The Uzbekistan government declared a secular state with no official ideology or religion, but Islamic influence is steadily growing. Independence has not only brought freedom, but also left an ideological void and disillusionment. Lenin's statue in Tashkent was replaced with a globe - and the globe's ideologies are seeking to fill that void. Fundamentalist Islam daily grows a bigger, but underground, following. Occultism attracts a wide interest, and the sects also have a growing presence - Moonies, JW's, Hare Krishna. There is a developing contest between democracy and Islamic fundamentalism.

Muslim 68.2% Sunni Muslems, only a few Shi'a. Zoroastrian concepts, animism, and wearing of charms are incorporated into local Islamic beliefs.
Non-religious / other 26.1%
Jewish 0.46%
Buddhist 0.3%
Baha'i 0.2%
Christian 0.01% (Joshua Project II) 4.7% (Operation World)

Denomination	Churches	Members	Affiliated	Growth
Registered Pentecostal	3	2,000	6,670
Unregistered Pentecostal	15	1,500	5,000
Korean Presbyterian	20	2,500	6,250
Korean Baptist	15	1,500	3,000
Baptist Union	10	2,000	6,000
Protestant Total	63	9,500	26,920	5.2%
Roman Catholic		9,000	15,000	-35.7%
Russian Orthodox		163,000	250,000	-9.1%
Jehovah's Witness		520	1,300	5.2%