Data source: Gina A. Zurlo and Todd M. Johnson, eds., World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2024).
| Table | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|
| version_2020_country | Hindus | Number of Hindus in this country's population. Followers of the main Hindu traditions: (a) Vaishnavites (Vishnaivites) numbering 70% of all Hindus; (b) Saivites numbering 25% mostly in South India; (c) Saktists or other sects (3%); (d) neo-Hindu movements and modern sects arising out of Hinduism, about 1.5%; and (e) Arya Samaj and other reformist movements, 0.5% (Brahmo Samaj, Prarthana Samaj, Swami-Narayanis, Ramakrishna Mission, but excluding Jains and Sikhs). |
| version_2020_country | Hindus who know Christians | Hindus who know Christians. |
| version_2020_country | HIV Adults per K | Number of adults living with HIV per thousand of the country's population in 2016. Primary source: UNAIDS (in HDR 2018). |
| version_2020_country | Household Size | Standard size, for statistical purposes, of a family, composed of 2 spouses, 2 children (under 15), and one adult (15 or over). 2000. |
| version_2020_country | Independent Charismatics | Number of Independent Charismatics in the country. Independent Charismatic refers to a religious person or movement similar to a charismatic but unconnected with mainline Pentecostal or non-Pentecostal denominations. |
| version_2020_country | Independents | Number of Affiliated Independents in this country. These are Christians independent of historic, organized, institutionalized, or denominationalist Christianity. |
| version_2020_country | Infant mortality | Infant mortality, per 1,000 live births in the country. Primary source: United Nations 2019. |
| version_2020_country | Internal evangelized % | This is the percentage of the population evangelized by Christians from this country. |
| version_2020_country | Internet users % | Internet users in 2016 as a percentage of population. Primary source: ITU (2018) (in HDR 2018). |
| version_2020_country | ISO A2 | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. |
| version_2020_country | ISO A3 | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code. |
| version_2020_country | Jain % | Number of Jains as a percentage of the country's population in year 2020. Followers of the Jain reform movement are from Hinduism, composed of the Svetambara and Digambara sects. |
| version_2020_country | Jains | Number of Jain in this country's population. Followers of the Jain reform movement are from Hinduism, composed of the Svetambara and Digambara sects. |
| version_2020_country | Jew % | Number of Jews as a percentage of the country's population in year 2020. |
| version_2020_country | Jews | Number of Jews in this country's population. |
| version_2020_country | Life Expectancy | The number of years individuals born “this year” in this country's population are expected to live, based on statistical probability. Primary source: United Nations 2019. |
| version_2020_country | Major institutions | Number of major institutions in the country in 2000. |
| version_2020_country | Major institutions per m | Number of major institutions per million of the country's population. |
| version_2020_country | Major religion count | The number of major religions (of 18) significantly present in this country. |
| version_2020_country | Malaria cases per K | Number of malaria cases in 2016 per thousand of the country's population. Primary source: World Health Organization, World Malaria Report 2017 (in HDR 2018). |
| version_2020_country | Male pop | Population of males in the country (UN). |
| version_2020_country | Martyr pa | This figure represents an annual average (from 1950 to 2000) of individuals who die as martyrs in this country. A 'Martyr' is defined as a believer in Christ who has lost his or her life prematurely, in a situation of witness, as a result of human hostility. The figure includes an estimate of 'background martydoms' in undocumentable situations (individual, domestic, family, isolated). |
| version_2020_country | Martyrs | 2010. This figure represents the total number of documented martyrs in the country's history (33 to 2010). A 'Martyr' is defined as a believer in Christ who has lost his or her life prematurely, in a situation of witness, as a result of human hostility. Excludes 'background martyrs' in undocumentable situations (individual, domestic, family, isolated). |
| version_2020_country | Mega Cities | Number of megacities in this country whose population exceeds 1 million persons. |
| version_2020_country | Metro % | Percentage of the nation's total population that live in a metropolitan area. |
Data on 18 categories of religion, including non-religious, by country, province, and people.
Data on all religions, Christian activities, and trends.
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