Index
back to Christian Science, world
| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Science | world | 400,000 | - | 2,300 units |
60 countries |
1998 | *LINK* web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance | Current membership data is unknown; the Church does not publish statistics. One source estimates about 400,000 people follow Christian Science teachings, although many are not affiliated with a congregation. Another estimates 150,000 members. |
| Christian Science | world | - | - | 3,000 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "Healer Mary Baker Eddy Went Where Few Women Went Before " in Salt Lake Tribune (February 27, 1999), viewed online 1 March 1999. | "There are 3,000 Christian Science congregations worldwide and six in Utah. The church does not give out membership figures, but three churches in Salt Lake City have at least 16 members and 'societies' with any number of members are meeting in Ogden, Park City and St. George. " |
| Christian Science | Wyoming | - | - | 9 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center. Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Church of Christ Scientist.'] |
| Christian Science - active | world | 100,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Chryssides, George. Exploring New Religions. London, U.K.: Cassells (1999). [Orig. source: Adherents.com] | "I have selected the best available [statistics], providing a range where adjudication is impossible... Christian Science:... World: 400,000 (1998); (active: 100,000 (1997)) " |
| Christian Science - active | world | 100,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Conkin, Paul K. American Originals: Homemade Varieties of Christianity, The University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill, NC (1997); pg. 267. | "Observers in Boston believe the active membership is no more than half what it was in 1950, with some estimates as low as 100,000. " |
| Christian Science - Mother Church | world | 40,000 | - | - | - | 1906 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 6). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 780. | "...in 1906, when, in fact, the Mother Church had only 40,000 members... " |
| Christian Science - Mother Church | world | 85,000 | - | - | - | 1910 | Kephart, William M. & William W. Zellner. Extraordinary Groups: An Examination of Unconventional Life-Styles (5th Ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press (1994); pg. 148. | "On December 4, 1910... Mary Baker Eddy died of pneumonia. At the time of her death, the Mother Church had an estimated membership of 85,000, and branch churches were flourishing nationally and internationally. " |
| Christian Science - nurses | world | 600 | - | - | - | 1994 | Kephart, William M. & William W. Zellner. Extraordinary Groups: An Examination of Unconventional Life-Styles (5th Ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press (1994); pg. 152. | "The Journal currently publishes the names of more than 2,600 practitioners and nearly 600 nurses. " |
| Christian Science - practitioners | USA | 8,000 | - | - | - | 1951 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 4). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 477. | "In the early 1950s there were some 10,000 Christian Science practitioners in the world, about 80% of them in the United States. Almost 90% of all practitioners were women at that time. " |
| Christian Science - practitioners | world | 8,831 | - | - | - | 1950 | Kephart, William M. & William W. Zellner. Extraordinary Groups: An Examination of Unconventional Life-Styles (5th Ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press (1994); pg. 155. | "In [Harold Pfautz's] final count in 1950 there were 7,786 female practitioners and 1,045 male practitioners. " |
| Christian Science - practitioners | world | 10,000 | - | - | - | 1951 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 4). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970); pg. 477. | "In the early 1950s there were some 10,000 Christian Science practitioners in the world, about 80% of them in the United States. Almost 90% of all practitioners were women at that time. " |
| Christian Science - practitioners | world | 3,063 | - | - | - | 1992 | Kephart, William M. & William W. Zellner. Extraordinary Groups: An Examination of Unconventional Life-Styles (5th Ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press (1994); pg. 155. | "The December 1992 Journal lists 2,610 female practitioners and 453 male practitioners, most living in urban areas. " |
| Christian Science - practitioners | world | 2,600 | - | - | - | 1994 | Kephart, William M. & William W. Zellner. Extraordinary Groups: An Examination of Unconventional Life-Styles (5th Ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press (1994); pg. 152. | "The Journal currently publishes the names of more than 2,600 practitioners and nearly 600 nurses. " |
