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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Australia: Western Australia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. "BAYSWATER, PERTH " |
| attendance - weekly | Austria | - | 30.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "The University of Michigan News and Information Services "; web page: "Study identifies worldwide rates of religiosity, church attendance " (viewed 17 April 1999). "News Release: December 10, 1997 " By Diane Swanbrow. | Table: weekly church attendance in various nations. "Source: Based on latest avail. data from... World Values surveys. Results with an asterisk are from the 1990-1991 survey; all others are from 1995-1997 survey. " |
| Augsburgian Confession | Austria | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 46-47. | "About 6% of Austrians are Protestant, either Baptist, Methodist, or members of uniquely Austrian sects such as the churches of the Augsburgian Confession and the Helvetic Confession. " |
| Baptist Union of Austria | Austria | 1,130 | - | 19 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Baptist World Alliance web site; page: "BWA Statistics " (viewed 31 March 1999). | "Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals " |
| Baptist World Alliance | Austria | 1,130 | 0.01% | 19 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Baptist World Alliance web site; page: "BWA Statistics " (viewed 31 March 1999). | "Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals "; [BWA stats. in individual countries are sum of figures for member bodies of BWA in the countries.]; [County population figures for 1998 from United Nations data available here.] |
| Catholic | Austria | 6,080,646 | 78.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | In May 1991 census, [total] population 7,795,786. about 78 percent Roman Catholic, 5 percent Protestant, 8 percent other (includes Jewish, Muslim, and Orthodox), and 9 percent no denomination. |
| Catholic | Austria | - | 84.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Catholic | Austria | - | 89.00% | - | - | 1992 | Wolff, Michael. Where We Stand: Can America Make it in the Global Race for Wealth, Health, and Happiness? Bantam Books: New York (1992). Pg. 204-205. | Chart |
| Catholic | Austria | 6,677,000 | 78.20% | 3,037 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997), pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Austria | 6,320,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Catholic | Austria | 6,831,304 | 85.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 6%, other 9%; Total population: 8,132,505. |
| Catholic | Austria | 406,681 | 5.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 8,133,611 (July 1998 est.)... Religions: Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant 5%, other 17% " |
| Catholic | Austria | 6,675,000 | 89.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 46-47. | "Population: 7.5 million "; "In spite of the official separation of church and state, some 89% of Austrians are Roman Catholic... In the countries, religious festivals, processions, & pageants take place throughout the year. In urban areas, religious observance is often more casual and typically limited to holidays & major events such as births, weddings, and funerals. " |
| Catholic | Austria | - | 85.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Wholesome Words: Worldwide Missions " by Stephen Ross, "First Edition, 1998 "; [original sources: The World Book Encyclopedia, c1998.] | Table: "Major Roman Catholic Countries of the World " |
| Catholic - attend at least monthly | Austria | 2,940,000 | 38.22% | - | - | 1985 | Greeley, Andrew M. The Catholic Myth: The Behavior and Beliefs of American Catholics. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1990), pg. 266, 269. | Pg. 266: "using the ISV [International Study of Values, 1981] and ISSP [International Social Survey Project, 1985] surveys... "; Pg. 269: "...proportion of men & women over 35 who attend Mass at least once a month... Austria, 49%; New Zealand, 46%... " [Austria: 49% * est. 78% of pop. which is Catholic, (or est. 6 million) = 38.22% of total pop. attending mass monthly] |
| Christianity | Austria | 6,704,302 | 86.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | In May 1991 census, [total] population 7,795,786. about 78 percent Roman Catholic, 5 percent Protestant, 8 percent other (includes Jewish, Muslim, and Orthodox), and 9 percent no denomination. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Austria | 800 | - | - | - | 1950 | Cowan, Richard O. & Bruce A. Van Orden. The International Church: Readings for Religion C344; Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University (Fall 1992), pg. 117. | "1950... Approx. 6,550 members resided in the British Isles... 1,700 in Switzerland; 900 in Belgium; 800 in Austria; 300 in France; and 200 in Czechoslovakia. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Austria | 3,200 | - | - | - | 1992 | Cowan, Richard O. & Bruce A. Van Orden. The International Church: Readings for Religion C344; Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University (Fall 1992), pg. 142. | "In 1992 membership in Austria stood at approximately 3,200. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Austria | 4,000 | 0.05% | 23 units |
