- Summary
- Adherents
- Religious Freedom
- Socio-economic
Religious Adherents1 |
Northern Europe | World |
|---|---|---|
| Baha'i | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Buddhist | 0.3% | 5.8% |
| Chinese Universalist | 0.1% | 5.8% |
| Christian | 81.4% | 33.3% |
| Confucianist | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Ethnoreligionist | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| Hindu | 0.7% | 13.6% |
| Jain | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Jewish | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Muslim | 2.2% | 20.8% |
| Shintoist | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sikh | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Spiritist | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Taoist | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Zoroastrian | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Religions | 0.1% | 1.6% |
| Neo-religions | 0.1% | -- |
| Non-religious | 11.8% | 11.7% |
| Atheist | 2.5% | 2.3% |
Sources
Note: All country profiles, maps, and flags are taken from The World Factbook, 2005.
1. The World Christian Database (WCD) is based on the 2600-page award-winning World Christian Encyclopedia and World Christian Trends, first published in 1982 and revised in 2001. This extensive work on World religion is now completely updated and integrated into the WCD online database. Designed for both the casual user and research scholar, information is readily available on religious activities, growth rates, religious literature, worker activity, and demographic statistics. Additional secular data is incorporated on population, health, education, and communications. A dataset with these and the other international measures highlighted on the country pages can be downloaded from this website. Used with permission.
