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According to a Pew estimation in 2025, Christians made up to 2.64 billion of the worldwide population of about 8 billion people. [a] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It represents nearly one-third of the world's population and is the largest religion in the world, with the three largest groups of Christians being the Catholic Church, Protestantism, and the Eastern Orthodox Church. [7] The largest Christian denomination is the Catholic Church, with 1.3 billion baptized members. [8] The second largest Christian branch is either Protestantism (if it is considered a single group), or the Eastern Orthodox Church (if Protestants are considered to be divided into multiple denominations).
According to a 2020 Pew Research Center study, of the then 201 countries and territories, 120 had Christian majorities. [2]
Christianity is the predominant religion and faith in Europe, the Americas, the Philippines, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Oceania. [9] There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Indonesia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and West Africa where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam. The United States has the largest Christian population in the world, followed by Brazil, Mexico, Russia, and the Philippines. [10]
Christianity in multiple forms is the state religion of the following 14 nations: Armenia (Armenian Apostolic Church), Tuvalu (Church of Tuvalu), Costa Rica (Catholic Church), [11] Kingdom of Denmark (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark), [12] England (Church of England), [13] Greece (Church of Greece), Georgia (Eastern Orthodox Church), [14] [15] Iceland (Church of Iceland), [16] Liechtenstein (Catholic Church), [17] Malta (Catholic Church), [18] Monaco (Catholic Church), [19] Vatican City (Catholic Church), [20] and Zambia. Christianity used to be the state religion of the former Ethiopian Empire (adopted in 340 A.D. by the Kingdom of Aksum) prior to the government's overthrow. [21]
Population data are compiled using statistical science and are subject to observational error; these numbers should therefore be considered estimates only. [22] The total number of Christians for each country is based on the number of people who are members of a Christian denomination or who identify themselves as Christian, plus their children. The number of people who actually believe in God or who regularly attend church is not addressed.
A list of the top ten countries by largest number of Christians according to Pew Research Center in 2020. [2]
Rank | Country | Christians | % Christian |
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1 | ![]() | 217,270,000 | 64.0 |
2 | ![]() | 168,300,000 | 80.7 |
3 | ![]() | 113,070,000 | 89.2 |
4 | ![]() | 102,510,000 | 91.5 |
5 | ![]() | 102,350,000 | 69.9 |
6 | ![]() | 92,770,000 | 43.4 |
