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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab | Bahrain | 363,000 | 66.00% | - | - | 1997 | Russell, Malcom B. The Middle East and South Asia 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997), pg. 42. | Estimates of % of population in ethnic (NOT religious) backgrounds, & est. 1997 total pop. |
| Catholic | Bahrain | 30,000 | 5.08% | 1 unit |
- | 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; Catholics are foreign workers. Under ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Arabia vicariate apostolic. " |
| Christianity | Bahrain | 25,900 | 5.00% | - | - | 1992 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 67-68. | "Location: Bahrainis; Population: 518,000 (1992 estimate) "; "A small percentage (5%) of the population is Christian, and the remaining 1% is Hindu, Jewish, Baha'i or other faiths. " |
| Christianity | Bahrain | 40,150 | 7.30% | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | About 550,000 [total pop.] in early 1992. Population 85 percent Muslim, including about 70 percent Shia and 30 percent Sunni. Non-Muslim foreigners include 7.3 percent Christians and 7.7 percent Hindus and others. |
| Hinduism | Bahrain | 42,350 | 7.70% | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | About 550,000 [total pop.] in early 1992. Population 85 percent Muslim, including about 70 percent Shia and 30 percent Sunni. Non-Muslim foreigners include 7.3 percent Christians and 7.7 percent Hindus and others. |
| Islam | Bahrain | 300,000 | 91.00% | - | - | 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 | Bahrain | 398,000 | - | - | - | 1983 | Tarr, David R. & Bryan R. Daves (editors). The Middle East (6th Ed.); Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. (1986), pg. 218. | "All of the approximately 398,000 Bahainis are Moslem, save for the tiny indigenous Jewish community... resident aliens [not counted in pop. total], nearly 1/3 of the people, are mostly non-Arab Asians from India, Iran & Pakistan. " |
| Islam | Bahrain | 220,000 | 99.00% | - | - | 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 | Bahrain | 486,920 | 94.00% | - | - | 1992 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 67-68. | "Location: Bahrainis; Population: 518,000 (1992 estimate) "; "At least 94% of the Bahraini population is Muslim. About 70% are Shi'ite, and 24% Sunni. " |
| Islam | Bahrain | - | 85.00% | - | - | 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 | Bahrain | 467,500 | 85.00% | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | About 550,000 [total pop.] in early 1992. Population 85 percent Muslim, including about 70 percent Shia and 30 percent Sunni. Non-Muslim foreigners include 7.3 percent Christians and 7.7 percent Hindus and others. |
| Islam | Bahrain | 603,318 | 100.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Shi'a Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim 25%; Total Population: 603,318 (July 1997 est.) note: includes 221,182 non-nationals (July 1997 est.) |
| Islam | Bahrain | 550,000 | 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. 42. | Estimates of % of population in principal religions, & est. 1997 total pop.; "Population: 550,000, including 150,000 expatriates... Principal Religion: Islam, about 60% Shi'a and 40% Sunni " |
| Islam | Bahrain | - | 100.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Bahrain Human Rights Organization web page | RELIGIONS: Muslim (Shi`a 70%, Sunni 30%). |
| Islam | Bahrain | 616,342 | 100.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 616,342 (July 1998 est.); note: includes 224,640 non-nationals (July 1998 est.)... Shi'a Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim 25% " |
| Islam | Bahrain | - | 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 | Bahrain | 507,600 | 94.70% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| other | Bahrain | 5,180 | 1.00% | - | - | 1992 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 67-68. | "Location: Bahrainis; Population: 518,000 (1992 estimate) "; "At least 94% of the Bahraini population is Muslim. About 70% are Shi'ite, and 24% Sunni. A small percentage (5%) of the population is Christian, and the remaining 1% is Hindu, Jewish, Baha'i or other faiths. " |
| other | Bahrain | 110,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = not Shiite or Sunni |
| Qarmatians | Bahrain | - | - | - | - | 900 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. 590. | "A second Qarmatian movement arose in Bahrein around 900 under one of Hamdan's followers, Abu Sa'id al-Jannabi, who founded a Qarmatian state there. This state organized the nomads of eastern Arabia into a powerful military force that conquered the oasis towns of that area and established a prosperous and egalitarian society. Upon the appearance of the Fatimit Mahdi in Algeria, Hamdan and his brother-in-law 'Abdan rejected Fatimid claims and withdrew their support, creating a schism in Ismailism. The Ismailis in Bahrein and western Iran also refused to recognize the Fatimid claim to the imamate. " |
