To Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | Quebec | - | 85.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Web site: "Conseil Superieur de l'Education: Protestant Committee "; web page: "Statistics " (viewed 24 June 1999). | "In 1998-1999, the first year of the Quebec linguistic education system, 90% of the students are registered in the French sector and 10% in the English sector. There are 60 French school boards and 9 English school boards. Preliminary statistics indicate that of the more than one million students registered in the public education system at the elementary and secondary levels, 85% have declared themselves Catholic, 7% have declared other religion, 4.4% have declared themselves Protestant and 3.5% have declared no religion. " |
| Catholic - Latin Rite | Quebec | 5,856,000 | 85.99% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - other | Quebec | 1,200 | 0.02% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; Listed in table as "Other Catholic ", those Catholics NOT part of Ukrainian Catholic or Roman Catholic. |
| Catholic - practicing | Quebec | - | - | - | - | 1989 | Finke, Roger & Rodney Stark. The Churching of America, 1776-1990. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (1992; 3rd printing 1997), pg. 19. | "...today, close inspection of the religious situation in societies where 'everyone' is a Roman Catholic reveals levels of religious participation that are astonishingly low compared with those in America--the exceptions being places such as Ireland and Quebec where the church has also served as the primary vehicle for political resistance to external domination (Stark and McCann, 1989). " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Quebec | 4,000 | 0.06% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic Church of the Apostles of the Latter Times | Quebec | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 71. | "Catholic Church of the Apostles of the Latter Times... [Headquarters:] St. Jovite, PQ, Canada... "; "Membership: Followers have been reported throughout North America, though most are concentrated in Quebec. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Quebec | 7,600 | 0.10% | 22 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 | Quebec | 8,300 | - | - | - | 1997 | "5 more temples for Canada, U.S. " in LDS Church News (Aug. 15, 1998), pg. 3. | "Membership in [Quebec] at the end of 1997 was 8,300. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Quebec | 8,300 | 0.11% | 23 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. |
| Eastern non-Christian | Quebec | 97,600 | 1.43% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Eastern non-Christian - other | Quebec | 2,500 | 0.04% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; Listed in table as "Other Eastern non-Christian ", i.e. those groups NOT part of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism or Sikhism |
| Eastern Orthodox | Quebec | 89,600 | 1.30% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 153-154. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Only 5.9% of the population, or about 406,900 people, was Protestant... Quebec also had about 96,500 Jews, 89,600 people of Eastern Orthodox faith... " |
| Eastern Orthodox | Quebec | 89,300 | 1.31% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Hinduism | Quebec | 13,800 | 0.20% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 153-154. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Only 5.9% of the population, or about 406,900 people, was Protestant... Quebec also had... 48,300 Moslems, 34,500 Buddhists, 13,800 Hindus and 6,900 Sikhs. " |
| Hinduism | Quebec | 14,100 | 0.21% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Huguenots | Quebec | - | - | - | - | 1749 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 24. | "During the last half of the [16th] century, others [Huguenots] began to flee to the towns of New France along the St. Lawrence River. They continued to arrive until forbidden to migrate by Cardinal Richelieu in 1628. Huguenots did not prosper, but a few did survive in Canada until the fall of Quebec in 1759. They were soon absorbed into other Protestant churches. " |
| Inuit | Quebec | 6,780 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* 1991 Census Highlights of Registered Indians: Annotated Tables, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1995), pg. 3. | Table 1.0: "Ethnic Composition of the Aboriginal Population: Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1991 Census "; NOTE: These figures represent ethnic/tribal affiliation, not stated religious preference. |
| Islam | Quebec | 48,300 | 0.70% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 153-154. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Only 5.9% of the population, or about 406,900 people, was Protestant... Quebec also had... 48,300 Moslems, 34,500 Buddhists, 13,800 Hindus and 6,900 Sikhs. " |
| Islam | Quebec | 44,900 | 0.66% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Judaism | Quebec | 96,500 | 1.40% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 153-154. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Only 5.9% of the population, or about 406,900 people, was Protestant... Quebec also had about 96,500 Jews, 89,600 people of Eastern Orthodox faith... " |
| Judaism | Quebec | 97,700 | 1.43% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; Listed in table as "Jewish " |
| Lutheran | Quebec | 13,800 | 0.20% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 153-154. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Only 5.9% of the population, or about 406,900 people, was Protestant, including... 27,600 Baptists, 10,800 Pentecotals, 20,700 Presbyterians, and 13,800 Lutherans. " |
| Lutheran | Quebec | 10,700 | 0.16% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Metis | Quebec | 7,140 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* 1991 Census Highlights of Registered Indians: Annotated Tables, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1995), pg. 3. | Table 1.0: "Ethnic Composition of the Aboriginal Population: Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1991 Census "; NOTE: These figures represent ethnic/tribal affiliation, not stated religious preference. |
