The CIA World Factbook Edition 2008 People

Religions In 36 editions of 36.

Religions was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2008 edition carries it in 237 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2008 edition: 237
the first edition with it: 1990
the latest edition with it: 2025

Published as “Religions” (1992 to 2025) and “Religion” (1990 to 1991).

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World

Christians 33.32% (of which Roman Catholics 16.99%, Protestants 5.78%, Orthodox 3.53%, Anglicans 1.25%),
Muslims 21.01%,
Hindus 13.26%,
Buddhists 5.84%,
Sikhs 0.35%,
Jews 0.23%,
Baha'is 0.12%,
other religions 11.78%,
non-religious 11.77%,
atheists 2.32% (2007 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%

Angola

indigenous beliefs 47%,
Roman Catholic 38%,
Protestant 15% (1998 est.)

Benin

Christian 42.8% (Catholic 27.1%, Celestial 5%, Methodist 3.2%, other Protestant 2.2%, other 5.3%),
Muslim 24.4%,
Vodoun 17.3%,
other 15.5% (2002 census)

Botswana

Christian 71.6%,
Badimo 6%,
other 1.4%,
unspecified 0.4%,
none 20.6% (2001 census)

Burkina Faso

Muslim 50%,
indigenous beliefs 40%,
Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10%

Burundi

Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%),
indigenous beliefs 23%,
Muslim 10%

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)

Cameroon

indigenous beliefs 40%,
Christian 40%,
Muslim 20%

Central African Republic

indigenous beliefs 35%,
Protestant 25%,
Roman Catholic 25%,
Muslim 15%

note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority

Chad

Muslim 53.1%,
Catholic 20.1%,
Protestant 14.2%,
animist 7.3%,
other 0.5%,
unknown 1.7%,
atheist 3.1% (1993 census)

Comoros

Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

Roman Catholic 50%,
Protestant 20%,
Kimbanguist 10%,
Muslim 10%,
other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

Christian 50%,
animist 48%,
Muslim 2%

Cote d'Ivoire

Muslim 38.6%,
Christian 32.8%,
indigenous 11.9%,
none 16.7% (2008 est)

note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)

Djibouti

Muslim 94%, Christian 6%

Egypt

Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%,
Coptic 9%,
other Christian 1%

Equatorial Guinea

nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices

Eritrea

Muslim,
Coptic Christian,
Roman Catholic,
Protestant

Swaziland now Eswatini

Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship),
Roman Catholic 20%,
Muslim 10%,
other (includes Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%

Ethiopia

Christian 60.8% (Orthodox 50.6%, Protestant 10.2%),
Muslim 32.8%,
traditional 4.6%,
other 1.8% (1994 census)

Gabon

Christian 55%-75%,
animist,
Muslim less than 1%

Gambia, The now The Gambia

Muslim 90%,
Christian 8%,
indigenous beliefs 2%

Ghana

Christian 68.8% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 24.1%, Protestant 18.6%, Catholic 15.1%, other 11%),
Muslim 15.9%,
traditional 8.5%,
other 0.7%,
none 6.1% (2000 census)

Guinea

Muslim 85%,
Christian 8%,
indigenous beliefs 7%

Guinea-Bissau

Muslim 50%,
indigenous beliefs 40%,
Christian 10%

Kenya

Protestant 45%,
Roman Catholic 33%,
Muslim 10%,
indigenous beliefs 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

Lesotho

Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%

Liberia

Christian 40%,
Muslim 20%,
indigenous beliefs 40%

Libya

Sunni Muslim 97%, other 3%

Madagascar

indigenous beliefs 52%,
Christian 41%,
Muslim 7%

Malawi

Christian 79.9%,
Muslim 12.8%,
other 3%,
none 4.3% (1998 census)

Mali

Muslim 90%,
Christian 1%,
indigenous beliefs 9%

Mauritania

Muslim 100%

Mauritius

Hindu 48%,
Roman Catholic 23.6%,
Muslim 16.6%,
other Christian 8.6%,
other 2.5%,
unspecified 0.3%,
none 0.4% (2000 census)

Mayotte

Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3%

Morocco

Muslim 98.7%,
Christian 1.1%,
Jewish 0.2%

Mozambique

Catholic 23.8%,
Muslim 17.8%,
Zionist Christian 17.5%,
other 17.8%,
none 23.1% (1997 census)