7 | ![]() | 92,400,000 | 96.3 |
8 | ![]() | 73,230,000 | 61.6 |
9 | ![]() | 51,630,000 | 85.3 |
10 | ![]() | 48,210,000 | 80.5 |
A list of the top ten countries by highest percentage of the population that is Christian according to Pew Research Center in 2010. [23]
Rank | Country | % Christian | Christians |
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1 | ![]() | 100.0% | 800 |
2 | ![]() | 99.0% | 21,490,000 |
3 | ![]() | 99.0% | 6,860,000 |
4 | ![]() | 99.0% | 1,120,000 |
5 | ![]() | 99.0% | 100,000 |
6 | ![]() | 98.5% | 3,090,000 |
7 | ![]() | 97.6% | 2,280,000 |
8 | ![]() | 97.5% | 3,570,000 |
9 | ![]() | 97.5% | 520,000 |
10 | ![]() | 97.5% | 50,000 |
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Country or entity | Christians [b] | % Christian [c] | % Catholic [c] | % Protestant / Orthodox / Other Christian [c] |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6,250/8,000 [24] – 30,000 [25] | 0.02% [25] | ||
![]() | 384,833 [26] | 19.0% | 10.0% | 9.0% |
![]() | 20,000 – 200,000 [27] or 71,000 (estimate for 2010) [28] | 0.01% | 0.01% | 1.0% [ figures disagree ] |
![]() | 70,000 | 98.3% | 20.0% | |
![]() | 78,000 | 89.5% | 88.2% [29] | 1.3% |
![]() | 27,816,413 | 79.2% | 41.1% [30] | 38.1% [30] |
![]() | 15,000 | 90.5% | 3.0% | 87.0% |
![]() | 70,183 | 87.6% [31] | 8.6% | 79.0% |
![]() | 34,940,108 | 77.0% [32] | 66.0% [32] | 11.0% [32] |
![]() | 2,645,110 [33] | 98.6% | 0.6% | 98.0% |
![]() | 83,128 [34] | 82.3% | 75.7% | 6.6% |
![]() | 11,148,814 [35] | 47.3% | 21.5% | 25.8% |
![]() | 5,185,959 | 58.0% – 62.0% | 54.9% [36] | 3.0% – 7.0% [37] [38] |
![]() | 280,000 [39] | 3.1% | 3.1% | |
![]() | 335,975 | 95.0% [40] | 12.0% | 83.0% |
![]() | 185,000 | 15.0% [41] | 9.0% | |
![]() | 488,583 [42] | 0.3% | ||
![]() | 244,000 | 74.0% [43] [44] | 4.2% | 70.0% |
![]() | 5,265,000 | 55.4% [45] | 7.1% | 48.3% |
![]() | 6,860,000 | 65.0% [46] | 58.0% [46] | 7.0% [46] |
![]() | 244,859 [47] | 62.2% | 32.2% | 30.0% |
![]() | 5,570,000 | 48.5% [48] [49] | 25.5% | 23.0% |
![]() | 37,688 [50] | 61.1% | 15.1% | 46.0% |
![]() | 7,000 | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
![]() | 9,730,000 | 89.0% | 76.0% | 13.0% |
![]() | 1,622,093 [51] | 45.94% [51] | 15.19% [51] | 30.75% [51] |
![]() | 1,416,000 | 71.6% | 5.0% | 66.0% |
![]() | 147,634,177 [52] | 83.7% | 56.8% | 26.9% |
![]() | 22,951 [53] | 83.9% | 9.0% | 74.9% |
![]() | 29,462 | 6.7% [54] | ||
![]() | 4,219,270 [55] | 81.6% | 0.7% | 80.9% |
![]() | 4,787,272 [56] | 26.3% [57] | 20.1% | 6.2% |
![]() | 7,662,000 | 75.0% | 60.0% | 15.0% |
![]() | 50,000 | 0.3% [58] | ||
![]() | 15,390,000 | 73.0% [59] | 44.4% | 29.3% |
![]() | 19,373,325 [60] [61] | 53.3% [60] | 29.9% [60] | 23.4% [62] |
![]() | 287,640 [63] | 81.9% | 72.0% | 9.9% |
![]() | 52,600 | 66.9% [64] | 13.6% | 53.3% |
![]() | 2,302,000 | 80.0% | 29.0% | 51.0% |
![]() | 4,150,000 [25] | 35.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% |
