List of religious populations
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Estimated followers of 4 largest religions:
Christianity - 2.1 Billion
Islam - 1.5 Billion
Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) - 1.1 Billion (including 150 Million who practice Hinduism in Yoga form)
Buddha Dharma (Buddhism) - 415 million
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By proportion
Countries with the greatest proportion of Christians (as of 2002):
- Poland, 96%
- Ireland, 95%
- Argentina, 94% (mostly Roman Catholic, Jewish 2%)
- Spain, 94%
- France, 90% (Muslim 7%, Jewish 1%)
- United States, 84% (Jewish, 2%)
- Brazil, 80%
- United Kingdom, 69% (Muslim 2.5%, Hindu 1.6%, Jewish 0.6%)
- Germany, 68% (Muslim 3.7%)
- South Africa, 68% (indigenous and animist 28%, Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5%)
- Nigeria, 40% (Muslim, 50%)
- Sudan, 5% (Muslim 70%)
- Iraq, 3% (Muslim, 97%)
- Mali, 1% (Muslim, 90%)
- Saudi Arabia, 100%
- Somalia, 100%
- Turkey, 99.8%
- Afghanistan, 99% (80% Sunni, 19% Shi'a)
- Algeria, 99%
- Iran, 98%
- Pakistan, 97%
- Iraq, 97% (Christian, 3%)
- Mali, 90% (indigenous 9%, Christian 1%)
- Indonesia, 88% (Christian 8%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%)
- Sudan, 70% (indigenous 25%, Christian 5%)
- Nigeria, 50% (Christian, 40%)
- Ethiopia, 50% (Ethiopian Orthodox 35%, animist 12%)
- India, 11% (Hindu 82%, Christian 2%)
- Nepal 89.5%
- India, 82% (Muslim 11%, Christian 2%)
- Fiji, 75% (Muslim 16%, Christian 6%)(see remarks below)
- Mauritius, 50%
- Bhutan, 25%
- Trinidad and Tobago, 24%
- Bangladesh, 16%
- Sri Lanka 15%
- Indonesia, 7%
- Pakistan, 3%
- United Kingdom 1.6%
- South Africa, 1.5%
- China, Buddhist 91%
- Japan, Shinto and Buddhist 84%
- Sri Lanka, 70% (Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7%)
- Israel, 80% (Muslim 14%, Christian 2%)
By population
Largest Christan populations (as of 2002):
- United States, 189,983,000
- Brazil, 170,405,000
- Mexico, 96,614,000
- China, 86,801,000
- Philippines, 72,225,000
- Germany, 60,712,000
- Nigeria, 54,012,000
- Italy, 47,704,000
- France, 45,505,000
- Congo, 42,283,000
- Indonesia, 182,570,000
- Pakistan, 134,480,000
- India, 121,000,000
- Bangladesh, 114,080,000
- Turkey, 65,510,000
- Iran, 62,430,000
- Egypt, 58,630,000
- Nigeria, 53,000,000
- Algeria, 30,530,000
- Morocco, 28,780,000
- India, 866,000,000
- Nepal, 23,300,000
- Bangladesh, 22,600,000
- Indonesia, 4,800,000
- Sri Lanka, 3,000,000
- Mauritius, 650,000
- United Kingdom, 500,000
- Fiji, 335,000
- Trinidad and Tobago, 280,000
- Suriname, 120,000
Lists by country
- Buddhism by country
- Islam by country
- Jews by country
- Hinduism by country
- Roman Catholics by country
- Protestants by country