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| Inflated Baha'i Statistics Exposed |
by komorikomori
Inspired by this old post but with more countries and not exclusively reliant on census numbers. I have statistics for more countries, but I only included ones where the ARDA/WCE numbers are notably higher. These numbers are of course tentative.
| Country | Realistic estimate | World Christian Encyclopedia[1] |
|---|---|---|
| India | 4,572[2] | 1,897,651 |
| United States | 77,290[3] | 512,864 |
| Uganda | 29,601[4] | 95,098 |
| Canada | 18,945[5] | 46,826 |
| Australia | 13,989[6] | 19,365 |
| Mauritius | 639[7] | 23,742 |
| United Kingdom | 5,021[8] | 47,554 |
| Germany | 5,000-6,000[9] | 12,356 |
| Zambia | 3,891[10] | 241,112 |
| Costa Rica | 4,000[11] | 13,457 |
| El Salvador | 1,500[12] | 27,345 |
| Egypt | 1,000-2,000[13] | 6,946 |
| Sweden | >1,000[14] | 6,814 |
| Israel | 650[15] | 11,705 |
| Morocco | 350-400[16] | 32,598 |
| Afghanistan | >400[17] | 16,541 |
| Bahamas | 65[18] | 1,375 |
| Barbados | 178[19] | 3,337 |
| Belize | 202[20] | 7,742 |
| Botswana | 2,074[21] | 16,464 |
| Finland | 568[22] | 1,674 |
| Ghana | >3,000[23] | 14,106 |
| Guyana | 500[24] | 11,787 |
| Norway | 1,015[25] | 2,737 |
Sources
2011 Indian Census. See C-01 Appendix : Details of Religious Community Shown Under 'Other Religions And Persuasions' In Main Table C-1- 2011 (India & States/UTs).
US NSA, 2020 Ridvan Report. See total # of Baha'is with good addresses. See also the 2001 American Religious Identification Survey which recorded 84,000 Baha'is in the United States.
"Census 2011 data on religion reveals Jedi Knights are in decline," in The Guardian, 2012.
"Verschiedene Gemeinschaften / neuere religiöse Bewegungen (Weltanschauungen / alternative Religiosität & Spiritualität)," Religious Studies Media and Information Service. (German).
UN Data (2010 Zambian census). Filter to Zambia. Note that this census has received serious criticism.
NSA of Costa Rica (Spanish).
NSA of El Salvador (Spanish).
2019 Report on International Religious Freedom: Egypt, U.S. Department of State. Statistic comes from "Baha'i representatives."
NSA of Sweden (2012). See also NSA of Sweden (2016) (Swedish).
https://www.ganbahai.org.il/en/learn-more/bahai-community/worldwide-community (No permanent residents).
2019 Report on International Religious Freedom: Morocco, U.S. Department of State. Statistic from "leaders of the Baha'i community."
2007 Report on International Religious Freedom: Afghanistan, U.S. Department of State.
UN Data (2010). Filter to the Bahamas.
UN Data (2011). Filter to Botswana.
UN Data (2010). Filter to Finland.
Baha'i Community in Ghana to Honour Their Founder, News Ghana, 2017.
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