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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | Saskatchewan | 1,700 | 0.17% | - | - | 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 " |
| Inuit | Saskatchewan | 55 | - | - | - | 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 | Saskatchewan | 1,200 | 0.12% | - | - | 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 | Saskatchewan | 1,400 | 0.14% | - | - | 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 | Saskatchewan | 83,070 | 8.40% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 172. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 53.4% of the population, or 528,088 people was Protestant. Membership in leading Protestant denominations in 1991 included... Lutheran, 83,070; Anglican, 71,203... " |
| Lutheran | Saskatchewan | 82,200 | 8.42% | - | - | 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 | Saskatchewan | 12,780 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Nonreligious | Saskatchewan | 111,749 | 11.30% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 172. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 53.4% of the population, or 528,088 people was Protestant... About 111,749 Saskatchewans had no religious affiliation in 1991. " |
| Nonreligious | Saskatchewan | 107,200 | 10.98% | - | - | 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 " |
| Old Colony Mennonite Church | Saskatchewan | 415 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | "CANADA... Old Colony Mennonite Church - Ontario (and Unaffiliated); Members (1994): 2,243; Congregations: 7... Old Colony Mennonite Church - Saskatchewan; Members (1990): 415 " |
| other | Saskatchewan | 500 | 0.05% | - | - | 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. |
| Para-religious groups | Saskatchewan | 2,300 | 0.24% | - | - | 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 | Saskatchewan | 17,801 | 1.80% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 172. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 53.4% of the population, or 528,088 people was Protestant. Membership in leading Protestant denominations in 1991 included... Pentecostal, 17,801; Baptist, 15,823; and Presbyterian, 11,867. " |
| Pentecostal | Saskatchewan | 17,700 | 1.81% | - | - | 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 | Saskatchewan | 11,867 | 1.20% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 172. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 53.4% of the population, or 528,088 people was Protestant. Membership in leading Protestant denominations in 1991 included... Pentecostal, 17,801; Baptist, 15,823; and Presbyterian, 11,867. " |
| Presbyterian | Saskatchewan | 11,600 | 1.19% | - | - | 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 | Saskatchewan | 528,088 | 53.40% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 172. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 53.4% of the population, or 528,088 people was Protestant. " |
| Protestant | Saskatchewan | 521,700 | 53.45% | - | - | 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 - other | Saskatchewan | 102,800 | 10.53% | - | - | 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) |
| Sikhism | Saskatchewan | 600 | 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 " |
| United Church of Canada | Saskatchewan | 225,476 | 22.80% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 172. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 53.4% of the population, or 528,088 people was Protestant. Membership in leading Protestant denominations in 1991 included United Church of Canada, 225,476... " |
| United Church of Canada | Saskatchewan | 222,100 | 22.76% | - | - | 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 " |
| Ahmadiyya | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Anglican | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 14 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Associated Gospel Churches of Canada | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Bahai Faith | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Baptist | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 12 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Brethren in Christ General Conference | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area; listed in directory as 'Brethren in Christ Conference' |
| Catholic | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 25 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Church of the Nazarene | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Community of Christ (RLDS) | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Eckankar | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1988 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 14 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area; Listed as "Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church Conference " |
| Free Methodist | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| General Conference Mennonite Church | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 15 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area; Listed here as "Mennonite General Conference " |
| Greek Orthodox | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Hinduism | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Islam | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Judaism | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Lutheran | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 22 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Lutheran Brethren | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 6 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Mennonite | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 18 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Neo-Paganism | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area; "Harvest Moon Collective " |
