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The religion originated 1844 in what was then the Persian Empire.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Baháʼí_Faith History of the Baháʼí Faith], Wikipedia, accessed Feb 28, 2020</ref> | The religion originated 1844 in what was then the Persian Empire.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Baháʼí_Faith History of the Baháʼí Faith], Wikipedia, accessed Feb 28, 2020</ref> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Esslemont John Esslemont] performed the first review of the worldwide progress of the Baháʼí religion in 1919. While unpublished it was identified and reviewed by recent scholars noting it was intended to be a chapter in his book ''Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era''.<ref>"Esslemont's Survey of the Baha'i World 1919–1920" in ''Baháʼís in the West'' by Moojan Moomen, ed Peter Smith, of Series ''Studies in the Bábí and Bahá'í religions'' volume 14, published by Kalimat Press, Los Angeles, US, 2004, pages 63–106, isbn 9781890688110, oclc 53315284</ref> | ||
There are approximately two countries where Bahá'ís do not exist so far in the 22nd century: North Korea and the Vatican.<ref>''An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith'', by Peter Smith, published by Cambridge University Press, 2008, pages 79, 95, isbn 978-0-521-86251-6, oclc 181072578 | There are approximately two countries where Bahá'ís do not exist so far in the 22nd century: North Korea and the Vatican.<ref>''An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith'', by Peter Smith, published by Cambridge University Press, 2008, pages 79, 95, isbn 978-0-521-86251-6, oclc 181072578 | ||
* Baháʼís did enter Korea in 1921 before the Division of Korea. "[http://bahai-library.com/east-asia/korea/korea.1.html The First Mention of the Baháʼí Faith in Korea]" in ''[http://bahai-library.com/sims_raising_banner_korea Raising the Banner in Korea; An Early Baháʼí History]'', by Barbara R. Sims, published by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Korea, 1996</ref> Third-parties estimated 7.1 million Baháʼís in the world in 2000, representing 218 countries,<ref>"[http://www.bible.ca/global-religion-statistics-world-christian-encyclopedia.htm Global statistics for all religions: 2001 AD]" in ''World Christian Encyclopedia'', 2001, ed David A. Barrett, page 4</ref> and 7.3 million in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last=Association of Religion Data Archives |year=2010 |title= Most Baha'i Nations (2010)|url=http://www.thearda.com/QL2010/QuickList_40.asp |access-date=20 August 2013}}</ref> They further state: "The Baha'i Faith is the only religion to have grown faster in every United Nations region over the past 100 years than the general population; Bahaʼi was thus the fastest-growing religion between 1910 and 2010, growing at least twice as fast as the population of almost every UN region."<ref>"[https://bahai-library.com/pdf/j/johnson_grim_bahais.pdf Global Religious Populations, 1910–2010]" in ''The World's Religions in Figures: An Introduction to International Religious Demography'', by Todd M. Johnson, Brian J. Grim, published by John Wiley & Sons, 26 March 2013, pages 59–62, doi 10.1002/9781118555767.ch1, isbn 9781118555767, oclc 871758035</ref> | * Baháʼís did enter Korea in 1921 before the Division of Korea. "[http://bahai-library.com/east-asia/korea/korea.1.html The First Mention of the Baháʼí Faith in Korea]" in ''[http://bahai-library.com/sims_raising_banner_korea Raising the Banner in Korea; An Early Baháʼí History]'', by Barbara R. Sims, published by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Korea, 1996</ref> Third-parties estimated 7.1 million Baháʼís in the world in 2000, representing 218 countries,<ref>"[http://www.bible.ca/global-religion-statistics-world-christian-encyclopedia.htm Global statistics for all religions: 2001 AD]" in ''World Christian Encyclopedia'', 2001, ed David A. Barrett, page 4</ref> and 7.3 million in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last=Association of Religion Data Archives |year=2010 |title= Most Baha'i Nations (2010)|url=http://www.thearda.com/QL2010/QuickList_40.asp |access-date=20 August 2013}}</ref> They further state: "The Baha'i Faith is the only religion to have grown faster in every United Nations region over the past 100 years than the general population; Bahaʼi was thus the fastest-growing religion between 1910 and 2010, growing at least twice as fast as the population of almost every UN region."<ref>"[https://bahai-library.com/pdf/j/johnson_grim_bahais.pdf Global Religious Populations, 1910–2010]" in ''The World's Religions in Figures: An Introduction to International Religious Demography'', by Todd M. Johnson, Brian J. Grim, published by John Wiley & Sons, 26 March 2013, pages 59–62, doi 10.1002/9781118555767.ch1, isbn 9781118555767, oclc 871758035</ref> | ||
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There are a wealth of books about Bahá'ís such as provided at [https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=baha%27is WorldCat] but here's a list of books and articles that could help with countries: (still being developed) | There are a wealth of books about Bahá'ís such as provided at [https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=baha%27is WorldCat] but here's a list of books and articles that could help with countries: (still being developed) | ||
===America (the United States and Canada)=== | ===America (the United States and Canada)=== | ||
The religion began to be established in America circa 1992 with the arrival of the first Bahá'í in the country.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baháʼí_Faith_in_the_United_States Baháʼí Faith in the United States] Wikipedia, accessed Feb 29, 2020</ref> Significant progress was achieved with the first Americans joining the religion in 1894. There was a survey of religions and demographic information submitted to the office of the US Census circa 1935-1937. See [https://bahaipedia.org/Bahá'í_Historical_Record_Survey Bahá'í Historical Record Survey]. Followup surveys had been done and population data reviewed especially in the PhD by Arthur Hampson.<ref>''The growth and spread of the Baha'i Faith'', PhD dissertation for the Department of Geography, University of Hawaii by Arthur Hampson, May 1980, UMI 8022655, oclc 652914306 </ref> Some followup came when it was announced in news outlets that the religion was the largest minority religion in South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web | title = South Carolina, Religious Traditions, 2010| work =State Membership Report | publisher = ARDA| url = http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/45/rcms2010_45_state_name_2010.asp| accessdate = March 19, 2015}}</ref> Some county-by-county maps have been produced.<ref>* {{cite web| last =Kolodner| first =Alexander| title =The Baha'i Faith Compared to Race in American Counties| website =| date =May 1, 2014| url =https://sites.tufts.edu/gis/files/2014/11/Kolodner_Alex.pdf| accessdate =March 18, 2015}}</ref> | |||
====General histories that give names==== | ====General histories that give names==== | ||
:* ''The Baha'i Faith in America: Volume 1, Origins, 1892–1900'', by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stockman Robert Stockman], published by the Baha'i Publishing Trust of the United States, Wilmette, IL, 1985, isbn 9780877431992, oclc 311665336 | :* ''The Baha'i Faith in America: Volume 1, Origins, 1892–1900'', by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stockman Robert Stockman], published by the Baha'i Publishing Trust of the United States, Wilmette, IL, 1985, isbn 9780877431992, oclc 311665336 | ||