List of religious populations

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Projected size of major religious groups for 2023 [1]
ReligionPercent
Christianity
30.7%
Islam
24.9%
Unaffiliated
15.6%
Hinduism
15.1%
Buddhism
6.6%
Folk religions
5.6%
Sikhism
0.3%
Other religions
1.2%

The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities. It also includes the percentage of nonreligious and atheistic populations.

Contents

The data is primarily sourced from organizations like the Pew Research Center, global surveys, census reports, and research studies, offering insights into the demographic composition of religious affiliations across different regions and countries. The list also explores trends in religious growth, decline, and shifts, reflecting the dynamic nature of religious adherence in the global context.

Current world estimates

Pew Research Center made its "Population Growth Projections, 2010–2050" [2] based on 2010 baseline estimates. Although 2020 is already in the past, new estimates for 2020 are still work in progress. [3] Their methodology is published as an appendix. [4]

Notes

    Largest religion by country

    A map showing the prevailing religious population by country based on the Pew Research Center's 2010 baseline estimates Prevailing religious population by country percentage.svg
    A map showing the prevailing religious population by country based on the Pew Research Center's 2010 baseline estimates

    By proportion

    Christians

    Countries and territories with the greatest proportion of Christians from Christianity by country, as of 2010:

    Christian population percentage by country, June 2014 Christianity percent population in each nation World Map Christian data by Pew Research.svg
    Christian population percentage by country, June 2014
    1. Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City 100% (100% Roman Catholic)
    2. Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg  Pitcairn Islands 100% (100% Seventh-day Adventist) [6]
    3. Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 99.6% [7] (mostly Roman Catholic)
    4. Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa ~99.0% (mostly Protestant) [8]
    5. Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 98.5% (96% Oriental Orthodox)
    6. Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 98.3% (mostly Protestant; ARDA claim) [9] [ better source needed ]
    7. Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 98.1% [10] (mostly Roman Catholic)
    8. Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 98.0% [11] (71% Roman Catholic)
    9. Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 98.0% [12] (95% Eastern Orthodox)
    10. Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 97.2% (mostly Protestant) [13]
    11. Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 97.2% (mostly Protestant) [14]
    12. Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 97.0% [15] (~97% Roman Catholic)
    13. Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 96.9% [16] (mostly Roman Catholic)
    14. Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 96.4% (mostly Roman Catholic; ARDA claim) [17] [ better source needed ]
    15. Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 96.0% (mostly Protestant) [18]
    16. Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia ~96.0% (mostly Protestant) [19]
    17. Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 95.1% (mostly Protestant) [20]
    18. Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 94.8% (mostly Protestant; ARDA claim) [21] [ better source needed ]
    19. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 94.6% (mostly Roman Catholic)
    20. Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 94.5% [22] (mostly Roman Catholic)
    21. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 93.0% (mostly Eastern Orthodox) [23]
    22. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 92.9% (mostly Roman Catholic) [24]
    23. Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 91.1% (mostly Roman Catholic) [25]
    24. Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 90.0% (mostly Roman Catholic)

    Muslims

    Countries and territories with a considerable proportion of Muslims from Islam by country as of 2010, excluding foreign workers in brackets:

    Data is based on the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life [26]

    Muslim Percentage by country, 2020 Islam percent population in each nation World Map Muslim data by Pew Research.svg
    Muslim Percentage by country, 2020
    1. Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 100% [27]
    2. Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 99.9% [28]
    3. Flag of Palestine.svg Gaza Strip 99.9% [29]
    4. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 99.9% [30]
    5. Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 99.8% (65% Sunni, 33.5% Zaydi, 1.5% Ismaili) [26]
    6. Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 99.7% [31]
    7. Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 99.7% [32] (90% Sunni 10% Shi'a) [26]
    8. Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 99.6% (95% Shi'a, 5% Sunni) [33]
    9. Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 99.5%
    10. Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 99.2% (Shi'a) [26]
    11. Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 99.0% (67% Shi'a, 33% Sunni) [26]
    12. Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 99.0% (mostly Sunni) [26]
    13. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 98.6% (85% Sunni, 15% Shi’a) [34]
    14. Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 98.3% [35]
    15. Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 98.0%
    16. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 97.2% (90% Sunni, 10% Shi'a) [26]
    17. Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 97.0% [36]
    18. Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 96.9% [26]
    19. Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 96.6% [37]
    20. Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 96.4% (85% Sunni 12% Shi'a 3% Other) [38]
    21. Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 90.4% (85% Sunni 5.4% Shi'a) [39]
    22. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 89.3% [40]
    23. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 86.7% [41]
    24. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 61.3%
    25. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 53.5%
    26. Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 41.0%