Namibia

Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%

Niger

Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%

Nigeria

Muslim 50%,
Christian 40%,
indigenous beliefs 10%

Rwanda

Roman Catholic 56.5%,
Protestant 26%,
Adventist 11.1%,
Muslim 4.6%,
indigenous beliefs 0.1%,
none 1.7% (2001)

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

Anglican (majority),
Baptist,
Seventh-Day Adventist,
Roman Catholic

Sao Tome and Principe

Catholic 70.3%,
Evangelical 3.4%,
New Apostolic 2%,
Adventist 1.8%,
other 3.1%,
none 19.4% (2001 census)

Senegal

Muslim 94%,
Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic),
indigenous beliefs 1%

Seychelles

Roman Catholic 82.3%,
Anglican 6.4%,
Seventh Day Adventist 1.1%,
other Christian 3.4%,
Hindu 2.1%,
Muslim 1.1%,
other non-Christian 1.5%,
unspecified 1.5%,
none 0.6% (2002 census)

Sierra Leone

Muslim 60%,
Christian 10%,
indigenous beliefs 30%

Somalia

Sunni Muslim

South Africa

Zion Christian 11.1%,
Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%,
Catholic 7.1%,
Methodist 6.8%,
Dutch Reformed 6.7%,
Anglican 3.8%,
Muslim 1.5%,
other Christian 36%,
other 2.3%,
unspecified 1.4%,
none 15.1% (2001 census)

Sudan

Sunni Muslim 70% (in north),
Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum),
indigenous beliefs 25%

Tanzania

mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim

Togo

Christian 29%,
Muslim 20%,
indigenous beliefs 51%

Tunisia

Muslim 98%,
Christian 1%,
Jewish and other 1%

Uganda

Roman Catholic 41.9%,
Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%),
Muslim 12.1%,
other 3.1%,
none 0.9% (2002 census)

Western Sahara

Muslim

Zambia

Christian 50%-75%,
Muslim and Hindu 24%-49%,
indigenous beliefs 1%

Zimbabwe

syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%,
Christian 25%,
indigenous beliefs 24%,
Muslim and other 1%

Arctic Region

2 entries

Greenland

Evangelical Lutheran

Iceland

Lutheran Church of Iceland 82.1%,
Roman Catholic Church 2.4%,
Reykjavik Free Church 2.3%,
Hafnarfjorour Free Church 1.6%,
other Christian 2.8%,
other religions 0.9%,
unaffiliated 2.6%,
other or unspecified 5.5% (2006 est.)

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

Sunni Muslim 80%,
Shia Muslim 19%,
other 1%

Armenia

Armenian Apostolic 94.7%,
other Christian 4%,
Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%

Azerbaijan

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

Bangladesh

Muslim 83%,
Hindu 16%,
other 1% (1998)

Bhutan

Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%

China

Daoist (Taoist),
Buddhist,
Christian 3%-4%,
Muslim 1%-2%

note: officially atheist (2002 est.)

Georgia

Orthodox Christian 83.9%,
Muslim 9.9%,
Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%,
Catholic 0.8%,
other 0.8%,
none 0.7% (2002 census)

India

Hindu 80.5%,
Muslim 13.4%,
Christian 2.3%,
Sikh 1.9%,
other 1.8%,
unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)

Japan

observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)

Kazakhstan

Muslim 47%,
Russian Orthodox 44%,
Protestant 2%,
other 7%

Korea, North now North Korea

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 now South Korea

Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%),
Buddhist 23.2%,
other or unknown 1.3%,
none 49.3% (1995 census)

Kyrgyzstan

Muslim 75%,
Russian Orthodox 20%,
other 5%

Maldives

Sunni Muslim

Mongolia

Buddhist Lamaist 50%,
Shamanist and Christian 6%,
Muslim 4%,
none 40% (2004)

Nepal

Hindu 80.6%,
Buddhist 10.7%,
Muslim 4.2%,
Kirant 3.6%,
other 0.9% (2001 census)

note: only official Hindu state in the world

Pakistan

Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5%

Russia

Russian Orthodox 15-20%,
Muslim 10-15%,
other Christian 2% (2006 est.)

note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule

Sri Lanka

Buddhist 69.1%,
Muslim 7.6%,
Hindu 7.1%,
Christian 6.2%,
unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data)

Tajikistan

Sunni Muslim 85%,
Shia Muslim 5%,
other 10% (2003 est.)

