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Central African Republic

Central African Republic Religion Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 1 2014 169th out of 175
Christian > Mormon > Members 194 2014 140th out of 195
Islam > Percentage Muslim 15% 2004 69th out of 167
Jehovahs Witnesses 2,646 2002 96th out of 177
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 0.702 2002 120th out of 158
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 8.9% 2014 75th out of 184
Muslim > Muslim population 403,000 2014 90th out of 177
Religions indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%; note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority 2008
Religions > All indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15% 2006
Religions > Roman Catholic 25% 2006 67th out of 96
Religious diversity score 0.792 2001 8th out of 214
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 94% 2014 40th out of 143
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 6% 2014 103th out of 143
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 8,179 2004 84th out of 230
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 2.1 2004 86th out of 200

SOURCES: Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Islam by country (Table) ("Muslim Population by Country" . The Future of the Global Muslim Population . Pew Research Center . Retrieved 22 December 2011 .); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006; Wikipedia: List of countries ranked by ethnic and cultural diversity level (Ethnic, Linguistic and Religious Fractionalization) (Natalka Patsiurko, John L. Campbell and John A. Hall (2012). "Measuring cultural diversity: ethnic, linguistic and religious fractionalization in the OECD" . Ethnic and Racial Studies 35 (2): 195–217 . Retrieved September 13, 2012 .); Wikipedia: Importance of religion by country (Countries); adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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