| Qarmatians | Bahrain | - | - | - | - | 1077 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. 590. | "In 930 the Qarmatians of Bahrein committed the shocking act of looting the Ka'ba and carrying away the sacred Black Stone, which they did not return until some twenty years later. Subsequently they declined in power but lived on quietly until the end of their independence in 1077. " |
| Shiite | Bahrain | 362,600 | 70.00% | - | - | 1992 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 67-68. | "Location: Bahrainis; Population: 518,000 (1992 estimate) "; "At least 94% of the Bahraini population is Muslim. About 70% are Shi'ite, and 24% Sunni. " |
| Shiite | Bahrain | - | 51.00% | - | - | 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% " |
| Shiite | Bahrain | 327,250 | 59.50% | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | About 550,000 [total pop.] in early 1992. Population 85 percent Muslim, including about 70 percent Shia and 30 percent Sunni. Non-Muslim foreigners include 7.3 percent Christians and 7.7 percent Hindus and others. |
| Shiite | Bahrain | 140,000 | 55.00% | - | - | 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. " |
| Shiite | Bahrain | 340,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Shiite | Bahrain | 452,488 | 75.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Shi'a Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim 25%; Total Population: 603,318 (July 1997 est.) note: includes 221,182 non-nationals (July 1997 est.) |
| Shiite | Bahrain | 330,000 | 60.00% | - | - | 1997 | Russell, Malcom B. The Middle East and South Asia 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997), pg. 42. | Estimates of % of population in principal religions, & est. 1997 total pop.; "Population: 550,000, including 150,000 expatriates... Principal Religion: Islam, about 60% Shi'a and 40% Sunni " |
| Shiite | Bahrain | - | 70.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Bahrain Human Rights Organization web page | RELIGIONS: Muslim (Shi`a 70%, Sunni 30%). |
| Shiite | Bahrain | 462,256 | 75.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 616,342 (July 1998 est.); note: includes 224,640 non-nationals (July 1998 est.)... Shi'a Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim 25% " |
| Sunni | Bahrain | 124,320 | 24.00% | - | - | 1992 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 67-68. | "Location: Bahrainis; Population: 518,000 (1992 estimate) "; "At least 94% of the Bahraini population is Muslim. About 70% are Shi'ite, and 24% Sunni. " |
| Sunni | Bahrain | - | 34.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Sunni | Bahrain | 140,250 | 25.50% | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | About 550,000 [total pop.] in early 1992. Population 85 percent Muslim, including about 70 percent Shia and 30 percent Sunni. Non-Muslim foreigners include 7.3 percent Christians and 7.7 percent Hindus and others. |
| Sunni | Bahrain | 150,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Sunni | Bahrain | 150,830 | 25.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Shi'a Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim 25%; Total Population: 603,318 (July 1997 est.) note: includes 221,182 non-nationals (July 1997 est.) |
| Sunni | Bahrain | 220,000 | 40.00% | - | - | 1997 | Russell, Malcom B. The Middle East and South Asia 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997), pg. 42. | Estimates of % of population in principal religions, & est. 1997 total pop.; "Population: 550,000, including 150,000 expatriates... Principal Religion: Islam, about 60% Shi'a and 40% Sunni " |
| Sunni | Bahrain | - | 30.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Bahrain Human Rights Organization web page | RELIGIONS: Muslim (Shi`a 70%, Sunni 30%). |
| Sunni | Bahrain | 154,086 | 25.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 616,342 (July 1998 est.); note: includes 224,640 non-nationals (July 1998 est.)... Shi'a Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim 25% " |
| Twelvers | Bahrain | - | 51.00% | - | - | 1993 | Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck & Jane Idleman Smith. Mission to America: Five Islamic Sectarian Communities in North America; Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida (1993), pg. 5. | "The largest Shi'ite roup, known as the Imamis or Ithna 'Asharis ('Twelvers')... constitute most of present-day Iran, over half of Bahrain & Iraq, large minorities in Kuwait, Suadi Arabia, & Dubai... " |
