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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | Nicaragua | 1,494,000 | 90.00% | - | - | 1965 | Carpenter, Allan & Tom Balow. Nicaragua (series: Enchantment of Central America). Chicago: Childrens Press (1971), pg. 90. | "Official Religion - None, but more than 90% of people are Roman Catholic... Population History... 1965: 1,660,000 " |
| Catholic | Nicaragua | - | 96.00% | - | - | 1971 | Carpenter, Allan & Tom Balow. Nicaragua (series: Enchantment of Central America). Chicago: Childrens Press (1971), pg. 63. | "...though there is no official religion, today about 96% of the population is Catholic. " |
| Catholic | Nicaragua | - | 88.00% | - | - | 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% " |
| Catholic | Nicaragua | 4,047,000 | 89.00% | 205 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997), pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Nicaragua | 3,770,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Catholic | Nicaragua | 4,167,079 | 95.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 4,386,399. Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 5%. |
| Catholic | Nicaragua | 3,960,000 | 90.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 330. | "Location: Nicaragua; Population: 4.4 million "; "Approximately 90% of the Nicaraguan people are Roman Catholics. City dwellers and those from the middle and upper class are most likely to attend Mass and receive the sacraments. The lower classes tend to be less religious... " |
| Catholic | Nicaragua | - | 79.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Nicaragua | - | 95.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Wholesome Words: Worldwide Missions " by Stephen Ross, "First Edition, 1998 "; [original sources: The World Book Encyclopedia, c1998.] | Table: "Major Roman Catholic Countries of the World " |
| Catholic - nuns | Nicaragua | 484 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 3.1: "Growth or Decline in Religious Sisters, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - nuns | Nicaragua | 921 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 3.1: "Growth or Decline in Religious Sisters, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - priests | Nicaragua | 310 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 2: "Increase in Priests, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - priests | Nicaragua | 400 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 2: "Increase in Priests, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Nicaragua | 45 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Nicaragua | 218 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Nicaragua | - | - | - | - | 1971 | Carpenter, Allan & Tom Balow. Nicaragua (series: Enchantment of Central America). Chicago: Childrens Press (1971), pg. 63. | "There are many Protestant churches, including those of the Episcopal, Baptist, Mormon, and Methodist faiths. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Nicaragua | 3,100 | - | - | - | 1985 | "New Stake Presidencies " in LDS Church News (Aug. 15, 1998), pg. 13. | "At year-end 1985 membership in the country was 3,100. Within six years, membership increased to 11,000, and at the end of 1997, Nicaragua had a membership of 25,000. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Nicaragua | 11,000 | - | - | - | 1991 | "New Stake Presidencies " in LDS Church News (Aug. 15, 1998), pg. 13. | "At year-end 1985 membership in the country was 3,100. Within six years, membership increased to 11,000, and at the end of 1997, Nicaragua had a membership of 25,000. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Nicaragua | 18,000 | 0.40% | 96 units |
- | 1995 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 188-408. | "Year-end 1995: Est. population [of country]; Members, [number shown in '# of adherents' column to left] " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Nicaragua | 25,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | "New Stake Presidencies " in LDS Church News (Aug. 15, 1998), pg. 13. | "At year-end 1985 membership in the country was 3,100. Within six years, membership increased to 11,000, and at the end of 1997, Nicaragua had a membership of 25,000. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Nicaragua | 25,000 | 0.70% | 75 units |
- | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 267-410. | Information from a variety of sources. Figures for year-end 1997. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Nicaragua | 26,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | "The Church in Central America " in Ensign (Aug. 1998), pg. 79. | "The Church has no stakes there yet, but about 26,000 members are organized into several strong districts. " |
| Church of the Nazarene | Nicaragua | 7,677 | 0.23% | 111 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 12 Jan. 1998; total population: 3,374,000 |
| Convencion Bautista de Nicaragua | Nicaragua | 10,000 | - | 87 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Baptist World Alliance web site; page: "BWA Statistics " (viewed 31 March 1999). | "Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals " |
| Convencion de Iglesias Evangelicas Menonitas de Nicaragua | Nicaragua | 3,050 | - | 63 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | NICARAGUA... Convencion de Iglesias Evangelicas Menonitas de Nicaragua (CIEMN); Members: 3,050; Congregations: 63 |