    Irreligious and atheists

    Countries with the greatest proportion of people without religion, including agnostics and atheists, from Irreligion by country (as of 2020): [42]

    Nonreligious population by country as of 2010 Countries by percentage of Unaffiliated-Pew Research 2010.svg
    Nonreligious population by country as of 2010
    1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 78.4%
    2. Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 71.3%
    3. Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 60.2%
    4. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 54.7%
    5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 51.8%
    6. Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 48.2% [44]
    7. Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 46.6%
    8. Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 45.3%
    9. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 44.3%
    10. Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 41.5%
    11. Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 36.5%
    12. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 35.5% [45]
    13. Flag of France.svg  France 31.9%
    14. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 31.2%
    15. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 31.0%
    16. Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 29.9%
    17. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 29.0%
    18. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 28.6%
    19. Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 28.6%
    20. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 28.0% [46]
    21. Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 26.7%
    22. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 26.3%
    23. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 23.9% [47]
    24. Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 23.2%
    25. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 22.8%
    26. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 20.8%
    27. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20.0%
    28. Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 18.8%

    Data is ranked by mean estimate in parentheses. Irreligious includes agnostic, atheist, secular people, and those having no formal religious adherence. It does not necessarily mean that those of this group don't belong to any religion. Some religions have harmonized with local cultures and can be seen as a cultural background rather than a formal religion. Additionally, the practice of officially associating a family or household with a religion, while not formally practicing the affiliated religion, is common in many countries. Thus, over half of this group is theistic and/or influenced by religious principles, but nonreligious/non-practicing and not true atheists or agnostics. See Spiritual but not religious .

    Hindus

    Countries with the greatest proportion of Hindus from Hinduism by country as of 2010:

    Hindu population by country as of 2010 Countries by percentage of adherents to Hinduism.svg
    Hindu population by country as of 2010
    1. Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 81.3% [48]
    2. Flag of India.svg  India 79.8% [49]
    3. Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 48.54% [50]
    4. Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 27.9% [51]
    5. Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 25.0% [52]
    6. Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 24.8% [53]
    7. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 22.3% [54]
    8. Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 18.2% [55]
    9. Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 15.0% [56]
    10. Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 12.6% [57]
    11. Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 12.0% [58]
    12. Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 9.6% [59]
    13. Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 8.1% [60]
    14. Flag of France.svg  Réunion 6.7% [61]
    15. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 6.3% [62]
    16. Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 5.1%
    17. Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 3.0%
    18. Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2.6% [63]
    19. Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2.2% [64]
    20. Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 2.1% [65]
    21. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1.7% [66]
    22. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1.7% [67]
    23. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1.5% [68]
    24. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.7% [69]

    Buddhists

    Countries with the greatest proportion of Buddhists from Buddhism by country as of 2010: [70]

    Buddhist population by country as of 2010 Countries by percentage Buddhist-Pew Research 2010.svg
    Buddhist population by country as of 2010
    1. Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 96.9%
    2. Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 93.2%
    3. Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 80.1%
    4. Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 74.7%
    5. Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 69.3%
    6. Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 66.0%
    7. Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 55.1%
    8. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 36.2% - 66.7% [73]
    9. Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 35.1%
    10. Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 33.2%
    11. Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 22.9%
    12. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 19.8%
    13. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 18.2%
    14. Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 17.3%
    15. Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 16.4%
    16. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 13.2%
    17. Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 10.3%

    Chinese traditional religionists

    As a spiritual practice, Taoism has made fewer inroads in the West than Buddhism and Hinduism. Despite the popularity of its great classics the I Ching and the Tao Te Ching , the practice of Taoism has not been promulgated in America with much success; [74] these religions are not ubiquitous worldwide in the way that adherents of bigger world religions are, and they remain primarily an ethnic religion. Nonetheless, Taoist ideas and symbols such as taijitu have become popular throughout the world through tai chi, qigong, and various martial arts. [75]

    1. Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 33.0–80.0% [76]
    2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 30.0% [77]
    3. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 28.0% [78]
    4. Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 13.9% [79]
    5. Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 8.5% [80]
    6. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2.6% [81]
    7. Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0.2–1.0% [82]
    8. Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0.01–0.05%
    9. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0.05%

    The Chinese traditional religion has 184,000 believers in Latin America, 250,000 believers in Europe, and 839,000 believers in North America as of 1999. [83] [84]

    Ethnic and indigenous religionists

    Indigenous statistics come from the U.S. Department of State's International Religious Freedom Act (2009), [85] based on the highest estimate of people identified as indigenous or followers of indigenous religions that have been well-defined. Due to the syncretic nature of these religions, the numbers may not reflect the actual number of practitioners.