| Pentecostal | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 8 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Presbyterian | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Sikhism | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Ukrainian Orthodox | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area; [Chryssides: Canadian congregations are known as "Unitarian, " not "Unitarian Universalist, " though they were part of the same 1961 U.S. merger. Today they are part of the same international org.] |
| United Church of Canada | Saskatchewan: Saskatoon | - | - | 22 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Saskatoon Free-Net:Religion (viewed 1998) | citywide religion directory for Saskatoon & area |
| Bedouin | Saudi Arabia | - | - | - | - | 1986 | McCarthy, Kevin. Saudi Arabia: A Desert Kingdom (series: Discovering Our Heritage). Minneapolis, Minnesota: Dillon Press, Inc. (1986), pg. 27-28. | "Most Saudis live in cities or towns... But some Saudis, a group of wandering herdsmen called the bedouin, have changed their way of life very little in the last thousand years. Those Bedouins who still live in the desert ride their horses and camels while they herd their sheep and other animals from place to place... " |
| Bedouin - Anizah - Ruala | Saudi Arabia | - | - | - | - | 1968 | Pinney, Roy. Vanishing Tribes. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1968), pg. 91. | "Of the true nomads, one of the leading tribes is the Anizah. The Ruala Bedouin, a division of the Anizah, are located in the north central section of Saudi Arabia. They are one of the better studied Bedouin groups and exemplify the camel nomads. " |
| Bedouin - Arabdar | Saudi Arabia | - | - | - | - | 1968 | Pinney, Roy. Vanishing Tribes. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1968), pg. 90-91. | "In Saudi Arabia, the Bedouin are divided into four classifications... Next [2nd] on the social scale are the Aradbar. They live in towns during part of the year and are not regarded as real nomads. " |
| Bedouin - Badia | Saudi Arabia | - | - | - | - | 1968 | Pinney, Roy. Vanishing Tribes. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1968), pg. 90. | "In Saudi Arabia, the Bedouin are divided into four classifications. First in importance are the Badia, who live in black tents made of animal hair. Strictly camel breeders, they spend about nine months of the year in the desert. It is only during the driest months that they move their herds from the scorched backland to the slightly greener fringes of the farming areas. They consider other Bedouin inferior, and marriage takes place only within the confines of their social group. " |
| Bedouin - Hadbar | Saudi Arabia | - | - | - | - | 1968 | Pinney, Roy. Vanishing Tribes. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1968), pg. 90-91. | "In Saudi Arabia, the Bedouin are divided into four classifications... The lowliest [socially] are the Hadbar who supply the true nomads with valuable merchandise and provide much of the town services. They live in mud houses the year round. " |
| Bedouin - Hukra | Saudi Arabia | - | - | - | - | 1968 | Pinney, Roy. Vanishing Tribes. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. (1968), pg. 90-91. | "In Saudi Arabia, the Bedouin are divided into four classifications... The Hukra care for the sheep of the more important tribes. They are looked down on by the other Bedouin because sheep do not travel as far as camels, and so the Hukra's nomadic wanderings are limited. " |
| Catholic | Saudi Arabia | - | - | - | - | 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.; "Population is Muslim; all other religions are banned. Christians in the area are workers from other countries. " 17,880,000 total. |
| Islam | Saudi Arabia | 7,200,000 | 95.00% | - | - | 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 | Saudi Arabia | 10,500,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 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 | Saudi Arabia | - | 99.00% | - | - | 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% "; mostly Sunni |
| Islam | Saudi Arabia | 20,087,964 | 100.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 20,087,965 (July 1997 est.) note : includes 5,164,790 non-nationals (July 1997 est.). Religions: Muslim 100% |
| Islam | Saudi Arabia | 18,000,000 | 100.00% | - | - | 1997 | Russell, Malcom B. The Middle East and South Asia 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997), pg. 195. | "Population: 18 million, estimated... Religion: Islam (officially 100%, except for foreign residents). " |
| Islam | Saudi Arabia | - | 100.00% | - | - | 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 | Saudi Arabia | 20,107,000 | 98.10% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| other | Saudi Arabia | 220,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Sunni or Shiite |
| polygamy | Saudi Arabia | - | - | - | - | 1996 | Occhiogrosso, Peter. The Joy of Sects: A Spirited Guide to the World's Religious Traditions. New York: Doubleday (1996), pg. 436. | "The Wahhabis rule Saudi Arabia today by the strict Hanbalite codeÉ WahhabisÉ encourage polygynyÉ " |
| Protestant | Saudi Arabia | 1,000 | - | - | - | 1972 | Marty, Martin E. Protestantism (History of Religion Series). New York: Hold, Rinehart and Winston (1972), pg. 13. | "In large but lightly populated Saudi Arabia fewer than 1,000 Protestants could be found, and a Protestant population would be virtually nonexistent in Yemen. " |
| Shiite | Saudi Arabia | 615,000 | 5.00% | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 1992: 16.9 million, of whom 12.3 million Saudi nationals, 4.6 million resident foreigners. Strict Wahhabi interpretation of Sunni Islam, the official faith of about 95 percent of Saudis. Remainder are Shia. Public worship by non-Muslims prohibited. |
| Shiite | Saudi Arabia | 250,000 | - | - | - | 1992 | Ovendale, Ritchie. The Longman Companion to The Middle East since 1914. London & New York: Longman (1992), pg. 222. | "There are around quarter of a milion Shiites in Saudi Arabia. " |
| Shiite | Saudi Arabia | 200,000 | 4.00% | - | - | 1994 | Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn. Islamic Society in Practice; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1994), pg. 21. | Map: "Shi'ite population in the Middle East. Copyright by Diederik Vanderwalle. " |
