of Japanese adhere to a religion. A research done by Phil Zuckerman concluded that 64–65% of Japanese are non-believers in God[61]

Frequently seen high figures of Buddhism such as 90% come primarily from birth records following a longstanding practice of family lines being officially associated with a local Buddhist temple[231][291][292] "polls indicate that fewer than 30% of Japanese people have any real religious beliefs"[293] According to Johnstone (1993:323), 84% of the Japanese claim no personal religion[294]
 Jersey 86% n/a n/a n/a 0.6% 13.4% [295]
 Jordan 3% – 6% 93% – 95% 0% 0% 1%* n/a Druzes and Baha'is. [296][297][298]
 Kazakhstan 46% 47% 0.58% 0.02% 1.4%* 5% Mostly Shamanists, Jews, Baha'is. [299][300][301]
 Kenya 78% 10% n/a 1% 11%* unknown Indigenous beliefs 10%, Baha'is 0.9%; Sikhs, Jains & Jews. [302][303]
 Kiribati 97% 0.1% n/a n/a Baha'is 2% 0.9% [304]
 North Korea 0.1% 0% 64.5%
(2% registered)
 0% 30% (Confucianism, Shamanism, Chongdogyo) 10–15% (A research in the year 2005 by Phil Zuckerman revealed that only about 15% of North Koreans are non-believers in God but warns about its unreliability) Over 90% total population believe in Juche. Read here for more details. [305]
 South Korea 26.3% 0.07% 22.8%[306]-40% 0.005% 0.7% (Korean Shamanism, Chondogyo, Confucianism, Judaism, etc...) 52%[307](Not necessarily true atheists. Most South Korean households still observe many traditional Buddhist and Confucian customs and philosophies, such as jesa or visit temples on important holidays such as Korean New Year. South Korean Catholics, but not Protestants, also continue to observe some traditional Buddhist and Confucian practices.) According to Eungi (2003), 52% of South Koreans do not believe in God.[307][308] [309]
 Kuwait 16% 67.5% 4% 12% 0.43%* 0.07% Sikhs 0.4%, Baha'is. [310]
 Kyrgyzstan 11% – 20% 75% – 80% 0.35% n/a 4.5% – 8%* n/a Mostly Shamanists, Baha'is 0.1%. [311][312][313]

Religions by country as of 2007 (L-M) [edit]

Religions by country as of 2007 (L-M)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Laos 1.5%  ? 65% (65% have taken the Refuge) *  ? 31.5% (mostly animists, also Baha'is and Muslims) 0.25% Including the mixture of Theravada Buddhism with animist and the numbers of East Asian Buddhism. [314][315][316]
 Latvia 70% 0.017% 0.004% 0.006% Jews 0.014% 20–29%[317] [76][318]
 Lebanon 39% 59.7% 0.1% 0.1% 1.1%* n/a Including Jews, Baha'is, etc... (As of 1932 Lebanon was an 82% Christian majority) [319][320]
 Lesotho 80% – 90% 1% 0.1% 0.1% 9% – 19%* n/a Mostly indigenous beliefs, Baha'is. [321][322]
 Liberia 40% 20% 0.1% 0.1% 39.7% 0.1% Mostly indigenous beliefs (over 39%), small numbers of Baha'is and Sikhs. [323][324]
 Libya 2.4% 97% 0.3% 0.1% n/a 0.2% [325][326][327][328]
 Liechtenstein 83.2% 4.8% 0.25% n/a 1%* 10.75% Jews 0.1%; Baha'is; no formal creed. [329][330]
 Lithuania 44% – 85% 0.08% 0.01% 0.01% 5.4%* 9.5% "Nontraditional" religions; <0.1% Jews. [37][331][332]
 Luxembourg 39% – 92% 2% 0.5% 0.1% 0.4%* 22–28% Jews 0.2%, Baha'is. [37][333][334]
 Macau 7% 0.1% 80%*[335]
(17% registered)
 n/a 0.6% (0.5% Baha'is, Falun Gong) 45%[336] [337]
 Republic of Macedonia 65.1% – 69% 29% – 33.3% n/a n/a 1% – 1.5% n/a See sources for various figures. [338][339][340]
 Madagascar 41% – 45% 7% 0.1% 0.1% 47% – 51.4%* 0.4% Over 45% – 50% is indigenous beliefs; Baha'is 0.1% [341][342][343][344][345]
 Malawi 79.9% 12.8% n/a 0.2% 2.8%* 4.3% Mostly animists 2.5%, Baha'is 0.2%, Rastafarians & Jews. [346][347][348]
 Malaysia 9.1% 55% – 60.4% 19.2% – 22% 6.3% 1.3%* 0.8% Including animists, Sikhs & Baha'is. [349][350][351]
 Maldives 0.1% 99.41% (overall) – 100% (citizen) 0.45% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% [352][353]
 Mali 1% – 5% 90% 0% 0% 5% – 9% n/a [354][355][356]
 Malta 55% – 97%* 0.8% 0.1% n/a 0.1%** 2% Roman Catholics 95%/**: Including Jews, Baha'is, etc... [37][357]
 Marshall Islands 97.5% 0% 0% 1%* 1.5% Mostly Baha'is and few Buddhists. [358][359]
 Martinique 91.6% 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% 4.4%* 3% Baha'is 0.5%, Rastafarians, Vodous. [360]