    1. Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 35.6% [86]
    2. Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 32.9% [87]
    3. Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 30.9% [88]
    4. Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 29.5% [89]
    5. Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire 25.0%
    6. Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 25.0% [90]
    7. Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 20.0%
    8. Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 17.9% [91] [ better source needed ]
    9. Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 15.0%
    10. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 15.0% [92]
    11. Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.0%
    12. Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 10.0%
    13. Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 10.0%
    14. Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 10.0%
    15. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.0%
    16. Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10.0% [93]
    17. Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9.0%
    18. Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 9.0% [94]
    19. Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 8.5%
    20. Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 5.0%

    Sikhs

    Countries with the greatest proportion of Sikhs:

    Sikhism by country Countries by percentage Sikh.svg
    Sikhism by country
    1. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2.12% [95] [96]
    2. Flag of India.svg  India 1.72% [101]
    3. Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1.10% [102]
    4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0.88% [103]
    5. Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0.88% [104]
    6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0.83% [105] [106]
    7. Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 0.75% [107]
    8. Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE 0.56% [108]
    9. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.37% [122]
    10. Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0.35% [123]

    The Sikh homeland is the Punjab state, in India, where Sikhs make up approximately 58% of the population. This is the only place where Sikhs are in the majority. Sikhs have emigrated to countries all over the world – especially to English-speaking and East Asian nations. In doing so they have retained, to an unusually high degree, their distinctive cultural and religious identity. Sikhs are not ubiquitous worldwide in the way that adherents of larger world religions are, and they remain primarily an ethnic religion. But they can be found in many international cities and have become an especially strong religious presence in the United Kingdom and Canada. [124] Sikhism is also the fastest growing religion in New Zealand and Australia. [125] [126]

    Spiritists

    1. Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.3%
    2. Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.2%
    3. Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4.8%
    4. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 3.6%
    5. Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2.7%
    6. Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2.2%
    7. Flag of the Bahamas.svg  The Bahamas 1.9%
    8. Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1.5%
    9. Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1.4%
    10. Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1.3%
    11. Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1.1%
    12. Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1.0%
    13. Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 1.0%
    14. Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 0.9%
    15. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0.7%
    16. Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0.5%
    17. Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0.5%
    18. Flag of France.svg  Guadeloupe 0.4%
    19. Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0.2%
    20. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 0.2% (ARDA claim) [127] [ better source needed ]

    Spiritist estimates come from a single source, which gives a relative indication of the size of the Spiritist communities within each country.

    Jews

    Countries with the greatest proportion of Jews (as of 2017): [128]

    Jewish population by country as of 2020 Percent of Jewish population by country.svg
    Jewish population by country as of 2020
    1. Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 73.60%
    2. Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2.00%
    3. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1.76%
    4. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1.07%
    5. Flag of France.svg  France 0.70%
    6. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.485%
    7. Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0.483%
    8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0.47%
    9. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0.44%
    10. Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0.41%
    11. Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 0.36%
    12. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.259%
    13. Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0.25%
    14. Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0.24%
    15. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0.22%
    16. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0.17%
    17. Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0.154%
    18. Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 0.154%
    19. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.152%
    20. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.14%
    21. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0.124%
    22. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0.124%
    23. Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.122%
    24. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0.112%
    25. Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0.11% [63]

    By population

    Christians

    Largest Christian populations (as of 2011):

    1. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 229,157,250 [129] (details)
    2. Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 169,213,130 [130]
    3. Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 114,198,444 [131]
    4. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 106,204,560 [132]
    5. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 80,510,000 [133]
    6. Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 78,790,000 [134]
    7. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 67,070,000 [133]
    8. Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 63,150,000 [133]
    9. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 55,832,000
    10. Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 51,477,950
    11. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 50,752,580 [135]
    12. Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 44,502,000
    13. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 41,973,000
    14. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 40,243,000
    15. Flag of France.svg  France 39,560,000 [133]
    16. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 38,568,000
    17. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 36,526,000
    18. Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 33,625,790
    19. Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 33,497,100
    20. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 33,200,417
    21. Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 29,943,000
    22. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 28.571.606 [136]
    23. Flag of India.svg  India 28,436,000
    24. Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 28,340,790
    25. Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 27,365,100

    Muslims

    Largest Muslim populations (as of 2017):

