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Religion Stats: compare key data on Canada & Ireland

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STAT Canada Ireland HISTORY
Buddhism > Buddhists 795,068.5
Ranked 14th. 83 times more than Ireland
9,552
Ranked 60th.
Christian > Mormon > Congregations 472
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Ireland
13
Ranked 75th.
Christian > Mormon > Members 187,982
Ranked 4th. 62 times more than Ireland
3,013
Ranked 75th.

Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 581,553
Ranked 23th. 13 times more than Ireland
45,223
Ranked 8th.

Church and state > Constitutional reference to God enactment date 1,982
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Ireland
1,937
Ranked 27th.
Islam > Percentage Muslim 2%
Ranked 108th. 4 times more than Ireland
0.49%
Ranked 135th.
Jehovahs Witnesses 109,604
Ranked 17th. 22 times more than Ireland
5,096
Ranked 80th.
Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 2.8%
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than Ireland
0.9%
Ranked 130th.
Muslim > Muslim population 940,000
Ranked 73th. 22 times more than Ireland
43,000
Ranked 127th.
Religions Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2%
Religions > All Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census) Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion important 42%
Ranked 116th.
53.5%
Ranked 104th. 27% more than Canada
Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 57%
Ranked 26th. 23% more than Ireland
46.5%
Ranked 39th.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 53,797
Ranked 45th. 371 times more than Ireland
145
Ranked 182nd.
Seventh-day Adventist Membership per 1000 1.68
Ranked 94th. 47 times more than Ireland
0.0356
Ranked 172nd.
Jews 360,000
Ranked 6th. 360 times more than Ireland
1,000
Ranked 64th.
Buddhism > Percent Buddhist 2.3%
Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Ireland
0.2%
Ranked 66th.
Hindus 497,200
Ranked 15th. 47 times more than Ireland
10,688
Ranked 51st.
Religious diversity score 0.696
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Ireland
0.155
Ranked 182nd.
Jehovahs Witnesses per 1000 3.49
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Ireland
1.3
Ranked 103th.
Religions > Roman Catholic 42.6%
Ranked 54th.
88.4%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Canada
Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population per thousand people 0.661
Ranked 13th.
9.88
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Canada

Jews per 1000 11.9
Ranked 4th. 44 times more than Ireland
0.269
Ranked 56th.
Christian > Mormon > Members per thousand people 5.39
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Ireland
0.637
Ranked 1st.
Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics 41,565
Ranked 6th. 47 times more than Ireland
885
Ranked 14th.

Catholic > Cardinals 5
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Ireland
1
Ranked 59th.
Christian > Catholic > Female catholics 14,420
Ranked 9th. 20 times more than Ireland
733
Ranked 13th.

Hindus per thousand people 14.42
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Ireland
2.34
Ranked 44th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics 14,435
Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Ireland
546
Ranked 13th.

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population 10,850
Ranked 9th.
21,942
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Male orthodox population per thousand people 0.315
Ranked 12th.
4.79
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Canada

Catholic > Cardinals per million 0.155
Ranked 21st.
0.24
Ranked 13th. 55% more than Canada
Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population 24,105
Ranked 9th.
41,772
Ranked 5th. 73% more than Canada

Catholic > Cardinal electors 3
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Ireland
1
Ranked 47th.
Christian > Catholic > Male catholics per thousand people 0.419
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Ireland
0.119
Ranked 13th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics 10,225
Ranked 11th.
1.55 million
Ranked 2nd. 152 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population 7,845
Ranked 10th.
23,281
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population per thousand people 0.0175
Ranked 12th.
0.377
Ranked 8th. 21 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population 105,120
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Ireland
21,557
Ranked 7th.

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population 245
Ranked 12th.
3,451
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population 535
Ranked 12th.
1,727
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Canada

Catholic > Cardinal electors per million 0.0928
Ranked 20th.
0.24
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Canada
Christian > Protestant > Quakers 1,216
Ranked 8th.
1,591
Ranked 7th. 31% more than Canada
Catholic > Cardinals > Per $ GDP 0.069 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 50th.
0.112 per $14.1 billion
Ranked 41st. 62% more than Canada
Christian > Orthodox > Rural male orthodox population per thousand people 0.0155
Ranked 12th.
0.377
Ranked 8th. 24 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban catholics per thousand people 1.21
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Ireland
0.193
Ranked 11th.

Christian > Catholic > Female catholics per thousand people 0.418
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Ireland
0.16
Ranked 15th.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban orthodox population per thousand people 0.699
Ranked 12th.
9.13
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics 1,300
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Ireland
209
Ranked 11th.

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics per thousand people 0.576
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Ireland
0.0789
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Orthodox > Female orthodox population per thousand people 0.227
Ranked 12th.
5.09
Ranked 6th. 22 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics per thousand people 0.38
Ranked 12th.
264.06
Ranked 1st. 694 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Rural orthodox population per thousand people 0.0071
Ranked 13th.
0.754
Ranked 7th. 106 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Urban female orthodox population per thousand people 3.05
Ranked 7th.
4.71
Ranked 6th. 55% more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Rural female orthodox population 605
Ranked 11th.
1,724
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics 1,590
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Ireland
185
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population 8,285
Ranked 11th.
20,215
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Canada

Christian > Orthodox > Urban male orthodox population per thousand people 0.24
Ranked 13th.
4.42
Ranked 7th. 18 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Rural male catholics per thousand people 0.0461
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Ireland
0.0404
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural female catholics per thousand people 0.0377
Ranked 11th.
0.0457
Ranked 10th. 21% more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban female catholics 13,120
Ranked 10th.
1.21 million
Ranked 3rd. 92 times more than Canada

Christian > Catholic > Urban male catholics 19,860
Ranked 7th. 55 times more than Ireland
361
Ranked 12th.

Christian > Catholic > Rural catholics per thousand people 0.297
Ranked 13th.
339.11
Ranked 1st. 1144 times more than Canada

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country (Buddhism by Country); Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: Constitutional references to God (List); International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; 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.; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. 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.; Wikipedia: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France (Membership Statistics). 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.; Catholic.com - College of Cardinals; 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.; Catholic.com - College of Cardinals. 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