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In just over a century and a half the Bahá'í Faith
has established itself in every continent and is now the second
most widely spread faith after Christianity.
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF BAHÁ'ÍS WORLDWIDE
Africa 1,923,000
Asia 3,230,000
Europe 95,000
Latin Am. 722,000
North Am. 357,000
Oceania 77,000
World 6,404,000
Countries 210
Source: 1997 Britannica Year Book © Encyclopaedia Britannica
In just over a century and a half the Bahá'í Faith
has become the world's seventh-largest organised religion.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
est. number of followers
1 Christianity 1,927,953,000
2 Islam 1,099,634,000
3 Hinduism 780,547,000
4 Buddhism 323,894,000
5 Sikhism 19,161,000
6 Judaism 14,117,000
8 Confucianism 5,254,000
9 Jainism 4,886,000
10 Shintoism 2,844,000
Source: "The Top Ten of Everything 1998" by
Russell Ash, DK Publishing, Inc.
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