| Christian Union | Nigeria | 3,500 | - | 20 units |
- | 1977 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 76-77. | "In June 1977, 20 churches with 3,500 members, now called The Christian Union of Etinan, in Nigeria, were received into the church. " |
| Christian Union | USA | 6,000 | - | 114 units |
- | 1984 | Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993); pg. 248-255. | Table 2: US Current Stats. (# of adherents from table's "inclusive membership " column, not sometimes smaller "full communicant " col.) Listed in table as "Christian Union. " |
| Christian Union | USA | 6,000 | - | 114 units |
- | 1990 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990); pg. 76-77. | "In June 1977, 20 churches with 3,500 members, now called The Christian Union of Etinan, in Nigeria, were received into the church. A college, Christian Union School of the Bible, is located at Greenfield, Ohio... There are 114 churches, the majority in Ohio, with 6,000 members. " |
| Christian Union | USA | 6,000 | - | 114 units |
- | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | - |
| Christian Union | world | 6,000 | - | 93 units |
- | 1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 162. | "Christian Union: A sect (or the general designation covering two sects) which grew out of a merger of several independent religious movements in 1864... There are no distinctive doctrines... This sect has 93 churches and 6,000 members. " |
| Christian Union of Nigeria | Nigeria | 3,500 | - | - | - | 1993 | Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995). | page 103. Associated with Christian Union (in U.S.) |
| Christian Unity Baptist Association | USA | 180 | - | 7 units |
- | 1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 162. | "Christian Unity Baptist Association: A group of 7 small Baptist churches (180 members) in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, which " [broke from a Regular Baptist association over the practice of 'open communion.'' |
| Christian Unity Baptist Association | world | 180 | - | 7 units |
1 country |
1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 162. | "Christian Unity Baptist Association: A group of 7 small Baptist churches (180 members) in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, which " [broke from a Regular Baptist association over the practice of 'open communion.'' |
| Christian Voice | USA | 187,000 | - | - | - | 1980 | Diamong, Sara. Not by Politics Alone: The Enduring Influence of the Christian Right. New York: The Guilford Press (1998); pg. 69. | "Christian Voice was formed in 1978... recruited sixteen members of Congress to serve on a Christian Voice 'Congressional advisory committee.' On board were 4 Republican Senators: Orrin Hatch of Utah (a Mormon), Roger Jepson of Iowa, James McClure of Idaho, and Gordon Humphrey of New Hampshire. From there, Christian Voice seemed to mushroom. By 1980, the organization claimed a donor base of 187,000 members and a budge of $1.5 million. Its chief activity in 1980 was mailing out literature on behalf of Ronald Reagan. " |
| Christian Workers for Fellowship | world | 4,500 | - | 96 units |
- | 1945 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 175. | "Churches of the Living God: Two Negro sects growing out of a group organized by William Christian at Wrightsville, Ark., in 1889... The 'Christian Workers for Fellowship' branch has 96 churches & 4,500 members. " |
| Christian World Liberation Front | California | - | - | - | - | 1969 | Diamong, Sara. Not by Politics Alone: The Enduring Influence of the Christian Right. New York: The Guilford Press (1998); pg. 61. | "The Christian World Liberation Front was founded in 1969 in Berkeley, California, by staffers of Campus Crusade for Christ, a group that had been around since the 1950s. " |
| Christianity | Afghanistan | 40 | - | - | - | 1985 | Barnhart, Joe Edward. The Southern Baptist Holy War. Austin, Texas: Texas Monthly Press (1986). [Source Homer Duncan, "The Fields Are White, " The Southern Baptist Journal, 13:1 (Jan./Feb. 1985), p. 20.]; pg. 173. | "In Afghanistan, a nation of more than 20 million, there is only one Christian in every 500,000 people. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 1,300,000 | 2.80% | - | - | 1500 C.E. | Walls, Andrew. "Christianity " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984]; pg. 71-72. | "Figure 2.2: Geography and statistics of Christian profession, 1500-2000 " [showing both population in millions and percentage of total population] |
| Christianity | Africa | 10,000,000 | 9.20% | - | - | 1900 | Mbiti, John S. Introduction to African Religion (Second Edition), Heinemann Educational Books: Portsmouth, New Hampshire (1991); pg. 33. | statistics cited |