 Mauritania 99.9% 0% 0% 0.1%* 0% Mostly Christians, Jews. [361]
 Mauritius 32.2% 16.6% 2.5% 50% n/a 0.7% [362][363][364]
 Mayotte 3%* 97% 0% 0% 0% 0% mostly Roman Catholic. [365]
 Mexico 82.8% – 95.15% 0.26% 0.1% n/a 0.1%* 4.38% – 16.9% Jews 0.05%; Baha'is. [366][367][368][369]
 Federated States of Micronesia 95.4% – 97% n/a 1% n/a 1.6%* 0.4% – 2% Mostly Baha'is. [370][371][372]
 Moldova 98.3% 0.07% 0.02% 0.01% Jews 1.5% 0.1% [373][374][375]
 Monaco 20.5% – 90% 10%* n/a Including mostly Protestant, Jewish 3%, Muslim, Greek Orthodox, etc... [376][377]
 Mongolia 2.1% 3.0% 53% 3.3%* 38.6% Total of 2.9% are subscribed to Shamanism, here included in the "Others" category [378]
 Montenegro 77.5% – 78%* 18% 0% 0% n/a 4% – 4.5% Orthodox 74% and Roman Catholic. [379][380]
 Montserrat 95.5% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% Baha'is 2% 2% [381]
 Morocco 0.1% – 1.1% 98.7% – 99.6% 0.01%[382] n/a 0.09% – 0.2%* n/a Mostly Jews, Baha'is. [383][384]
 Mozambique 41.3% 17.8% – 20% 0% 0.2% 17.5%* 5%[385] Including African animists mostly, Jews & Baha'is. [386][387][388]
 Myanmar (Burma) 4% – 6% 4% 89% – 90% 0.5% 0.5% – 1.5%* n/a Including Tribal animism mostly, Baha'i, Jewish. [389][390]

Religions by country as of 2007 (N-Q) [edit]

Religions by country as of 2007 (N-Q)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Namibia 90% 0.9% 0.1% n/a 4%* unknown indigenous beliefs 3%, Jews, Baha'is. [391][392]
 Nauru 67% n/a 3% n/a 10%* 20% It is the country with the highest percentage of Baha'is (over 9%). [393]
 Nepal 0.45% 4% – 4.2% 10.7% – 11% 80.6% – 81% 3.6% – 4%* n/a Kirant [394][395][396]
 Netherlands 29% – 45% 5.5% – 5.8% 0.1% – 1% 0.6% 0.4% – 0.8%* 53% – 65%[397] Jews 0.3% [37][398][399]
 Netherlands Antilles 92.3% 0.31% 0.26% 0.6% 1.33%* 5.2% Jews 1.3%, Baha'is. [400][401]
 New Caledonia 90% 4% 3% 2% 1%* n/a Mostly Baha'is. [402][403]
 New Zealand 55.9% 1.0% 1.4% 1.7% 5.4% 34.6% [404]
 Nicaragua 90% 0.02% – 0.03% 0.1% n/a 1.6%* 2%[76][405] Animist, Baha'is. [406]
 Niger 5%* 95% 0% 0% Baha'is n/a Mixture of Christianity and Animism. [407][408][409]
 Nigeria 40% 50% n/a n/a African animist 10% n/a The numbers of Christians and Muslims are roughly equal as 50/50. [410][411]
 Niue 81% 8.4%* 10.6% Baha'is mostly. [412]
 Norfolk Island 64% 2.7% 33.3%* Unspecified 15.2%, none 18.1%. [413]
 Northern Mariana Islands 79.7%  %  %  % 20.3%*  % Mostly Buddhists, Atheists, Baha'is and Animists. [414]
 Norway 30% – 89.9% 1.8% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6%* 6.7% Jews, Sikhs, Baha'is. [37][415][416][417]
 Oman 2.54% – 4.9% 87.4% – 92.66% 0.8% – 1.2% 3% – 5.7% 0.3% – 1.1%* 0.1% – 0.3% Sikhs, Baha'is. [418][419][420]
 Pakistan 1.5% 96% – 97% 0.1% 1.2% – 2% 0.1% – 0.3%* 0.1% – 0.3% Ahmadis, Zoroastrians, Sikhs, Baha'is, animist. Read here for more details [421][422][423][424]
 Palau 71.7% 0.1% 3% n/a 8.8%* 16.4% Modekngei (indigenous to Palau). [425][426]
State of PalestinePalestinian National Authority 4.73% 83.54% n/a n/a 11.73%* n/a Jews 11.09%; Baha'is and others 0.64%. [427][428][429]
 Panama 88% – 95% 0.3% – 3.5% 0.4% – 2.1% 0.3% 2% – 4%* 2% Read sources for more details [430][431]
 Papua New Guinea 66% – 96%* 0.035% 0.3% n/a Animist 33%, Baha'is 0.3%. Many citizens integrate their Christian faith with some indigenous beliefs and practices [432][433]
 Paraguay 92% – 96.9% 0.008% 0.5% n/a 1%* 1.5% – 5% Animist 0.5%, Baha'is 0.2%, Jews 0.1%, New religions. [434][435][436]
 Peru 83.1% 0.003% 0.31% unknown 0.11%* 2%[76][437] Baha'is 0.09%, Jews 0.02%, Animist. [438][439][440]
 Philippines 92.5% – 94% 5% 0.1% – 2.5% 0.05% 0.35%* 0.1% Mostly Catholic. [441][442]
 Pitcairn Islands 100%* 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Seventh-Day Adventist 100%. [443]
 Poland 75% – 96.7%* 0.01% – 0.07% 0.1% n/a 0.13% (Jews 0.1%) 3% Roman Catholic 96%. [37][444][445]
 Portugal 86.7% – 95.5% 0.33% 0.03% 0.07% 0.02%* 3.9% – 12.85% Mostly Catholic. [37][446][447]
 Puerto Rico 97% 0.13% 0.03% 0.09% 0.77%* 1.98% Spiritists 0.7%, Jews 0.07%. [448]
