Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | Azerbaijan | 7,070,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table; Muslim: mostly Shiite |
| Islam | Azerbaijan | 7,282,842 | 93.40% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.); Total population: 7,797,476 (1997 est.). |
| Islam | Azerbaijan | 7,337,108 | 93.40% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 7,855,576 (July 1998 est.)... Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.); note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; actual practicing adherents are much lower " |
| Islam | Azerbaijan | - | 93.40% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Wholesome Words: Worldwide Missions " by Stephen Ross, "First Edition, 1998 "; [original sources: The World Book Encyclopedia, c1998.] | Table: "Major Muslim Countries of the World " |
| Islam | Bahrain | 300,000 | 91.00% | - | - | 1978 | Welch, Alford T. "Islam " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991 reprint; 1st pub 1984). [Orig. source: Weeks, R. (ed.), "Muslim Peoples: A World Ethnographic Survey " (1978)]; pg. 164-165. | Table: "Approximate Muslim populations and percentages of total populations " |
| Islam | Bahrain | 398,000 | - | - | - | 1983 | Tarr, David R. & Bryan R. Daves (editors). The Middle East (6th Ed.); Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. (1986); pg. 218. | "All of the approximately 398,000 Bahainis are Moslem, save for the tiny indigenous Jewish community... resident aliens [not counted in pop. total], nearly 1/3 of the people, are mostly non-Arab Asians from India, Iran & Pakistan. " |
| Islam | Bahrain | 220,000 | 99.00% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* Web site: "Arabic Paper "; web page: "Muslim Countries of the World " (viewed 15 June 1999). [Written 1998.] | [NOTE: Questionable statistical methodology.] "In 1986... Muslim Education Trust organization [U.K.] obtained... 1971 census & [info. from] Embassies of the respective countires... 1971 census showed the Independent Muslim countries pop. was around 784.5 Million. "; "...add (784.5M + 308M [minority Muslim countries]) = 1092.5 Million Muslims in 1971 "; Table shows country, "population " [number of Muslims in the country], & % Muslim. Total adds up to 896,080,000, so these figures are apparently intended to be estimates for 1986. |
| Islam | Bahrain | 486,920 | 94.00% | - | - | 1992 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 67-68. | "Location: Bahrainis; Population: 518,000 (1992 estimate) "; "At least 94% of the Bahraini population is Muslim. About 70% are Shi'ite, and 24% Sunni. " |
| Islam | Bahrain | - | 85.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994); pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Islam | Bahrain | 467,500 | 85.00% | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | About 550,000 [total pop.] in early 1992. Population 85 percent Muslim, including about 70 percent Shia and 30 percent Sunni. Non-Muslim foreigners include 7.3 percent Christians and 7.7 percent Hindus and others. |
| Islam | Bahrain | 603,318 | 100.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Shi'a Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim 25%; Total Population: 603,318 (July 1997 est.) note: includes 221,182 non-nationals (July 1997 est.) |
| Islam | Bahrain | 550,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 1997 | Russell, Malcom B. The Middle East and South Asia 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 42. | Estimates of % of population in principal religions, & est. 1997 total pop.; "Population: 550,000, including 150,000 expatriates... Principal Religion: Islam, about 60% Shi'a and 40% Sunni " |
| Islam | Bahrain | - | 100.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Bahrain Human Rights Organization web page | RELIGIONS: Muslim (Shi`a 70%, Sunni 30%). |
| Islam | Bahrain | 616,342 | 100.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 616,342 (July 1998 est.); note: includes 224,640 non-nationals (July 1998 est.)... Shi'a Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim 25% " |
| Islam | Bahrain | - | 100.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Wholesome Words: Worldwide Missions " by Stephen Ross, "First Edition, 1998 "; [original sources: The World Book Encyclopedia, c1998.] | Table: "Major Muslim Countries of the World " |
| Islam | Bahrain | 507,600 | 94.70% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 70,800,000 | 85.00% | - | - | 1978 | Welch, Alford T. "Islam " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991 reprint; 1st pub 1984). [Orig. source: Weeks, R. (ed.), "Muslim Peoples: A World Ethnographic Survey " (1978)]; pg. 164-165. | Table: "Approximate Muslim populations and percentages of total populations " |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 64,000,000 | 83.12% | - | - | 1981 | 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. 359. | "According to recent census figures [Islam] claims in Pakistan 63 million out of a total population of 65 million; in Bangladesh, 64 million out of 77 million... " |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 100,000,000 | 85.00% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* Web site: "Arabic Paper "; web page: "Muslim Countries of the World " (viewed 15 June 1999). [Written 1998.] | [NOTE: Questionable statistical methodology.] "In 1986... Muslim Education Trust organization [U.K.] obtained... 1971 census & [info. from] Embassies of the respective countires... 1971 census showed the Independent Muslim countries pop. was around 784.5 Million. "; "...add (784.5M + 308M [minority Muslim countries]) = 1092.5 Million Muslims in 1971 "; Table shows country, "population " [number of Muslims in the country], & % Muslim. Total adds up to 896,080,000, so these figures are apparently intended to be estimates for 1986. |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 91,269,704 | 83.00% | - | - | 1988 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | [Total pop.] officially given at 109,963,551 in July 1988. Annual growth rate 2.6%. In 1988 nearly 83 percent Muslim, 16 percent Hindu, less than 1 percent Buddhist, Christian, and tribal religions. |
