Armenia
According to the World Population Review Armenia’s population is 2,777,975 and 97.9% of Armenia’s population is Christian (February 3, 2024). For over 1,700 years Christianity has been a significant part of Armenian identity and history. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as a state religion in 301 A.D. In the 1st century, the church originated in the missions of Apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus of Edessa.
- Founded in the 1st century AD, the Armenian Apostolic Church, is one of the oldest Christian churches.
- In the early 4th century, the first church in the world was built in Armenia, the church is called Holy Etchmiadzin. It is the headquarters of all Armenian churches.
- The Armenian Apostolic Church is the official name of the Armenian church, and it is named after the apostles St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew.
- Armenia’s population was 95.2% Armenian Apostolic Christian, 1.6% other Christian, 0.9% other, 0.6% none, and 1.7% unspecified.
- Due to the country’s ethnic homogeneity, non-Christian religions like Yazidism and Islam have few adherents.
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians: Christianity is the official religion in 15 countries in various forms. For example, Argentina follows the Catholic Church, Armenia follows the Armenian Apostolic Church, and Tuvalu has the Church of Tuvalu. Other countries, like Denmark, England, and Greece, have their national branches of Christianity. In Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, and Vatican City, the Catholic Church is the state religion. Additionally, Zambia also recognizes Christianity as a state religion.
Christians comprise the majority of the population in 158 countries and territories, about two-thirds of the world’s countries and territories. Christianity is the largest religion in the world and about one-third of the global population adheres to it.
In this article, we will look into the list of countries that adopted Christianity as their state religion and the current population of Christians in these countries.
Table of Content
- Christianity
- List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
- List of Countries with the Highest Percentage of Christians
- List of Countries Officially Adopted Christianity as their State Religion
- Vatican City
- Armenia
- Greece
- Zambia
- Argentina
- Tuvalu
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
- England
- Georgia
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Malta
- Monaco