Statistical estimates of the worldwide Bahá'í population are difficult to judge. The religion is almost entirely contained in a single, organized, hierarchical community, but the Bahá'í population is spread out into almost every country and ethnicity in the world, being recognized as the second-most geographically widespread religion after Christianity.

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  • Statistical estimates of the worldwide Bahá'í population are difficult to judge. The religion is almost entirely contained in a single, organized, hierarchical community, but the Bahá'í population is spread out into almost every country and ethnicity in the world, being recognized as the second-most geographically widespread religion after Christianity. The World Christian Database (WCD), and its predecessor the World Christian Encyclopedia, has reviewed religious populations around the world and released results of their investigations at various times. The Bahá'í Faith has consistently placed high in the statistics of growth over these various releases of data - 170 to 185, 10 to 2000, and most recently from 2000 to 2005. A review examining the reliability and bias of the WCD found it "highly correlated with other sources of data" but "consistently gave a higher estimate for percent Christian. " In conclusion they found that "on the whole we find that the WCD is reliable. " In countries where Bahá'ís endure some degree of persecution, membership and organizational data is not made public. Official estimates of the worldwide Bahá'í population come from the Bahá'í World Centre, which claims "more than five million Bahá’ís" as early as 11 "in some 100,000 localities. " The official agencies of the religion often publish data on numbers of local and national spiritual assemblies, Counselors and their auxiliaries, countries of representation, languages, and publishing trusts. Less often, they publish membership statistics. In recent years, the United States Bahá'í community has been releasing detailed membership statistics.
  • Dados numéricos estimados ao redor do mundo que concernem à população Bahá'í. São muito variados, e particularmente de difíceis obtenção exata. A religião Bahá'í é quase que totalmente conectada a uma única ordem e hierarquia, devido à administração, mas a população Bahá'í está espalhada por quase todos os países e ilhas, e de culturas pertencentes a diveras etnias, sendo reconhecida como a segunda religião mais "espalhada" no mundo, depois do Cristianismo. Nos países onde os Bahá'ís sofrem perseguições, os dados não são obtidos por ser difícil a obtenção dessas informações expostas ao público.
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  • Statistical estimates of the worldwide Bahá'í population are difficult to judge. The religion is almost entirely contained in a single, organized, hierarchical community, but the Bahá'í population is spread out into almost every country and ethnicity in the world, being recognized as the second-most geographically widespread religion after Christianity.
  • Dados numéricos estimados ao redor do mundo que concernem à população Bahá'í. São muito variados, e particularmente de difíceis obtenção exata. A religião Bahá'í é quase que totalmente conectada a uma única ordem e hierarquia, devido à administração, mas a população Bahá'í está espalhada por quase todos os países e ilhas, e de culturas pertencentes a diveras etnias, sendo reconhecida como a segunda religião mais "espalhada" no mundo, depois do Cristianismo.
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  • Bahá'í statistics
  • Estatísticas (Bahá'í)
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