India, Africa, Indonesia, and other Lutheran enclaves

India, Africa, Indonesia, and other Lutheran enclaves

Most people associate Lutheranism with Germany, Scandinavia, and the United States.  Germany indeed is number one (11,787,811), but number two is Ethiopia (7,886,595) and number three is Tanzania (6,531,336).  Indonesia is fifth (6,046,321) and India is seven (4,042,543).

There are nine countries with more Lutherans than the United States (3,765,362).  Followed by more African countries and Papua New Guinea.

See the list after the jump.  The link discusses other significant Lutheran populations in other parts of the world, such as Australia and Brazil.

List of nations with more than a million Lutherans, from Lutheranism by region – Wikipedia:

 Germany 11,787,811

 Ethiopia 7,886,595

 Tanzania 6,531,336

 Sweden 6,300,000

 Indonesia 6,046,321

 Denmark 4,400,754

 India 4,042,543

 Finland 4,031,235

 Norway 3,857,463

 United States 3,765,362

 Madagascar 3,000,000

 Nigeria 2,321,000

 Netherlands 1,969,755

 Papua New Guinea 1,349,869

 Namibia 1,196,832

List of nations with more than a million Lutherans, from Lutheranism by region – Wikipedia:

HT:  Martin Marty

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