![01church-of-the-holy-s_107220419 0.6 per cent of the world's 2.2 billion Christians live in the Middle East and North Africa; they make up 4 per cent of the region's total population, down 20 per cent from a century ago Photo: Asaf Eliason/Shutterstock](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/01church-of-the-holy-s_107220419.jpg?w=529&h=354&ssl=1)
0.6 per cent of the world’s 2.2 billion Christians live in the Middle East and North Africa; they make up 4 per cent of the region’s total population, down 20 per cent from a century ago Photo: Asaf Eliason/Shutterstock
![14IMG_0207senior 10.3 per cent of Christians living in Israel are age 65 and older Photo: Anglican Video](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14IMG_0207senior.jpg?w=263&h=175&ssl=1)
10.3 per cent of Christians living in Israel are age 65 and older Photo: Anglican Video
![13Jerusalem-church-Alexey-Stiop_129338537 2,900 non-Arab Christians live in Jerusalem](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/13Jerusalem-church-Alexey-Stiop_129338537.jpg?w=263&h=175&ssl=1)
2,900 non-Arab Christians live in Jerusalem
![12Tel-Aviv2_135200195 3,100 non-Arab Christians live in Tel Aviv Photo: Lucy/Shutterstock](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/12Tel-Aviv2_135200195.jpg?w=262&h=174&ssl=1)
3,100 non-Arab Christians live in Tel Aviv Photo: Lucy/Shutterstock
![11haifa2_98388602 3,400 non-Arab Christians live in Haifa Photo: Lucy/Shutterstock](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/11haifa2_98388602.jpg?w=262&h=175&ssl=1)
3,400 non-Arab Christians live in Haifa Photo: Lucy/Shutterstock
![10IMG_9977-2 11,900 Christians live in Jerusalem Photo: Anglican Video](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/10IMG_9977-2.jpg?w=530&h=353&ssl=1)
11,900 Christians live in Jerusalem Photo: Anglican Video
![09DSC00501nazareth 22,400 Christians live in Nazareth Photo: Anglican Video](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/09DSC00501nazareth.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1)
22,400 Christians live in Nazareth Photo: Anglican Video
![08northern-israel_28314613 34.4 per cent of non-Christians reside in northern Israel and in Haifa Photo: Arkady Mazer](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/08northern-israel_28314613.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1)
34.4 per cent of non-Christians reside in northern Israel and in Haifa Photo: Arkady Mazer
![38.8 per cent of non-Christian Arabs live in the Tel Aviv district Photo: Chameleons Eye 38.8 per cent of non-Christian Arabs live in the Tel Aviv district Photo: Chameleons Eye](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/07Tel-Aviv_134887055.jpg?w=395&h=262&ssl=1)
38.8 per cent of non-Christian Arabs live in the Tel Aviv district Photo: Chameleons Eye
![IMG_0394jerusalem 9.5 per cent reside in Jerusalem Photo: Anglican Video](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_0394jerusalem.jpg?w=397&h=262&ssl=1)
9.5 per cent reside in Jerusalem Photo: Anglican Video
![04IMG_0058-2 161,000 Christians, who are permanent residents of Israel, constitute 2.1 per cent of the entire population Photo: Anglican Video](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/04IMG_0058-2.jpg?w=529&h=352&ssl=1)
161,000 Christians, who are permanent residents of Israel, constitute 2.1 per cent of the entire population Photo: Anglican Video
![05Haifa 84 per cent of Christian Arabs live in northern Israel, including Haifa Photo: Oleg Lopatkin](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/05Haifa.jpg?w=263&h=174&ssl=1)
84 per cent of Christian Arabs live in northern Israel, including Haifa Photo: Oleg Lopatkin
![03Dawani 80 per cent of Christians in Israel are Arab-born Photo: Anglican Video](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/03Dawani.jpg?w=263&h=174&ssl=1)
80 per cent of Christians in Israel are Arab-born Photo: Anglican Video
![02IMG_0369-2 93 per cent of the population of the Middle East and North Africa is Muslim; 1.6 per cent is Jewish Photo: Anglican Video](https://i0.wp.com/anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/02IMG_0369-2.jpg?w=796&h=527&ssl=1)
93 per cent of the population of the Middle East and North Africa is Muslim; 1.6 per cent is Jewish Photo: Anglican Video
Sources: Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life; Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, 2013
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Marites N. Sison
Marites (Tess) Sison was editor of the Anglican Journal from August 2014 to July 2018, and senior staff writer from December 2003 to July 2014. An award-winning journalist, she has more that three decades of professional journalism experience in Canada and overseas. She has contributed to The Toronto Star and CBC Radio, and worked as a stringer for The New York Times.