| Christianity | Africa | 10,000,000 | - | - | - | 1900 | Walls, Andrew. "Christianity " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984]; pg. 109. | "At the beginning of the century there were perhaps 10 million professing Christians in Africa. Today [circa 1984] there are 203 million, and by the year 2000 there could be 393 million. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 75,000,000 | - | - | - | 1971 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 11. | "It has been estimated that in 1971 there were in Africa about 75 million Christians, 140 million Muslims, and 120 million adherents of traditional religions. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 203,300,000 | 44.30% | - | - | 1980 | Walls, Andrew. "Christianity " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984]; pg. 71-72. | "Figure 2.2: Geography and statistics of Christian profession, 1500-2000 " [showing both population in millions and percentage of total population] |
| Christianity | Africa | 128,617,000 | - | - | - | 1981 | Popenoe, David. Sociology (5th Ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (1983). [Source: 1981 Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 433. | Table: Membership in the Major Religions of the World " |
| Christianity | Africa | 130,917,000 | 27.10% | - | - | 1982 | Robertson, Ian. Sociology (2nd ed.); New York, NY: Worth Publishers (1981 2nd edition; updated since 1977 1st ed.). [Orig. source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Book of the Year, 1982]; pg. 405. | Table: "Estimated membership of the principal religions of the world " |
| Christianity | Africa | 130,000,000 | 29.00% | - | - | 1983 | Hopfe, Lews M. Religions of the World, Macmillan Publishing Co.: New York (1983) [3rd edition]; pg. 59. | "It is estimated that of a total population of 448 million, today there are 130 million Christians in Africa. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 234,000,000 | 45.00% | - | - | 1984 | Mbiti, John S. Introduction to African Religion (Second Edition), Heinemann Educational Books: Portsmouth, New Hampshire (1991); pg. 34. | statistics cited |
| Christianity | Africa | 203,000,000 | - | - | - | 1984 | Walls, Andrew. "Christianity " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984]; pg. 109. | "At the beginning of the century there were perhaps 10 million professing Christians in Africa. Today [circa 1984] there are 203 million, and by the year 2000 there could be 393 million. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 348,176,000 | 47.82% | - | - | 1995 | The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1997 (K-111 Reference Corp.: Mahwah, NJ), [Source: 1996 Encyc. Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 646. | Table: "Adherents of All Religions by 6 Continental Areas,1995 "; "Christians: Followers of Jesus Christ affiliated w/ churches (church members, incl. children: 1,791,227,000 [world total] plus persons professing in censuses or polls though not affiliated. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 360,873,984 | 48.24% | - | - | 1996 | The World Almanac & Book of Facts 1998 (K-111 Reference Corp.: Mahwah, NJ), [Source: 1997 Encyc. Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 654. | Table: "Adherents of All Religions by 6 Continental Areas,1996 "; "Christians: Followers of Jesus Christ affiliated w/ churches (church members, incl. children: 1,782,809,000 [world total] plus persons professing in censuses or polls though not affiliated. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 327,204,000 | 48.00% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "The Geography of Religion Website " (assembled by the students of Morehead State University, under Prof. Timothy C. Pitts); web page: "The Geography of Buddhism " (viewed 2 March 1999); Markham, Ian S., (Editor), A World Religions Reader. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers (1996); pg. 356-357. | table with 3 columns: "Area "; "Adherents "; "Population Percentage " |
| Christianity | Africa | 309,000,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check " (Protestant); web page: "Status of Global Mission 1997 " by Justin D. Long, 1997 (viewed 5 March 1999) | "309 million live in Africa, 299 million in Asia, 526 million in Europe, 450 million in Latin America, 202 million in North America and 19 million in Oceania. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 356,276,992 | 45.73% | - | - | 1998 | World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999). [Source: 1999 Encyc. Britannica Book of the Year]; pg. 695. | Table: "Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-1998 "; "Total Christians include those affiliated with churches not shown [Roman Catholic; Protestants; Orthodox; Anglicans], plus other persons professing in censuses or polls to be Christians but not affiliated with any church. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 350,000,000 | 46.67% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Chambers, Steve (Religion News Service). "Can Christianity, Islam Co-Exist in Africa? " in Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Aug. 1999 (viewed online 28 Aug. 1999). | "Roughly 300 million of Africa's 750 million people are Muslims, another 350 million of them Catholics and Protestants. Neither camp is having much success winning converts from the other, drawing instead from a once-bountiful pool of followers of traditional religions. " |