 Qatar 8.5% – 10.3% 71% – 77.5% 5% 7.2% – 12.7% Baha'is 0.2% 0.8% See sources because non-Islamic religious numbers depend on ethnic groups. [449][450][451][452]

Religions by country as of 2007 (R-S) [edit]

Religions by country as of 2007 (R-S)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Réunion 84.9% 2.15%  ? 6.7% 6.18% including Bahai 0.07% 5% Jews 0.07%[citation needed] [453]
 Romania 99% 0.2% 0.01% 0.01% 0.1%* 0.1% Predominantly Jews & small numbers of Baha'is. [454][455][456]
 Russia 18.5% – 78% 10% – 14% 1.1% – 1.45% 0.45%[457][458][dead link] Jews 0.5%; Shamanist 1%; Baha'is, new religions 0.5%. 16% – 48%* Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers. [459][460][461]
 Rwanda 93.6% 4.6% 0% 0% Animist 0.1% 1.7% [462][463]
 Saint Helena 95.7% 0% 0% 0% Baha'is 0.3% 4% [464][465]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98% n/a n/a n/a 1%* 1% Baha'is, Rastafarians. [466]
 Saint Lucia 90.8% 0.1% n/a 0.2% 2.9%* 6% Rastafarians 2.1%. [467] (Page 100)
 Saint-Pierre and Miquelon 99% 0% 0% 0% 1% n/a [468]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.9% 1.5% n/a 3.3% 0.3%* 6% Rastafarians, Baha'is. [466][469][470]
 Samoa 98% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1.6%* 0.1% Baha'is 1.5%, Jews. [471][472]
 San Marino 99% 0.1%  %  % 0.4%* 0.5% Baha'is, Jews. [473]
 São Tomé and Príncipe 77.5% – 95% 3% 0% 0% 0.1% 2% – 19.4% [474][475]
 Saudi Arabia 4.5% (est.)[476][477] 97% (overall)[478]* 1.5% (est.)[479][480] 4.5% (est.)[481][482] unknown (Sikhs, Baha'is, Jews). n/a All non-Islamic religions are prohibited. Estimates for non-Islamic religions are based on nationalities. Read here for more details. [476][483][484]
 Senegal 4% – 5% 94% – 95% 0.01% n/a 1% -2%* n/a Animists. [485][486][487]
 Serbia 83% – 91.6% 3.2% – 5% 0.01%[488] n/a 0.09%* 5% Jews >0.02%. [489][490]
 Seychelles 93.2% 1.1% 1% 2.1% 0.5%* 2.1% Mostly Baha'is. [491][492]
 Sierra Leone 20% – 30% 60% n/a 0.1% 5% – 10%* n/a Mostly Animists, Baha'is. See sources for various figures. [493][494][495]
 Singapore 14.6% 14.9% 60% 4% 1%* 13% Including Sikhs, Jews, Zoroastrians & Jains. [496][497]
 Slovakia 56% – 83.8% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%* 15.8% Mostly Jews, Baha'is and Sikhs [37][498][499]
 Slovenia 50% – 65% 2.4% 0.06% 0.01% 0.03%* 25% – 35% Jews, others. [37][500][501]
 Solomon Islands 97.1% 0.07% 0.03% n/a 2.3%* 0.5% Mostly Baha'is. [502][503]
 Somalia 0.1% 99.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% [504][505]
 South Africa 79.7% 1.5% 0.1% 1.2% 3%* 1%[76][506] Indigenous beliefs, Jews, Sikhs, Baha'is. [507][508]
 Spain 60% – 76% 2.3%[509] 0.025% 0.025% 5%* 19–41%[213] Jews 0.12%, Baha'is, Sikhs etc... Read here for more details. About 76% of Spaniards self-identify as Catholics, 5% other faith, and about 19% identify with no religion.[510] [37][511][512]
 Sri Lanka 8% 7% 70% 15% n/a n/a [513][514]
 Sudan 5% 70% 0% 0% 25%* n/a Indigenous beliefs. [515]
 Suriname 40% – 48% 13.5% – 19.6% 1% – 1.5% (Chinese) 20% – 27.4% 3.3% – 5%* 4.4% Animists mostly, Baha'is. [516][517][518]
 Swaziland 85% – 95% 1% – 10% 0% 0.2% 2.8%* 1% Baha'is, Jews. [519][520]
 Sweden 60% – 70% 3%[521] 0.2% 0.08% – 0.12% 0.3% 30 – 33% At the end of 2008, 72,9% of Swedes belonged to the Church of Sweden (Lutheran), this number has been decreasing by about 1% on a yearly basis for the last two decades. Church of Sweden services are sparsely attended (hovering in the single digit percentages of the population).[522] [37][523][524]
 Switzerland 43% – 79.3% 4.3% 0.29% 0.38% 0.33%* 15.4% (unspecified 4.3%, Atheist 11.1%) Jews, Baha'is, Sikhs etc. [37][525][526][527]
 Syria 10% 90%* 0% 0% Jews & Yazidis n/a Sunni Muslims 74%, Alawis 12%, Druzes 3% & others. [528][529][530]

Religions by country as of 2007 (T-Z) [edit]

Religions by country as of 2007 (T-Z)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Taiwan 4.5% 0.3% 93%* (35% registered) n/a 2.2% n/a Mostly Taiwanese people worship both of Mahayana Buddhism with Chinese religions. [531][532][533]
 Tajikistan 2.5% 90% – 97% 0.1% unknown 0.3%* 0.1% Zoroastrians, Shamanists, Hare Krishnas, Baha'is, Jews. [534][535][536]