![]() | 11,061,994 | 73.2% | 54.6% | 18.6% |
![]() | 31,220,000 [67] – 34,610,000 / 49,170,000 [68] | 2.5% – 3.5% [68] | 0.46% – 0.69% [68] | 2.0% – 2.89% [68] |
![]() | 43,560,000 | 92.0% [69] | 79.0% | 13.0% |
![]() | 15,000 | 2.1% | ||
![]() | 11,980 [70] | 79.9% | 16.7% | 63.2% |
![]() | 3,409,000 | 90.7% | 50.0% | 40.0% |
![]() | 105,000,000-107,000,000 | 92.0-95.0% | 50.0% | 42.0% |
![]() | 4,000,000 | 82.0% | 57.0% | 25.0% |
![]() | 11,701,583 [71] | 40.7% | ||
![]() | 3,383,046 [72] | 89.6% [73] | 80.7% | 8.5% |
![]() | 6,670,000 [25] | 65.0% [74] | 52.7% | 7.5% |
![]() | 130,585 [75] | 86.1% | 70.1% | 16.0% |
![]() | 718,067 [76] | 94.0% | 1.8% | 92.2% |
![]() | 1,725,963 [77] | 16.4% | 13.4% | 3.0% |
![]() | 4,480,000 [78] | 76.9% | 0.8% | 76.1% |
![]() | 4,455 [79] | 0.4% | ||
![]() | 58,089 [80] | 85.0% | 54.3% | 30.7% |
![]() | 9,734,000 | 83.0% | 65.0% | 18.0% |
![]() | 14,099,000 | 94.0% | 74.0% | 20.0% |
![]() | 9,029,000 | 10.0% [81] | ||
![]() | 5,073,000 | 81.9% | 52.6% | 29.3% |
![]() | 683,000 | 88.7% [25] | 80.7% | 8.0% |
![]() | 3,577,000 | 67.0% [82] | 4.0% | 54.0% |
![]() | 408,847 | 30.7% [83] | 0.9% | 29.8% |
![]() | 975,757 [84] | 91.3% | 3.4% | 87.9% |
![]() | 77,477,000 | 75.0% | 0.7% | 63.4% |
![]() | 3,000 | 94.3% | 94.0% | |
![]() | 33,018 [85] | 95.4% | 94.0% | |
![]() | 612,415 [86] | 69.2% | ||
![]() | 3,736,000 [87] | 67.1% [87] | 0.3% | 66.9% |
![]() | 25,744,860–33,874,816 | 38.0% (2020 est.) [88] [d] 50% (2021 est.) 60.6% [89] | 29.0% – 47% [90] - 57.5% | 9.0% [88] - 3% [90] - 3.1% |
![]() | 1,081,000 | 88.0% [91] | 41.9% | 46.1% |
![]() | 79,000 | 4.2% [92] | ||
![]() | 3,240,724 [93] [94] | 88.3% | 0.5% | 87.8% |
![]() | 44,861,000 | 53.9% [95] | 26.7% [95] | 27.2% [95] |
![]() | 21,932,708 [96] | 71.3% | 10.0% | 61.3% |
![]() | 26,935 [97] | 83.7% | 72.1% | 11.5% |
![]() | 10,000,000 | 93.0% [98] | <1.0% [98] | |
![]() | 55,000 | 96.6% | 96.6% | |
![]() | 90,632 [99] | 90.1% | 33.9% | 56.2% |
![]() | 14,018,000 | 87.0% | 47.0% | 40.0% |
![]() | 1,032,000 | 8.9% [100] | 5.0% | 5.0% |
![]() | 318,021 [101] | 26.2% | ||
![]() | 477,284 [102] | 63.9% | 7.1% | 56.8% |
![]() | 9,597,000 | 96.0% | 80.0% | 16.0% |
![]() | 6,660,000 | 88.0% [103] | 47.0% | 41.0% |
![]() | 1,301,000 [104] [105] | 17.6% | 5.4% | 12.2% |
![]() | 5,254,179 [106] – 6,501,000 [46] | 52.87% [106] – 65.0% [46] | 38.96% [106] – 58.0% [46] | 13.91% [106] |
![]() | 272,200 [107] | 72.3% [107] | 3.9% [107] | 68.4% [107] |
![]() | 30,000,000 | 2.3% [108] | 1.3% | 1.0% |
![]() | 29,149,241 [109] | 10.49% [110] | 3.06% | 7.43% |
![]() | 380,000 – 1,500,000 [111] | 0.4% –1.5% | 0.4% –1.5% | |
![]() | 500,000 | 1.2% | 1.2% | |
![]() | 3,888,839 [112] | 81.0% [112] | 73.8% [112] | 5.6% [112] |
![]() | 40,725 [113] | 54.6% | ||
![]() | 266,000 | 3.5% | 3.5% | |
![]() | 53,230,000 [114] | 83.0% | 81.2% | 2.0% |
![]() | 1,848,607 [115] | 70.5% | 2.2% | 68.3% |
![]() | 1,915,294 | 1.1% [116] | 0.5% | 0.6% |