| Islam | Bangladesh | - | 80.00% | - | - | 1989 | Brown, Susan. Pakistan and Bangladesh (series: People and Places). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett Press (1989); pg. 35. | "In Bangladesh, more than 80 percent are Muslims. " |
| Islam | Bangladesh | - | 87.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994); pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 97,940,000 | 83.00% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Bangladesh/Church of Bangladesh (COB) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Country information: Population (1994 United Nations estimate): 118 million... Main religions: Islam is the constitutional state religion (83%), Hinduism (16%), Christianity (0.3%)Š " |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 106,042,120 | 88.30% | - | - | 1995 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 89-91. | "Location: Bangladesh; Population: 120,093,000 "; Pg. 90: "Most Bangladeshis are Muslims, with 88.3% of the population claiming Islam as their religion. " |
| Islam | Bangladesh | - | 87.00% | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site; (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | POPULATION 1995:132,219,000; Muslim 87%; Hindu 11.7%; Buddhist 0.6%; Christian 0.44% |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 108,640,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 97,000,000 | 85.00% | - | - | 1996 | Halverson, Dean C. (ed.) The Compact Guide to World Religions; Colorado Springs, Colorado: International Students Inc. (1996). [Publisher is an Evangelical missionary organization.]; pg. 103. | "...the four nations with the largest number of Muslims today are all outside the Middle East: Indonesia--166 million, 88% of the population; Pakistan--111 million, 97%, Bangladesh--97 million; India--93 million, 11%. " |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 106,050,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything, DK Publishing, Inc.: New York (1997); pg. 160-161. | List: "Top 10 Largest Muslim Populations in the World "; (Rank: 3) |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 110,675,448 | 88.30% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Muslim 88.3%, Hindu 10.5%, other 1.2%; Total population: 125,340,261. |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 103,530,000 | 87.00% | - | - | 1997 | Russell, Malcom B. The Middle East and South Asia 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 46. | Estimates of % of population in principal religions, & est. 1997 total pop. |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 133,873,624 | - | - | - | 1998 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything 1999. New York: DK Publishing (1998); pg. 77. | Table: "Top 10 Largest Muslim Populations in the World "; Rank: #3 |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 112,641,664 | 88.30% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 127,567,002 (July 1998 est.)... Muslim 88.3%, Hindu 10.5%, other 1.2% " |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 106,000,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 547-548. | "Muslims in South Asia... Pakistan; Bangladesh; India; Sri Lanka; Nepal; Bhutan... "; Pg. 548: "Muslims in South Asia today number around 375 million people. Of these, some two-thirds live in the two Muslim states in the region. Pakistan, in the west of the subcontinent, has 136 million Muslims, while Bangladesh, in the east, has a population of 106 million Muslims. " |
| Islam | Bangladesh | - | 87.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; total population: 132,219,000 |
| Islam | Bangladesh | - | 88.30% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Wholesome Words: Worldwide Missions " by Stephen Ross, "First Edition, 1998 "; [original sources: The World Book Encyclopedia, c1998.] | Table: "Major Muslim Countries of the World " |
| Islam | Bangladesh | 127,628,304 | 88.40% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Islam | Bangladesh - Bengalis | 63,600,000 | 60.00% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 110. | "The 1991 cnesus puts the population of Bengal at just over 174 million. The greatest number of Bengalis are found in Bangladesh (106 million), with the remainder living in the Indian state of West Bengal (68 million)... Bengalis, though unified by a common language and culture, are divided by religion. Over 60% of Bengalis, most living in Bangladesh, are Muslim. Even in Hindu India, more than 20% of West Bengal's population is Muslim... Most Bengalis are Sunnis, though Sufism also plays a role in their religious lives. " |
| Islam | Barbados | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* tourism page: "Fun Barbados " | Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. " |
| Islam | Barbados | 500 | 0.20% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Islam | Belarus | - | - | 8 units |
- | 1993 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 63. | "In 1993, there were about 1,500 religious congregations in Belarus, including 787 Orthodox, 305 Roman Catholic, 170 Pentecostal, 141 Baptist, 26 Old Believer... 17 Seventh-Day Adventist, 9 Apostolic Christian, 8 Uniate, 8 New Apostolic, 8 Muslim, 7 Jewish, and 15 others. " |
| Islam | Belgium | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994); pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Islam | Belgium | 250,000 | 2.78% | - | - | 1993 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 66-67. | "Population: About 9 million "; "Muslims, mostly migratory workers from Turkey and North Africa, are the second-largest religious group, numbering 250,000 in 1993. " |
| Islam | Belgium | 350,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | "Muslims have organized their Belgian Community " from Le Monde, "reputed as the most serious newspaper in France, Luc, ROSENZWEIG "; posted to |