 Tanzania 30% – 40% 30% – 40% 0.1% 0.9% 18.5% – 38.5% * 0.5% Indigenous beliefs 18% – 38%, Baha'is 0.4%, Sikhs, Zoroastrians. [537][538][539][540]
 Thailand 0.7% 4% 95% 0.0045% 0.1%* n/a Including animists, Jews, Sikhs, etc... [541][542]
 Togo 29% – 47.1% 13.7% – 20% 0% 0% 33% – 51%* 5% – 6.1% Indigenous beliefs. [543][544][545]
 Tokelau 95% 0% 0% 0% 5%* n/a Baha'is 4.5%. [546]
 Tonga 83% 14%* Including other Christian groups, Baha'is >6%,Muslims, Hindus and Atheists. [547]
 Trinidad and Tobago 57.6% 5.8% 0.7% 22.5% 10.1%* 3.3% (Atheists 1.9%) Spiritual Baptists 1.4%, Orisha 0.1%, other Afro-American religions, Baha'is, Rastafarians & Jews. [548][549][550][551]
 Tunisia 1% 98% n/a n/a 1%* n/a Jews, Baha'is, Atheists. [552][553]
 Turkey 0.16% 99% – 99.8% n/a n/a 0.06%* (0.04% Jews, 0.02% Baha'is) n/a The Jews are the second largest non-Muslim population in Turkey after Christians, with a population of 26,000.[554] but the non-Muslim population declined in the early 2000s. [555][556][557][558]
 Turkmenistan 9% (Eastern Orthodox) 89%  %  % 0.3%* 1.7% Baha'is, Buddhists, Hare Krishnas, various Christians. [559][560]
 Turks and Caicos Islands 86% 0.5% 1.5% 2% 4%* 6% Baha'is, Vodous, Rastafarians. [561][562]
 Tuvalu 97% n/a n/a n/a 3%* n/a Baha'is [563]
 Uganda 83.9% – 85% 12.1% n/a 0.8%[564] 1.2% – 2.3%* 0.9% Baha'is, Jews & Sikhs. [565][566]
 Ukraine 35% – 96.1%* 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 2.5% (Jews 0.6%) unknown Including many various Christian sects. [567][567][568]
 United Arab Emirates 8.5% 61.75% 4.25% 21.25% 4.25%* n/a Zoroastrians, Bahá'ís, and Sikhs. [569][570]
 United Kingdom 71.6% 2.7% 1.2%[231] 1% 8%* 15.5–52%[213] Sikhs 0.6% Jews 0.5% Pagans (Wiccans).[571] [37][572][573]
 United States 78% 1% 2%[231]
(0.7% registered)
 0.4% Jews 2.5% (1% registered, cultural 1.5%); others 1%* 15.1% Others include new religions, Baha'is, Sikhs, animists etc. [574] (Read here for more details)
 U.S. Virgin Islands 93%  %  %  % 5%* 2% Rastafarians, Baha'is, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, etc... [575][576]
 Uruguay 70% – 83% 0.01% 0.1% 0.01% 0.88%* 17% Jews 0.75%, Baha'is. [577][578]
 Uzbekistan 7% – 11% 80% – 88% 0.2% 0.01% 0.09%* 0.7% – 1.7% Jews 0.065%, Zoroastrians, Baha'is. [579][580]
 Vanuatu 83% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 14.4%* 2.3% Animists 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), Baha'is. [581][582]
 Vatican City 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% The Vatican is the "central government" of the Roman Catholic Church. [583][584]
 Venezuela 98% 0.4% 0.2% n/a 0.9%* 0.5% Including Animists, Baha'is and Jews. [585][586][587]
 Vietnam 8% 0.08% 85%
(16% registered)
 0.06% 5.66% (Cao Đài 3%, Tribal religions 2.5%, Baha'i 0.1%, new religions). 1.2% Including various Vietnamese-Buddhist sects as Hoà Hảo, Tứ Ân Hiếu Nghĩa,etc... Read more here. [588][589][590][591]
 Wallis and Futuna 99% 0% 0% 0% n/a 1% [592]
Western Sahara 0.1% 99.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% [593][594]
 Yemen 0.2% 99% 0% 0.7% 0.01%* 0.019% [595][596]
 Zambia 87% 0.7% 0% 0.3% 7%* 5% Animists, Baha'is. [597]
 Zanzibar 1% 99% 0% 0% 0% 0% [538][540]
 Zimbabwe 70% – 80% 1% 0.1% 0.1% 17.7% – 27.7%* 1.1% Mostly animists, Baha'is 0.3%, Jews 0.1%. [598][599]

See also [edit]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Britannica[dead link]
  2. ^ "Think Quest". Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  3. ^ "Wadsworth.com". Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  4. ^ "Afghanistan (11/08)". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  5. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Afghanistan". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  6. ^ "Country Profile: Afghanistan (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan)". Religious Intelligence. Retrieved 27 March 2009. [dead link]
  7. ^ a b c "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  8. ^ a b [1][dead link]
  9. ^ "Albania". Religious Intelligence. United States Department of State. Retrieved 27 July 2008. 
