Data source: Gina A. Zurlo and Todd M. Johnson, eds., World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2024).
| Table | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
| country | Below poverty line % | Proportion of the population living below the international poverty line by sex, age, employment status and geographic location (urban/rural). Primary source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform. |
| country | Bible languages count | Count of ISO languages with a full Bible. |
| country | Birth % | Birth rate for this country as a percentage per year. Source material is expressed as cases per 1000. Primary source: United Nations 2022. |
| country | Buddhist % | Number of Buddhists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2020. Followers of the Buddha, include: (a) Mahayana (Greater Vehicle) or Northern Buddhism; (b) Theravada (Teaching of the Elders) or Southern Buddhism, stigmatized by Mahayanists as Hinayana (Lesser Vehicle, i.e. available to fewer people), actually the older, purer form of Buddhism; (c) Vajrayana, Mantrayana, Guhyamantrayana, or Tantrayana (Esoteric Vehicle), known as Tantrism, Shingon or Lamaism; and (d) traditional Buddhist sects, but excluding neo-Buddhist new religions or religious movements. |
| country | Buddhists | Number of Buddhists in this country's population. Followers of the Buddha, including: (a) Mahayana (Greater Vehicle) or Northern Buddhism; (b) Theravada (Teaching of the Elders) or Southern Buddhism, stigmatized by Mahayanists as Hinayana (Lesser Vehicle, i.e. available to fewer people), actually the older, purer form of Buddhism; (c) Vajrayana, Mantrayana, Guhyamantrayana, or Tantrayana (Esoteric Vehicle), known as Tantrism, Shingon or Lamaism; and (d) traditional Buddhist sects, but excluding neo-Buddhist new religions or religious movements. |
| country | Buddhists who know Christians | Buddhists who know Christians. |
| country | Catholics | Number of Affiliated Catholics in this country. Affiliated Catholics are defined here as baptized Catholics plus catechumens. |
| country | Charismatics | Number of Charismatics (in non-Pentecostal churches) in this country. These are baptized members affiliated to non-pentecostal denominations who have entered into the experience of being filled with the Holy Spirit. |
| country | Chinese folk-religionist % | Number of Chinese folk-religionists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2020. |
| country | Chinese folk-religionists | Number of Chinese folk-religionists in this country's population. |
| country | Christian % | The number of Christians as a percentage of the country's population in 2020. |
| country | Christian female % | Percentage of Christians who are female. |
| country | Christian growth 1900 2000 % p.a. | Christian Growth % pa 1900-2000. Previous century. |
| country | Christian growth 2000 2020 % p.a. | Christian Growth % pa 2000-2020. This century. |
| country | Christian Growth Index | Index growth relative to demographics for this country. |
| country | Christian Income pa | Personal income each year of all Christians in this country. |
| country | Christian wealth | Expressed in US dollars. When viewed by country, wealth per Christian is the same as the the wealth of any other person. Differences emerge however when aggregated to the regional, continental, and global level. Christian wealth will be higher to the extent that Christians live in wealthier countries. |
| country | Christian workers | Number of full-time missionaries and nationals working in this country. |
| country | Christian workers per m | Number of Christian workers per million people in this country. |
| country | Christians | The total number of Christians in this country, 2020. |
| country | Christians who know Agnostics | Christians who know Agnostics. |
| country | Christians who know Buddhists | Christians who know Buddhists. |
| country | Christians who know Ethnic religionists | Christians who know Ethnic religionists. |
| country | Christians who know Hindus | Christians who know Hindus. |
| country | Christians who know Muslims | Christians who know Muslims. |
Data on 18 categories of religion, including non-religious, by country, province, and people.
Data on all religions, Christian activities, and trends.
Membership data, year begun, and rates of change.
Population and religion data on all major cities & provinces.
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