Updates

The World Religion database is updated twice a year, generally in January and July.

Religious Traditions page

01 Oct 2014

breakdown of Sunnis and Shias in Pakistan

Religious Traditions is a new page this quarter designed to make it easier to answer questions such as "What is the breakdown of Sunnis and Shias in Pakistan" (see 'Muslim traditions' query). Currently reconciled WRD best estimates are available for Buddhists, Christians and Muslims and the page will be expanded progressively to cover other religions.

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More survey and census data added

01 Jul 2014

a further 22 censuses and 36 surveys

This quarter sees data released from a further 22 censuses and 36 surveys conducted mainly in Europe and from a variety of sources. Years of study range from 1995 (a Parliamentary Election survey in Belarus) to 2010 (Register of Religious Communities in Finland). A full listing of the new survey data is available in the query "Survey data added this quarter" on the Censuses and Surveys page.

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Censuses

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