Index
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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| primal-indigenous | Mexico | 3,200,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 1492 C.E. | Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993); pg. 23. | Table: "Some Estimates of Aboriginal American Population, ca. 1492 "; Figures from 5 different sources. Source: Kroeber (1939). |
| primal-indigenous | Mexico | 4,500,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 1492 C.E. | Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993); pg. 23. | Table: "Some Estimates of Aboriginal American Population, ca. 1492 "; Figures from 5 different sources. Source: Rosenblat (1954). |
| primal-indigenous | Mexico | 4,500,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 1492 C.E. | Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993); pg. 23. | Table: "Some Estimates of Aboriginal American Population, ca. 1492 "; Figures from 5 different sources. Source: Steward (1949). |
| primal-indigenous | Mexico | 15,000,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 1492 C.E. | Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993); pg. 23. | Table: "Some Estimates of Aboriginal American Population, ca. 1492 "; Figures from 5 different sources. Source: Sapper (1924). |
| primal-indigenous | Mexico | 37,500,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 1492 C.E. | Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993); pg. 23. | Table: "Some Estimates of Aboriginal American Population, ca. 1492 "; Figures from 5 different sources. Source: Dobyns (1966). |
| primal-indigenous | Mozambique | - | 48.00% | - | - | 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% "; Listed in table as "Traditional beliefs " |
| primal-indigenous | Mozambique | 9,300,000 | 60.00% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Southern Africa (UCCSA) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | Population (1994 United Nations estimate):.. Mozambique: 15.5 million... Main religions:... Mozambique: Indigenous beliefs (60%). Christianity (30%). Islam (10%). " |
| primal-indigenous | Mozambique | 8,550,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table; listed as "traditional beliefs " |
| primal-indigenous | Mozambique | 7,200,000 | 45.00% | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 110. | Estimates of % of population in principal religions, & est. 1997 total pop. |
| primal-indigenous | Mozambique | - | 40.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; listed in table as "animism " |
| primal-indigenous | Mozambique | - | 50.00% | - | - | 1999 | James, R. S. Mozambique ( "Major World Nations " book series). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999); pg. 65-66. | "...16% of the population... Catholic... About 20%... Muslims... Another 14%... Protestant... The remaining 50% of Mozambicans practice traditional tribal religion. Most of these tribal religions are animistic... Some Mozambicans combine the dancing, chants, and rituals of their traditional religions with some form of Christianity... " |
| primal-indigenous | Myanmar | 2,000,000 | 5.00% | - | - | 1990 | Noss., David S. & John B. Noss. A History of the World's Religions. Macmillian (1990).; pg. 227-228. | "Burma's recent population is etimated to be nearly forty million, approximately 85% Buddhist. About 5% could be described as animist, 4% Hindu, 4% Muslim and 2% Christian... The Burmese of today are profoundly Theravadin... " |
| primal-indigenous | Myanmar | 1,368,000 | 3.00% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Presbyterian Church of Myanmar (PCM) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Country information: Population (1994 United Nations estimate): 45.6 million... Main religions: Buddhism (85%), Christianity (5%), Islam (4%), Animist (3%)... " |
| primal-indigenous | Myanmar | 509,025 | 1.10% | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: April, 1995 issue of GLOBAL PRAYER DIGEST); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 46,275,000. Buddhist 87.8 percent. Muslim 3.8 percent (Rohingya and Bengalis). Animist 1.1 percent. Hindu 0.5 percent. Christian 6.5 percent. |
| primal-indigenous | Myanmar | 530,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table; listed as "traditional beliefs " |
| primal-indigenous | Myanmar | 468,219 | 1.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist beliefs 1%, other 2%; Total population: 46,821,943. |
| primal-indigenous | Myanmar | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; listed in table as "animism " |
| primal-indigenous | Namibia | 340,000 | 20.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 320-321. | "Location: Namibia; Population: 1,700,000 "; Pg. 321: "Namibians describe themselves as very spiritual. European missionaries saw early success here, and today 90% are Christians, mostly Lutheran. While it is typical for Africans to incorporate traditional animist beliefs and practices into their religious life, less than 20% of Namibians claim to do so. " |
