Research Guides: Statistics: Religion

Religion

Adherents.com
Major Religions of the World
Major Branches
Religious Bodies of the World
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"Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 43,870 adherent statistics and religious geography citations: references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc. The religions of the world are enumerated here."
Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
Though originally focused on American religion, it now includes international information.
International Religious Freedom Report
US State Dept. Annual Report to Congress - this report describes the status of religious freedom in every country. It looks at government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and individuals
coverage is from 2001 forward
NationMaster.com
Useful for comparing statistics between nations in a variety of categories

SAGE Data
U.S. and international statistics. Sources include public, private/commercial, and nongovernmental organizations.
Statistics and Data, Business, Finance, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, International Studies, International Relations, Demography, Agriculture, Education, Criminal Justice, Housing and Construction, Labor and Employment, Energy Resources and Industries, Climate and Weather

World Christian Database
Religions, denominations, people & languages, countries & regions, cities & provinces, chronology.

World Factbook
updated annual, this includes a listing of religions by adherents and sometimes includes the percent of the total population.

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