Turkmenistan

Muslim 89%,
Eastern Orthodox 9%,
unknown 2%

Uzbekistan

Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis),
Eastern Orthodox 9%,
other 3%

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

Anglican 29%,
Methodist 23.9%,
other Protestant 30.2%,
Roman Catholic 5.7%,
other Christian 1.7%,
other 5.2%,
none or unspecified 4.3% (2001 census)

Antigua and Barbuda

Anglican 25.7%,
Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%,
Pentecostal 10.6%,
Moravian 10.5%,
Roman Catholic 10.4%,
Methodist 7.9%,
Baptist 4.9%,
Church of God 4.5%,
other Christian 5.4%,
other 2%,
none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)

Aruba

Roman Catholic 80.8%,
Protestant 9%,
other (includes Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish) 5.6%,
none or unspecified 4.6%

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

Baptist 35.4%,
Anglican 15.1%,
Roman Catholic 13.5%,
Pentecostal 8.1%,
Church of God 4.8%,
Methodist 4.2%,
other Christian 15.2%,
none or unspecified 2.9%,
other 0.8% (2000 census)

Barbados

Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%),
Roman Catholic 4.2%,
other Christian 7%,
other 4.8%,
none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)

Belize

Roman Catholic 49.6%,
Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%),
other 14%,
none 9.4% (2000)

British Virgin Islands

Protestant 86% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 15%),
Roman Catholic 10%,
other 2%,
none 2% (1991)

Cayman Islands

Church of God 26%,
United Church 11.8% (Presbyterian and Congregational),
Roman Catholic 11%,
Baptist 8.7%,
Seventh Day Adventist 8.2%,
Anglican 5.7%,
Pentacostal 5.3%,
other Christian 2.7%,
non-denominational 5.8%,
other 3.8%,
none 9.8%,
unspecified 1.1% (1999 census)

Costa Rica

Roman Catholic 76.3%,
Evangelical 13.7%,
Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%,
other Protestant 0.7%,
other 4.8%,
none 3.2%

Cuba

nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented

Dominica

Roman Catholic 61.4%,
Seventh Day Adventist 6%,
Pentecostal 5.6%,
Baptist 4.1%,
Methodist 3.7%,
Church of God 1.2%,
Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%,
other Christian 7.7%,
Rastafarian 1.3%,
other or unspecified 1.6%,
none 6.1% (2001 census)

Dominican Republic

Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

El Salvador

Roman Catholic 57.1%,
Protestant 21.2%,
Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%,
Mormon 0.7%,
other religions 2.3%,
none 16.8% (2003 est.)

Grenada

Roman Catholic 53%,
Anglican 13.8%,
other Protestant 33.2%

Guatemala

Roman Catholic,
Protestant,
indigenous Mayan beliefs

Haiti

Roman Catholic 80%,
Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%),
none 1%,
other 3%

note: roughly half of the population practices voodoo

Honduras

Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%

Jamaica

Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)

Montserrat

Anglican,
Methodist,
Roman Catholic,
Pentecostal,
Seventh-Day Adventist,
other Christian denominations

Netherlands Antilles

Roman Catholic 72%,
Pentecostal 4.9%,
Protestant 3.5%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%,
Methodist 2.9%,
Jehovah's Witnesses 1.7%,
other Christian 4.2%,
Jewish 1.3%,
other or unspecified 1.2%,
none 5.2% (2001 census)

Nicaragua

Roman Catholic 58.5%,
Evangelical 21.6%,
Moravian 1.6%,
Jehovah's Witness 0.9%,
other 1.7%,
none 15.7% (2005 census)

Panama

Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%

Puerto Rico

Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%

Saint Barthelemy

Roman Catholic,
Protestant,
Jehovah's Witness

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Anglican,
other Protestant,
Roman Catholic

Saint Lucia

Roman Catholic 67.5%,
Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%,
Pentecostal 5.7%,
Rastafarian 2.1%,
Anglican 2%,
Evangelical 2%,
other Christian 5.1%,
other 1.1%,
unspecified 1.5%,
none 4.5% (2001 census)

