The World Christian Database is truly a broad-based encyclopedia of religion. Over 100 fields of religious data are available. This data can be used in conjunction with the other data on demographics to get a more full understanding of a given religious group. A summary of the available fields is listed below.
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Data Field Label |
Field Description |
| General |
Pop 1900 |
Adherents of a given religion in the year 1900 |
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Pop 1970 |
Adherents of a given religion in mid-1970 |
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Pop 1990 |
Adherents of a given religion in mid-1990 |
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Pop 2000 |
Adherents of a given religion in mid-2000 |
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Pop 2025 |
Adherents of a given religion in mid-2025 |
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Pop 2050 |
Adherents of a given religion in mid-2050 |
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1900% |
Adherents of a given religion in 1900 as % total population |
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1970% |
Adherents of a given religion in mid-1970 as % total population |
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1990% |
Adherents of a given religion in mid-1990 as % total population |
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2000% |
Adherents of a given religion in mid-2000 as % total population |
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2025% |
Adherents of a given religion in mid-2025 as % total population |
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2050% |
Adherents of a given religion in mid-2050 as % total population |
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Conversion Increase pa |
Annual conversion (or supranatural) increase (+ or -) to adherents of a given religion , 1990-2000 |
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Major Religion |
Code for major world religion |
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Megabloc |
Code for second-level of world religions |
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Natural Increase pa |
Annual natural population increase among adherents, 1990-2000 (biological increase (births minus deaths) plus net immigration) |
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Total Increase pa |
Total annual increase (+ or -) of adherents of a given religion , 1990-2000 |
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Total Increase% pa |
Rate of change of adherents of a given religion , 1990-2000, as % per year |
| Megablocs |
Anglicans |
Affiliated Anglicans in a given country |
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Catholics |
Affiliated Roman Catholicsin a given country |
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Independents |
Affiliated Independent population in the country |
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Marginals |
Marginal Christians, affiliated in the country |
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Orthodox |
Affiliated Orthodox population in the country. |
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Protestants |
Affiliated Protestant population in the country |
| Renewal |
Charismatics |
Charismatics (in non-Pentecostal churches) in a given country |
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Neocharismatics |
Neocharismatics (Independents) population in the country |
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Pentecostals |
Pentecostals (Classical denominations) in the country |
| Country Religion |
Atheist% |
Number of atheists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Atheists |
Atheists population in a given country |
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Bahai% |
Number of Baha'is as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Bahais |
Baha'i population in a given country |
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Buddhist% |
Number of Buddhists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Buddhists |
Buddhist population in a given country |
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Chinese universist% |
Number of Chinese universists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Chinese Universists |
Chinese Universist population in a given country |
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Confucianist% |
Number of Confucianist as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Confucianists |
Confucianist population in a given country |
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Ethnoreligionist% |
Number of Ethnoreligionists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Ethnoreligionists |
Ethnoreligionist population in the country |
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Hindu% |
Number of Hindus as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Hindus |
Hindu population in the country |
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Jain% |
Number of Jains as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Jains |
Jain population in the country |
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Jew% |
Number of Jews as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Jews |
Jewish population in the country |
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Muslim% |
Number of Muslims as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Muslims |
Muslim population in the country |
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Neoreligionist% |
Number of neoreligionists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Neoreligionists |
Neoreligionist population in the country |
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Nonreligious |
Nonreligious population in the country |
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Nonreligious% |
Number of nonreligious as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Other religionist% |
Number of other religionists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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other religionists |
Other religionists population in the country |
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Shintoist% |
Number of Shintoists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Shintoists |
Shintoist population in the country |
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Sikh% |
Number of Sikhs as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Sikhs |
Sikh population in the country |
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Spiritist% |
Number of Spiritists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Spiritists |
Spiritist population in the country |
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Taoist% |
Number of Taoists as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Taoists |
Taoist population in the country |
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Zoroastrian% |
Number of Zoroastrians as a percentage of the country's population in year 2000. |
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Zoroastrians |
Zoroastrian population in the country |
| People Religion |
Atheist Pop |
Athiest Population among a given people group |
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Atheist% |
Percent of a given people group that is Atheist |
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Bahai Pop |
Baha'i population for a given people group in a given country |
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Bahai% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Bahai |
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Buddhist Pop |
Buddhist population for a given people group in a given country |
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Buddhist% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Buddhist |
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Chinese Universist Pop |
Chinese Universist population for a given people group in a given country |
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Chinese Universist% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Chinese Universist |
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Christian Pop |
Christian population for a given people group in a given country |
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Christian% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Christian |
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Confucianist Pop |
Confucianist population for a given people group in a given country |
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Confucianist% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Confucianist |
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doubly professing Pop |
No. in a given people group for a given country doubly professing |
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doubly professing% |
% of a given people group for a given country that is doubly professing |
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Ethnoreligionist Pop |
Ethnoreligionist population for a given people group in a given country |
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Ethnoreligionist% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Ethnoregilionist |
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Hindu Pop |
Hindu population for a given people group in a given country |
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Hindu% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Hindu |
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Jain Pop |
Jain population for a given people group in a given country |
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Jain% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Jain |
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Jew Pop |
Jewish population for a given people group in a given country |
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Jew% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Jewish |
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Muslim Pop |
Muslim population for a given people group in a given country |
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Muslim% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Muslim |
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Neoreligionist Pop |
Neoreligionist population for a given people group in a given country |
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Neoreligionist% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Newreligionist |
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Nonreligious Pop |
Nonreligious population for a given people group in a given country |
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Nonreligious% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is nonreligious |
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other Relig Pop |
Other religion" population for a given people group in a given country" |
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Other Relig% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is other religion"" |
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Shintoist Pop |
Shintoist population for a given people group in a given country |
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Shintoist% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Shintoist |
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Sikh Pop |
Sikh population for a given people group in a given country |
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Sikh% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Sikh |
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Spiritist Pop |
Spiritist population for a given people group in a given country |
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Spiritist% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Spiritist |
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Taoist Pop |
Taoist population for a given people group in a given country |
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Taoist% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Taoist |
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Zoroastrian Pop |
Zoroastrian population for a given people group in a given country |
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Zoroastrian% |
% of a given people group in a given country that is Zoroastrian % of a given people group in a given country that is Zoroastrian |
| Religion Detail |
Majority Religion |
Largest religion in a given people group. |
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Majority Religion Code |
Code for largest religion in a given people group. |
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Majority Religion% |
Percentage of a given people in majority religion. |
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Religion Note |
Percentage breakdown by religion code of unaffiliated Christians and non-Christian religionists. Sub-religion codes are spelt out in the Religions% List" category." |
