Editing Azad Kashmir (section)

===Religion===
Azad Jammu and Kashmir has an almost entirely [[Muslim]] population. According to data maintained by Christian community organizations, there are around 4,500 Christian residents in the region. Bhimber is home to most of them, followed by Mirpur and Muzaffarabad. A few dozen families also live in Kotli, Poonch, and Bagh. However, the Christian community has been struggling to get residential status and property rights in AJK.

There is no official data on the total number of [[Bahai]]s in AJK. Only six Bahai families are known to be living in Muzaffarabad with others living in rural areas.

The followers of the [[Ahmadi]] faith are estimated to be somewhere between 20,000 and 25,000, and most of them live in Kotli, Mirpur, Bhimber, and Muzaffarabad.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asianlite.com/news/asia-diaspora-news/the-plight-of-minorities-in-azad-kashmir/ |title=The Plight of Minorities in 'Azad Kashmir' |work=Asian News from UK - Leading Newspaper for Politics, Business & Economy |publisher=Asianlite.com |date=14 January 2019 |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-date=15 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415171357/https://asianlite.com/news/asia-diaspora-news/the-plight-of-minorities-in-azad-kashmir/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Religious groups in Azad Jammu and Kashmir ([[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu & Kashmir Princely State]] era)
! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in Pakistan|Religious]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |1891<ref name="Census1891">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25352828 |jstor=saoa.crl.25352828 |access-date=7 December 2024 |title=Census of India, 1891. Volume XXVIII, The Kashmir state : the report on the census and imperial and supplementary tables |year=1891 |pages=213 |last1=Ram |first1=Bhag |author2=India }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1901<ref name="Census1901">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25366883 |jstor=saoa.crl.25366883 |access-date=3 November 2024 |title=Census of India 1901. Vol. 23A, Kashmir. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1901 |pages=20}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1911<ref name="Census1911">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25394111 |jstor=saoa.crl.25394111 |access-date=3 November 2024 |title=Census of India 1911. Vol. 20, Kashmir. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1911 |pages=17}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25430177 |jstor=saoa.crl.25430177 |access-date=3 November 2024 |title=Census of India 1921. Vol. 22, Kashmir. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1921 |pages=15}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25797120 |jstor=saoa.crl.25797120 |access-date=3 November 2024 |title=Census of India 1931. Vol. 24, Jammu & Kashmir State. Pt. 2, Imperial & state tables. |year=1931 |pages=267}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215644 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215644 |access-date=3 November 2024 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 22, Jammu & Kashmir |year=1941 |pages=337–352 |author1=India Census Commissioner |volume=22 }}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
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!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
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|-
! [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
| 659,265
| {{Percentage | 659265 | 758907 | 2 }}
| 747,426
| {{Percentage | 747426 | 872915 | 2 }}
| 749,945
| {{Percentage | 749945 | 854531 | 2 }}
| 780,607
| {{Percentage | 780607 | 886861 | 2 }}
| 850,135
| {{Percentage | 850135 | 969578 | 2 }}
| 939,460
| {{Percentage | 939460 | 1073154 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]
| 92,639
| {{Percentage | 92639 | 758907 | 2 }}
| 108,331
| {{Percentage | 108331 | 872915 | 2 }}
| 84,130
| {{Percentage | 84130 | 854531 | 2 }}
| 81,733
| {{Percentage | 81733 | 886861 | 2 }}
| 87,554
| {{Percentage | 87554 | 969578 | 2 }}
| 93,559
| {{Percentage | 93559 | 1073154 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
| 6,918
| {{Percentage | 6918 | 758907 | 2 }}
| 17,132
| {{Percentage | 17132 | 872915 | 2 }}
| 20,391
| {{Percentage | 20391 | 854531 | 2 }}
| 24,491
| {{Percentage | 24491 | 886861 | 2 }}
| 31,709
| {{Percentage | 31709 | 969578 | 2 }}
| 39,910
| {{Percentage | 39910 | 1073154 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Jainism]] [[File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg|15px]]
| 64
| {{Percentage | 64 | 758907 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 872915 | 2 }}
| 8
| {{Percentage | 8 | 854531 | 2 }}
| 6
| {{Percentage | 6 | 886861 | 2 }}
| 11
| {{Percentage | 11 | 969578 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1073154 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
| 21
| {{Percentage | 21 | 758907 | 2 }}
| 18
| {{Percentage | 18 | 872915 | 2 }}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 854531 | 2 }}
| 24
| {{Percentage | 24 | 886861 | 2 }}
| 168
| {{Percentage | 168 | 969578 | 2 }}
| 136
| {{Percentage | 136 | 1073154 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Buddhism]] [[File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg|15px]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 758907 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 872915 | 2 }}
| 2
| {{Percentage | 2 | 854531 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 886861 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 969578 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1073154 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Zoroastrianism]] [[File:Faravahar.svg|15px]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 758907 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 872915 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 854531 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 886861 | 2 }}
| 1
| {{Percentage | 1 | 969578 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1073154 | 2 }}
|-
! Tribal
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 758907 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 969578 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1073154 | 2 }}
|-
! [[Judaism]] [[File:Star_of_David.svg|15px]]
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 1073154 | 2 }}
|-
! Others
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 758907 | 2 }}
| 8
| {{Percentage | 8 | 872915 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 854531 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 886861 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 969578 | 2 }}
| 89
| {{Percentage | 89 | 1073154 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 758,907
! {{Percentage | 758907 | 758907 | 2 }}
! 872,915
! {{Percentage | 872915 | 872915 | 2 }}
! 854,531
! {{Percentage | 854531 | 854531 | 2 }}
! 886,861
! {{Percentage | 886861 | 886861 | 2 }}
! 969,578
! {{Percentage | 969578 | 969578 | 2 }}
! 1,073,154
! {{Percentage | 1073154 | 1073154 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note1: 1891 & 1901 figures taken from [[Census in British India|census data]] by combining the total population of two [[Districts of British India|districts]] ([[Bhimber District|Bhimber]] and [[Muzaffarabad District|Muzaffarabad]]) and one [[Jagir]] ([[Poonch jagir|Poonch]]) in the [[Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir]] that ultimately would be administered by Pakistan, in the contemporary self-administrative territory of [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]].<br><br>Note2: 1911–1941 figures taken from [[Census in British India|census data]] by combining the total population of two [[Districts of British India|districts]] ([[Mirpur District|Mirpur]] and [[Muzaffarabad District|Muzaffarabad]]) and one [[Jagir]] ([[Poonch jagir|Poonch]]) in the [[Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir]] that ultimately would be administered by Pakistan, in the contemporary self-administrative territory of [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]].}}
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