Updates

The World Religion database is updated twice a year, following research cycles.

Data update
30 Nov 2024

New research into the number of Christians means adjustment to many other surrounding religions …


Release of new 2020 data for Christian denominations in the companion World Christian Database has informed new estimates and projections for many religions in most countries. Religion estimates are made for each ethnolinguistic people group in every country.


New platform
05 Feb 2024

Dashboards have replaced tables as the main user experience …


The functionality of the WCD website has been completely re-written and is now based on Power BI. This allows users to interact visually with the underlying data through maps and charts while still being able to see and export the data as tables.

Selection of where in the world (which country or region), which religions or traditions, and for what years data should be displayed, are now available by clicking on the charts and drop down lists.

(For a limited time subscribers can click here to access an archived version of the previous website).


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Religions

All major world religions, available by geographic region and people groups.

Geography

Comprehensive country religious makeup, demographics, and trends.

Religious diversity

Religious Diversity Index (RDI) and counts of religions over 10%, over 5%, and over 0.5%.

Contextual data

Population data by country, plus socio-economic, health, environment, and gender indicators.

Censuses

Historical and current census data on religion by country.

Archive

A repository of historical data, including surveys.