  10. ^ Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World)
  11. ^ "Unione degli Studenti Albanesi di Bologna – Tolleranza Tra Religioni: Prendere Esempio Dall'Albania". Usab-al.it. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  12. ^ http://www.tiranacity.com/shqiperia/pozita-gjeografike-mainmenu-147/486-besimet-fetare.html
  13. ^ "ithelp.us". ithelp.us. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  14. ^ "Science > Social Sciences > Archaeology > Regional > Europe > Albania". Albania.generalanswers.org. 28 November 1912. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  15. ^ "Nonreligious encyclopedia topics". Reference.com. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  16. ^ "Algeria (03/09)". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  17. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Algeria". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  18. ^ "Algeria". State.gov. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  19. ^ Ben Cahoon. "American Samoa". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  20. ^ "Andorra". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  21. ^ "Country Profile: Andorra". Religious Intelligence. Retrieved 27 March 2009. [dead link]
  22. ^ "Angola". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  23. ^ http://gov.ai/statistics/census/Demography%20&%20Culture%20tables.htm
  24. ^ "Antigua and Barbuda". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  25. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Antigua and Barbuda". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  26. ^ "Argentina". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  27. ^ "Argentina (12/08)". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  28. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Argentina". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  29. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  30. ^ "Country Profile: Argentina (Argentine Republic)". Religious Intelligence. Retrieved 27 March 2009. [dead link]
  31. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Armenia". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  32. ^ a b c d "Armenia". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  33. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Aruba". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  34. ^ "Australia". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  35. ^ "Australia (01/09)". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  36. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Australia". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  37. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "ReportDGResearchSocialValuesEN2.PDF" (PDF). Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  38. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Austria". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  39. ^ "Austria (02/09)". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  40. ^ "Austria". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  41. ^ [2][dead link]
  42. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Azerbaijan". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  43. ^ "Azerbaijan (05/08)". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  44. ^ "Azerbaijan". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  45. ^ "Bahamas". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  46. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Bahamas, The". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  47. ^ "General Tables". Bahraini Census 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2012. 
  48. ^ "Bangladesh : AT A GLANCE". Banbeis.gov.bd. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  49. ^ "Bangladesh (08/08)". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  50. ^ "Bangladesh". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  51. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Barbados". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  52. ^ "Barbados (10/08)". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  53. ^ "Barbados". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  54. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Belarus". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  55. ^ "Belarus". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  56. ^ "Belarus (10/08)". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  57. ^ "Country Profile: Belarus". Religious Intelligence. Retrieved 27 March 2009. [dead link]
  58. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Belgium". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  59. ^ "Belgium". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  60. ^ "Country Profile: Belgium". Religious Intelligence. Retrieved 27 March 2009. [dead link]
  61. ^ a b Zuckerman, Phil. "Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns ", chapter in The Cambridge Companion to Atheism, ed. by Michael Martin, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK (2005)
  62. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Belize". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  63. ^ "Belize". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  64. ^ "Country Profile: Belize". Religious Intelligence. Retrieved 27 March 2009. [dead link]
  65. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Benin". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  66. ^ "Benin". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  67. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Bermuda". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  68. ^ "Country Profile: Bermuda (Colony of Bermuda Islands)". Religious Intelligence. Retrieved 27 March 2009. [dead link]
  69. ^ "Kingdom of Bhutan". Kingdom of Bhutan. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  70. ^ "Bolivia". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  71. ^ "Country Profile: Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia)". Religious Intelligence. Retrieved 27 March 2009. [dead link]
  72. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  73. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina (01/09)". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  74. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Bosnia and Herzegovina". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  75. ^ According to a 2004 survey commissioned by the BBC, Hiorth (2001) Inglehart et al (2004, 1998), Barrett et al (2001), the 1999 Gallup International Poll, and Johnstone (1993), less than 1% of those in Botswana are atheist, agnostic, or nonreligious.
  76. ^ a b c d e f g h http://atheism.110mb.com/
  77. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Botswana". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  78. ^ "Botswana". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  79. ^ "Brazil". State.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  80. ^ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/censo2000/primeiros_resultados_amostra/brasil/pdf/tabela_1_1_2.pdf
  81. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Brazil". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  82. ^ "Brazil". State.gov. 5 August 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  83. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – British Virgin Islands". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  84. ^ "Country Profile: British Virgin Islands (Colony of British Virgin Islands)". Religious Intelligence. Retrieved 27 March 2009. [dead link]
  85. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Brunei". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  86. ^ "Country Profile: Brunei (State of Brunei Darussalam)". Religious Intelligence. Retrieved 27 March 2009. [dead link]
  87. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  88. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Bulgaria". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  89. ^ "Bulgaria". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  90. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Burkina Faso". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  91. ^ "Burkina Faso". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  92. ^ "Burkina Faso (12/08)". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  93. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook – Burundi". Cia.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  94. ^ "Burundi". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  95. ^ "Burundi (01/09)". State.gov. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 
  96. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  97. ^ "Cambodia". State.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  98. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  99. ^ "Cameroon". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  100. ^ "Cameroon". State.gov. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  101. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  102. ^ "Canada". State.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  103. ^ "Canada". State.gov. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  104. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  105. ^ [3][dead link]
  106. ^ "Cape Verde". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  107. ^ [4][dead link]
  108. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  109. ^ "Central African Republic". State.gov. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  110. ^ "Central African Republic". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  111. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  112. ^ "Chad". State.gov. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  113. ^ "Chad". State.gov. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  114. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  115. ^ "Chile". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  116. ^ [5][dead link]
  117. ^ "Survey finds 300m China believers". BBC News. 7 February 2007. 
