Orthodoxy by country
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Eastern Orthodoxy
Dominant religion (more than 75%)
Dominant religion (50% - 75%)
Important minority religion (20% - 50%)
Important minority religion (5% - 20%)
Minority religion (1% - 5%) |
Oriental Orthodoxy
Dominant religion (more than 75%)
Dominant religion (50% - 75%)
Important minority religion (20% - 50%)
Important minority religion (5% - 20%)
Minority religion (1% - 5%) |
There exist two distinct Christian communions known by the appellation "Orthodox," namely the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church.
The various autocephalous and autonomous churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church are distinct in terms of administration and local culture, but for the most part exist in full communion with one another. Some tensions exist in the philosophical differences between the New Calendarists and the Moderate Old Calendarists.
Eastern Orthodoxy
Predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christian countries
Eastern Orthodoxy is the largest single religious faith in:
Countries with a high percentage of Eastern Orthodox Christians include:
Eastern Orthodox Churches in full communion
- Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
- Church of Alexandria
- Church of Antioch
- Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
- Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Brazil
- Church of Jerusalem
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Church in Japan
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchy (UOC-MP)
- Hungarian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchy
- Church of Georgia
- Church of Serbia
- Church of Romania
- Church of Bulgaria
- Church of Cyprus
- Church of Greece
- Church of Albania
- Church of Poland
- Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
- Orthodox Church in America
Oriental Orthodoxy
Distribution
Oriental Orthodoxy is the dominant religion in Armenia (94%), the ethnically Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (95%), Ethiopia (61%, the total Christian population being 62%), and Eritrea (57%, the total Christian population being 64%).
Oriental Orthodoxy is especially the dominant religion in the two Ethiopian regions of Amhara (82%) and Tigray (96%), as well as the chartered city of Addis Ababa (82%). It is also important in Oromia Region (41%).
Oriental Orthodoxy is also one of two dominant religions in Eritrea (57%), especially in its highland regions Maekel Region (91%) and Debub Region (88%).
It is a significant minority religion in Egypt (15%), Sudan (5%, the total Christian population being 15%), Syria (3%, the total Christian population being 10%), Lebanon (2%, the total Christian population being 40%) and Kerala, India (0.20%, the total Christian population being 2.3%).[1]
Predominantly Oriental Orthodox Christian countries
Oriental Orthodoxy is the largest single religious faith in:
Countries with a high percentage of Oriental Orthodox Christians include:
Oriental Orthodox Churches in full communion
- The Armenian Apostolic Church
- The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
- The British Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom
- The French Coptic Orthodox Church in France
- The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- The Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (also known as the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch)
- The Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church
- The Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Syrian Church
Statistics
| Country | Christian Orthodox population[2][3] | Orthodox percentage (%) of total population | Orthodox percentage (%) of World Orthodox population |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
650,000 | 23.70 | 0.25 |
 Armenia |
3,220,236 | 98.80 | 1.17 |
 Azerbaijan |
144,600 | 1.77 | 0.05 |
 Australia |
563,100 | 2.7 | 0.26 |
 Belarus |
4,800,000 | 48.3 | 2.74 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1,353,600 | 36 | 0.49 |
 Bulgaria |
4,034,232 | 59.4[4] | 1.47 |
 Canada |
581,553 | 1.70 | 0.21 |
 Croatia |
194,134 | 4.40 | 0.07 |
 Cyprus |
625,444 | 78 | 0.23 |
 Czech Republic |
21,002 | 0.2 | 0.008 |
 Egypt |
7,609,500 | 9 | 2.38 |
 Eritrea |
3,030,000 | 57 | 1.2 |
 Estonia |
171,545 | 12.80 | 0.06 |
 Ethiopia |
45,000,000 | 55 | 22.47 |
 Finland |
59,028 | 1.1 | 0.02 |
 Georgia |
3,745,232 | 83.80 | 1.36 |
 Germany |
1,500,000 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
 Greece |
11,286,000 | 98.00 | 3.88 |
 India |
3,800,059 | 0.4 | 1.38 |
 Iraq |
629,340 | 2 | 0.23 |
 Israel |
To be determined | over 1 | |
 Jordan |
310,656 | 4.8 | 0.11 |
 Kazakhstan |
4,193,271 | 26.19 | 1.52 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
442,907 | 8.26 | 0.16 |
 Latvia |
350,000 | 15.70 | 0.13 |
 Lebanon |
851,000 | 8 | 0.31 |
 Lithuania |
141,821 | 4.05 | 0.05 |
 Macedonia, Republic of |
1,320,776 | 64.20 | 0.48 |
 Moldova |
3,321,853 | 93.30 | 1.20 |
 Montenegro |
446,858 | 72.07 | 0.16 |
 Norway |
9,894 | 0.02 | 0.004 |
 Palestine |
118,057 | 3 | 0.04 |
 Poland |
763,347 | 2 | 0.28 |
 Romania |
18,817,975 | 86.79 | 6.81 |
 Russia |
58,190,191 | 41 | 38.52 |
 Serbia |
6,371,584 | 84.98 | 2.31 |
 Slovakia |
50,363 | 0.9 | 0.02 |
 Sweden |
103,027 | 1.1 | 0.04 |
 Syria |
1,800,400 | 8 | 0.07 |
 Tajikistan |
72,000 | 1.18 | 0.03 |
 Turkey |
72,561 | 0.1 | 0.03 |
 Turkmenistan |
100,000 | 2 | 0.04 |
 Ukraine |
13,034,999 | 26.8 | 13.20 |
 United States |
5,269,864 | 1.7 | 1.91 |
 Uzbekistan |
500,000 | 1.79 | 0.18 |
| ⴲ World | 283,000,000 | 4 | 100 |
See also
- Christianity by country
- List of Christian denominations by number of members
- Protestants by country
- Roman Catholicism by country
Other religions:
- Islam by country
- Jews by country
- Hinduism by country
- Buddhism by country
- No Faith by Country
General:
References
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Eastern Orthodox Church#Number of adherents
- ↑ ""Field Listing :: Religions"". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia#Religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Czech_Republic#Religions
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