| Christianity | Africa | - | 3.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Issues That Make Christians Squirm! " (a Christian apologetics site written by Grantley Morris); Subsection: "Christianity is on the decline " (viewed 25 Feb. 1999) | "In Africa, the number who follow Christ has risen from 3% in 1900 to a present figure of 45%. " |
| Christianity | Africa | - | 45.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Issues That Make Christians Squirm! " (a Christian apologetics site written by Grantley Morris); Subsection: "Christianity is on the decline " (viewed 25 Feb. 1999) | "In Africa, the number who follow Christ has risen from 3% in 1900 to a present figure of 45%. " |
| Christianity | Africa | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Woodward, Kenneth L. "2000 Years of Jesus " in Newsweek (March 19, 1999); pg. 63. | "Numerically, it is already clear, the future of Christianity lies with the youthful churches of Africa, the Hispanics of the Americas and -- who knows? -- the millions of stalwart Christians in China. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 351,000,000 | - | - | - | 2000 | Bokenkotter, Thomas. A Concise History of the Catholic Church. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. (1977); pg. 344. | "According to some calculations, black Africa will by 57% Christian by the year 2000, and in Africa as a whole, Christians (175 million Catholics, 176 million Protestants) will surpass the 326 million Moslems. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 394,000,000 | 48.40% | - | - | 2000 | Mbiti, John S. Introduction to African Religion (Second Edition), Heinemann Educational Books: Portsmouth, New Hampshire (1991); pg. 34. | statistics cited; projection to year 2000 done in or before 1991 |
| Christianity | Africa | 350,000,000 | - | - | - | 2000 | *LINK* Tucker, Neely (Knight Ridder). "Growth of Christianity Is Exploding in Africa " in Salt Lake Tribune (15 Jan 2000). | "About 350 million Africans now profess Christianity, making it the largest religious faith on the continent. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 393,000,000 | - | - | - | 2000 | Walls, Andrew. "Christianity " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984]; pg. 109. | "At the beginning of the century there were perhaps 10 million professing Christians in Africa. Today [circa 1984] there are 203 million, and by the year 2000 there could be 393 million. " |
| Christianity | Africa | 393,300,000 | 47.20% | - | - | 2000 | Walls, Andrew. "Christianity " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984]; pg. 71-72. | "Figure 2.2: Geography and statistics of Christian profession, 1500-2000 " [showing both population in millions and percentage of total population; year 2000 figures are projections, made circa 1980] |
| Christianity | Africa - blacks | - | 57.00% | - | - | 2000 | Bokenkotter, Thomas. A Concise History of the Catholic Church. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. (1977); pg. 344. | "According to some calculations, black Africa will by 57% Christian by the year 2000... " |
| Christianity | Africa - East | - | 40.00% | - | - | 1986 | East Africa (series: Library of Nations). By the editors of Time-Life Books. Amsterdam: Time-Life Books (1986); pg. 135. | "Perhaps 10% of East Africans today profess the Islamic faith, and about 40% are Christian. " |
| Christianity | Africa - North | - | - | - | - | 300 C.E. | Bokenkotter, Thomas. A Concise History of the Catholic Church. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. (1977); pg. 67. | "By the year 300, North Africa was largely Christian. " |
| Christianity | Africa - sub-Saharan | 500,000 | - | - | - | 1875 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 178. | "In 1875, after several decades of missionary activity, there were fewer than half a million Christians in sub-Saharan Africa. Most of these were freed slaves or misfits and rejects from traditional society who found comfort and release in tiny Christian communities and mission stations. " |
| Christianity | Africa - sub-Saharan | 5,000,000 | 3.00% | - | - | 1925 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 178. | "By 1925 their number [Christians] had swelled to five million or 3 percent of the total population. " |
