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by Abraxis on September 8th, 2006

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Approximately how many people in the world practice the Wiccan religion (i.e. witchcraft)?

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  • by AntigoneRising on October 30th, 2006

    AntigoneRising

    I have no idea why this is under the "Ancient Religions" section. Wicca is a little over 50 years old. Yes, it is BASED upon ancient pre-Christian religions, but so is Christianity BASED upon Judaism. It doesn't make it the same religion.


    As for the number worldwide, that is very difficult to say. Numbers on religious adherents are gathered through polling organizations. The majority of Wiccans are solitary practitioners. (To illustrate the problem, I'm still technically a member of two Christian churches, who probably report me as a Christian. However, many Christians attend who are not members.) ReligiousTolerance.org gives several numbers for Wiccans. You can click on the link to view where the numbers originate. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 150,000 in the US is not unreasonable, and is probably low. Worldwide, it is hard to say. Most say that about 1 million is reasonable. We have sizable populations in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia.

    http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_nbr2.htm

    http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/73895#answerbox

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  • by Perryman on September 8th, 2006

    Perryman

    In the United States alone, the estimates of
    Wiccans is said to be from 50,000 to 300,000.

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  • by hedge-rider on July 21st, 2009

    hedge-rider

    A problem with finding an even somewhat exact answer to this question is that many Wiccans/Pagans do not announce or claim to be so on surveys or to their neighbors/coworkers because of the persecution many of them still face by the misinformed masses. Once Wicca becomes a bit more accepted in today's society, a clearer answer should be available.

    I can tell you that in the National Religious Identification Survey of 2008 it was stated that Wicca was the fastest growing religion at that time - believed to be doubling its membership once about every 20 months or so. If that same rate remained the same for 4 more years, it was stated that Wicca could have the potential to be the U.S.'s third largest religion - displacing Islam.

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  • by The Anonymous Witch on July 6th, 2009

    The Anonymous Witch

    i think almost everyone ! to some degree , and you may not even know it . stating pagan practices here , not really wicca . have you ever looked into natural remedies ? have you celebrated halloween , xmas , easter , etc ... have you ever said 3rd time a charm ? have you ever connected with nature .
    do you go to church. ???? these are all acts and rituals dating back to the pagans . you are more pagan than you know .

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  • by -Icy- on July 6th, 2009

    -Icy-

    i take you mean totally wiccan and i would think about 1/3.

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  • by bob.m.wade on January 8th, 2012

    bob.m.wade

    All Wiccans are also Pagan, which is the oldest religion in the world. Not all Pagans though are Wiccan. Wicca is a form of Paganism, just like being Baptist/Pentecost/Catholic etc is a form of Christianity. So the real question should be, How many Pagans are there in the world if you are comparing it to the other major religions.

    I am both, and also live in a small town in the Southeast US, where Pagans are in larger numbers than you would think. Biggest problem about getting an exact number is most keep this part of their life a secret, I am one those exceptions. I am not only proud of my spiritual life but will fight for its rights.

    I have been a practicing Witch/Pagan for over a year, and am in my late 30's.

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  • by Leda_K on November 18th, 2010

    Leda_K

    in the world most likely 500 million or 800 million wiccans i am very shocked by just how many wiccans there are in such a small town that i live in.over 60 wiccans live in the town i live in. r pop is 12 thousand thats a lot of wiccans b cuz its mostley a christian town so thats a lot for a midwest town.that just go's to show u that the christian religion is dieing.my name is asher i am i aperntace wiccan im 16 and have been a wiccan for 2 weeks and i know much of wicca i have dun about 4 circles so fare good bye and my the goddess bless u all! if u wana say sumin to me email me at hdh4456@live.com thank you.

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