- | 1995 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 188-408. | "Year-end 1995: Est. population [of country]; Members, [number shown in '# of adherents' column to left] " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Austria | 3,800 | 0.04% | 22 units |
- | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 267-410. | Information from a variety of sources. Figures for year-end 1997. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Austria | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1970 | Cavendish, Richard (ed.). Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural (vol. 14). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1970), pg. 1890. | "Apart from those built in other American states, temples have been constructed in Hawaii, New Zealand, Canada, Switzerland, Austria and London, England. " [NOTE: This text apparently contains a mistake. No LDS temple has ever been built in Austria.] |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church | Austria | 390,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; Listed as "Evangelical Lutheran " |
| Helvetic Confession | Austria | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 46-47. | "About 6% of Austrians are Protestant, either Baptist, Methodist, or members of uniquely Austrian sects such as the churches of the Augsburgian Confession and the Helvetic Confession. " |
| Hinduism | Austria | 120 | - | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* "News In Brief " in Hinduism Today International (March 1994: Vol. 16, No. 3) | Three-hundred Hindu families live in Denmark; 30 families in Austria. |
| Islam | Austria | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Islam | Austria | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1992 | Wolff, Michael. Where We Stand: Can America Make it in the Global Race for Wealth, Health, and Happiness? Bantam Books: New York (1992). Pg. 204-205. | Chart |
| Islam | Austria | 50,000 | 0.60% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Austria | 15,108 | 0.20% | 224 units |
- | 1983 | Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59. | Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Adherent count here is from "1983 Peak Publishers " column |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Austria | 20,842 | 0.26% | 298 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 34,023. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Austria | 21,044 | 0.26% | 299 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; This adherent/member count is for "1998 Peak Witnesses " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Austria | 25,638 | - | 224 units |
- | 1983 | Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59. | Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Data from columns: "No. of congs. " and "Memorial attendance " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Austria | 34,023 | 0.42% | 298 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | From 1997 Statistics "Memorial attendance " column. Count of all who attend this once-a-year meeting, whether or not a "publisher " in full standing. Most would be considered adherents. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Austria | 32,673 | 0.40% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; "Memorial attendance " column indicates attendance at yearly communion meeting. |
| Judaism | Austria | 180,000 | 2.50% | - | - | 1937 | Gilbert, Martin (ed.) The Illustrated Atlas of Jewish Civilization: 4,000 Years of Jewish History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co. (1990), pg. 161. | Map: "European Jewry on the Eve of the Holocaust 1937-41 "; "Figures show Jewish populations in 1937 and percentage of total population. " |
| Judaism | Austria | - | 0.20% | - | - | 1992 | Wolff, Michael. Where We Stand: Can America Make it in the Global Race for Wealth, Health, and Happiness? Bantam Books: New York (1992). Pg. 204-205. | Chart |
| Judaism | Austria | 10,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Mennonite World Conference | Austria | 360 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site; page: "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership Totals " (viewed 8 Aug. 1999). | Table: "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership Totals "; "based on the most recent data available... from 1996 or 1997... statistics indicate baptized members "; Dif. religious bodies: 1. |