| primal-indigenous | Namibia | - | 5.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; listed in table as "animism " |
| primal-indigenous | New Caledonia | 9,000 | 5.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 570-571. | "Location: New Caledonia...; Population: 180,000 "; Pg. 571: "The remaining 5% of the population follows traditional religious practices and has not been affected by missionary activity. " |
| primal-indigenous | New York: Brooklyn | - | - | - | - | 1968 | Pinney, Roy. Vanishing Tribes. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1968); pg. 6. | "'Tribe' popularly has an exotic flavor. But why are the Navaho and the Tutsi called 'tribes,' and not the Irish, or the inhabitants of Brooklyn? " |
| primal-indigenous | New Zealand | 291 | 0.01% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. Total 1986 NZ population: 3,263,228.; listed in table as "animism " |
| primal-indigenous | New Zealand | 579 | 0.02% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. Total 1991 NZ population: 3,373,853.; listed in table as "animism " |
| primal-indigenous | New Zealand | 132 | 0.00% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "VisionNet Census " (created by a Protestant group); (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); original source: Statistics New Zealand | Data taken from New Zealand national censuses, based on self-identification, down to denominational level. Total 1996 NZ population: 3,616,633.; listed in table as "animism " |
| primal-indigenous | Niger | - | 20.00% | - | - | 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% "; Listed in table as "Traditional beliefs " |
| primal-indigenous | Nigeria | - | 6.00% | - | - | 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% "; Listed in table as "Traditional beliefs " |
| primal-indigenous | Nigeria | 10,390,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table; listed as "traditional beliefs " |
| primal-indigenous | Nigeria | 22,800,000 | 19.00% | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 74. | Estimates of % of population in principal religions, & est. 1997 total pop. |
| primal-indigenous | Nigeria | - | 10.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; listed in table as "animism " |
| primal-indigenous | Nigeria | 18,924,120 | 18.00% | - | - | 1998 | Owhonda, John. Nigeria: A Nation of Many Peoples. Parsipany, New Jersey: Dillon Press (1998); pg. 6-7. | "Population: 105,134,000 (1995 estimated)... Major Religions:... Followers of Islam form 48% of the population, Christians 34%, with the rest of the population divided among various ethnic religions. " |
| primal-indigenous | North America | 900,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 1492 C.E. | Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993); pg. 23. | Table: "Some Estimates of Aboriginal American Population, ca. 1492 "; Figures from 5 different sources. Source: Kroeber (1939). |
| primal-indigenous | North America | 1,000,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 1492 C.E. | Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993); pg. 23. | Table: "Some Estimates of Aboriginal American Population, ca. 1492 "; Figures from 5 different sources. Source: Rosenblat (1954). |
| primal-indigenous | North America | 1,000,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 1492 C.E. | Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993); pg. 23. | Table: "Some Estimates of Aboriginal American Population, ca. 1492 "; Figures from 5 different sources. Source: Steward (1949). |
| primal-indigenous | North America | 3,500,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 1492 C.E. | Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993); pg. 23. | Table: "Some Estimates of Aboriginal American Population, ca. 1492 "; Figures from 5 different sources. Source: Sapper (1924). |
| primal-indigenous | North America | 12,300,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 1492 C.E. | Utter, Jack. American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions. Lake Ann, MI: National Woodlands Publishing Co. (1993); pg. 23. | Table: "Some Estimates of Aboriginal American Population, ca. 1492 "; Figures from 5 different sources. Source: Dobyns (1966). |
| primal-indigenous | North America | - | 0.20% | - | - | 1900 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check "; web page: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions " (viewed 25 Feb. 1999), written by Justin D. Long. | Table: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions, 1900-2025 "; "North America, defined by the U.N. to include Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, St. Pierre & Miquelon & U.S. "; listed in table as: "Ethnoreligionists " |
