Library Guides: Theology Research: Statistics

Databases with Religious Statistics & Cultural Data

AtoZ International Business
Comprehensive business guides covering business culture, business formation, investment climate, import process, export process, media outlets, advertising and marketing, language, currency, seaports, taxation, security, and much more.
eHRAF World Cultures
Features ethnographic collections organized by regions and cultures. Contains collections covering all aspects of cultural and social life.
Global Road Warrior
Country guides with coverage including culture and society, travel, education, religion, history, holidays, language, music, maps, money including a currency converter, national symbols, flags and more.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
A comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Some topics covered include: Elections; National Security and Veterans Affairs; Science and Technology; Banking, Finance, and Insurance; Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings; Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces, and many others.
More database information from ProQuest.
World Christian Database
Extensive data on: Christian denominations, thousands of ethnolinguistic people, major world religions, chronology of world Christianity from 1st century to present, population and evangelism in cities throughout the world.

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Books with Religious Statistics

American Piety in 21st Century: New Insights to the Depth and Complexity of Religion in the US : Selected Findings From The Baylor Religion Survey. by Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion
Call Number: Ebook

Publication Date: 2006
Barna Trends 2018 by Barna Group
Call Number: BR526 .B385 2018

ISBN: 9780801018640

Publication Date: 2017

"Barna Trends is an annual guide to the latest cultural, religious, and political trends designed to help you navigate a complex and ever changing world."
The World's Religions in Figures by Brian J. Grim; Todd M. Johnson
Call Number: Ebook

Publication Date: 2013
Yearbook of International Religious Demography 2017 by Brian Grim (Editor); Todd M. Johnson (Editor); Vegard Skirbekk (Editor); Gina Zurlo (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook

Publication Date: 2017

Religious Statistics on the Web

Web sites with religious statistics

Adherents.com
Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
American Religious Identification Survey
Barna Research Online
Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate
Faith Communities Today
Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Operation World
Pluralism Project (Harvard University)
Religious Landscape Study (Pew Research Center)
U.S. Congregational Life Survey (USCLS)
CIA World Factbook
"The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities." (from the web site)