| Mennonitische Freikirche Osterreich | Austria | 360 | - | 8 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Europe: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | AUSTRIA: Mennonitische Freikirche Osterreich (MFO); Members: 360; Congregations: 8 |
| Nonreligious | Austria | - | 6.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Nonreligious & Atheist | Austria | 700,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| other | Austria | 623,656 | 8.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | In May 1991 census, [total] population 7,795,786. about 78 percent Roman Catholic, 5 percent Protestant, 8 percent other (includes Jewish, Muslim, and Orthodox), and 9 percent no denomination. |
| other | Austria | 690,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Roman Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran or Atheist & Nonreligious |
| other | Austria | 1,382,714 | 17.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 8,133,611 (July 1998 est.)... Religions: Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant 5%, other 17% " |
| Protestant | Austria | - | 8.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% "; Protestant "includes all non-Roman Catholic denominations " |
| Protestant | Austria | - | 8.00% | - | - | 1992 | Wolff, Michael. Where We Stand: Can America Make it in the Global Race for Wealth, Health, and Happiness? Bantam Books: New York (1992). Pg. 204-205. | Chart |
| Protestant | Austria | 487,950 | 6.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 6%, other 9%; Total population: 8,132,505. |
| Protestant | Austria | 6,344,216 | 78.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 8,133,611 (July 1998 est.)... Religions: Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant 5%, other 17% " |
| Protestant | Austria | 450,000 | 6.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 46-47. | "Population: 7.5 million "; "About 6% of Austrians are Protestant, either Baptist, Methodist, or members of uniquely Austrian sects such as the churches of the Augsburgian Confession and the Helvetic Confession. " |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Austria | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Scientology | Austria | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web page (OPPOSING VIEW): "Scientology Worldwide " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999); "Last Update on 10th Feb. 1999 " | Number here ( "# congregations ") represent total of all orgs: Dianetic Centers, Celebrity Centers, missions, etc.; "CoS web sites have lists of Missions (1998) & Orgs (1996) from which the Table below is derived. Original concept and research by 'Inducto'. " |
| Scientology - celebrity centers | Austria | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web page (OPPOSING VIEW): "Scientology Worldwide " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999); "Last Update on 10th Feb. 1999 " | "CoS web sites have lists of Missions (1998) & Orgs (1996) from which the Table below is derived. Original concept and research by 'Inducto'. " |
| Tenrikyo - graduated from Shuyoka | Austria | 0 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 2 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999) | Table: "Statistics on followers who... graduated from Shuyoka... between Jan. and Dec. 1998. "; "Data by Research Section and Overseas Mission Department " |
| Tenrikyo - new Besseki Pledge | Austria | 1 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 2 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999) | Table: "Statistics on followers who took the Besseki Pledge... between Jan. and Dec. 1998. "; "Data by Research Section and Overseas Mission Department " |
| Tenrikyo - received the Sazuke | Austria | 1 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* official Tenrikyo web site; page: "A Statistical Review of Tenrikyo: 2 of 2 " (viewed 10 Dec. 1999) | Table: "Statistics on followers who... received the Sazuke... between Jan. and Dec. 1998. "; "Data by Research Section and Overseas Mission Department " |
| Unity Church | Austria | - | - | 6 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (viewed 1998) | Counted the churches in their directory. |
| Armenian Apostolic Church | Azerbaijan | 430,304 | 5.60% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Mid-1994 estimate [total pop.] 7,684,456. In 1989 Muslim 87 percent (about 70 percent of which Shia), Russian Orthodox 5.6 percent, and Armenian Apostolic 5.6 percent (much less in early 1990s). |
| Armenian Apostolic Church | Azerbaijan | 170,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; Listed in table as "Armenian Apostolic (Orthodox) " |
| Armenian Apostolic Church | Azerbaijan | 179,342 | 2.30% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.); Total population: 7,797,476 (1997 est.). |
| Armenian Apostolic Church | Azerbaijan | 180,678 | 2.30% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 7,855,576 (July 1998 est.)... Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.); note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; actual practicing adherents are much lower " |