| Fraternidad de Iglesias Evangelicas Menonitas de Nicaragua | Nicaragua | 750 | - | 23 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | NICARAGUA... Fraternidad de Iglesias Evangelicas Menonitas de Nicaragua; Members: 750; Congregations: 23 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Nicaragua | 14,104 | 0.30% | 230 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 60,432. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Nicaragua | 14,345 | 0.30% | 239 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; This adherent/member count is for "1998 Peak Witnesses " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Nicaragua | 60,432 | 1.31% | 230 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | From 1997 Statistics "Memorial attendance " column. Count of all who attend this once-a-year meeting, whether or not a "publisher " in full standing. Most would be considered adherents. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Nicaragua | 57,597 | 1.21% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; "Memorial attendance " column indicates attendance at yearly communion meeting. |
| Mennonite World Conference | Nicaragua | 6,600 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site; page: "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership Totals " (viewed 8 Aug. 1999). | Table: "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership Totals "; "based on the most recent data available... from 1996 or 1997... statistics indicate baptized members "; Dif. religious bodies: 3. |
| Mision Hermanos en Cristo | Nicaragua | 2,800 | - | 60 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | NICARAGUA... Mision Hermanos en Cristo (Nicaragua); Members: 2,800; Congregations: 60 |
| Moravian Church | Nicaragua | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 330-331. | "Location: Nicaragua; Population: 4.4 million "; "The 10% of the population that are Protestant chiefly live in the Caribbean part of the nation. The Moravian Church is dominant in this region; almost all Miskito and many Creoles are Moravian. " |
| other | Nicaragua | 500,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Roman Catholic; other is mostly Protestant |
| Protestant | Nicaragua | - | - | - | - | 1971 | Carpenter, Allan & Tom Balow. Nicaragua (series: Enchantment of Central America). Chicago: Childrens Press (1971), pg. 63. | "There are many Protestant churches, including those of the Episcopal, Baptist, Mormon, and Methodist faiths. " |
| Protestant | Nicaragua | 219,320 | 5.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 4,386,399. Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 5%. |
| Protestant | Nicaragua | 440,000 | 10.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 330-331. | "Location: Nicaragua; Population: 4.4 million "; "The 10% of the population that are Protestant chiefly live in the Caribbean part of the nation. The Moravian Church is dominant in this region; almost all Miskito and many Creoles are Moravian. Pentecostal churches have made important gains among Nicaragua's poor. The Assemblies of God is the largest of the Pentecostal denominations. " |
| Protestant | Nicaragua | - | 17.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| African Traditional Religion | Niger | 500,000 | 54.90% | - | - | 1900 | *LINK* web page: "Geographical Distribution of Followers of ATR... " (viewed 13 March 1999); Arranged by Chidi Denis Isizoh from the entries made in: Barret, D.B. World Christian Encylopedia. Nairobi (1982). | Table: "Geographical Distribution of Adherents of African Traditional Religion in the Continent of Africa " |
| African Traditional Religion | Niger | 545,300 | 13.60% | - | - | 1970 | *LINK* web page: "Geographical Distribution of Followers of ATR... " (viewed 13 March 1999); Arranged by Chidi Denis Isizoh from the entries made in: Barret, D.B. World Christian Encylopedia. Nairobi (1982). | Table: "Geographical Distribution of Adherents of African Traditional Religion in the Continent of Africa " |
| African Traditional Religion | Niger | 578,110 | 12.60% | - | - | 1975 | *LINK* web page: "Geographical Distribution of Followers of ATR... " (viewed 13 March 1999); Arranged by Chidi Denis Isizoh from the entries made in: Barret, D.B. World Christian Encylopedia. Nairobi (1982). | Table: "Geographical Distribution of Adherents of African Traditional Religion in the Continent of Africa " |
| African Traditional Religion | Niger | 615,880 | 11.70% | - | - | 1980 | *LINK* web page: "Geographical Distribution of Followers of ATR in African Nations "; (viewed 13 March 1999); Arranged by Chidi Denis Isizoh from the entries made in: Barret, D.B. World Christian Encylopedia. Nairobi (1982). | Table: "Geographical Distribution of Adherents of African Traditional Religion in the Continent of Africa " |
| African Traditional Religion | Niger | - | 15.00% | - | - | 1985 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: INTERNATIONAL INTERCESSORS, Feb., 1985); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 5.4 million. Islam is the predominant religion. About 15 percent of the people still adhere to traditional religion. |
| African Traditional Religion | Niger | 742,500 | 7.80% | - | - | 2000 | *LINK* web page: "Geographical Distribution of Followers of ATR in African Nations "; (viewed 13 March 1999); Arranged by Chidi Denis Isizoh from the entries made in: Barret, D.B. World Christian Encylopedia. Nairobi (1982). | Table: "Geographical Distribution of Adherents of African Traditional Religion in the Continent of Africa "; Projection, made circa 1982. |