| unknown | Bahrain | - | 7.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% "; Listed as "Unspecified " |
| Christianity | Balkans | - | - | - | - | 1350 C.E. | Ruggiero, Adriane. The Baltic Countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Parsippany, New Jersey: Dillon Press (1998), pg. 35, 39. | "The early Baltic people were pagans who believed in many gods. "; "German missionaries first appeared in Latvia in the early 1200s and established churches... By the 1300s the peoples of the Baltic had been conquered and forcibly converted by the crusading knights. The native people of the Baltic did not willingly accept the new faith or their new masters. time and time again they rose up in revolt against German, Danish, Swedish, and Russian conquerors. The last great revolt of the Baltic peoples took place between 1343 and 1345, when Estonian warriors fought the Danes... The Estonians were eventually defeated. " |
| paganism | Balkans | - | - | - | - | 1250 C.E. | Ruggiero, Adriane. The Baltic Countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Parsippany, New Jersey: Dillon Press (1998), pg. 35. | "The early Baltic people were pagans who believed in many gods. " |
| Bangladesh Baptist Fellowship | Bangladesh | 10,345 | - | 372 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 " |
| Bangladesh Baptist Sangha | Bangladesh | 12,100 | - | 321 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 World Alliance | Bangladesh | 32,289 | 0.03% | 833 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.] |
| Bengalis | Bangladesh | 106,000,000 | - | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 110. | "1991 census puts the pop. of Bengal at just over 174 million. The greatest number of Bengalis are found in Bangladesh (106 million), with the remainder living in the Indian state of West Bengal (68 million). " [This is an ethnic/cultural group, NOT a distinct religion.] |
| Bengalis | Bangladesh | 116,620,000 | 98.00% | - | - | 1997 | Russell, Malcom B. The Middle East and South Asia 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997), pg. 46. | Estimates of % of population in ethnic (NOT religious) backgrounds, & est. 1997 total pop. |
| Bengalis | Bangladesh | 125,015,664 | 98.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 127,567,002 (July 1998 est.)... Ethnic groups: Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, tribals less than 1 million " |
| Bengalis | Bangladesh | 122,500,000 | 98.00% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* "Asia " in SIM NOW, Feb. 1999 (vol. #85); (viewed online 6 July 1999); SIM International web site. | "Bangladesh is the most densely populated agricultural nation on earth-and one of the poorest. Over 98 percent of its 125 million people are Bangladeshis... Most are Muslim... " |
| Bihari | Bangladesh | 250,000 | 0.20% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 127,567,002 (July 1998 est.)... Ethnic groups: Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, tribals less than 1 million " |
| Buddhism | Bangladesh | - | 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% " |
| Buddhism | Bangladesh | 360,279 | 0.30% | - | - | 1995 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 89-91. | "Location: Bangladesh; Population: 120,093,000 "; Pg. 91: "Although many non-Muslims fled Bangladesh in 1947... Buddhists (0.6%), Christians (0.3%) and tribal groups (0.3%) form other religious minorities in the country. " |
| Buddhism | Bangladesh | - | 0.60% | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site; (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | POPULATION 1995:132,219,000; Muslim 87%; Hindu 11.7%; Buddhist 0.6%; Christian 0.44% |
| Buddhism | Bangladesh | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; total population: 132,219,000 |
| Catholic | Bangladesh | 231,000 | 0.19% | 73 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. |
| Chakmas | Bangladesh | - | - | - | - | 1989 | Brown, Susan. Pakistan and Bangladesh (series: People and Places). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett Press (1989), pg. 25. | "Followers of Buddha: In the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh live several groups of people who follow the Buddhist religion. They originally came from Burma and still look like people of that country. The four main groups are called Chakmas, Marmas, Tripuras, and Mros. Each group speaks a different language. " |
| Chakmas | Bangladesh | 300,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 150-151. | "The Chakma population today is estimated to be around 550,000 people, but it is spread over 3 different countries. The majority (approx. 300,000 people) are located in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. " [NOTE: This is a tribal/ethnic group, not a distinct religion.] |
