Russia: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from 2013 is 57 percent, an increase from 56 percent in 2012. In comparison, the world average is 34.4 percent, based on data from 33 countries. Historically, the average for Russia from 1991 to 2013 is 52.8 percent. The minimum value, 49 percent, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 57 percent was recorded in 2013.

India: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from 2013 is 0 percent, unchanged from 0 percent in 2012. In comparison, the world average is 34.4 percent, based on data from 33 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1960 to 2013 is 0 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0 percent was recorded in 1960.

The Finnish Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and freedom of conscience. More than 65 percent of the inhabitants in Finland were part of the Christian community in 2023. The largest Christian community in Finland is the Evangelical Lutheran Church, followed by the Orthodox Church. However, around 1.88 million people were not members of any religious community. People from other religious groups amounted to roughly 20,500, followed by 24,057 from the Muslim community.

Immigration to Finland

While the number of immigrants to Finland remained below 35 thousand in the past decade, this number has started to increase noticeably since 2021. As of 2022, almost 50 thousand people immigrated to Finland, almost 73 percent more compared to the previous year. The significant increase in immigrants was caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine which started on February 24, 2022. That year, over six thousand people immigrated to Finland from Russia, over twice as many as in the previous year.

The Finnish population is aging

While the number of individuals belonging to the younger age groups in Finland declined from 2018 to 2023, the age group of 60 years and older continued to increase. By the end of 2023, its size was over 1.6 million. The growing number of individuals aged 60 or older reflects the change towards an older population structure of the country. In total, the population of Finland amounted to roughly 5.6 million as of 2023. The largest age groups were 20- to 39-year-olds, and 40- to 59-year-olds, which together made up over half of the population.

Greece: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from 2013 is 98 percent, unchanged from 98 percent in 2012. In comparison, the world average is 34.4 percent, based on data from 33 countries. Historically, the average for Greece from 1960 to 2013 is 98 percent. The minimum value, 98 percent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 98 percent was recorded in 1960.

Turkey: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Turkey from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

According to a survey conducted in 2022, ** percent of Americans who identified as Protestant strongly supported allowing coaches at public high schools to lead their players in public prayers in the United States. In comparison, only **** percent of Americans who were agnostic shared this belief.

Bangladesh: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Bangladesh from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

This statistic shows the gender distribution of religious groups in the United States, as of January 2017, by faith tradition. In January 2017, about 48 percent of Jews in the United States were men.

Vietnam: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Vietnam from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

The Philippines: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for the Philippines from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

Armenia: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from 2013 is 95 percent, unchanged from 95 percent in 2012. In comparison, the world average is 34.4 percent, based on data from 33 countries. Historically, the average for Armenia from 1991 to 2013 is 94.6 percent. The minimum value, 94 percent, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 95 percent was recorded in 2001.

Puerto Rico: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Puerto Rico from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

Dominica: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Dominica from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

Cape Verde: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Cape Verde from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

San Marino: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for San Marino from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

Montserrat: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Montserrat from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

France: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for France from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

Prior to 1829, the area of modern day Greece was largely under the control of the Ottoman Empire. In 1821, the Greeks declared their independence from the Ottomans, and achieved it within 8 years through the Greek War of Independence. The Independent Kingdom of Greece was established in 1829 and made up the southern half of present-day, mainland Greece, along with some Mediterranean islands. Over the next century, Greece's borders would expand and readjust drastically, through a number of conflicts and diplomatic agreements; therefore the population of Greece within those political borders** was much lower than the population in what would be today's borders. As there were large communities of ethnic Greeks living in neighboring countries during this time, particularly in Turkey, and the data presented here does not show the full extent of the First World War, Spanish Flu Pandemic and Greko-Turkish War on these Greek populations. While it is difficult to separate the fatalities from each of these events, it is estimated that between 500,000 and 900,000 ethnic Greeks died at the hands of the Ottomans between the years 1914 and 1923, and approximately 150,000 died due to the 1918 flu pandemic. These years also saw the exchange of up to one million Orthodox Christians from Turkey to Greece, and several hundred thousand Muslims from Greece to Turkey; this exchange is one reason why Greece's total population did not change drastically, despite the genocide, displacement and demographic upheaval of the 1910s and 1920s. Greece in WWII A new Hellenic Republic was established in 1924, which saw a decade of peace and modernization in Greece, however this was short lived. The Greek monarchy was reintroduced in 1935, and the prime minister, Ioannis Metaxas, headed a totalitarian government that remained in place until the Second World War. Metaxas tried to maintain Greek neutrality as the war began, however Italy's invasion of the Balkans made this impossible, and the Italian army tried invading Greece via Albania in 1940. The outnumbered and lesser-equipped Greek forces were able to hold off the Italian invasion and then push them backwards into Albania, marking the first Allied victory in the war. Following a series of Italian failures, Greece was eventually overrun when Hitler launched a German and Bulgarian invasion in April 1941, taking Athens within three weeks. Germany's involvement in Greece meant that Hitler's planned invasion of the Soviet Union was delayed, and Hitler cited this as the reason for it's failure (although most historians disagree with this). Over the course of the war approximately eight to eleven percent of the Greek population died due to fighting, extermination, starvation and disease; including over eighty percent of Greece's Jewish population in the Holocaust. Following the liberation of Greece in 1944, the country was then plunged into a civil war (the first major conflict of the Cold War), which lasted until 1949, and saw the British and American-supported government fight with Greek communists for control of the country. The government eventually defeated the Soviet-supported communist forces, and established American influence in the Aegean and Balkans throughout the Cold War. Post-war Greece From the 1950s until the 1970s, the Marshall Plan, industrialization and an emerging Tourism sector helped the Greek economy to boom, with one of the strongest growth rates in the world. Apart from the military coup, which ruled from 1967 to 1974, Greece remained relatively peaceful, prosperous and stable throughout the second half of the twentieth century. The population reached 11.2 million in the early 2000s, before going into decline for the past fifteen years. This decline came about due to a negative net migration rate and slowing birth rate, ultimately facilitated by the global financial crisis of 2007 and 2008; many Greeks left the country in search of work elsewhere, and the economic troubles have impacted the financial incentives that were previously available for families with many children. While the financial crisis was a global event, Greece was arguably the hardest-hit nation during the crisis, and suffered the longest recession of any advanced economy. The financial crisis has had a consequential impact on the Greek population, which has dropped by 800,000 in 15 years, and the average age has increased significantly, as thousands of young people migrate in search of employment.

Jordan: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.0 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Jordan from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

North Macedonia: Eastern Orthodox Christians as percent of the total population: The latest value from 2013 is 69 percent, an increase from 68 percent in 2012. In comparison, the world average is 34.4 percent, based on data from 33 countries. Historically, the average for North Macedonia from 1991 to 2013 is 63.9 percent. The minimum value, 59 percent, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 69 percent was recorded in 2013.