    1. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 229,000,000 [137] (details)
    2. Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 215,000,000 [138]
    3. Flag of India.svg  India 209,000,000 [139]
    4. Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 153,000,000 [140]
    5. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 117,000,000 [141]
    6. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 87,500,000 [142]
    7. Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 82,000,000 [143]
    8. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 79,850,000 [137]
    9. Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 48,000,000 [144]
    10. Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 44,000,000 [145]
    11. Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 41,000,000 [146]
    12. Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 39,000,000 [147]
    13. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 38,000,000 [30]
    14. Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 37,000,000 [148]
    15. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 33,000,000 [149]
    16. Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 33,648,090 [150]
    17. Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 30,000,000 [151]
    18. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 28,000,000 [152]
    19. Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 25,000,000 [153]
    20. Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 22,000,000 [154]
    21. Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 22,000,000 [155]

    Hindus

    Largest Hindu populations (as of 2020): [156]

    1. Flag of India.svg  India 1,120,000,000
    2. Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 28,600,000
    3. Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 14,274,430
    4. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4,640,000
    5. Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4,400,000
    6. Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3,090,000
    7. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2,510,000
    8. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1,940,000
    9. Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1,239,610
    10. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1,030,000
    11. Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 890,000 [157]
    12. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 749,870
    13. Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 665,820
    14. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 610,000
    15. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 540,000
    16. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 440,000
    17. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 410,000
    18. Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 403,570
    19. Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 380,000
    20. Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 360,000
    21. Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 330,000
    22. Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 310,000 [55]
    23. Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 270,000[ citation needed ]
    24. Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 200,000 [158]
    25. Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 200,000 [159]
    26. Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 190,000
    27. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 120,785 [160]
    28. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 120,000

    Buddhists

    Largest Buddhist populations [161]

    1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 244,130,000
    2. Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 64,420,000
    3. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 45,820,000
    4. Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 38,410,000
    5. Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 14,450,000
    6. Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 14,380,000
    7. Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 13,690,000
    8. Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 11,050,000
    9. Flag of India.svg  India 9,250,000
    10. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 5,010,000
    11. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3,800,023
    12. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2,062,000

    Sikhs

    Largest Sikh population (as of 2023)

    1. Flag of India.svg  India 23,786,000 [162] [a] [163] [164]
    2. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 771,790 [165] [166]
    3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 524,000 [167]
    4. Flag of the United States.svg  United States ~280,000 [188]
    5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 210,400 [189] [190]
    6. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 210,000 [199]
    7. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 100,000 [200] [201] [202]
    8. Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 70,000 [203]
    9. Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 52,000 [108]
    10. Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 50,000 [204] [205]
    11. Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 40,908 [206]
    12. Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 35,540 [207]
    13. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 35,000 [208]
    14. Flag of France.svg  France 30,000 [209]
    15. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 26,000 [210]
    16. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25,000 [211]
    17. Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 20,000 [212]
    18. Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 15,000 [213] [214]
    19. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 15,000 [215]
    20. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 15,000 [216]

    Jews

    Largest Jewish populations (as of 2017): [128]

    1. Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6,451,000
    2. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5,700,000
    3. Flag of France.svg  France 456,000
    4. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 390,000
    5. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 289,500
    6. Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 180,500
    7. Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 176,000
    8. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 116,500
    9. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 113,200
    10. Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 93,800
    11. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 69,300
    12. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 53,000
    13. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 47,500
    14. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 40,000
    15. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 29,800
    16. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 29,300
    17. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 27,300
    18. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 18,700
    19. Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 18,300
    20. Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 16,900
    21. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 15,300
    22. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15,000
    23. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11,800
    24. Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 10,000
    25. Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 10,000

    Baháʼís

    Largest Baháʼí populations (as of 2010) in countries with a national population ≥200,000: [217] [ better source needed ]

    1. Flag of India.svg  India 1,897,651
    2. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 512,864
    3. Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 422,782
    4. Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 388,802
    5. Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo, Democratic Republic of the 282,916
    6. Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 275,069
    7. Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 251,127
    8. Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 241,112
    9. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 238,532
    10. Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 215,359
    11. Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 190,419
    12. Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 169,811
    13. Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 95,098
    14. Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 94,499
    15. Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 87,259
    16. Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 78,915
    17. Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 70,504
    18. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 67,549
    19. Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 65,096
    20. Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 59,898

    Jains

    As of 2005, per ARDA: [218] [ better source needed ]

    1. Flag of India.svg  India 5,146,697
    2. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 79,459
    3. Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 68,848
    4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 35,000
    5. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12,101
    6. Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 9,002
    7. Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 6,800
    8. Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2,663
    9. Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 2,398
    10. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2,052
    11. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1,918
    12. Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1,573
    13. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1,535
    14. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1,500
    15. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1,449
    16. Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1,217
    17. Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1,000
    18. Flag of France.svg  Réunion 981
    19. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 500 families [219]
    20. Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 229

    See also

    Religions:

    Notes

    1. Sikhs comprise 1.7% (23,786,052) of India's total population of 1,399,179,585 per 2023 estimate by the World Factbook. [162]

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