| Chin | Bangladesh | 50,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 163-164. | "The Chin population in Bangladesh is about 50,000... "; [NOTE: This statistic is of cultural/ethnic affiliation, NOT a count of current practitioners of traditional Chin religion, as almost all Chin today are Christian.] |
| Christianity | Bangladesh | 354,000 | 0.30% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Bangladesh/Church of Bangladesh (COB) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Country information: Population (1994 United Nations estimate): 118 million... Main religions: Islam is the constitutional state religion (83%), Hinduism (16%), Christianity (0.3%)É " |
| Christianity | Bangladesh | 720,558 | 0.60% | - | - | 1995 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 89-91. | "Location: Bangladesh; Population: 120,093,000 "; Pg. 91: "Although many non-Muslims fled Bangladesh in 1947... Buddhists (0.6%), Christians (0.3%) and tribal groups (0.3%) form other religious minorities in the country. " |
| Christianity | Bangladesh | - | 0.44% | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site; (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | POPULATION 1995:132,219,000; Muslim 87%; Hindu 11.7%; Buddhist 0.6%; Christian 0.44% |
| Christianity | Bangladesh | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; total population: 132,219,000 |
| Church of Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 12,000 | 0.01% | 24 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Bangladesh/Church of Bangladesh (COB) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Church of Bangladesh (COB)... Country information: Population (1994 United Nations estimate): 118 million... Church informationÉ Members/Congregations: 12,000/24 parishes. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bangladesh | - | - | 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] " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Bangladesh | - | - | 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. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Bangladesh | 546 | - | 10 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 8 Jan. 1998; total population: 132,219,000 |
| Council for World Mission | Bangladesh | 12,000 | 0.01% | 24 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Bangladesh/Church of Bangladesh (COB) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Church of Bangladesh (COB)... Country information: Population (1994 United Nations estimate): 118 million... Church information... Members/Congregations: 12,000/24 parishes. " [COB is the only Council for World Missions church in Bangladesh] |
| Garo Baptist Convention | Bangladesh | 9,844 | - | 140 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 " |
| Hinduism | Bangladesh | - | 11.00% | - | - | 1986 | Halverson, Dean C. (ed.) The Compact Guide to World Religions; Colorado Springs, Colorado: International Students Inc. (1996). [Publisher is an Evangelical missionary organization.] [Orig. source: Johnstone, Patrick. "Operation World " (1986)] Pg. 87. | "Hindus also comprise a significant portion of the population in seven other countries: Bangladesh (11%), Bhutan (25%), Fiji (41%), Mauritius (50%), Nepal (89%), Sri Lanka (15%), Surinam (27%), and Trinidad (25%). " |
| Hinduism | Bangladesh | 17,594,160 | 16.00% | - | - | 1988 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | [Total pop.] officially given at 109,963,551 in July 1988. Annual growth rate 2.6%. In 1988 nearly 83 percent Muslim, 16 percent Hindu, less than 1 percent Buddhist, Christian, and tribal religions. |
| Hinduism | Bangladesh | - | 10.00% | - | - | 1989 | Brown, Susan. Pakistan and Bangladesh (series: People and Places). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett Press (1989), pg. 35. | "In Bangladesh, about 10 percent of the people are Hindus. " |
| Hinduism | Bangladesh | - | 12.00% | - | - | 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% " |
| Hinduism | Bangladesh | 15,000,000 | - | - | - | 1993 | O'Brien, Joanne & Martin Palmer. The State of Religion Atlas. Simon & Schuster: New York (1993). Pg 24-25. | map |
| Hinduism | Bangladesh | 18,880,000 | 16.00% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "Bangladesh/Church of Bangladesh (COB) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Country information: Population (1994 United Nations estimate): 118 million... Main religions: Islam is the constitutional state religion (83%), Hinduism (16%), Christianity (0.3%)É " |
| Hinduism | Bangladesh | 12,609,765 | 10.50% | - | - | 1995 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 89-91. | "Location: Bangladesh; Population: 120,093,000 "; Pg. 91: "Although many non-Muslims fled Bangladesh in 1947, Hindus still account for 10.5% of the population. " |