![]() | 388,000 | 6.0% [117] | ||
![]() | 3,300,000 | 17.2% [118] | ||
![]() | 37,086,506 [119] | 78.7% | 20.6% | 58.1% |
![]() | 116,474 [120] | 97.6% | 59.0% | 38.7% |
![]() | 406,000 | 1.7% | ||
![]() | 13,566,000 | 27.6% [121] | 7.9% | 19.7% |
![]() | 458,000 | 15.0% | 3.2% | 12.8% |
![]() | 610,000 [25] – 944,000 | 11.4% [25] – 17.0% [122] | ||
![]() | 112,230 [123] | 1.7% | ||
![]() | 1,570,000 | 70.0% [46] – 80.0% [124] | 24.1% [46] – 25.1% [124] [125] | 46.8% [46] – 54.9% [124] |
![]() | 1,600,000 –1,800,000 [126] [127] | 38.0% – 41.0% | 26.0% | 15.0% |
![]() | 1,876,000 | 90.0% | 45.0% | 45.0% |
![]() | 4,458,286 [128] | 84.9% | ||
![]() | 170,000 [25] | 2.7% [25] | 0.5% | 1.5% |
![]() | 30,912 [129] | 82.4% | 72.5% | 10.0% |
![]() | 2,236,185 [130] | 92.2% | 86.0% | 6.2% |
![]() | 360,000 | 72.4% [131] | 68.7% | 3.7% |
![]() | 22,322,966 | 85.0% [132] | ||
![]() | 13,581,623 [133] | 77.3% | 17.2% | 60.1% |
![]() | 2,941,049 [134] | 9.0% | ||
![]() | 300 - 1,400 [135] | 0.08% | ||
![]() | 484,857 [136] | 2.3% | ||
![]() | 399,983 [137] | 88.5% | 82.6% | 5.9% |
![]() | 40,003 [138] | 96.2% | 9.3% | 86.9% |
![]() | 5,000 | 0.14% | ||
![]() | 398,212 [139] | 32.3% | 25.0% | 7.3% |
![]() | 111,959,525 [140] | 89.1% | 78.0% | 11.2% |
![]() | 101,468 [141] | 98.7% | 54.7% | 44.0% |
![]() | 2,602,368 | 99.6% [142] | 0.1% | 99.5% |
![]() | 30,000 | 82.6% [143] | 77.0 [143] | |
![]() | 42,859 | 1.3% [144] | ||
![]() | 467,349 [145] | 76.5% | 3.3% | 73.2% |
![]() | 3,586 [146] | 84.1% | 10.6% | 73.5% |
![]() | 336,000 | 1.0% [147] | ||
![]() | 12,287,678 [148] | 46.2% | 27.6% | 18.6% |
![]() | 3,790,000 | 6.2% | 1.0% | 5.2% |
![]() | 1,991,000 | 90.0% | 13.7% | 76.3% |
![]() | 10,975 [149] | 94.4% | 34.0% | 60.4% |
![]() | 512,313 [150] | 1.8% | ||
![]() | 5,382,883 | 30.0% (2023) [151] | 17.0% (registered, 2023) [151] | 14.0% (2023) [151] |
![]() | 1,738,638 (2018) [152] | 37.0% (2018) [152] | 10.0% (2018) [152] | 27.0% (2018) [152] |
![]() | 5,217,000 | 84.6% | 58.8% | 25.8% |
![]() | 56,856 [153] | 0.3% | 5.0% | |
![]() | 74,400,000 – 107,000,000 | 45.9% [154] | 10.6% | 35.3% |
![]() | 1,100,732 [155] [156] | 64.6% | 0.4% | 64.2% |
![]() | 3,844,000 [157] | 76.7% (2018) [158] [159] | 2.4% [160] | 73.8% (2018) [158] [159] |
![]() | 180,000 [25] | 6.5% [25] | ||
![]() | 3,300,788 [161] | 1.4% | ||
![]() | 14,148 [162] [e] | 80.3% | 46.4% | 33.9% |
![]() | 3,057,000 | 92.0% | 80.0% | 12.0% |
![]() | 6,800,000 | 97.0% | 27.0% | 70.0% |
![]() | 6,260,000 | 96.0% [103] | 88.0% | 8.0% |
![]() | 29,519,000 | 94.5% [163] | 76.0% | 18.5% |
![]() | 92,746,021 [164] | 85.3% | 78.8% | 6.5% |
![]() | 50 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
![]() | 27,550,861 [165] | 91.2% | 90.0% | 1.2% |
![]() | 7,445,000 | 84.8% [166] | 80.2% | 4.6% |
![]() | 3,878,000 | 89.0% [167] [168] | 56.0% | 33.0% |
![]() | 263,000 | 13.8% | ||
![]() | 16,155,689 [169] | 98.5% | 5.2% | 93.3% |
