Updates

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

Yearbook of International Religious Demography 2017
01 Jul 2017

presents 2017 data from the WRD together with scholarly articles featuring religious demography


The latest edition of the Yearbook of International Religious Demography presents 2017 data from the WRD together with scholarly articles featuring religious demography in Botswana, Protestantism in Guatemala, life satisfaction in Japan, fertility rates in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and the movement of Muslims from the Middle East to Europe.


Middle East minority religions
01 Apr 2017

minority religions in Northern Africa and Western Asia


Population estimates and future projections for minority religions in Northern Africa and Western Asia (including the Middle East), have been updated and re-reconciled with UN population data for each country.


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Religions

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