Estonian Church Statistics
| MEMBERSHIP | CHURCHES | CLERGY | |
| Lutheran | 172,000 | 168 | 143 |
| Estonian Apostolic Orthodox | 30,000 | 52 | 11 |
| Old Belivers | 10,000 | 11 | 5 |
| Evangelical Christians--Baptists | 6,500 | 87 | 97 |
| Roman Catholic | 3,000 | 7 | 3 |
| Estonian Christian Pentecostal | 2,500 | 36 | 56 |
| New Apostolic | 2,500 | 10 | |
| Adventist | 1,997 | 18 | 13 |
| Methodist | 1,842 | 21 | 22 |
| Estonian Full Gospel | 1,000 | 5 | 35 |
| Evangelical Charismatic | 1,000 | 9 | 18 |
| Word of Life (Estonian Christian Free) | 1,000 | 5 | 18 |
| Moravian Brethren | ca100 | 1 | |
| Independent | 34 | ||
| Charismatic Episcopal | 22 | ||
| Totals | 233,439* | 486 | 421 |
Source: Norie Roeder et al., How Christian is Estonia? [Tallinn]: Estonian Evangelization Alliance, 1997. Available on-line at http://sool.ioc.ee/~alland/kogudus/stat/kuikr0.htm.
* The percentage of the total population of 1,486,031 holding church membership is 15.8.
Estonian Church Statistics, East-West Church & Ministry Report 7 (Spring 1999), 14.
Estonian Survey Results
I think that I am...
| A believer | 9% |
| Inclined towards religion | 52% |
| Indifferent towards religion | 32% |
| Inclined towards atheism | 6% |
| Atheist | 1% |
How often do you go to church?
| Weekly | 3% |
| Once of twice a month | 4% |
| 3-4 times per year | 13% |
| Once or twice per year | 53% |
| Never | 27% |
Do you have a copy of the Bible or New Testament?
| One copy | 45% |
| More copies | 41% |
| None | 14% |
How often do you read the Bible?
| Every day | 2% |
| Once a week | 6% |
| Seldom | 60% |
| Never | 32% |
I listen to/watch religious broadcasts...
| Over the radio | On TV | |
| Often | 18.2% | 17.3% |
| Seldom | 41.4% | 53.6% |
| Never | 34.2% | 25.8% |
Estonian Survey Results, East-West Church & Ministry Report 7 (Spring 1999), 14.
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