![]() | 102,400,000 [22] | 69.9% [22] | ||
![]() | 12,201,213 [170] | 92.2% | 40.0% | 52.3% |
![]() | 3,436 [171] | 86.4% | 2.4% | 84.0% |
![]() | 39,206 [172] | 83.2% | 5.9% | 77.2% |
![]() | 133,001 [173] | 80.7% | 52.8% | 27.9% |
![]() | 89,891 [174] | 86.4% | 6.6% | 79.8% |
![]() | 183,559 [175] | 89.3% | 18.0% | 71.3% |
![]() | 31,000 | 91.6% [25] | 90.5% | 1.1% |
![]() | 127,938 [176] | 72.3% | 56.3% | 16.0% |
![]() | 1,500,000 | 5.0% [177] | ||
![]() | 570,000 | 4.2% [178] | ||
![]() | 5,758,719 | 86.68% [179] | 3.87% | 82.81% |
![]() | 76,937 [180] | 84.7% | 69.3% | 15.4% |
![]() | 619,000 – 1,294,000 | 10.0% [181] –20.9% [182] | ||
![]() | 654,355 [183] | 18.9% | 7.0% | 11.9% |
![]() | 3,748,000 | 68.8% [184] | 59.8% | 9.0% |
![]() | 1,610,000 | 68.0% [46] | 64.0% [46] | 4.0% [46] |
![]() | 696,324 [185] | 96.6% | 20.0% | 76.6% |
![]() | 178,869 [186] | 1.0% | ||
![]() | 52,886,000 | 85.3% [187] | 5.0% | 75.0% |
![]() | 6,010,000 [188] | 60.5% [189] | 30.0% | 30.0% |
![]() | 28,000,000 | 59.2% [190] | 58.2% [190] | 1.0% [190] |
![]() | 1,552,161 [191] | 7.6% | 6.2% | 1.4% |
![]() | 525,000 | 1.5% [192] | ||
![]() | 262,000 | 48.4% – 51.6% [193] [194] | 21.6% | 26.8% |
![]() | 6,577,478 | 64.3% [195] | 1.2% | 63.1% |
![]() | 5,700,000 | 66.9% [196] – 69.1% [197] | 36.5% [196] – 37.9% [197] | 30.4% [196] – 31.2% [197] |
![]() | 1,800,000 [198] | 10.0% [25] | 2.0% | 8.0% |
![]() | 110,000 [25] | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.3% |
![]() | 31,342,000 | 61.4% [199] | ||
![]() | 768,000 | 1.1% [200] | ||
![]() | 1,242,668 [201] | 99.5% | 97.5% | 2.0% |
![]() | 1,966,000 | 29.0% | ||
![]() | 97,075 [202] | 97.8% | 13.7% | 84.0% |
![]() | 743,105 [203] | 63.2% | 24.3% | 38.9% |
![]() | 30,000 [204] [f] | |||
![]() | 120,000 [205] – 310,000 [206] | 0.2% | ||
![]() | 466,000 | 9.0% [207] | 9.0% | |
![]() | 6,442 [208] | 87.6% | 5.7% | 82.0% |
![]() | 10,040 [209] | 95.7% | 0.5% | 95.2% |
![]() | 37,489,984 [210] | 84.5% | 37.4% | 47.0% |
![]() | 34,830,000 [211] | 81.9% [211] | 7.5% | 74.4% |
![]() | 940,000 | 9.0% [212] | 7.0% | 2.0% |
![]() | 25,585,000 [213] – 31,889,000 | 38.0% [214] – 47.7% [215] [216] [217] | 7.0% [218] | 31.0% [218] |
![]() | 213,000,000 [219] | 65.0% (2019) [219] – 73.0% [220] | 20.0% [219] – 22.7% [220] | 45.0% [219] – 48.5% [220] |
![]() | 1,941,000 | 58.1% [221] | 47.0% | 11.0% |
![]() | 710,000 [25] | 2.6% [25] | 2.6% [25] | |
![]() | 245,163 [222] | 83.5% | 12.1% | 71.4% |
![]() | 28,340,000 | 88.0% [223] | 71.0% | 17.0% |
![]() | 6,831,000 | 7.1% [224] | 6.1% | 1.0% |
![]() | 25,000 [225] – 41,000 [226] | 0.01% | 0.01% | |
![]() | 19,300,000 | 98.0% [227] | 17.9% | 80.0% |
![]() | 12,937,804 [228] | 85.2% | 6.4% | 78.8% |
Europe | 565,560,000 [6] | 76.2% [6] | 35.0% [229] | 41.2% [6] |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 531,280,000 [6] | 90.0% [6] | 70.0% [230] | 20.0% [231] |
Africa | 526,016,926 [6] | 62.7% [6] | 21.0% [229] | 41.7% [6] |
