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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 17 | 0.27% | 1 unit |
- | 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 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 30 | - | 1 unit |
- | 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 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 19 | 0.30% | 1 unit |
- | 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 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 25 | 0.40% | - | - | 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. |
| Bahai Faith | Saint Vincent | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Saint Vincent | 10,700 | 10.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 390, 392. | "Location: St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Population: About 107,000 "; Pg. 392: "Catholics account for about 10% of the population... " |
| Catholic | Saint Vincent | - | 20.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Saint Vincent | 300 | 0.25% | 1 unit |
- | 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] " |
| Hinduism | Saint Vincent | - | 2.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Islam | Saint Vincent | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Saint Vincent | 138 | 0.13% | 4 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 | Saint Vincent | 325 | 0.30% | 6 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 1,049. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Saint Vincent | 321 | 0.30% | 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 | Saint Vincent | 397 | - | 4 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 | Saint Vincent | 1,049 | 0.97% | 6 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 | Saint Vincent | 811 | 0.75% | - | - | 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. |
| Protestant | Saint Vincent | 96,300 | 90.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 390, 392. | "Location: St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Population: About 107,000 "; Pg. 392: "Between 80% and 90% of the population are Protestant, with Anglicans representing the greatest share, and other sects including Methodists and Seventh-Day Adventists. " |
| Protestant | Saint Vincent | - | 72.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Spiritism | Saint Vincent | - | 2.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Anglican | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 47,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | 19.00% | - | - | 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 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10,000 | 9.09% | 6 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 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Christianity | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 119,092. Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Seventh-Day Adventist |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 300 | 0.25% | 1 unit |
- | 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. |
| Methodist | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| other | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic |
| Protestant | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | 77.00% | - | - | 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% "; Protestant "includes all non-Roman Catholic denominations " |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | 6.67% | - | - | 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: 1:15 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Saipan | 85 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 267-410. | "At the time the Micronesia Guam Mission was created in 1980, the Saipan Branch had 85 members. " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Saipan | 26 | 0.17% | 1 unit |
- | 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 | Saipan | 179 | 0.33% | 3 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 489. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Saipan | 185 | 0.33% | 3 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 | Saipan | 67 | - | 1 unit |
- | 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 | Saipan | 489 | 0.91% | 3 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 | Saipan | 554 | 1.00% | - | - | 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. |
| Bahai Faith | Samoa | - | 2.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Ethnologue Database " (viewed circa Dec. 1998) | "Religion: Christian 98%, Baha'i 2% " |
| Christianity | Samoa | - | 98.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Ethnologue Database " (viewed circa Dec. 1998) | "Religion: Christian 98%, Baha'i 2% " |
| Christianity | Samoa | 160,550 | 95.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Samoa/Congregational Christian Church in Samoa (CCCS) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "[Western] SamoaÉ Country information: Population: 169,000... Main religions: Christianity (95%) " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Samoa | 27,020 | - | - | - | 1980 | Stark, Rodney. "The Rise of a New World Faith " in Latter-day Saint Social Life: Social Research on the LDS Church and its Members, edited by James T. Duke. Religious Studies Center, BYU: Provo, UT (1998), pg. 17. | "Table: 1.3: Two Years of Mormon Growth, 1978-80 "; Two columns: "Percentage rate of membership growth 1978-80 " and "Number of members in 1980 "; Growth 1978-80: 23% |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Samoa | - | 25.00% | - | - | 1999 | Taylor, Rebecca M. "Ah Mu: Generous Samoan Saint " in Ensign, Sept. 1999, pg. 47. | "...Ah Mu's generosity played an important part in helping the Church establish a firm foothold in Samoa, where now about one out of every four citizens is a Latter-day Saint. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Samoa | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Kim Siever's Temple Site "; web page: "Australia & Oceania " (viewed 18 April 1999). | Table with columns: Name [of temple], Year: Operating temples: "Hamilton New Zealand 1958; Apia Western Samoa 1983; Nuku'alofa Tonga 1983; Papeete Tahiti 1983; Sydney Australia 1984 " |