  118. ^ "China Survey Reveals Fewer Christians than Some Evangelicals Want to Believe". Assistnews.net. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  119. ^ a b c "Purdue Newsroom – Prof: Christians remain a small minority in China today". Purdue.edu. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  120. ^ a b ANALYSIS 1 May 2008 (1 May 2008). "Religion in China on the Eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics". Pew Forum. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  121. ^ "Buddhism in China". Chinatoday.com.cn. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  122. ^ "Major Religions Ranked by Size". Adherents.com. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  123. ^ "How Now Tao?". Asia Sentinel. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  124. ^ "China's Leaders Harness Folk Religion For Their Aims". NPR. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  125. ^ "Adherents.com". Adherents.com. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  126. ^ "Religious believers thrice the estimate". China Daily. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  127. ^ "China (includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet)". State.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  128. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  129. ^ "Chinese Religions, Beliefs: Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism". Travelchinaguide.com. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  130. ^ "Bush in China". China Daily. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  131. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  132. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  133. ^ "Colombia". State.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  134. ^ [6][dead link]
  135. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  136. ^ "Comoros". State.gov. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  137. ^ "Comoros". State.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  138. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  139. ^ "Congo, Democratic Republic of the". State.gov. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  140. ^ "Congo, Democratic Republic of the". State.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  141. ^ "Congo, Republic of the". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  142. ^ "Congo, Republic of the". State.gov. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  143. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  144. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  145. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  146. ^ "Costa Rica". State.gov. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  147. ^ "Costa Rica". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  148. ^ [7][dead link]
  149. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  150. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire". State.gov. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  151. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire". State.gov. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  152. ^ [8][dead link]
  153. ^ "Croatia". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  154. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  155. ^ "Croatia". State.gov. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  156. ^ "SAS Output". Dzs.hr. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  157. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  158. ^ "Cuba". State.gov. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  159. ^ [9][dead link]
  160. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  161. ^ "Cyprus". State.gov. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  162. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  163. ^ "Czech Republic". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  164. ^ "Denmark". State.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  165. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  166. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  167. ^ [10][dead link]
  168. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  169. ^ "Djibouti". State.gov. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  170. ^ [11][dead link]
  171. ^ "Djibouti". State.gov. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  172. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  173. ^ [12][dead link]
  174. ^ "Dominica". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  175. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  176. ^ "Dominican Republic". State.gov. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  177. ^ [13][dead link]
  178. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  179. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  180. ^ "Timor-Leste". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  181. ^ "Timor-Leste". State.gov. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  182. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  183. ^ "Ecuador". State.gov. 27 August 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  184. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  185. ^ [14][dead link]
  186. ^ "Egypt". State.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  187. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  188. ^ According to Hiorth (2003), Barret et al (2001), the 1999 Gallup International Poll, and Inglehart et al (2004, 1998), less than 1–2% of those in El Salvador are atheist, agnostic, or nonreligious.
  189. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  190. ^ [15][dead link]
  191. ^ "El Salvador". State.gov. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  192. ^ "Equatorial Guinea". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  193. ^ "Eritrea". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  194. ^ "Eritrea". State.gov. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  195. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  196. ^ "Estonia". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  197. ^ "Ethiopia". State.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  198. ^ "Ethiopia". State.gov. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  199. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  200. ^ "Ethiopia: A Model Nation of Minorities" (PDF). Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  201. ^ [16][dead link]
  202. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  203. ^ [17][dead link]
  204. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  205. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  206. ^ "Fiji". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  207. ^ "Fiji". State.gov. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  208. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  209. ^ "Finland". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  210. ^ "Finland". State.gov. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  211. ^ [18][dead link]
  212. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  213. ^ a b c d Religion Important for Americans, Italians, Angus Reid Global Monitor, 30 December 2006
  214. ^ [19][dead link]
  215. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  216. ^ "France". State.gov. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  217. ^ "France". State.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  218. ^ "Buddhists in the world: Das Who is Who der Buddhisten". Vipassanafoundation.com. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  219. ^ "Religious Freedom Page: France". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  220. ^ [20][dead link]
  221. ^ [21][dead link]
  222. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 
  223. ^ "Gabon". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  224. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  225. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  226. ^ "Gambia, The". State.gov. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  227. ^ "Gambia, The". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  228. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  229. ^ "Georgia". State.gov. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  230. ^ "Georgia". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  231. ^ a b c d e "Buddhists in the world: Das Who is Who der Buddhisten". Vipassanafoundation.com. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  232. ^ a b "Germany". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  233. ^ According to a poll by Der Spiegel magazine, only 45% believe in God, and just a quarter in Jesus Christ.
  234. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  235. ^ "Ghana". State.gov. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  236. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  237. ^ "Greece". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  238. ^ "Greece". State.gov. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  239. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  240. ^ [22][dead link]
  241. ^ "Grenada". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  242. ^ [23][dead link]
  243. ^ [24][dead link]
  244. ^ Ben Cahoon. "Guam". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  245. ^ "Religion | Guampedia: The Encyclopedia of Guam". Guampedia. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  246. ^ "Guatemala". State.gov. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  247. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  248. ^ Ben Cahoon. "Guernsey". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  249. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  250. ^ "Guinea". State.gov. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  251. ^ "Guinea". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  252. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  253. ^ "Guinea-Bissau". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  254. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  255. ^ "Guyana". State.gov. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  256. ^ "Guyana". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  257. ^ According to Hiorth (2003) and Johnstone (1993) less than 1% of those in Haiti are non-religious.
  258. ^ "Haiti". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  259. ^ "Honduras". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  260. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  261. ^ http://scholar.cc.emory.edu/scripts/jv/rsn_may_beij.html
  262. ^ "By Location". Adherents.com. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  263. ^ According to a Religious Studies News "The majority of Hong Kong citizens (about 58 percent) do not associate with any religious institutions
  264. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  265. ^ "China (includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet)". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  266. ^ [25][dead link]
  267. ^ "Iceland". State.gov. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  268. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  269. ^ [26][dead link]
  270. ^ "Statistics Iceland – Statistics » Population » Religious organisations". Statice.is. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  271. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data on religion". Government of India (Office of the Registrar General). Retrieved 28 May 2007. 
  272. ^ "India". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  273. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  274. ^ [27][dead link]
  275. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  276. ^ "Iran". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  277. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  278. ^ "Iraq". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  279. ^ "Ireland". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  280. ^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS – Table View". Beyond2020.cso.ie. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  281. ^ ben cahoon. "Isle of Man". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  282. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  283. ^ "Israel and the Occupied Territories". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  284. ^ "Italy". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  285. ^ "Muslims in Europe: Country guide". BBC News. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2010. 