| attendance - weekly | Azerbaijan | - | 6.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* web site: "The University of Michigan News and Information Services "; web page: "Study identifies worldwide rates of religiosity, church attendance " (viewed 17 April 1999). "News Release: December 10, 1997 " By Diane Swanbrow. | Table: weekly church attendance in various nations. "Source: Based on latest avail. data from... World Values surveys. Results with an asterisk are from the 1990-1991 survey; all others are from 1995-1997 survey. " |
| Azerbaijanis | Azerbaijan | 6,430,500 | 90.00% | - | - | 1990 | Roberts, Elizabeth. Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Brookfield, Connecticut: The Millbrook Press (2nd printing 1993; 1st printing 1992), pg. 28. | "Azerbaijan... Population: 7,145,000 (est. 1990)... Ethnic mix: 90% Azeri... " |
| Azerbaijanis | Azerbaijan | 5,811,000 | 78.00% | - | - | 1997 | Shoemaker, M. Wesley. Russia, Eurasian States, and Eastern Europe 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997), pg. 145. | "According to the most recent estimates, Azerbaijan's population is approximately 7,450,000. Azeris or Azerbaijani, who make up about 78% of the population of the republic, are a Turkic-speaking people. " |
| Azerbaijanis | Azerbaijan | 7,500,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 62-64. | "Azerbaijanis: Location: Azerbaijan; Iran; Population: 35-40 million worldwide: Republic of Azerbaijan, 7.5 million; Iran, estimated 20 to 25 million...; Language: Azeri; Religion: Islam (majority); Christianity (Orthodox and Evangelical); Judaism " [NOTE: This statistic is of ethnic/cultural affiliation, not a distinct religion.] |
| Baptist World Alliance | Azerbaijan | 520 | 0.01% | 15 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Baptist World Alliance web site; page: "BWA Statistics " (viewed 31 March 1999). | "Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals "; [BWA stats. in individual countries are sum of figures for member bodies of BWA in the countries.]; [County population figures for 1998 from United Nations data available here.] |
| Baptists of Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 520 | - | 15 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Baptist World Alliance web site; page: "BWA Statistics " (viewed 31 March 1999). | "Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals "; [Listed in table as "The Baptists of Azerbaijan "] |
| Catholic | Azerbaijan | - | - | - | - | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997), pg. 333-367. | "Islam is the prevailing religion. There is a small Catholic community of Polish and Armenian origin near the capital. " |
| Islam | Azerbaijan | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Roberts, Elizabeth. Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Brookfield, Connecticut: The Millbrook Press (2nd printing 1993; 1st printing 1992), pg. 9. | "The people of Azerbaijan... are mainly Muslim, sharing their language, traditions, and ethnic origins with their Turkish neighbors, to whom they still look today for international support. " |
| Islam | Azerbaijan | 6,685,428 | 87.00% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Mid-1994 estimate [total pop.] 7,684,456. In 1989 Muslim 87 percent (about 70 percent of which Shia), Russian Orthodox 5.6 percent, and Armenian Apostolic 5.6 percent (much less in early 1990s). |
| Islam | Azerbaijan | 7,070,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; Muslim: mostly Shiite |
| Islam | Azerbaijan | 7,282,842 | 93.40% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.); Total population: 7,797,476 (1997 est.). |
| Islam | Azerbaijan | 7,337,108 | 93.40% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 7,855,576 (July 1998 est.)... Religions: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.); note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; actual practicing adherents are much lower " |
| Islam | Azerbaijan | - | 93.40% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Wholesome Words: Worldwide Missions " by Stephen Ross, "First Edition, 1998 "; [original sources: The World Book Encyclopedia, c1998.] | Table: "Major Muslim Countries of the World " |
| Judaism | Azerbaijan | 30,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Kurds | Azerbaijan | 200,000 | - | - | - | 1970 | Chaliand, Gerard (ed). A People Without a Country: The Kurds and Kurdistan. New York: Olive Branch Press (1993 - revised first American edition), pg. 203. | "Given the absense of credible statistics, I can only offer an estimate for the Kurdish-speaking population of Soviet Azerbaijan. According to my Kurdish sources in the Soviet Union, the correct figure is around 150,000. " |
| other | Azerbaijan | 130,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Islam, Russian Orthodox or Armenian Apostolic (Orthodox) |