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Christianity in Bangladesh
Christians in Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশী খৃষ্টধর্মী) account for 0.30% (roughly 500,000) of the nation's population as of the 2022 census.[1][2] Together with Buddhism (plus other minority groups such as Atheism, Sikhism, the Bahá'í Faith and others), Christianity accounts for 1% of the population. Islam accounts for 91.04% of the country's population, followed by Hinduism at 7.95% as per the 2022 census.[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 107,000 | — |
| 1961 | 149,000 | +39.3% |
| 1974 | 216,000 | +45.0% |
| 1981 | 275,000 | +27.3% |
| 1991 | 350,839 | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 385,501 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 532,961 | +38.3% |
| 2022 | 495,475 | −7.0% |
| Source: Bangladesh government census authority[3][1][4] | ||
- ^ a b c "Census 2022: Bangladesh population now 165 million". Dhaka Tribune. 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh". Open Doors USA. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ "Bangladesh- Population census 1991: Religious Composition 1901-1991". Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities of Dallas/Fortworth. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016.
- ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015. p. xxiii:
Population By Religion (%) Muslim 90.39 Hindu 8.54 Buddhist 0.60 Christian 0.37 Others 0.14
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