  286. ^ According to Johnstone (1993) 3% of Jamaicans are nonreligious
  287. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  288. ^ "Jamaica". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  289. ^ [28][dead link]
  290. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  291. ^ "Buddhism". Adherents.com. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  292. ^ "Japan". State.gov. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  293. ^ Wolff, Michael. Where We Stand: Can America Make it in the Global Race for Wealth, Health, and Happiness? Bantam Books: New York (1992); pg. 205.
  294. ^ http://atheism.110mb.com
  295. ^ ben cahoon. "Jersey". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  296. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  297. ^ "Jordan". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  298. ^ "Jordan". State.gov. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  299. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  300. ^ "Kazakhstan". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  301. ^ [29][dead link]
  302. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  303. ^ "Kenya". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  304. ^ "Kiribati". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  305. ^ "North Korea". State.gov. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  306. ^ "Buddhist Channel | Buddhism News, Headlines | News & Issues | Korean Buddhist monks, nuns say conflict with Protestants 'serious'". Buddhistchannel.tv. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  307. ^ a b Eungi, Kim. 2003. “Religion in Contemporary Korea: Change and Continuity.” Korea Focus, July–August, 133–146.
  308. ^ [30][dead link]
  309. ^ "Korea, Republic of". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  310. ^ "Kuwait". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  311. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  312. ^ "Kyrgyz Republic". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  313. ^ [31][dead link]
  314. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  315. ^ "Laos". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  316. ^ "Laos". State.gov. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  317. ^ Inglehart et al (2004), 20% of those in Latvia do not believe in God
  318. ^ "Latvia". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  319. ^ "Lebanon". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  320. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  321. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  322. ^ "Lesotho". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  323. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  324. ^ "Liberia". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  325. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  326. ^ "Libya". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  327. ^ [32][dead link]
  328. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  329. ^ "Liechtenstein". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  330. ^ "Liechtenstein". State.gov. 27 January 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  331. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  332. ^ "Lithuania". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  333. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  334. ^ "Luxembourg". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  335. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  336. ^ 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781–783.
  337. ^ "China (includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet)". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  338. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  339. ^ "Macedonia". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  340. ^ "Macedonia". State.gov. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  341. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  342. ^ "Madagascar". State.gov. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  343. ^ "Madagascar". State.gov. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  344. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  345. ^ [33][dead link]
  346. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  347. ^ "Malawi". State.gov. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  348. ^ "Malawi". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  349. ^ "Malaysia". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  350. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  351. ^ "Malaysia". State.gov. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  352. ^ [34][dead link]
  353. ^ "Maldives". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  354. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  355. ^ "Mali". State.gov. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  356. ^ "Mali". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  357. ^ "Malta". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  358. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  359. ^ "Marshall Islands". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  360. ^ [35][dead link]
  361. ^ "Mauritania". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  362. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  363. ^ "Mauritius". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  364. ^ "By Location". Adherents.com. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  365. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  366. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  367. ^ "Mexico". State.gov. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  368. ^ [36][dead link]
  369. ^ "Mexico". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  370. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  371. ^ "Micronesia". State.gov. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  372. ^ "Micronesia, Federated States of". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  373. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  374. ^ "Moldova". State.gov. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  375. ^ "Moldova". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  376. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  377. ^ "Monaco". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  378. ^ [37] 2010 National Census
  379. ^ "Montenegro". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  380. ^ "Montenegro". State.gov. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  381. ^ [38][dead link]
  382. ^ "World Buddhist Directory – Presented by". Buddhanet.net. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  383. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  384. ^ "Morocco (includes Western Sahara)". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  385. ^ According to Johnstone (1993), 5% of those in Mozambique are nonreligious.
  386. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  387. ^ "Mozambique". State.gov. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  388. ^ "Mozambique". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  389. ^ "Burma". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  390. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  391. ^ "Namibia". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  392. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  393. ^ "Nauru". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  394. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  395. ^ "Nepal". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  396. ^ "Nepal". State.gov. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  397. ^ "The Dutch Sea of Secularization". ZENIT. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  398. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  399. ^ "Netherlands". State.gov. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  400. ^ [39][dead link]
  401. ^ [40][dead link]
  402. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  403. ^ "By Location". Adherents.com. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  404. ^ New Zealand Census (2006)[dead link]
  405. ^ According to Hiorth (2003), Barret et al (2001), the 1999 Gallup International Poll, and Inglehart et al (2004, 1998), less than 1–2% of those in Nicaragua are atheist, agnostic, or nonreligious.
  406. ^ "Nicaragua". State.gov. 30 June 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  407. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  408. ^ "Niger". State.gov. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  409. ^ "Niger". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  410. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  411. ^ "Nigeria". State.gov. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  412. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  413. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  414. ^ Ben Cahoon. "Northern Marianas". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  415. ^ "Norway". State.gov. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  416. ^ "Norway". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  417. ^ "Statskirke". Daria.no. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  418. ^ [41][dead link]
  419. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  420. ^ "Oman". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  421. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  422. ^ "Pakistan". State.gov. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  423. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  424. ^ "Pakistan". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  425. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  426. ^ "Palau". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  427. ^ "Israel and the Occupied Territories". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  428. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  429. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  430. ^ "Panama". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  431. ^ [42][dead link]
  432. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  433. ^ "Papua New Guinea". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  434. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  435. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  436. ^ "Paraguay". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  437. ^ According to Hiorth (2003), Barret et al (2001), the 1999 Gallup International Poll, and Inglehart et al (2004, 1998), less than 1–2% of those in Peru are atheist, agnostic, or nonreligious.