Saint Martin

Roman Catholic,
Jehovah's Witness,
Protestant,
Hindu

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Anglican 47%,
Methodist 28%,
Roman Catholic 13%,
other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%

Trinidad and Tobago

Roman Catholic 26%,
Hindu 22.5%,
Anglican 7.8%,
Baptist 7.2%,
Pentecostal 6.8%,
Muslim 5.8%,
Seventh Day Adventist 4%,
other Christian 5.8%,
other 10.8%,
unspecified 1.4%,
none 1.9% (2000 census)

Turks and Caicos Islands

Baptist 40%,
Anglican 18%,
Methodist 16%,
Church of God 12%,
other 14% (1990)

Virgin Islands

Baptist 42%,
Roman Catholic 34%,
Episcopalian 17%,
other 7%

Europe

49 entries

Albania

Muslim 70%,
Albanian Orthodox 20%,
Roman Catholic 10%

note: percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice

Andorra

Roman Catholic (predominant)

Austria

Roman Catholic 73.6%,
Protestant 4.7%,
Muslim 4.2%,
other 3.5%,
unspecified 2%,
none 12% (2001 census)

Belarus

Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)

Belgium

Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Muslim 40%,
Orthodox 31%,
Roman Catholic 15%,
other 14%

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%,
Muslim 12.2%,
other Christian 1.2%,
other 4% (2001 census)

Croatia

Roman Catholic 87.8%,
Orthodox 4.4%,
other Christian 0.4%,
Muslim 1.3%,
other and unspecified 0.9%,
none 5.2% (2001 census)

Czech Republic now Czechia

Roman Catholic 26.8%,
Protestant 2.1%,
other 3.3%,
unspecified 8.8%,
unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)

Denmark

Evangelical Lutheran 95%,
other Christian (includes Protestant and Roman Catholic) 3%,
Muslim 2%

Estonia

Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%,
Orthodox 12.8%,
other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%,
unaffiliated 34.1%,
other and unspecified 32%,
none 6.1% (2000 census)

European Union

Roman Catholic,
Protestant,
Orthodox,
Muslim,
Jewish

Faroe Islands

Evangelical Lutheran 83.8%, other and unspecified 16.2% (2006 administrative data)

Finland

Lutheran Church of Finland 82.5%,
Orthodox Church 1.1%,
other Christian 1.1%,
other 0.1%,
none 15.1% (2006)

France

Roman Catholic 83%-88%,
Protestant 2%,
Jewish 1%,
Muslim 5%-10%,
unaffiliated 4%

overseas departments:: Roman Catholic,
Protestant,
Hindu,
Muslim,
Buddhist,
pagan

Germany

Protestant 34%,
Roman Catholic 34%,
Muslim 3.7%,
unaffiliated or other 28.3%

Gibraltar

Roman Catholic 78.1%,
Church of England 7%,
other Christian 3.2%,
Muslim 4%,
Jewish 2.1%,
Hindu 1.8%,
other or unspecified 0.9%,
none 2.9% (2001 census)

Greece

Greek Orthodox 98%,
Muslim 1.3%,
other 0.7%

Guernsey

Anglican,
Roman Catholic,
Presbyterian,
Baptist,
Congregational,
Methodist

Holy See (Vatican City)

Roman Catholic

Hungary

Roman Catholic 51.9%,
Calvinist 15.9%,
Lutheran 3%,
Greek Catholic 2.6%,
other Christian 1%,
other or unspecified 11.1%,
unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census)

Ireland

Roman Catholic 87.4%,
Church of Ireland 2.9%,
other Christian 1.9%,
other 2.1%,
unspecified 1.5%,
none 4.2% (2006 census)

Isle of Man

Anglican,
Roman Catholic,
Methodist,
Baptist,
Presbyterian,
Society of Friends

Italy

Roman Catholic 90% (approximately; about one-third practicing), other 10% (includes mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community)

Jersey

Anglican,
Roman Catholic,
Baptist,
Congregational New Church,
Methodist,
Presbyterian

Kosovo

Muslim,
Serbian Orthodox,
Roman Catholic

Latvia

Lutheran 19.6%,
Orthodox 15.3%,
other Christian 1%,
other 0.4%,
unspecified 63.7% (2006)

