[1] It was also the fastest-growing religion by percentage, having increased its number of adherents by 79 percent between the 1996 and 2001 censuses.
[9] After the arrival of Jesuit priests in the early 19th century, foreign missionaries have been active.
However, following Japan's World War II defeat, the remaining Japanese largely converted to Christianity, while the remainder continued to practise Buddhism, but stopped practicing Shinto rites.
[11] The Seventh-day Adventist and Evangelical churches have missionaries teaching in their respective elementary and high schools.
[5] Buddhism is practised by 0.7% of the people in the Federated States of Micronesia They are mainly concentrated on Pohnpei island.