| Montagnais | Quebec | - | - | 9 units |
- | 1995 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 89. | "Montagnais... They lived in sourthern Labrador, between the St. Lawrence Estuary and James Bay... They were linked to the Naskapi and Cree by a similarity in language. Their traditional enemies were the Micmac and, especially, the Iroquois. Most converted to Christianity and became trusted trade and war partners of the French. Thei scarcity of fur-bearing animals and the presence of famine, war, and epidemics threatened them with extinction. They live on nine reservations in Quebec. " |
| Naskapi | Quebec | 300 | - | - | - | 1995 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 89. | "Naskapi... They inhabited the northcentral area of the Labrador peninsula... There are a few hundred Naskapi who live today in Quebec. " |
| New Kadampa Tradition | Quebec | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* official organization web site; web page: "Directory of NKT Centers for Asia, Australasia and America " (viewed 23 Jan. 1999). | counted listings on directory. |
| Nonreligious | Quebec | - | 4.00% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 153-154. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Only 5.9% of the population, or about 406,900 people, was Protestant... Just under 4% of the population, or about 27,500 [sic] people, professed no religious affiliation in 1991, the lowest such rate in Canada. " [The book appears to have an error. 27,500 people would be only 0.4%, but other sources indicate the 1991 census of 4% is correct, but so 27,500 seems to be the error.] |
| Nonreligious | Quebec | 262,800 | 3.86% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; listed in table as "No religious affiliation " |
| Nonreligious | Quebec | - | 3.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Web site: "Conseil Superieur de l'Education: Protestant Committee "; web page: "Statistics " (viewed 24 June 1999). | "In 1998-1999... Preliminary statistics indicate that of the more than one million students registered in the public education system at the elementary and secondary levels, 85% have declared themselves Catholic, 7% have declared other religion, 4.4% have declared themselves Protestant and 3.5% have declared no religion. " |
| other | Quebec | 1,100 | 0.02% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; listed in table as "Other religions " -- those groups NOT included in: Catholic, Protestant, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Eastern Orthodox, Judaism, Para-religious groups & Nonreligious. |
| other | Quebec | - | 7.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Web site: "Conseil Superieur de l'Education: Protestant Committee "; web page: "Statistics " (viewed 24 June 1999). | "In 1998-1999... Preliminary statistics indicate that of the more than one million students registered in the public education system at the elementary and secondary levels, 85% have declared themselves Catholic, 7% have declared other religion, 4.4% have declared themselves Protestant and 3.5% have declared no religion. " |
| Para-religious groups | Quebec | 1,900 | 0.03% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " [Apparently "para-religious group " was the term used by the census to referred primarily to Neo-Pagan and New Age groups.] |
| Pentecostal | Quebec | 10,800 | 0.16% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 153-154. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Only 5.9% of the population, or about 406,900 people, was Protestant, including... 27,600 Baptists, 10,800 Pentecotals, 20,700 Presbyterians, and 13,800 Lutherans. " |
| Pentecostal | Quebec | 29,000 | 0.43% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Presbyterian | Quebec | 20,700 | 0.30% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 153-154. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Only 5.9% of the population, or about 406,900 people, was Protestant, including... 27,600 Baptists, 10,800 Pentecotals, 20,700 Presbyterians, and 13,800 Lutherans. " |
| Presbyterian | Quebec | 18,900 | 0.28% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Protestant | Quebec | 406,900 | 5.90% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 153-154. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Only 5.9% of the population, or about 406,900 people, was Protestant... " |
| Protestant | Quebec | 398,700 | 5.85% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Protestant | Quebec | - | 4.40% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Web site: "Conseil Superieur de l'Education: Protestant Committee "; web page: "Statistics " (viewed 24 June 1999). | "In 1998-1999... Preliminary statistics indicate that of the more than one million students registered in the public education system at the elementary and secondary levels, 85% have declared themselves Catholic... 4.4% have declared themselves Protestant... " |
| Protestant - other | Quebec | 154,500 | 2.27% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; listed in table as "Other Protestant " -- those groups NOT part of United Church of Canada, Anglican, Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran or Pentecostal. (Also, not part of Eastern Orthodox) |
| Raelian | Quebec | 4,000 | - | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* web site: "New Religious Movements " (University of Virginia); web page: "Raelians " (viewed 31 Jan. 1999); "Created by Faye Whittemore For Sociology 497, Fall 1998 " | "Size of Group:... the figure offered by Susan Palmer, a sociologist who has studied the group... Japan (4,000 members), and Quebec (4,000 members). " |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Quebec | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Scientology | Quebec | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998); section: "Global Locator for Scientology Organizations " [last updated 1997-1998] | Counted listings of churches and missions in directory. Ch. of Sci. Eglise de Scientologie Mission de Beauce, Ville De St-Georges, Beauce, QC; Also: other page: L'Eglise de Scientologie de Montreal (Church of Scientology of Montreal), 4489, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec; L'Eglise de Scientologie de Quebec, (Church of Scientology of Quebec), 350, Boulevard Charest Est; Quebec City P.Q. |