Liechtenstein

Roman Catholic 76.2%,
Protestant 7%,
unknown 10.6%,
other 6.2% (June 2002)

Lithuania

Roman Catholic 79%,
Russian Orthodox 4.1%,
Protestant (including Lutheran and Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%,
other or unspecified 5.5%,
none 9.5% (2001 census)

Luxembourg

Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)

Malta

Roman Catholic 98%

Moldova

Eastern Orthodox 98%,
Jewish 1.5%,
Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)

Monaco

Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%

Montenegro

Orthodox 74.2%,
Muslim 17.7%,
Catholic 3.5%,
other 0.6%,
unspecified 3%,
atheist 1% (2003 census)

Netherlands

Roman Catholic 30%,
Dutch Reformed 11%,
Calvinist 6%,
other Protestant 3%,
Muslim 5.8%,
other 2.2%,
none 42% (2006)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

Macedonian Orthodox 64.7%,
Muslim 33.3%,
other Christian 0.37%,
other and unspecified 1.63% (2002 census)

Norway

Church of Norway 85.7%,
Pentecostal 1%,
Roman Catholic 1%,
other Christian 2.4%,
Muslim 1.8%,
other 8.1% (2004)

Poland

Roman Catholic 89.8% (about 75% practicing),
Eastern Orthodox 1.3%,
Protestant 0.3%,
other 0.3%,
unspecified 8.3% (2002)

Portugal

Roman Catholic 84.5%,
other Christian 2.2%,
other 0.3%,
unknown 9%,
none 3.9% (2001 census)

Romania

Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%,
Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%,
Roman Catholic 4.7%,
other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%,
none 0.1% (2002 census)

San Marino

Roman Catholic

Serbia

Serbian Orthodox 85%, Catholic 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, Muslim 3.2%, unspecified 2.6%, other, unknown, or atheist 2.6% (2002 census)

Slovakia

Roman Catholic 68.9%,
Protestant 10.8%,
Greek Catholic 4.1%,
other or unspecified 3.2%,
none 13% (2001 census)

Slovenia

Catholic 57.8%,
Muslim 2.4%,
Orthodox 2.3%,
other Christian 0.9%,
unaffiliated 3.5%,
other or unspecified 23%,
none 10.1% (2002 census)

Spain

Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%

Sweden

Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%

Switzerland

Roman Catholic 41.8%,
Protestant 35.3%,
Muslim 4.3%,
Orthodox 1.8%,
other Christian 0.4%,
other 1%,
unspecified 4.3%,
none 11.1% (2000 census)

Ukraine

Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate 50.4%,
Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 26.1%,
Ukrainian Greek Catholic 8%,
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 7.2%,
Roman Catholic 2.2%,
Protestant 2.2%,
Jewish 0.6%,
other 3.2% (2006 est.)

United Kingdom

Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%,
Muslim 2.7%,
Hindu 1%,
other 1.6%,
unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%,
Christian 9%,
other 9.8% (2001 census)

Cyprus

Greek Orthodox 78%,
Muslim 18%,
other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4%

Gaza Strip

Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 99.3%, Christian 0.7%

Iran

Muslim 98% (Shia 89%, Sunni 9%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i) 2%

Iraq

Muslim 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian or other 3%

Israel

Jewish 76.4%,
Muslim 16%,
Arab Christians 1.7%,
other Christian 0.4%,
Druze 1.6%,
unspecified 3.9% (2004)

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 Shia Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)

Kuwait

Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%

Lebanon

Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri),
Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant),
other 1.3%

note: 17 religious sects recognized

Oman

Ibadhi Muslim 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim, Hindu) 25%

Qatar

Muslim 77.5%,
Christian 8.5%,
other 14% (2004 census)

Saudi Arabia

Muslim 100%

Syria

Sunni Muslim 74%,
other Muslim (includes Alawite, Druze) 16%,
Christian (various denominations) 10%,
Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)

Turkey now Turkiye

Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)

United Arab Emirates

Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%

West Bank

Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni),
Jewish 17%,
Christian and other 8%

Yemen

Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

Anglican 23%,
Roman Catholic 15%,
African Methodist Episcopal 11%,
other Protestant 18%,
other 12%,
unaffiliated 6%,
unspecified 1%,
none 14% (2000 census)

Canada

Roman Catholic 42.6%,
Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%),
other Christian 4.4%,
Muslim 1.9%,
other and unspecified 11.8%,
none 16% (2001 census)

Mexico

Roman Catholic 76.5%,
Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%),
other 0.3%,
unspecified 13.8%,
none 3.1% (2000 census)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%

United States

Protestant 51.3%,
Roman Catholic 23.9%,
Mormon 1.7%,
other Christian 1.6%,
Jewish 1.7%,
Buddhist 0.7%,
Muslim 0.6%,
other or unspecified 2.5%,
unaffiliated 12.1%,
none 4% (2007 est.)

