To Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| other | Azerbaijan | 141,400 | 1.80% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 7,855,576 (July 1998 est.)... Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.); note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; actual practicing adherents are much lower " |
| Russian Orthodox | Azerbaijan | 430,304 | 5.60% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Mid-1994 estimate [total pop.] 7,684,456. In 1989 Muslim 87 percent (about 70 percent of which Shia), Russian Orthodox 5.6 percent, and Armenian Apostolic 5.6 percent (much less in early 1990s). |
| Russian Orthodox | Azerbaijan | 190,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Russian Orthodox | Azerbaijan | 194,937 | 2.50% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.); Total population: 7,797,476 (1997 est.). |
| Russian Orthodox | Azerbaijan | 196,389 | 2.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 7,855,576 (July 1998 est.)... Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.); note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; actual practicing adherents are much lower " |
| Shiite | Azerbaijan | - | 60.90% | - | - | 1991 | Roberts, Elizabeth. Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Brookfield, Connecticut: The Millbrook Press (2nd printing 1993; 1st printing 1992), pg. 13. | "Today 70 percent of Azeri Muslims are Shi'ite, and 30 percent are Sunnis. "; [Other sources indicate about 87% of the population of Azerbaijan was 87% at this time.] |
| Shiite | Azerbaijan | 5,000,000 | 75.00% | - | - | 1994 | Halm, Heinz. Shi'a Islam: From Religion to Revolution. Princeton, NJ: Markus Wiener Publishers (1997). Translated from German by Allison Brown. (German version pub. 1994 in Munich by Verlag C.H. Beck). Page ix. | "More than five million Azeris in the now independent, former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan (three-quarters of the population) and twelve million Azeris in the Azerbaijan province in northern Iran are Shi'ites. " |
| Shiite | Azerbaijan | 4,679,556 | 60.90% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Mid-1994 estimate [total pop.] 7,684,456. In 1989 Muslim 87 percent (about 70 percent of which Shia), Russian Orthodox 5.6 percent, and Armenian Apostolic 5.6 percent (much less in early 1990s). |
| Sunni | Azerbaijan | - | 26.10% | - | - | 1991 | Roberts, Elizabeth. Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Brookfield, Connecticut: The Millbrook Press (2nd printing 1993; 1st printing 1992), pg. 13. | "Today 70 percent of Azeri Muslims are Shi'ite, and 30 percent are Sunnis. "; [Other sources indicate about 87% of the population of Azerbaijan was 87% at this time.] |
| Sunni | Azerbaijan | 2,005,524 | 26.10% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Mid-1994 estimate [total pop.] 7,684,456. In 1989 Muslim 87 percent (about 70 percent of which Shia), Russian Orthodox 5.6 percent, and Armenian Apostolic 5.6 percent (much less in early 1990s). |
| Church of the Nazarene | Azores | 53 | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 8 Jan. 1998; total population: 253,000 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Azores | 299 | 0.12% | 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 | Azores | 587 | 0.24% | 16 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 1,256. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Azores | 546 | 0.22% | 15 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 | Azores | 834 | - | 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 | Azores | 1,256 | 0.52% | 16 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 | Azores | 1,139 | 0.47% | - | - | 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. |
| Karaites | Babylonia | - | - | - | - | 750 C.E. | *LINK* Hexham, Irving. Concise Dictionary of Religion. Carol Stream, USA: InterVarsity Press (1994). (v. online 6 Oct. 1999) | "KARAITES: a JEWISH SECT founded in Babylon in 750 by 'Anan ben David whose aim was to reform JUDAISM in terms of SCRIPTURE rather than TRADITION as represented by the TALMUD. " |
| Karaites | Babylonia | - | - | - | - | 775 C.E. | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 401. | "Karaites. A Jewish sect that arose in Babylonia in the second half of the eight century A.D. and exerted wide influence over the next several centuries. " |
| Mandean | Babylonia | - | - | - | - | 260 C.E. | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 13). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 1721. | "It has been established that Mani was familiar with the views of the Mandeans, a baptist sect still existing in Iraq, most probably originating from Palestine and possibly then living in southern Babylonia. " |
| Manichaeism | Babylonia | - | - | - | - | 240 C.E. | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 13). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 1721. | "Manicheism was a gnostic, dualistic religion, founded by a Babylonian prince of Persian origin named Mani, who was born in 216 AD. According to the Fihrist of the Arabic author An Nadim, when Mani was 12 years old God sent an angel called at-Taum (twin) to him, ordering him to leave the ascetic sect to which his father belonged. When Mani was 24, this same angel appeared to him and told him that now the time had come to appear in public and proclaim hisown doctrine.... " |