"A representative council has been elected for the 350,000 Begian Muslims elected, Sunday, Dec. 13th, ater a vote organized by the Belgian Interior Dept. " |
| Islam | Belgium | 120,000 | 1.10% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Islam | Belize | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Islam | Benin | 3,000,000 | 60.00% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* Web site: "Arabic Paper "; web page: "Muslim Countries of the World " (viewed 15 June 1999). [Written 1998.] | [NOTE: Questionable statistical methodology.] "In 1986... Muslim Education Trust organization [U.K.] obtained... 1971 census & [info. from] Embassies of the respective countires... 1971 census showed the Independent Muslim countries pop. was around 784.5 Million. "; "...add (784.5M + 308M [minority Muslim countries]) = 1092.5 Million Muslims in 1971 "; Table shows country, "population " [number of Muslims in the country], & % Muslim. Total adds up to 896,080,000, so these figures are apparently intended to be estimates for 1986.; Location listed in table as "Dahomey ", former name. |
| Islam | Benin | - | 15.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994); pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Islam | Benin | 670,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Islam | Benin | 885,327 | 15.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | indigenous beliefs 70%, Muslim 15%, Christian 15%; Total population: 5,902,178. |
| Islam | Benin | 420,000 | 8.00% | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 38. | "Population: 5.25 million (estimated)... Traditional beliefs (about 77%), Christianity (about 15%), Islam (about 8%). " |
| Islam | Benin | 915,120 | 15.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 6,100,799 (July 1998 est.)... Religions: indigenous beliefs 70%, Muslim 15%, Christian 15% " |
| Islam | Benin | 741,000 | 13.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 59-60. | "Location: Benin; Population: 5.7 million "; "About 13% of the population subscribes to Islam... " |
| Islam | Benin | 357,200 | 15.20% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site; (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total Pop: 2,106,000. Muslims: 357,200; 15.2%. |
| Islam | Benin | - | 17.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Islam | Benin | 1,065,800 | 18.00% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Islam | Bhutan | 50,000 | 5.00% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* Web site: "Arabic Paper "; web page: "Muslim Countries of the World " (viewed 15 June 1999). [Written 1998.] | [NOTE: Questionable statistical methodology.] "In 1986... Muslim Education Trust organization [U.K.] obtained... 1971 census & [info. from] Embassies of the respective countires... 1971 census showed the Muslim Minorities countries had around 308 Million Muslim.. "; "...add (784.5M [independent Muslim countries]+ 308M) = 1092.5 Million Muslims in 1971 "; Table shows country, "population " [number of Muslims in the country], & % Muslim. Total adds up to 317,391,000, so these figures are apparently intended to be estimates for 1986. |
| Islam | Bhutan | 79,910 | 5.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | [Total pop.] estimates vary widely: 1,598,216 in July 1991 but possibly only 700,000. 70 percent Mahayana Buddhists (predominantly Drupka subsect), 25 percent Hindus, 5 percent Muslims. Indeterminate but small number of Bon adherents. |
| Islam | Bhutan | - | 5.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994); pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Islam | Bhutan | 90,000 | 5.00% | - | - | 1995 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 118-119. | "Bhutanese: Location: Bhutan; Population: About 816,000 - 1.8 million (including Nepalese immigrants and other minorities) "; "Population data for Bhutan are unreliable. Estimates based on government reports place the total population at around 816,000 persons in 1995. This figure, however, excludes a large number of immigrants from Nepal. If the Nepalese are included, the population may currently exceed 1.8 million. "; "Some 5% of the population follow Islam. " |
| Islam | Bhutan | 41,000 | 5.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 548. | "In Bhutan, Muslims number around 41,000 (5% of the population). " |
| Islam | Bhutan | - | 4.90% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* tourism web page: "Bootan.com " | RELIGION: Unity and independence of the country under the state religion of Buddhism.; BUDDHISM: 70%; HINDU: 25%; MUSLIM: 4.9%; CHRISTIAN: .1% |
| Islam | Bhutan | 108,000 | 5.00% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Islam | Bolivia | 1,000 | 0.01% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Islam | Bosnia | - | - | - | - | 1500 C.E. | Malcom, Noel. Bosnia: A Short History. Washington Square, NY: New York University Press (1994); pg. 29. | "...modern scholarship has comprehensively demolished the claim that the Islamicization of Bosnia consisted essentially of a mass-conversion of the members of the Bosnian Church. Some members of that Church may indeed have been more inclined to convert to Islam because of their alientation from the mainstream Catholic or Orthodox Churches; this seems psychologically possible, but particular evidence is lacking. What is now understood is that many factors were involved in the spread of Islam in Bosnia, and that if the special attitude of the Bosnian Church was a factor at all, it was not one of the most important ones. " |
| Islam | Bosnia | - | - | - | - | 1550 C.E. | Malcom, Noel. Bosnia: A Short History. Washington Square, NY: New York University Press (1994); pg. 54. | "Similarly, the idea that there was a massive forcible conversion of Bosnians in the early years after the conquest is obviously false: the process of conversion was slow at the outset and took many generations. Although we lack the sort of personal testimony which would tell us how and why individuals decided to convert, we do have occasional comments, such as that of the monk mentioned above, indicating that people made the change of religion voluntarily. " |
