Christianity is the predominant religion of Nagaland. The state's population is 1.988 million, out of which 90.02% are Christians.[3] The census of 2001 recorded the state's Christian population at 1,790,349, making it, with Meghalaya and Mizoram, one of the three Christian-majority states in India and the only state where Christians form 90% of the population. The state has a very high church attendance rate in both urban and rural areas.

The population of Nagaland is 1.99 million according to 2001 census and is scattered over 11 districts, 52 Blocks and 1317 villages. The State has the density of 120 persons per sq. km. As against decadal growth rate of 21.54% at the national level, the population of the State has highest grown in NE states by 64.53% over the period 1991-2001.