| Christianity | Africa - sub-Saharan | 100,000,000 | 45.00% | - | - | 1980 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 178. | "By 1980 there were about 100 million Christians in sub-Saharan Africa with an annual growth rate of more than 5 percent, or twice the growth rate of the population. This meant that Christians now number between 40 and 45 percent of the total population of this area. " |
| Christianity | Africa - sub-Saharan | - | 40.00% | - | - | 1991 | Russell, Chandler. Racing Toward 2001; Zondervan Publishing House: Grand Rapids, MI (1992). [Orig. source: J. Lee Grady, "New Missions Strategies for a Rapidly Changing World, " National & International Religion Report 5, no. 3, 28 Jan. 1991]; pg. 224. | "The church in Africa is adding about 20,000 people daily. Below the Sahara, the continent is believed to be about 40% Christian. " |
| Christianity | Africa - West | 50,000 | - | - | - | 1875 | Hallett, Robin. Africa Since 1875: A Modern History; Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press (1974); pg. 335. | "In 1875, the number of West African Christians, gathered around mission stations--none more than 70 years old, the majority of much more recent foundation--could hardly have exceeded 50,000. " |
| Christianity | Africa - West | 10,000,000 | - | - | - | 1965 | Hallett, Robin. Africa Since 1875: A Modern History; Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press (1974); pg. 335. | "By the 1960's West Africa was reckoned to possess a Christian population numbering 10 million. " |
| Christianity | Alabama | - | 93.30% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990... Self-identification of religious loyalty, using representative sample of 113,000 people in phone interviews. Sum of % by state of 21 main groups Kosmin classified as Christian: Assemblies of God, Baptist, Christianity - no denomination supplied, Church of God - all denominations, Church of the Nazarene, Churches of Christ, Congregationalist, Episcopalian, Evangelical/Born Again, Jehovah's Witnesses, Latter Day Saints, Holiness/Holy, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Orthodox, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Protestant - no denomination supplied, Catholic, Seventh-day Adventists |
| Christianity | Alabama | - | 84.00% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York. | ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Sum of all major groups classified by study as Christian: Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Protestant - no denomination supplied, Pentecostal, Episcopalian/Anglican, Mormon/LDS, Church of Christ, Non-denominational, Congregationalist/UCC, Jehovah's Witnesses, Assemblies of God, Evangelical, Church of God, Seventh-Day Adventist.] |
| Christianity | Albania | - | - | - | - | 1500 C.E. | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 27. | "Until the 16th century, almost all of Albania was Christian, the Orthodox religion being dominant in the south and the Roman Catholic in the north. In the 17th century, the Turks began a policy of Islamization by using, among other methods, economic incentives to convert the population... By the 19th century, Islam became the predominant religion... " |
| Christianity | Albania | - | 30.00% | - | - | 1800 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 27. | "Until the 16th century, almost all of Albania was Christian... In the 17th century, the Turks began a policy of Islamization by using, among other methods, economic incentives to convert the population... By the 19th century, Islam became the predominant religion, claiming about 70% of the population while some 20% remained Orthodox and 10% Roman Catholic. These groupings remained stable until the Communist government outlawed religion in 1967... " |
| Christianity | Albania | - | 30.00% | - | - | 1966 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 27. | "Until the 16th century, almost all of Albania was Christian... In the 17th century, the Turks began a policy of Islamization by using, among other methods, economic incentives to convert the population... By the 19th century, Islam became the predominant religion, claiming about 70% of the population while some 20% remained Orthodox and 10% Roman Catholic. These groupings remained stable until the Communist government outlawed religion in 1967... " |
| Christianity | Angola | 7,216,000 | 88.00% | - | - | 1988 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 1988 total pop. 8.2 million. About 46% of population under age fifteen in 1986. Christians (Roman Catholics and various Protestant denominations) estimated at between 65 and 88% of pop. in 1988; remainder practiced traditional African religions. |
| Christianity | Angola | 1,680,000 | 16.00% | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 80. | Estimates of % of population in principal religions, & est. 1997 total pop. |
