Presents
Chronology of Religions
cults, sects, denominations,
Branches
Membership of Religions
From 1974 to 2005
Membership by Continents
Membership
of Religions and Christianity, in the world and
in the USA
Religion of famous and influential people: Christians of each
denomination, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Freemasons.
|
|
1974 |
1980 |
1994 |
1995 |
2005 |
|
|
millions |
|
|
|
|
|
Christians |
968 |
999 |
1,900 |
1,900 |
2,100 |
| Catholic |
552 |
581 |
1,100 |
1,000 |
|
| Protestant |
324 |
338 |
469 |
466 |
|
| Orthodox |
92 |
79 |
174 |
218 |
|
| Other Christians |
|
|
200 |
276 |
|
| Muslims |
513 |
587 |
1,033 |
1,100 |
1,300 |
| Hindus |
516 |
476 |
764 |
781 |
900 |
| Buddhists |
224 |
255 |
339 |
324 |
376 |
| Chinese Folk |
|
|
149 |
225 |
394 |
| Taoists |
31 |
31 |
? |
? |
|
| Confucianists |
276 |
158 |
6 |
5 |
|
| Tribal Religions |
|
|
99 |
112 |
|
|
Sikhs |
|
|
10 |
19 |
23 |
| Jews |
14.4 |
14.3 |
13.5 |
14.4 |
14 |
| Shintoists |
63 |
57 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
4 |
| Baha'is |
|
|
6 |
6 |
7 |
| Jains |
|
|
4 |
5 |
4,2 |
| Spiritists |
|
|
|
10 |
15 |
| Other Religionists |
|
|
21 |
2 |
|
|
Atheists |
|
|
|
219 |
219 |
| Non-Religious |
|
|
129 |
842 |
881 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
World Population |
3,788 |
4,300 |
5,660 |
5,706 |
6,394 |
From: Encyclopedia Britannica,
Books of the Year
and
http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html
MEMBERSHIP BY CONTINENTS
1995
|
|
Europe |
Asia |
Africa |
America |
Oceania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Christian: |
552 |
307 |
348 |
697 |
24 |
|
Catholics |
270 |
90 |
122 |
476 |
8 |
| Protestants |
111 |
44 |
135 |
163 |
14 |
| Orthodox |
165 |
15 |
30 |
7 |
0.7 |
| Other |
8 |
158 |
61 |
49 |
0.7 |
| Jew |
2.5 |
4.3 |
0.2 |
7 |
0.09 |
| Muslim |
32 |
760 |
300 |
7 |
0.4 |
| Hindu |
2 |
775 |
2 |
2 |
0.3 |
| Buddhist |
2 |
321 |
0.4 |
2 |
0.2 |
| Chinese Folk |
0.1 |
225 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
| Ethnic |
1 |
37 |
73 |
2 |
0.1 |
| Sikh |
0.5 |
18 |
0.04 |
0.5 |
0.007 |
| Shinto |
0.001 |
3 |
0 |
0.002 |
0.001 |
| Baha'i |
0.09 |
3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.07 |
| Jain |
0.002 |
5 |
0.006 |
0.008 |
0.001 |
| Atheist |
40 |
174 |
0.5 |
5 |
0.6 |
| No Religion |
94 |
701 |
3 |
40 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Population |
727 |
3,457 |
728 |
775 |
29 |
Encyclopedia Britannica, Book of
the Year, 1996 (Rounded figures)
So many "religions"... but only "one God"!, with the name according to the language: God, Dios, Dieu, Dio, Gott, Yahweh, Allah, Brahman, Tao, Kami...but he is the same guy!.