| Mughtasila | Babylonia | - | - | - | - | 228 C.E. | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 13). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 1721. | "Manicheism was... founded by a Babylonian prince of Persian origin named Mani, who was born in 216 AD. According to the Fihrist of the Arabic author An Nadim, when Mani was 12 years old God sent an angel called at-Taum (twin) to him, ordering him to leave the ascetic sect to which his father belonged... It has been established that Mani was familiar with the views of the Mandeans, a baptist sect still existing in Iraq, most probably originating from Palestine and possibly then living in southern Babylonia. It seems plausible that the sect of the Mughtasila (Baptists) to which Mani's father belonged, was a sort of Mandean or Proto-Mandean sect. The difficulty is that the Mughtasila are said to ahve been strongly encratitic, whereas the Mandeans are not, and never seem to have been. Moreover it is not certain that the Mandeans, now a gnostic sect, were already then gnostic to the same extent as they are now. " |
| Anglican | Bahamas | 56,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Anglican | Bahamas | 55,188 | 20.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%; Total population: 275,941. |
| Anglican | Bahamas | 55,967 | 20.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 279,833 (July 1998 est.)... Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%... " |
| Anglican | Bahamas | 54,400 | 20.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 71-72. | "Location: Bahamas; Population: 272,000 "; "Most Bahamians are Christian: Baptists account for about 33% of the population, while Roman Catholics and Anglicans account for about 20% each. " |
| Anglican | Bahamas | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Moore, James E. Pelican Guide to the Bahamas. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Co. (1999), pg. 52. | "While the Anglican Church is the official church of state, there are no religious restrictions of any kind. " |
| Bahai Faith | Bahamas | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Education Convention | Bahamas | 55,000 | - | 211 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 " |
| Baptist | Bahamas | 88,301 | 32.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%; Total population: 275,941. |
| Baptist | Bahamas | 89,547 | 32.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 279,833 (July 1998 est.)... Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%... " |
| Baptist | Bahamas | 89,760 | 33.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 71-72. | "Location: Bahamas; Population: 272,000 "; "Most Bahamians are Christian: Baptists account for about 33% of the population, while Roman Catholics and Anglicans account for about 20% each. It is not unusual for Bahamians to attend services at their own church and others as well. " |
| Baptist World Alliance | Bahamas | 55,000 | 18.58% | 211 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 "; [BWA stats. in individual countries are sum of figures for member bodies of BWA in the countries.]; [County population figures for 1998 from United Nations data available here.] |
| Catholic | Bahamas | - | 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 | Bahamas | 47,000 | 16.80% | 29 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 | Bahamas | 53,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Bahamas | 52,429 | 19.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%; Total population: 275,941. |
| Catholic | Bahamas | 53,168 | 19.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 279,833 (July 1998 est.)... Roman Catholic 19%... " |
| Catholic | Bahamas | 54,400 | 20.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 71-72. | "Location: Bahamas; Population: 272,000 "; "Most Bahamians are Christian: Baptists account for about 33% of the population, while Roman Catholics and Anglicans account for about 20% each. " |
| Catholic | Bahamas | - | 26.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Bahamas | - | 7.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Christianity | Bahamas | 209,505 | 99.00% | - | - | 1980 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Total pop. (1980) 209,505. Largest: Anglican, Baptist, & Roman Catholic. Also Anglican, Baptist. Protestant presence incl. Christian Scientist, Church of God, Lutheran, Methodist, Plymouth Brethren, Presbyterian, SeventhDay Adventist, Jehovah's Witnesses. |
| Christianity | Bahamas | 262,144 | 95.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%; Total population: 275,941. |
| Christianity | Bahamas | 265,841 | 95.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 279,833 (July 1998 est.)... Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2% " |