| Sikhism | Quebec | 6,900 | 0.10% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 153-154. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Only 5.9% of the population, or about 406,900 people, was Protestant... Quebec also had... 48,300 Moslems, 34,500 Buddhists, 13,800 Hindus and 6,900 Sikhs. " |
| Sikhism | Quebec | 4,500 | 0.07% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Solar Temple | Quebec | 30 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Religious Tolerance " (1998) | "International Chivalric Order Solar Tradition... The Solar Temple group continues to exist; it is believed to have over 30 surviving members in Quebec and from 140 to 500 worldwide. " |
| United Church of Canada | Quebec | 62,100 | 0.90% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 153-154. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Only 5.9% of the population, or about 406,900 people, was Protestant, including 96,500 Anglicans, 62,100 members of the United Church of Christ... " |
| United Church of Canada | Quebec | 62,000 | 0.91% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; Listed in table as "United Church " |
| Unity Church | Quebec | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (viewed 1998) | Counted the churches in their directory. |
| Wyandot | Quebec | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1995 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 24. | "Huron [Wyandot]... Some descendants live today on the Wyandot reservation in Oklahoma. Another community is located in Lorette, Quebec. " |
| Judaism | Quebec: Montreal | 100,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Vlach Roma | Quebec: Montreal | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 316, 318. | "Location: Dispersed population in Europe; parts of Asia, North, Central and South America, Australia, New Zealand, North & Central Africa, the Middle East, and elsewhere; Population: 6 - 10 million (estimate); Religion: An underlay of Hinduism with an overlay of either Christianity or Islam (host country religion) "; "Roma religious beliefs are rooted in Hinduism. Roma believe in a universal balance, called kuntari... In Canada, at Sainte Anne de Beaupre, in Quebec, there is a shrine where Roma of the Vlach Roma group make annual pilgrimages late in July during the Novena... The ceremonies the Roma perform differ radically from those of non-Roma Catholics, who also attend in large numbers. " |
| Catholic | Reunion | - | 90.00% | - | - | 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 | Reunion | - | 96.00% | - | - | 1993 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: 2/20/93 issue of GLOBAL PRAYER DIGEST); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | European and Asian origin -- and the religions are just as diverse. Although 96% would call themselves Roman Catholic, many follow Islam. Hindu temples are also popular, and a form of witchcraft with Hindu roots has widespread influence. |
| Catholic | Reunion | 574,000 | 88.30% | 76 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 | Reunion | 590,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Reunion | 650,672 | 94.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 692,204. Roman Catholic 94%, Hindu, Islam, Buddhist |
| Catholic | Reunion | - | 80.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* "Southern Africa " in SIM NOW, Feb. 1999 (vol. #85); (viewed online 6 July 1999); SIM International web site. | "Eighty percent of the people are professing Roman Catholics, yet animistic practices and witchcraft are common... " |
| Christianity | Reunion | 617,500 | 95.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Unusual Destinations and www.Southern-Africa.com "; web page: "Reunion " (viewed 8 Feb. 1999). | "While 95% of the 650,000+ inhabitants are Christian, there is a large Muslim community. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Reunion | 600 | 0.09% | 4 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 | Reunion | 652 | - | - | - | 1997 | "LDS in Africa: Growing Membership Sees American Church with Unique Vision, " Salt Lake Tribune, 4 April 1998. Reprinted in Sunstone (June 1998, pg. 71). | Map: Membership totals as of December 1997. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Reunion | 700 | 0.10% | 4 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. |
| Evangelical Churches of Reunion | Reunion | - | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* "Southern Africa " in SIM NOW, Feb. 1999 (vol. #85); (viewed online 6 July 1999); SIM International web site. | "At present, we [SIM International] have no missionaries on the island, but we retain links with the small fellowships that have grown out of earlier ministry with the Evangelical Churches of Reunion. " |
| Islam | Reunion | 90,000 | 20.00% | - | - | 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 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 | Reunion | - | 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 | Reunion | 13,000 | 1.80% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Reunion | 760 | 0.15% | 12 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 | Reunion | 2,760 | 0.41% | 33 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 5,827. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Reunion | 2,758 | 0.40% | 34 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 | Reunion | 2,107 | - | 12 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 | Reunion | 5,827 | 0.86% | 33 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 | Reunion | 5,640 | 0.82% | - | - | 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. |
| other | Reunion | 80,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Roman Catholic; other is mostly Muslim |
| SIM International - missionaries | Reunion | 0 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* "Southern Africa " in SIM NOW, Feb. 1999 (vol. #85); (viewed online 6 July 1999); SIM International web site. | "At present, we [SIM International] have no missionaries on the island, but we retain links with the small fellowships that have grown out of earlier ministry with the Evangelical Churches of Reunion. " |
