×

Religion Stats: compare key data on Kenya & United Kingdom

Definitions

STAT Kenya United Kingdom HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 2,248.5
Ranked 87th.
507,164.5
Ranked 19th. 226 times more than Kenya
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 41
Ranked 38th.
332
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Kenya
Christian > Mormon > Members 11,869
Ranked 42nd.
188,462
Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Kenya
Islam > Percentage Muslim 7%
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
2.7%
Ranked 101st.
Jehovahs Witnesses 20,286
Ranked 47th.
127,206
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Kenya
Jews 400
Ranked 73th.
300,000
Ranked 7th. 750 times more than Kenya
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 7%
Ranked 79th. 52% more than United Kingdom
4.6%
Ranked 92nd.
Muslim > Muslim population 2.87 million
Ranked 51st.
2.87 million
Ranked 50th. The same as Kenya
Religions Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2%; <i>note:</i> a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1%
Religions > All Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, indigenous beliefs 10%, Muslim 10%, other 2% Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 94%
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
26.5%
Ranked 135th.
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 6%
Ranked 100th.
73%
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Kenya
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 530,341
Ranked 7th. 22 times more than United Kingdom
24,083
Ranked 59th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 15.22
Ranked 38th. 38 times more than United Kingdom
0.402
Ranked 122nd.
Hindus 369,137
Ranked 16th.
832,000
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Kenya
Religious diversity score 0.776
Ranked 13th. 12% more than United Kingdom
0.694
Ranked 27th.
Hindu percent of population 1%
Ranked 19th.
1.7%
Ranked 16th. 70% more than Kenya
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 0.615
Ranked 124th.
2.14
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Kenya
Religions > Muslim 10%
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
2.7%
Ranked 86th.
Jews per 1000 0.0135
Ranked 79th.
5.13
Ranked 14th. 381 times more than Kenya
Hindus per thousand people 8.78
Ranked 31st.
13.26
Ranked 26th. 51% more than Kenya

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country (Buddhism by Country); Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Wikipedia: Islam by country (Table) ("Muslim Population by Country" . The Future of the Global Muslim Population . Pew Research Center . Retrieved 22 December 2011 .); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006; Wikipedia: Importance of religion by country (Countries); adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html; Wikipedia: List of countries ranked by ethnic and cultural diversity level (Ethnic, Linguistic and Religious Fractionalization) (Natalka Patsiurko, John L. Campbell and John A. Hall (2012). "Measuring cultural diversity: ethnic, linguistic and religious fractionalization in the OECD" . Ethnic and Racial Studies 35 (2): 195–217 . Retrieved September 13, 2012 .); watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

Citation

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×