Religion in Oceania
Christianity is the dominant religion in Oceania. This article gives an outline of various religions in Oceania in 2010 according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report.[1]
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Religious distribution
Australasia
Country | Population | Christian | Muslim | Irreligion | Hindu | Buddhist | Folk religion | Other religion | Jewish | ||||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | ||
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25,422,800 | 11,148,800 | 43.90 | 813,392 | 3.20 | 9,887,000 | 38.90 | 684,002 | 2.70 | 615,800 | 2.40 | 325,400 | 1.30 | 178,160 | 0.80 | 100,350 | 0.40 |
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4,699,755 | 1,738,638 | 37.00 | 61,455 | 1.31 | 2,278,185 | 48.47 | 123,504 | 2.63 | 52,779 | 1.12 | 19,011 | 0.40 | 153,873 | 3.27 | 5,274 | 0.11 |
Total | 30,122,555 | 12,887,438 | 42.78% | 874,487 | 2.90% | 12,165,185 | 40.39% | 807,506 | 2.68% | 668,579 | 2.22% | 344,411 | 0.59% | 479,273 | 1.59% | 109,090 | 0.36% |
Melanesia
Country | Population | Christian | Muslim | Irreligion | Hindu | Buddhist | Folk religion | Other religion | Jewish | ||||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | ||
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860,820 | 553,840 | 64.40 | 58,400 | 6.40 | 6,880 | 0.80 | 239,941 | 27.90 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4,300 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
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250,000 | 213,000 | 85.20 | 7,000 | 2.80 | 26,000 | 10.40 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,500 | 0.60 | 500 | 0.20 | 2,000 | 0.80 | 0 | 0.00 |
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6,860,000 | 6,805,120 | 99.20 | 2,020 | 0.003 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 27,440 | 0.40 | 13,720 | 0.20 | 0 | 0.00 |
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540,000 | 525,960 | 97.40 | 200 | 0.10 | 1,080 | 0.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,620 | 0.30 | 7,020 | 1.30 | 3,780 | 0.70 | 0 | 0.00 |
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240,000 | 223,920 | 93.30 | 1,000 | 0.10 | 2,880 | 1.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 9,840 | 4.10 | 3,360 | 1.40 | 0 | 0.00 |
Total | 8,750,000 | 8,321,840 | 95.11% | 61,180 | 0.70% | 36,840 | 0.42% | 239,940 | 2.74% | 3,120 | 0.04% | 44,800 | 0.51% | 27,160 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% |
Micronesia
Country | Population | Christian | Muslim | Irreligion | Hindu | Buddhist | Folk religion | Other religion | Jewish | ||||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | ||
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180,000 | 169,560 | 94.20 | 300 | 0.10 | 3,060 | 1.60 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,980 | 1.10 | 2,700 | 1.50 | 2,880 | 1.60 | 0 | 0.00 |
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101,120 | 97,000 | 97.00 | 500 | 0.20 | 800 | 0.80 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,200 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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50,000 | 48,750 | 97.50 | 180 | 0.20 | 750 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 100 | 0.10 | 400 | 0.80 | 0 | 0.00 |
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110,000 | 104,830 | 95.20 | 208 | 0.10 | 990 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 440 | 0.40 | 2,975 | 2.60 | 770 | 0.70 | 0 | 0.00 |
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10,000 | 7,900 | 79.00 | 20 | 0.01 | 450 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 110 | 1.10 | 810 | 8.10 | 740 | 7.40 | 0 | 0.00 |
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60,000 | 48,780 | 81.30 | 420 | 0.70 | 600 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6,360 | 10.60 | 3,180 | 5.30 | 660 | 1.10 | 0 | 0.00 |
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20,000 | 17,340 | 86.80 | 240 | 0.10 | 240 | 1.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 160 | 0.80 | 160 | 0.80 | 2,080 | 10.20 | 0 | 0.00 |
Total | 530,000 | 494,160 | 93.24% | 420 | 0.08% | 6,890 | 1.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,050 | 1.71% | 9,970 | 1.88% | 9,730 | 1.84% | 0 | 0.00% |
Polynesia
Country | Population | Christian | Muslim | Irreligion | Hindu | Buddhist | Folk religion | Other religion | Jewish | ||||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | ||
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70,920 | 68,860 | 98.30 | 50 | 0.10 | 490 | 0.70 | 0 | 0.00 | 210 | 0.30 | 280 | 0.40 | 210 | 0.30 | 0 | 0.00 |
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20,000 | 19,200 | 96.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 640 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 160 | 0.80 | 0 | 0.00 |
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270,000 | 253,800 | 94.00 | 688 | 0.10 | 13,230 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1,350 | 0.50 | 1,080 | 0.40 | 0 | 0.00 |
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2,000 | 1,928 | 96.40 | 50 | 0.10 | 66 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.20 | 0 | 0.00 |
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180,000 | 174,240 | 96.80 | 300 | 0.10 | 4,500 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.30 | 0 | 0.00 |
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1,414 | 1,397 | 99.80 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.20 | 0 | 0.00 |
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100,000 | 99,000 | 99.00 | 120 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 100 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 900 | 0.80 | 0 | 0.00 |
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11,000 | 10,800 | 99.80 | 200 | 0.20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
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13,000 | 12,662 | 97.40 | 0 | 0.00 | 78 | 0.60 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 156 | 1.20 | 104 | 0.80 | 0 | 0.00
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Total | 667,400 | 641,574 | 96.13% | 1400 | 0.20% | 19,147 | 2.87% | 100 | 0.01% | 210 | 0.03% | 1,786 | 0.27% | 3,390 | 0.51% | 0 | 0.00% |
Hyponyms
See also
References
- Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life (December 2012), The Global Religious Landscape: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Major Religious Groups as of 2010 (PDF), Pew Research Center, retrieved 29 May 2020
- "2018 New Zealand census". Wikipedia.
- Michael Jackson
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