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Asia > Sri Lanka > Religion

SRI LANKAN RELIGION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > % of Buddhists 81 % [11th of 63]
Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > Buddhist total 16,252,469 [8th of 63]
Catholic > Diocesan priests 615 [42nd of 143]
    (per capita) 0.0306504 per 1,000 people [69th of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses 11 [49th of 150]
    (per capita) 0.000548218 per 1,000 people [99th of 148]
Catholic > Parishes 380 [50th of 149]
    (per capita) 0.0189385 per 1,000 people [80th of 147]
Catholic > Religious Priests 284 [54th of 148]
    (per capita) 0.014154 per 1,000 people [80th of 147]
Catholic > Total Priests 899 [46th of 149]
    (per capita) 0.0448044 per 1,000 people [79th of 148]
Catholics 1,348,000 [67th of 140]
Catholics as percentage 7.12 [91st of 150]
Islam > Percentage 7% [81st of 164]
Islam > Percentage Muslim 7% [82nd of 168]
Islam > Population 1,404,534 [66th of 165]
Jehovahs Witnesses 4,019 [86th of 178]
    (per capita) 0.179816 per 1,000 people [151st of 177]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants 160,518 [101st of 167]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country ; Catholic Hierarchy.org; CIA World Factbook; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, ceylon

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