Asia | 285,120,000 [6] –375,905,000 [232] | 7.0% [6] –12.0% [232] | 3.0% [229] –5.1% [232] | 4.0% [6] –6.8% [232] |
North America | 266,630,000 [6] | 77.4% [6] | 22.0% [229] | 55.4% |
Oceania | 25,754,000 [233] | 73.3% [233] | 38.9% [233] | 34.4% [233] |
Middle East-North Africa | 12,000,000 –16,000,000 [234] | 3.8% [6] –5.0% [235] | 2.0% [229] –2.6% | 1.8% [6] – 2.3% |
Total | 2,431,209,718 [232] | 33.4% [232] | 16.9% [232] | 16.5% [232] |
State | Christians | % Christian |
---|---|---|
![]() | 130,000 | 68.0% |
![]() | 150,000 | 8.7% [236] |
![]() | 173,000 | 3.0% [237] |
![]() | 200 | 0.03% |
![]() | 69,000 | 96.4% |
![]() | 902,000 | 3.9% [238] |
![]() | 510,000 | 95.0% |
![]() | 836 | 100.0% |
According to World Population Review, there were 2.38 billion Christians around the world in 2021. [239] According to a 2012 Pew Research Center survey, if current trends continue, Christianity will remain the world's largest religion by year 2050. According to a 2015 Pew Research Center study, Christianity is estimated to reach 3 billion adherents out of a projected population of 9.3 billion people in 2050, achieving parity with Muslim populations for the first time in history, which are predicted to be about 2.8 billion in 2050. [240]
Tradition | Followers | % of the Christian population | % of the world population | Follower dynamics | Dynamics inside and outside Christianity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catholicism | 1,200,000,000 | 52.4 | 15.9 | ![]() | ![]() |
Protestantism | 800,640,000 | 34.9 | 11.6 | ![]() | ![]() |
Orthodoxy | 260,380,000 | 11.4 | 3.8 | ![]() | ![]() |
Other Christianity | 28,430,000 | 1.3 | 0.4 | ![]() | ![]() |
Christianity | 2,289,450,000 | 100 | 31.7 | ![]() | ![]() |
Other religions:
General:
Algeria 2010 Christian: ≈0.2% of 35,470,000 population (≈70,940)
Folkekirken er det største kristne trossamfund i Danmark. Den 1. januar 2020 var der 4.327.018 medlemmer af folkekirken. Det er 74,3 % af de i alt 5.822.763 indbyggere i Danmark. Derudover er ca. 150.000 medlemmer inden for de anerkendte kristne trossamfund fordelt på de mere end 100 anerkendte kristne trossamfund. Heraf er Den Katolske Kirke den største med ca. 45.000 medlemmer.[The Danish National Church is the largest Christian denomination in Denmark. On 1 January 2020, there were 4,327,018 members of the Danish National Church. This is 74.3% of the total population of 5,822,763 in Denmark. In addition, there are approximately 150,000 members within the recognised Christian denominations, distributed amongst the more than 100 recognised Christian denominations. Of these, the Catholic Church is the largest, with approximately 45,000 members.]
Muslim 231.069.932 (86.7), Christian 20.246.267 (7.6), Catholic 8.325.339 (3.12), Hindu 4.646.357 (1.74), Buddhist 2.062.150 (0.77), Confucianism 71.999 (0.03), Others/Traditional faiths 112.792 (0.04), Total 266.534.836