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The Catholic Presence in Middle Eastern Countries
Source: Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae
Countries
Surface area
(km2)
1980
Catholics
Population
%
Cyprus
9,251
630,000
8,000
1.27
Egypt
1,1001,449
41,990,000
158,000
0.38
Jordan
89,324
3,190,000
76,000
2.38
Iran
1,648,195
37,450,000
19,000
0.05
Iraq
438,317
13,080,000
378,000
2.89
Israel
20,770
3,870,000
147,000
3.80
Lebanon
10,400
3,160,000
1,215,000
38.45
Syria
185,180
8,980,000
227,000
2.53
Turkey
774,815
44,920,000
17,000
0.04
TOTAL
4,177,701
157,270,000
2,245,000
1.43
Saudi Arabia
2,149,690
8,370,000
135,000
1.61
Bahrain
678
350,000
6,000
1.71
United Arab Emirates
83,600
800,000
25,000
3.13
Kuwait
17,818
1,360,000
49,000
3.60
Oman
212,457
890,000
4,000
0.45
Qatar
11,000
220,000
5,000
2.27
Yemen
527,968
7,900,000
2,500
0.03
TOTAL
3,003,211
19,890,000
226,500
1.14
GRAND TOTAL
7,180,912
177,160,000
2,471,500
1.40
The Catholic Presence in Middle Eastern Countries
Source: Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae
Countries
Surface area
(km2)
1997
Catholics
Population
%
Cyprus
9,251
770,000
17,000
2.21
Egypt
1,1001,449
62,010,000
218,000
0.35
Jordan
89,324
5,770,000
71,000
1.23
Iran
1,648,195
60,690,000
12,000
0.02
Iraq
438,317
21,180,000
275,000
1.30
Israel
20,770
5,830,000
106,000
1.82
Lebanon
10,400
3,140,000
1,967,000
62.64
Syria
185,180
14,950,000
309,000
2.07
Turkey
774,815
63,750,000
32,000
0.05
TOTAL
4,177,701
238,090,000
3,007,000
1.26
Saudi Arabia
2,149,690
19,490,000
641,000
3.29
Bahrain
678
620,000
30,000
4.84
United Arab Emirates
83,600
2,580,000
155,000
6.01
Kuwait
17,818
1,810,000
156,000
8.62
Oman
212,457
2,400,000
52,000
2.17
Qatar
11,000
570,000
60,000
10.53
Yemen
527,968
16,480,000
3,000
0.02
TOTAL
3,003,211
43,950,000
1,097,000
2.50
GRAND TOTAL
7,180,912
282,040,000
4,104,000
1.46
The Catholic Presence in Middle Eastern Countries
Source: Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae
Countries
Surface area
(km2)
2006
Catholics
Population
%
Cyprus
9,251
791,000
17,000
2.15
Egypt
1,1001,449
75,510,000
197,000
0.26
Jordan
89,324
5,600,000
79,000
1.41
Iran
1,648,195
70,600,000
17,000
0.02
Iraq
438,317
28,810,000
304,000
1.06
Israel
20,770
7,050,000
128,000
1.82
Lebanon
10,400
3,817,000
1,836,000
48.10
Syria
185,180
18,870,000
401,000
2.13
Turkey
774,815
72,970,000
32,000
0.04
TOTAL
4,177,701
284,018,000
3,011,000
1.06
Saudi Arabia
2,149,690
23,680,000
900,000
3.80
Bahrain
678
757,000
41,000
5.42
United Arab Emirates
83,600
4,006,000
459,000
11.46
Kuwait
17,818
2,532,000
300,000
11.85
Oman
212,457
2,580,000
72,000
2.79
Qatar
11,000
679,000
64,000
9.43
Yemen
527,968
22,282,000
6,000
0.03
TOTAL
3,003,211
56,516,000
1,842,500
3.26
GRAND TOTAL
7,180,912
350,534,000
4,853,500
1.43
The Catholic Presence in Middle Eastern Countries
Source: Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae
Countries
Surface area
(km2)
2008
Catholics
Population
%
Cyprus
9,251
794,000
25,000
3.15
Egypt
1,1001,449
79,100,000
196,000
0.25
Jordan
89,324
5,850,000
109,000
1.86
Iran
1,648,195
72,580,000
19,000
0.03
Iraq
438,317
32,150,000
301,000
0.94
Israel
20,770
7,300,000
133,000
1.82
Lebanon
10,400
3,921,000
2,030,000
51.77
Syria
185,180
19,640,000
428,000
2.18
Turkey
774,815
74,840,000
37,000
0.05
TOTAL
4,177,701
296,175,000
3,278,000
1.11
Saudi Arabia
2,149,690
24,810,000
1,250,000
5.04
Bahrain
678
1,201,000
65,000
5.41
United Arab Emirates
83,600
4,770,000
580,000
12.16
Kuwait
17,818
2,682,000
300,000
11.19
Oman
212,457
2,795,000
120,000
4.29
Qatar
11,000
1,541,000
110,000
7.14
Yemen
527,968
22,200,000
4,000
0.02
TOTAL
3,003,211
59,999,000
2,429,000
4.05
GRAND TOTAL
7,180,912
356,174,000
5,707,000
1.60
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