| primal-indigenous | North America | - | 0.10% | - | - | 1925 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check "; web page: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions " (viewed 25 Feb. 1999), written by Justin D. Long. | Table: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions, 1900-2025 "; "North America, defined by the U.N. to include Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, St. Pierre & Miquelon & U.S. "; listed in table as: "Ethnoreligionists " |
| primal-indigenous | North America | - | 0.10% | - | - | 1950 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check "; web page: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions " (viewed 25 Feb. 1999), written by Justin D. Long. | Table: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions, 1900-2025 "; "North America, defined by the U.N. to include Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, St. Pierre & Miquelon & U.S. "; listed in table as: "Ethnoreligionists " |
| primal-indigenous | North America | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1975 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check "; web page: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions " (viewed 25 Feb. 1999), written by Justin D. Long. | Table: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions, 1900-2025 "; "North America, defined by the U.N. to include Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, St. Pierre & Miquelon & U.S. "; listed in table as: "Ethnoreligionists " |
| primal-indigenous | North America | 47,000 | 0.02% | - | - | 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 Six Continental Areas, Mid-1995 "; Called "Ethnic religionists " in this table. |
| primal-indigenous | North America | 45,000 | 0.02% | - | - | 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 Six Continental Areas, Mid-1996 "; Called "Ethnic religionists " in this table. |
| primal-indigenous | North America | 424,000 | 0.14% | - | - | 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 "; [Listed in table as 'Ethnic religionists] |
| primal-indigenous | North America | 400,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check "; web page: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions " (viewed 25 Feb. 1999), written by Justin D. Long circa 1998. | "Smaller religious blocs have a higher growth rate:... At 4%, the 400,000 ethnoreligionists are the fastest growing bloc of religions in North America. " |
| primal-indigenous | North America | - | 0.10% | - | - | 2000 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check "; web page: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions " (viewed 25 Feb. 1999), written by Justin D. Long. | Table: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions, 1900-2025 "; "North America, defined by the U.N. to include Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, St. Pierre & Miquelon & U.S. "; listed in table as: "Ethnoreligionists "; [Year 2000 projection made circa 1997] |
| primal-indigenous | North America | - | 0.10% | - | - | 2025 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check "; web page: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions " (viewed 25 Feb. 1999), written by Justin D. Long. | Table: "North America: Decline & Fall of World Religions, 1900-2025 "; "North America, defined by the U.N. to include Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, St. Pierre & Miquelon & U.S. "; listed in table as: "Ethnoreligionists "; [Year 2025 projection made circa 1997] |
| primal-indigenous | Oceania | - | 21.00% | - | - | 1900 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check " (Protestant); web page: "Pacific: Decline & Fall of World Religions, 1900-2025 " by Justin D. Long, 1998 (viewed 5 March 1999) | "Ethnoreligionists were the largest non-Christian religious bloc in 1900, with 21% of the population. Virtually anyone who wasn't a Christian belonged to an ethnic religion. By 1925, this level had fallen to about 7% of the total population... " |
| primal-indigenous | Oceania | - | 7.00% | - | - | 1925 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check " (Protestant); web page: "Pacific: Decline & Fall of World Religions, 1900-2025 " by Justin D. Long, 1998 (viewed 5 March 1999) | "Ethnoreligionists were the largest non-Christian religious bloc in 1900, with 21% of the population. Virtually anyone who wasn't a Christian belonged to an ethnic religion. By 1925, this level had fallen to about 7% of the total population... " |
