World Religion Database: field definitions

Data source: Gina A. Zurlo, ed., World Religion Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2023).

Table Field Description
wlc_language Language population 2025 Mother tongue speakers 2025.
wlc_language Note {b}bilingual: notes on bilingual communities {c}communities: notes on speech communities {e}epicentre: notes on locations or epicentres {l}language: notes on languages {r}relationships: notes on contacts and relationships among languages {w}written: notes on scripts or written models #nomenclature: notes on nomenclature.
wlc_language People count The number of people groups with this language code.
wlc_language Reference name The autoglossonym (as used by its own speakers) of a language or dialect, or the cover name for groups of languages.
wlc_language WLC Language code World Language Classification language code.
wlc_language WLC Language ID World Language Classification ID number.
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Religions

Data on 18 categories of religion, including non-religious, by country, province, and people.

Countries and regions

Data on all religions, Christian activities, and trends.

Denominations

Membership data, year begun, and rates of change.

Cities & provinces

Population and religion data on all major cities & provinces.

Peoples & languages

Detailed information covering religion, culture, and geography.

Archive

A repository of historical data, including a chronology of Christianity from the 1st to 21st centuries.