NationMaster - Kuwaiti Religion statistics

Catholic > Diocesan priests	2	[137th of 143]
Catholic > Permanent Deacons	1	[86th of 90]
Catholic > Total Priests	8	[138th of 149]
Catholics	154,000	[103rd of 140]
Catholics as percentage	6.16	[93rd of 150]
Islam > Number of Muslim	2,600,000	[44th of 67]
Islam > Percentage Muslim	85%	[35th of 168]
Islam > Population	1,985,300	[59th of 165]
Islam > Shia	910,000	[21st of 67]
Islam > Shia to Muslim	35 %	[7th of 67]
Islam > Sunni	1,690,000	[45th of 67]
Islam > Sunni to Muslim	65 %	[60th of 67]
Muslim	99 %	[3rd of 66]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants	50,000	[129th of 167]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant	2.14 %	[110th of 163]
Religions Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shia 30%), other (includes Christian, Hindu, Parsi) 15%
Religions > All Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
Religions > Muslim	85 %	[24th of 100]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic	6.16 %	[101st of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership	159	[181st of 232]

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SOURCES: Catholic Hierarchy.org; Wikipedia: Demographics of Islam ; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; CIA World Factbook; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Kuwait, State of Kuwait, Dawlat al Kuwayt, Al Kuwayt

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