| Church of God | Bahamas | 16,556 | 6.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%; Total population: 275,941. |
| Church of God | Bahamas | 16,790 | 6.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 279,833 (July 1998 est.)... Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2% " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bahamas | 400 | 0.10% | 2 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 | Bahamas | 400 | 0.10% | 2 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 | Bahamas | 440 | - | 1 unit |
- | 2000 | Thomas, Janet. "Pioneers in the Bahamas " in Ensign (Feb 2000), pg. 77. | "Number of members: About 440; Branches: 1; Organized: January 1981 " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - institutes and seminaries | Bahamas | 9 | - | - | - | 2000 | Thomas, Janet. "Pioneers in the Bahamas " in Ensign (Feb 2000), pg. 77. | "Seminary/Institute students: 9 " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - meetinghouses | Bahamas | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 2000 | Thomas, Janet. "Pioneers in the Bahamas " in Ensign (Feb 2000), pg. 77. | "Meetinghouses: 1 " |
| Church of the Nazarene | Bahamas | 1,284 | 0.46% | 12 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 6 Jan 1998; total population: 278,000 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Bahamas | 602 | 0.29% | 11 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 | Bahamas | 1,419 | 0.56% | 23 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 3,670. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Bahamas | 1,456 | 0.57% | 23 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 | Bahamas | - | 1.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Bahamas | 2,290 | - | 11 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 | Bahamas | 3,670 | 1.44% | 23 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 | Bahamas | 3,269 | 1.28% | - | - | 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. |
| Judaism | Bahamas | 200 | - | - | - | 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. " |
| Judaism | Bahamas | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Moore, James E. Pelican Guide to the Bahamas. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Co. (1999), pg. 52. | "There are also several Jewish synagogues [in the Bahamas]... " |
| Methodist | Bahamas | 16,556 | 6.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2%; Total population: 275,941. |
| Methodist | Bahamas | 16,790 | 6.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 279,833 (July 1998 est.)... Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2% " |
| Nonreligious | Bahamas | - | 9.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Obeah | Bahamas | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 71-72. | "[Bahamas] On some of the islands, Christian beliefs are combined with the ancient African practice of obeah. " |
| Obeah | Bahamas | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Moore, James E. Pelican Guide to the Bahamas. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Co. (1999), pg. 52. | "On more remote islands, 'Obeah,' or voodoo, brough from Africa by slaves, is still practiced. The visitor is unlikely to see any voodoo ceremonies, for they are usually held secretly at night in rural areas. Often these early African rites have been combined with Christian ceremonials. " |
| other | Bahamas | 16,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Protestant, Anglican or Roman Catholic |
| other | Bahamas | 5,597 | 2.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 279,833 (July 1998 est.)... Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2% " |
| Protestant | Bahamas | - | 75.00% | - | - | 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 " |
| Protestant | Bahamas | 155,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Protestant | Bahamas | - | 79.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Protestant | Bahamas | - | 72.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Protestant - other | Bahamas | 33,580 | 12.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 279,833 (July 1998 est.)... Baptist 32%, Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 19%, Methodist 6%, Church of God 6%, other Protestant 12%, none or unknown 3%, other 2% " |
| Spiritism | Bahamas | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| miscellaneous regional info | Bahamas | - | - | - | - | 1999 | Moore, James E. Pelican Guide to the Bahamas. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Co. (1999), pg. 52. | "The first Europeans who settled in the Bahamas came seeking religious freedom. While the Anglican Church is the official church of state, there are no religious restrictions of any kind. Most Bahamians are devout, and much of the social life... centers around its churches, including Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Christian Science, Pentecostal, Greek Orthodox, Lutheran and Church of God congregations. There are also several Jewish synagogues and a growing Muslim community. On more remote islands, 'Obeah'... is still practiced. " |
