Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahai Faith | Malta | 255 | 0.07% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 390,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Marshall Islands | 680 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Marshall Islands | 1,023 | 1.50% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 68,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Martinique | 1,300 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Martinique | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Bahai Faith | Martinique | 2,031 | 0.50% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 408,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Mauritania | 150 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Mauritania | 267 | 0.01% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 2,670,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Mauritius | 18,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Mauritius | 21,848 | 1.84% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 1,189,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Mayotte | 0 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Mayotte | 0 | 0.00% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 102,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Mexico | 28,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Mexico | 33,903 | 0.03% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 99,639,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,250 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani [Country listed as 'Micronesia'] |
| Bahai Faith | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,909 | 1.61% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 118,700 [Country listed as 'Micronesia'] |
| Bahai Faith | Middle East | - | - | - | - | 1992 | Ovendale, Ritchie. The Longman Companion to The Middle East since 1914. London & New York: Longman (1992); pg. 215. | "Bahais: Deriving from Shiite Islam, the Bahai faith emphasizes the unity of all religions, world peace and universal education. It was started in Persia in 1862 by Mirza Hussein Ali Bahaullah. Few Bahais now live in the Middle East. " |
| Bahai Faith | Moldova | 0 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani [Country listed as 'Moldavia'] |
| Bahai Faith | Moldova | - | - | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Number of Baha'is: UNKNOWN: Tis reflects the situation where the WCE 2001 acknowledged a Baha'i presence in a country, but failed to record a total number of believers. All countries where this occurred are those which have been VERY recently opened to the Faith (within the last decade). [Country listed as 'Moldavia'] |
| Bahai Faith | Monaco | 40 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Monaco | 57 | 0.17% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 34,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Mongolia | 40 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Mongolia | 53 | 0.00% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 2,472,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Montserrat | 150 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Montserrat | 156 | 1.47% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 10,600 |
| Bahai Faith | Morocco | 23,600 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Morocco | 28,719 | 0.10% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 28,778,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Mozambique | 2,200 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Mozambique | 3,405 | 0.02% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 19,105,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Myanmar | 55,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Myanmar | 79,044 | 0.16% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 48,852,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Namibia | 6,500 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Namibia | 8,864 | 0.50% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 1,771,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Nauru | 840 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Nauru | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Ethnologue Database " (viewed circa Dec. 1998) | "Religion: Christian 83%, Chinese traditional religion 8%, secular 8%, Baha'i 1% " |
| Bahai Faith | Nauru | 1,106 | 9.22% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 12,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Nepal | 5,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Nepal | 6,163 | 0.03% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 23,930,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Netherlands | 3,800 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Netherlands | 5,506 | 0.03% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 15,921,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Netherlands Antilles | 400 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Netherlands Antilles | 579 | 0.26% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 221,000 |
| Bahai Faith | New Caledonia | 700 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | New Caledonia | 932 | 0.44% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 212,000 |
| Bahai Faith | New York: Buffalo | 15 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1926 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997). [Orig. source: 1926 U.S. govt. census from Bureau of the Census, 1930, vol. 1]; pg. 10. | "...city of Buffalo, New York... In 1926 the Baha'is had one church and 15 members, all of them age thirteen and over. " |
| Bahai Faith | New York: Buffalo | 15 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1926 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997). [Orig. source: 1926 U.S. govt. census from Bureau of the Census, 1930, vol. 1]; pg. 8. | "Table 31. Number of churches, membership [incl. children]... 1926 "; Reports prepared by pastors/boards of elders. Listed in table as Baha'is. |
| Bahai Faith | New Zealand | 2,079 | 0.06% | - | - | 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. |
| Bahai Faith | New Zealand | 2,900 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | New Zealand | 2,865 | 0.08% | - | - | 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. |
| Bahai Faith | New Zealand | 3,104 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "News From Bree "; web page: "Millions of Members? " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); "Last Update on 29th November 1998 " | "A Christian Web site has extracted the 'what religion' answers from New Zealand censuses... There were 41,169 Mormons [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], 19,530 Jehovah's Witnesses and 3,104 Baha'i " |
| Bahai Faith | New Zealand | 3,104 | 0.09% | - | - | 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. |
| Bahai Faith | New Zealand | 3,878 | 0.10% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 3,836,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Nicaragua | 7,300 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Nicaragua | 9,616 | 0.19% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 5,074,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Niger | 2,200 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Niger | 2,978 | 0.03% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 10,076,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Nigeria | 25,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Nigeria | 27,031 | 0.02% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 123,338,000 |
| Bahai Faith | Niue | 20 | - | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Niue | 29 | 1.53% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 1,900 |
| Bahai Faith | Norfolk Island | 0 | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani |
| Bahai Faith | Norfolk Island | 0 | 0.00% | - | - | 2000 | Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia (2001) | Data transcribed by Simeon Kohlman Rabbani. Percent: Bahai pop./country pop. from PRB (http://www.prb.org): 2,100 |
| Bahai Faith | North America | - | 0.00% | - | - | 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: "Baha'is " |
| Bahai Faith | North America | - | 0.00% | - | - | 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: "Baha'is " |
| Bahai Faith | North America | - | 0.00% | - | - | 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: "Baha'is " |