  438. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  439. ^ [43][dead link]
  440. ^ "Peru". State.gov. 25 October 1989. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  441. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  442. ^ "Philippines". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  443. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  444. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  445. ^ "Poland". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  446. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  447. ^ "Portugal". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  448. ^ [44][dead link]
  449. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  450. ^ "Qatar". State.gov. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  451. ^ [45][dead link]
  452. ^ "Qatar". State.gov. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  453. ^ [46][dead link]
  454. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  455. ^ "Romania". State.gov. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  456. ^ "Romania". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  457. ^ [47]
  458. ^ Defendrussianhindus.org
  459. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  460. ^ [48][dead link]
  461. ^ "Russia". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  462. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  463. ^ "Rwanda". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  464. ^ [49][dead link]
  465. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  466. ^ a b Ben Cahoon. "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  467. ^ "Census Tables_f.PDF" (PDF). Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  468. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  469. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  470. ^ "St. Vincent and the Grenadines". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  471. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  472. ^ "Samoa". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  473. ^ "San Marino". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  474. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  475. ^ "Sao Tome and Principe". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  476. ^ a b "Saudi Arabia". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  477. ^ "Pope meets Saudi king to discuss Christian worship in Muslim kingdom". Daily Mail (London). 6 November 2007. 
  478. ^ http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf
  479. ^ "Search – Global Edition – The New York Times". International Herald Tribune. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  480. ^ Waldman, Amy (8 May 2005). "Sri Lankan Maids Pay Dearly for Perilous Jobs Overseas". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2010. 
  481. ^ "SAUDI ARABIA Police razes clandestine Hindu temple in Riyadh, deports three people – Asia News". Asianews.it. 31 March 2005. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  482. ^ http://indiandiaspora.nic.in/diasporapdf/chapter4.pdf
  483. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  484. ^ "Saudi Arabia". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  485. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  486. ^ "Senegal". State.gov. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  487. ^ "Senegal". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  488. ^ "World Buddhist Directory – Presented by". Buddhanet.net. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  489. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  490. ^ "Serbia (includes Kosovo)". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  491. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  492. ^ "Seychelles". State.gov. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  493. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  494. ^ "Sierra Leone". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  495. ^ "Sierra Leone". State.gov. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  496. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  497. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  498. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  499. ^ "Slovak Republic". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  500. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  501. ^ "Slovenia". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  502. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  503. ^ "Solomon Islands". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  504. ^ "Somalia". State.gov. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  505. ^ "Somalia". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  506. ^ According to Inglehart et al (2004), 1% of South Africans do not believe in God.
  507. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  508. ^ "South Africa". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  509. ^ "Muslims in Europe: Country guide". BBC News. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2010. 
  510. ^ CIS last study on religion, 2005, question no. 35[dead link]
  511. ^ "Spain". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  512. ^ "Spain". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  513. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  514. ^ "Sri Lanka". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  515. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  516. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  517. ^ "Suriname". State.gov. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  518. ^ "Suriname". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  519. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  520. ^ "Swaziland". State.gov. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  521. ^ "Muslims in Europe: Country guide". BBC News. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2010. 
  522. ^ Church of Sweden, Members 1972–2006, Excel document in Swedish
  523. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  524. ^ "Sweden". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  525. ^ [50][dead link]
  526. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  527. ^ "Switzerland". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  528. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  529. ^ "Syria". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  530. ^ "Syria". State.gov. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  531. ^ [51][dead link]
  532. ^ "Taiwan". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  533. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  534. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  535. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  536. ^ "Tajikistan". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  537. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  538. ^ a b "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  539. ^ "Tanzania". State.gov. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  540. ^ a b "Tanzania". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  541. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  542. ^ "Thailand". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  543. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  544. ^ "Togo". State.gov. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  545. ^ "Togo". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  546. ^ [52][dead link]
  547. ^ "Tonga". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  548. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  549. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  550. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago". State.gov. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  551. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  552. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  553. ^ "Tunisia". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  554. ^ "The Jews of Turkey". Allaboutturkey.com. 20 November 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  555. ^ "Turkey". State.gov. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  556. ^ "Turkey". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  557. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  558. ^ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Refworld | Country Profile – Turkey". UNHCR. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  559. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  560. ^ "Turkmenistan". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  561. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  562. ^ [53][dead link]
  563. ^ "Tuvalu". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  564. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  565. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  566. ^ "Uganda". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  567. ^ a b "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  568. ^ "Ukraine". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  569. ^ "United Arab Emirates". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  570. ^ "United Arab Emirates". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  571. ^ Ben Cahoon. "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  572. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  573. ^ "United Kingdom". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  574. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  575. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  576. ^ [54][dead link]
  577. ^ "Uruguay". State.gov. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  578. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  579. ^ "Uzbekistan". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  580. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  581. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  582. ^ "Vanuatu". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  583. ^ "Holy See". State.gov. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  584. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  585. ^ [55][dead link]
  586. ^ "Central Intelligence Agency". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  587. ^ "Venezuela". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  588. ^ "Vietnam". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  589. ^ "Vietnam". State.gov. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  590. ^ "SNIE 53-2-63, "The Situation in South Vietnam, 10 July 1963". Mtholyoke.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  591. ^ 19 December 2011 03:46:00 -0500 (14 December 2011). "News | Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the United States". Vietnamembassy.us. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  592. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  593. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  594. ^ "Morocco (includes Western Sahara)". State.gov. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  595. ^ Ben Cahoon. "Yemen". Worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  596. ^ "Yemen". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  597. ^ "Zambia". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  598. ^ "Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 
  599. ^ "Zimbabwe". State.gov. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2011. 

References [edit]

Religions by country
Major groups
Abrahamic
Indian
Iranian
East Asian
Recent
Indigenous
Ancient religions
Prehistoric
Near East
Indo-European
Aspects
Theism
Religious studies
Lists
Lists of country-related topics
Codes
Names and symbols
Politics and
government
Demographics and
geographical rankings
Places
Other data
  • Articles that include one or more maps are shown in italics.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Religions_by_country&oldid=552973194"