| Church of the Nazarene | Samoa | 810 | 1.88% | 10 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 5 Jan. 1998; total population: 43,000; [Location listed as "Samoa (American & Western) "] |
| Congregational Christian Church in Samoa | Samoa | 68,000 | 40.24% | 268 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Samoa/Congregational Christian Church in Samoa (CCCS) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Congregational Christian Church in Samoa (CCCS)... Country information: Population: 169,000... Main religions: Christianity (95%)... Church information... Members/Congregations: 68,000/268. " [This org. is distinct from the CCCAS in American Samoa.] |
| Council for World Mission | Samoa | 68,000 | 40.24% | 268 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Samoa/Congregational Christian Church in Samoa (CCCS) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Congregational Christian Church in Samoa (CCCS)... Country information: Population: 169,000... Main religions: Christianity (95%)... Church information... Members/Congregations: 68,000/268. " [This org. is distinct from the CCCAS in American Samoa.]; [CCCS is the only Council for World Missions church in Western Samoa] |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Samoa | 369 | 0.22% | 7 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 1,406. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Samoa | 388 | 0.23% | 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 | Samoa | 1,406 | 0.85% | 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 | Samoa | 1,127 | 0.68% | - | - | 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. |
| Catholic | Samoa, American | 9,000 | 16.07% | 8 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 | Samoa, American | 12,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Samoa, American | 6,676 | - | 8 units |
- | 1996 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997), pg. 432-437. | Tables: "Catholic Population of the United States " and "Percentage of Catholics in Total Population in U.S. ". Figures are as of Jan. 1, 1997. |
| Catholic | Samoa, American | 12,364 | 20.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant denominations and other 30%; Total population: 61,819 |
| Catholic | Samoa, American | - | 19.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Christianity | Samoa, American | - | 92.00% | - | - | 1990 | *LINK* web site: "Ethnologue Database " (viewed circa Dec. 1998) | "Population: 40,625 (1990 Honolulu Star Bulletin)... Religion: Christian 92% " |
| Christianity | Samoa, American | 61,813 | 100.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant denominations and other 30%; Total population: 61,819 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Samoa, American | 12,000 | - | 27 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 | Samoa, American | 12,000 | 22.60% | 33 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 | Samoa, American | - | 27.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Samoa, American | 12,350 | - | - | - | 1999 | Taylor, Rebecca M. "Ah Mu: Generous Samoan Saint " in Ensign, Sept. 1999, pg. 50. [Orig. source: Finance and Records Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.] | "Today there are more than 56,370 Church members in Western Samoa and more than 12,350 in American Samoa. " |
| Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa | Samoa, American | - | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "American Samoa/Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa (CCCAS) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa (CCCAS)... Church information:... Members/Congregations: 39,000/117. This includes congregations in New Zealand and USA. " [It is not stated how many of these members and congregations are in American Samoa, but presumably most are. A separate religious body (the Congregational Christian Church in Samoa, also affiliated with the Council for World Mission), serves Western Samoa.] |
| Congregationalist | Samoa, American | 33,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table [listed in table as "Congregational "] |
| Congregationalist | Samoa, American | 30,910 | 50.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant denominations and other 30%; Total population: 61,819 |
| Islam | Samoa, American | 12 | - | - | - | 1996 | RISEAP. Muslim Almanac - Asia Pacific. | Table: Muslim Population in Asia Pacific Region (1996) |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Samoa, American | 84 | 0.26% | 1 unit |
- | 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 | Samoa, American | 196 | 0.33% | 3 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 659. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Samoa, American | 193 | 0.32% | 3 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 | Samoa, American | 266 | - | 1 unit |
- | 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 | Samoa, American | 659 | 1.11% | 3 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 | Samoa, American | 619 | 1.01% | - | - | 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. |
| other | Samoa, American | 14,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = not Congregational or Roman Catholic |
| Protestant | Samoa, American | - | 52.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Bahai Faith | Samoa, Western | - | 2.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Samoa, Western | - | 22.00% | - | - | 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 | Samoa, Western | 37,000 | 22.29% | 27 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. |