| Beriberi-Manga | Niger | - | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995), pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Catholic | Niger | 19,000 | 0.20% | 21 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997), pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Christianity | Niger | 88,000 | 1.00% | - | - | 1994 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 334, 336. | "Location: Niger; Population: 8.8 million (1994) "; Pg. 336: "During the colonia period, Christian missions were established throughout Niger. Today, they are still active but Catholics and Protestants make up less than 1% of Niger's population. " |
| Christianity | Niger | - | - | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997), pg. 200. | "Principal Religions: Islam. There is a small number of Christians. " |
| Djerma | Niger | - | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995), pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Islam | Niger | 4,200,000 | 85.00% | - | - | 1978 | Welch, Alford T. "Islam " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984], pg. 164-165. [Original src: Weeks, R. (ed.), "Muslim Peoples: A World Ethnographic Survey " (1978).] | Table: "Approximate Muslim populations and percentages of total populations " |
| Islam | Niger | - | - | - | - | 1985 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: INTERNATIONAL INTERCESSORS, Feb., 1985); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 5.4 million. Islam is the predominant religion. About 15 percent of the people still adhere to traditional religion. |
| Islam | Niger | 4,500,000 | 91.00% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* Web site: "Arabic Paper "; web page: "Muslim Countries of the World " (viewed 15 June 1999). [Written 1998.] | [NOTE: Unreliable 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 | Niger | - | 80.00% | - | - | 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 | Niger | 8,360,000 | 95.00% | - | - | 1994 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 334, 336. | "Location: Niger; Population: 8.8 million (1994) "; Pg. 336: "Today, 95% of the Nigerien population is said to be Muslim, though in many cases being a follower of Mohammed is not antithetical to the propitiation of spirits or the use of divination. " |
| Islam | Niger | 7,511,087 | 80.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 9,388,859. Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christians |
| Islam | Niger | - | - | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997), pg. 200. | "Principal Religions: Islam. There is a small number of Christians. " |
| Islam | Niger | - | 80.00% | - | - | 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 | Niger | 8,799,000 | 92.00% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Izala | Niger | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 336. | "Of late, reformist religious groups such as Izala, an anti-Sufi movement, have made numerous converts among the youth by preaching against an Islam which they see as tainted by local traditions. Izala members advocate frugality, and Islamic education for all, challenge the authority of elders, and condemn the use of amulets. " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Niger | 77 | 0.00% | 5 units |
- | 1983 | Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59. | Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Adherent count here is from "1983 Peak Publishers " column |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Niger | 241 | 0.00% | 7 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 1,187. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Niger | 238 | 0.00% | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; This adherent/member count is for "1998 Peak Witnesses " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Niger | 152 | - | 5 units |
- | 1983 | Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59. | Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Data from columns: "No. of congs. " and "Memorial attendance " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Niger | 1,187 | 0.02% | 7 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | From 1997 Statistics "Memorial attendance " column. Count of all who attend this once-a-year meeting, whether or not a "publisher " in full standing. Most would be considered adherents. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Niger | 904 | 0.01% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; "Memorial attendance " column indicates attendance at yearly communion meeting. |
| Kanuari | Niger | - | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995), pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Marka | Niger | - | - | - | - | 1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995), pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Minianka | Niger | - | - | - | - | 1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995), pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| other | Niger | 130,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Sunni Muslim |
| 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 " |
| Senufo | Niger | - | - | - | - | 1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995), pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Niger | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1993 | *LINK* web site: "Adventist Images "; web page: "Membership Density " (viewed 25 June 1999); "Copyright 1996 - Pacific Union Conference of Seventh Day Adventists " | "Adventist Believers - High and Low Density "; Table: "Ratio of church membership to country population "; Ratio: 1:250,000 |
| Sunni | Niger | - | 80.00% | - | - | 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% " |
| Sunni | Niger | 9,340,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Tubu | Niger | - | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995), pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
