Christianity in Bangladesh
Dhaka's Armenian Church, built in 1781 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 488,583-640,000 (0.30% of the country's population) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Throughout Bangladesh | |
| Dhaka Division | 124,349 (0.27%) |
| Rajshahi Division | 83,798 (0.40%) |
| Chittagong Division | 72,915 (0.21%) |
| Rangpur Division | 72,098 (0.40%) |
| Mymensingh Division | 56,800 (0.45%) |
| Khulna Division | 41,134 (0.23%) |
| Sylhet Division | 25,389 (0.22%) |
| Barisal Division | 12,072 (0.13%) |
| Religions | |
| Christianity | |
| Languages | |
| Bengali Other indigenous languages | |
Christianity is Bangladesh's fourth most followed religion, accounting approximately 0.3% (roughly 488,583) of the nation's population. Together with Buddhism (and other minority groups such as Atheism, Sikhism, Jainism, the Bahá'í Faith and others), Christianity accounts for 1% of the population. Most Christians in Bangladesh adhere to Roman Catholicism and Protestant denominations. The Christian population is primarily composed of Bengali Christians and members of various indigenous ethnic minorities.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 107,000 | — |
| 1961 | 149,000 | +39.3% |
| 1974 | 215,919 | +44.9% |
| 1981 | 274,481 | +27.1% |
| 1991 | 346,062 | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 388,855 | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 447,009 | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 488,583 | +9.3% |
| Source: Bangladesh government census authority | ||