Religion & community impact
Places of worship: churches, mosques & synagogues over time
Overall recorded number of churches, mosques and synagogues. Every figure is a stored value from a named source — nothing is estimated.
139,827
Churches
41,073
Mosques
499
Synagogues
Active places on record
Places of worship by country
| Country | Churches | Mosques | Synagogues |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 156 | 8,763 | 0 |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | 968 | 648 | 1 |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | 1,448 | 13,896 | 64 |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2,036 | 22 | 0 |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | 896 | 546 | 1 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 7,903 | 158 | 36 |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 19,448 | 183 | 35 |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 746 | 1,316 | 10 |
| 🇧🇠Bahrain | 16 | 817 | 0 |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 274 | 12,343 | 2 |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 4,577 | 22 | 41 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 8,546 | 229 | 50 |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 364 | 3 | 1 |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | 631 | 448 | 0 |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇨🇩 Congo, Dem. Rep. | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 🇨🇬 Congo, Rep. | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 68,291 | 1,634 | 217 |
| 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 🇮🇳 India | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 89 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 23,175 | 19 | 38 |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇷🇺 Russian Federation | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic | 67 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇨🇠Switzerland | 68 | 1 | 0 |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 🇹🇷 Turkiye | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Counts are stored values from named sources. Where a source reports a benchmark year only, that year is shown. This page measures reported places of worship, not attendance or membership.