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

Christian Congregationalist 50%,
Roman Catholic 20%,
Protestant and other 30%

Australia

Catholic 26.4%,
Anglican 20.5%,
other Christian 20.5%,
Buddhist 1.9%,
Muslim 1.5%,
other 1.2%,
unspecified 12.7%,
none 15.3% (2001 Census)

Cook Islands

Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%,
Roman Catholic 16.8%,
Seventh-Day Adventists 7.9%,
Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%,
other Protestant 5.8%,
other 4.2%,
unspecified 2.6%,
none 3% (2001 census)

Fiji

Christian 53% (Methodist 34.5%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Assembly of God 3.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.6%, other 4.9%),
Hindu 34% (Sanatan 25%, Arya Samaj 1.2%, other 7.8%),
Muslim 7% (Sunni 4.2%. other 2.8%),
other or unspecified 5.6%,
none 0.3% (1996 census)

French Polynesia

Protestant 54%,
Roman Catholic 30%,
other 10%,
no religion 6%

Guam

Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)

Kiribati

Roman Catholic 52%,
Protestant (Congregational) 40%,
other (includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God) 8% (1999)

Marshall Islands

Protestant 54.8%,
Assembly of God 25.8%,
Roman Catholic 8.4%,
Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%,
Mormon 2.1%,
other Christian 3.6%,
other 1%,
none 1.5% (1999 census)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

Roman Catholic 50%,
Protestant 47%,
other 3%

Nauru

Nauru Congregational 35.4%,
Roman Catholic 33.2%,
Nauru Independent Church 10.4%,
other 14.1%,
none 4.5%,
unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)

New Caledonia

Roman Catholic 60%,
Protestant 30%,
other 10%

New Zealand

Anglican 14.9%,
Roman Catholic 12.4%,
Presbyterian 10.9%,
Methodist 2.9%,
Pentecostal 1.7%,
Baptist 1.3%,
other Christian 9.4%,
other 3.3%,
unspecified 17.2%,
none 26% (2001 census)

Niue

Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 61.1%,
Latter-Day Saints 8.8%,
Roman Catholic 7.2%,
Jehovah's Witnesses 2.4%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%,
other 8.4%,
unspecified 8.7%,
none 1.9% (2001 census)

Norfolk Island

Anglican 31.8%,
Roman Catholic 11.5%,
Uniting Church in Australia 10.6%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 3.2%,
other Christian 5.6%,
none 19.9%,
unspecified 16.6% (2006 census)

Northern Mariana Islands

Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)

Palau

Roman Catholic 41.6%,
Protestant 23.3%,
Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau),
Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%,
Jehovah's Witness 0.9%,
Latter-Day Saints 0.6%,
other 3.1%,
unspecified or none 16.4% (2000 census)

Papua New Guinea

Roman Catholic 27%,
Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%,
United Church 11.5%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 10%,
Pentecostal 8.6%,
Evangelical Alliance 5.2%,
Anglican 3.2%,
Baptist 2.5%,
other Protestant 8.9%,
Bahai 0.3%,
indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000 census)

Pitcairn Islands

Seventh-Day Adventist 100%

Samoa

Congregationalist 34.8%,
Roman Catholic 19.6%,
Methodist 15%,
Latter-Day Saints 12.7%,
Assembly of God 6.6%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%,
Worship Centre 1.3%,
other Christian 4.5%,
other 1.9%,
unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)

Solomon Islands

Church of Melanesia 32.8%,
Roman Catholic 19%,
South Seas Evangelical 17%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%,
United Church 10.3%,
Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%,
other Christian 4.4%,
other 2.4%,
unspecified 0.3%,
none 0.2% (1999 census)

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