Religion Questions Asia
Asia
Bangladesh
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- Population and Housing Census 2022 Questionnaire — Module: Individual
- Question
- 22
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Islam |
| 2 | Hindu |
| 3 | Christian |
| 4 | Buddhist |
| 5 | Others |
Question type: 1 — categorical religion item
Notes: The supplied questionnaire image visibly labels item 22 Religion and gives five response categories.
Source: Bangladesh
Brunei
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2016
- Form
- Population Census Update 2016 — Personal Characteristics
- Question
- 9
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Islam |
| 2 | Christian |
| 3 | Buddhism |
| 4 | Others |
Question type: 1 — categorical religion item
Notes: Religion is recorded in the personal-characteristics roster.
Source: Brunei
Indonesia
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2020
- Form
- Population Census 2020 — SP2020-C2 Long Form
- Question
- P405
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Islam |
| 2 | Kristen |
| 3 | Katolik |
| 4 | Hindu |
| 5 | Buddha |
| 6 | Khonghucu |
| 7 | Penghayat Kepercayaan |
| 8 | Lainnya — write in |
Question type: 1 — coded religion item plus write-in
Notes: Religion is a person-level item on the supplied long form.
Source: 2020 Long Form
Kazakhstan
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2021
- Form
- National Population Census — Individual (Index 3-I)
- Question
- Q11
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Islam |
| 2 | Christianity — Orthodoxy; Catholicism; Protestantism |
| 3 | Judaism |
| 4 | Buddhism |
| 5 | Other — specify |
| 6 | I refuse to indicate |
| 7 | Unbeliever |
Question type: 2 — religion categories with Christian subcategories and nonresponse
Notes: Q11 is in the Ethnocultural characteristics section.
Source: 2021 Individual Form
Malaysia
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2020
- Form
- Population and Housing Census Questionnaire — E. Person Particulars
- Question
- E9
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| Response structure | The supplied English question-list identifies the religion question but does not reproduce response categories. |
Question type: 1 — religion question; response categories not shown in supplied question-list
Notes: The item is explicitly labelled religion.
Source: 2020 Questionnaire (English)
Mongolia
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2020
- Form
- Population and Housing Census — Individual Questionnaire
- Question
- Q29
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | No religion |
| 2 | Buddhism |
| 3 | Christianity |
| 4 | Islam |
| 5 | Shamanism |
| 6 | Other — specify |
Question type: 1 — categorical religion question
Notes: The form's religion question is directed to persons aged 45 and over.
Source: Mongolia 2020 enumeration form
Nepal
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2021
- Form
- National Population and Housing Census — Main Questionnaire
- Question
- Individual Information
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| Response structure | Coded religious-affiliation list in the Nepali questionnaire |
Question type: 1 — coded religion item
Notes: The English documentation explicitly identifies religion as an individual characteristic.
Source: Nepal 2021 questionnaire
Palestine
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2017
- Form
- Population, Housing and Establishment Census — Household Questionnaire
- Question
- Part Two — Household Members Data
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Muslim |
| 2 | Christian |
| 3 | Other |
Question type: 1 — categorical religion item
Notes: Religion is a person-level field in the household-member section.
Source: Palestine 2017 questionnaire
Philippines
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2020
- Form
- 2020 Census of Population and Housing — CPH Form 2
- Question
- P9
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| P9 | Religious affiliation — specify/code from PSA code book |
Question type: 1 — coded religious-affiliation question
Notes: The form explicitly labels P9 Religious Affiliation and refers to the code book for response codes.
Pakistan
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2023
- Form
- 7th Population & Housing Census — Census Form 2
- Question
- Religion item
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Muslim |
| 2 | Christian |
| 3 | Hindu |
| 4 | Qadiani/Ahmadi |
| 5 | Scheduled Castes |
| 6 | Others |
Question type: 1 — categorical religion item
Notes: The 2023 census report publishes these religion categories; the supplied individual form contains the corresponding religion field.
Source: Pakistan 2023 individual form
South Korea (Republic of Korea)
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2025
- Form
- 2025 Population and Housing Census — Household Form
- Question
- Q10
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| Have religion? | Yes; No |
| Religions | Buddhism; Christianity (Protestant); Christianity (Catholic); Won Buddhism; Confucianism; Cheondogyo; Daesoon Jinrihoe; Daejonggyo; Other |
Question type: 2 — religion indicator plus coded affiliation
Notes: The 2025 form visibly lists the religion categories in Q10.
Timor-Leste
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- Population and Housing Census — Module E: Individual information
- Question
- Religion block
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 01 | Christianity — Catholicism |
| 02 | Christianity — Protestantism / Evangelicalism |
| 03 | Islam |
| 04 | Buddhism |
| 05 | Hinduism |
| 06 | Indigenous religion |
| 07 | Other |
| 08 | No religion |
| 09 | No answer |
Question type: 2 — coded religion item plus nonresponse
Notes: The supplied questionnaire/report's Module E identifies the religion question and its response list.
Vietnam
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2019
- Form
- 2019 Population and Housing Census — Household questionnaire
- Question
- Q7
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| Yes | Yes — record name of religion |
| No | No |
Question type: 2 — yes/no with religion write-in
Notes: The supplied Vietnam questionnaire explicitly contains this Q7 item.
Source: Vietnam 2019 enumeration form Vietnam 2019 housing form