| primal-indigenous | Oceania | - | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Wilson, Andrew (ed). "The World Religions and their Scriptures " in World Scripture. International Religious Foundation, 1991. (viewed 9 July 1999) | "The traditional religions of the South Pacific are represented by a tradition from Tahiti and a legend of the Maori of New Zealand. Maori and Polynesian legends celebrate the prowess of those ancestors who bested the elements, explored and settled new islands, and won preeminence over their brethren. These heroes sometimes attained their goals through clever ruses, sometimes were adept at magic, and sometimes showed bravery in war. Some emerged as heroes despite low social status; some were impetuous and had to atone for their own mistakes; many had to deal with strife within their own families. Yet underneath is a deep longing for peace and harmony, even though it is rarely attained. " |
| primal-indigenous | Oceania | 113,000 | 0.40% | - | - | 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 Six Continental Areas, Mid-1995 "; Called "Ethnic religionists " in this table. |
| primal-indigenous | Oceania | 108,000 | 0.37% | - | - | 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 Six Continental Areas, Mid-1996 "; Called "Ethnic religionists " in this table. |
| primal-indigenous | Oceania | 259,000 | 0.88% | - | - | 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 "; [Listed in table as 'Ethnic religionists] |
| primal-indigenous | Oceania | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check " (Protestant); web page: "Pacific: Decline & Fall of World Religions, 1900-2025 " by Justin D. Long, 1998 (viewed 5 March 1999) | "Today, ethnic religions comprise less than 1% of the total population of the Pacific. However, it is interesting to note that between 1900 and 2000 ethnic religions have been maintaining their position and even seeing gains. Presently, they are growing at better than 1.5% per year, enough to increase their share of the population‹at the expense, ironically, of Christianity. " |
| primal-indigenous | Palau | 5,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table; listed in table as "traditional beliefs " |
| primal-indigenous | Palau | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; listed in table as "animism " |
| primal-indigenous | Panama | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; listed in table as "animism " |
| primal-indigenous | Papua New Guinea | 108,000 | 3.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Ethnologue Database " (viewed circa Dec. 1998) | "Population: 3,600,000 (1991 Honolulu Star-Bulletin)... Religion: Christian 94%, traditional religion 3%, cargo cult 2%, Baha'i 1% " |
| primal-indigenous | Papua New Guinea | 1,528,715 | 34.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 4,496,221. Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant sects 10%, indigenous beliefs 34% |
| primal-indigenous | Papua New Guinea | - | - | - | - | 1997 | Leibo, Steven A. East, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 132. | "Principal Religion: Traditional tribal beliefs, with an overlay of Christianity. " |
| primal-indigenous | Papua New Guinea | - | 2.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; listed in table as "animism " |
| primal-indigenous | Paraguay | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; listed in table as "animism " |
| primal-indigenous | Paraguay | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Ethnologue Database " (viewed circa Dec. 1998) | "Religion: Christian 98%, secular 1%, traditional religion 1% " |
| primal-indigenous | Peru | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Ethnologue Database " (viewed circa Dec. 1998) | "Religion: Christian 98%, traditional religion 1%, secular 1% " |
| primal-indigenous | Philippines | 1,980,000 | 3.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 203, 206. | " Location: Philippines; Population: 66 million "; Pg. 206: "The 3% of Filipinos classified as 'tribal' highlanders still follow ancestral animist traditions to varying degrees. " |
| primal-indigenous | Philippines | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; listed in table as "animism " |
| primal-indigenous | Polynesia | - | - | - | - | 1825 | 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. 549. | "The quite remarkable conversion to Christianity in the Polynesian islands, and the smashing of temples and statues, cannot wholly be laid at the door of the pitifully few Christian missionaries. Gods, chiefs, priests, and institutions such as the Arioi had become an alliance of tyrannies. The surge of popular feelings, helped on by missionaries who could not but take advantage of the situation, was not to be denied. A little later, as Europeans began to settle and their goods began to circulate, there were misgivings. Movements similar to Melanesian cargo cults flourished briefly, then died as generalized Christian ways became the norm. " |
