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  1. World Religions: population of the largest religions worldwide 2010-2050

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    Updated Apr 2, 2015
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    Statista (2015). World Religions: population of the largest religions worldwide 2010-2050 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350917/world-religions-adherents-2010-2050/
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    Apr 2, 2015
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    Area covered
    World
    Description

    As of 2010, Christianity was the religion with the most followers worldwide, followed by Islam (Muslims) and Hinduism. In the forty years between 2010 and 2050, it is projected that the landscape of world religions will undergo some noticeable changes, with the number of Muslims almost catching up to Christians. The changes in population sizes of each religious group is largely dependent on demographic development, for example, the rise in the world's Christian population will largely be driven by population growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, while Muslim populations will rise across various regions of Africa and South Asia. As India's population is set to grow while China's goes into decline, this will be reflected in the fact that Hindus will outnumber the unaffiliated by 2050. In fact, India may be home to both the largest Hindu and Muslim populations in the world by the middle of this century.

  2. Share of global population affiliated with major religious groups 2020

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    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Share of global population affiliated with major religious groups 2020 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374704/share-of-global-population-by-religion/
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    Jun 30, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2020
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    In 2020, around 28.8 percent of the global population were identified as Christian. Around 25.6 percent of the global population identify as Muslims, followed by 14.9 percent of global populations as Hindu. The number of Muslims increased by 347 million, when compared to 2010 data, more than all other religions combined.

  3. Population distribution South Korea 2023, by religion

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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Population distribution South Korea 2023, by religion [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/996013/south-korea-population-distribution-by-religion/
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    Jun 23, 2025
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    Time period covered
    Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
    Area covered
    South Korea
    Description

    According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, over ** percent of respondents reported no religious affiliation, while approximately ** percent identified as Christians and ** percent as Buddhists. Religious population South Korea is a multi-religious society where Christianity, Buddhism, and various other religions coexist with shamanism. According to a previous study, the domestic religious population appeared to decline over time after reaching its peak in 2005, at nearly ** million people. In contrast, the share of people who are religiously unaffiliated has increased in recent years. Within the last two decades, the religiously unaffiliated population has increased from about ** percent to more than ** percent. Shamanism Shamanism has continued to significantly influence the daily lives of many South Koreans. According to a survey conducted in 2023, about ** percent of respondents reported having consulted a fortune-teller within the past year. Roughly ** percent of those respondents were already affiliated with a religion.

  4. Share of population Indonesia 2023, by religion

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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Share of population Indonesia 2023, by religion [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113891/indonesia-share-of-population-by-religion/
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    Jun 23, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    Indonesia
    Description

    In 2023, over ** percent of Indonesians declared themselves to be Muslim, followed by *** percent who were Christians. Indonesia has the largest Islamic population in the world and for this reason is often recognized as a Muslim nation. However, Indonesia is not a Muslim nation according to its constitution. The archipelago is a multifaith country and officially recognizes six religions – Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism. Not all provinces in Indonesia are Muslim majority The spread of Islam in Indonesia began on the west side of the archipelago, where the main maritime trade routes were located. Until today, most of the Indonesian Muslim population are residing in Western and Central Indonesia, while the majority religion of several provinces in Eastern Indonesia, such as East Nusa Tenggara and Bali, is Christian and Hindu, respectively. Discrimination towards other beliefs in Indonesia The Indonesian constitution provides for freedom of religion. However, the Government Restrictions Index Score on religion in Indonesia is relatively high. Indonesians who practice unrecognized religions, including Indonesia’s indigenous or traditional belief systems, such as animism, dynamism, and totemism, face legal restrictions and discrimination. Indonesian law requires its citizens to put one of the recognized religions on their national identity cards, with some exceptions for indigenous religions. Although legally citizens may leave the section blank, atheism or agnosticism is considered uncommon in Indonesia.

  5. Population by membership in religious and life stance organizations in...

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    Updated Jul 4, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Population by membership in religious and life stance organizations in Iceland 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050019/population-by-religious-and-life-stance-organizations/
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    Jul 4, 2024
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    Iceland
    Description

    The biggest religious organization in Iceland in 2023 was the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, with more than 227,000 members. Ranked second was the Roman Catholic Church with about 15,000 members. Moreover, 73,000 had another religious stance or did not state their life stance, and 30,000 did not belong to any religious organization.

  6. Share of Christian population in Africa 2024, by country

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    Updated May 29, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Share of Christian population in Africa 2024, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239389/share-of-christian-population-in-africa-by-country/
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    May 29, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    Africa
    Description

    Christianity is the major religion in numerous African countries. As of 2024, around 96 percent of the population of Zambia was Christian, representing the highest percentage on the continent. Seychelles and Rwanda followed with roughly 95 percent and 94 percent of the population being Christian, respectively. While these countries present the highest percentages, Christianity was also prevalent in many other African nations. For instance, in South Africa, Christianity was the religion of nearly 85 percent of the people, while the share corresponded to 71 percent in Ghana. Religious variations across Africa Christianity and Islam are the most practiced religions in Africa. Christian adherents are prevalent below the Sahara, while North Africa is predominantly Muslim. In 2020, Christians accounted for around 60 percent of the Sub-Saharan African population, followed by Muslims with a share of roughly 30 percent. In absolute terms, there were approximately 650 million Christians in the region, a number forecast to increase to over one billion by 2050. In contrast, Islam is most prevalent in North Africa, being the religion of over 90 percent of the population in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya. Christianity in the world As opposed to other religions, Christianity is widely spread across continents worldwide. In fact, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe each account for around 25 percent of the global Christian population. By comparison, Asia-Pacific and North America make up 13 percent and 12 percent of Christians worldwide, respectively. In several regions, Christians also suffer persecution on religious grounds. Somalia and Libya presented the most critical situation in Africa in 2021, reporting the strongest suppression of Christians worldwide just after North Korea and Afghanistan.

  7. Share of the population in Portugal 2021, by religion

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    Updated Sep 4, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Share of the population in Portugal 2021, by religion [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423148/portugal-population-by-religion/
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    Sep 4, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2021
    Area covered
    Portugal
    Description

    Historically, Portugal has been a country of Catholics. The 2021 census demonstrated that this trend has not been inverted, as over 80 percent of the population in Portugal identified as Catholic. Protestant or Evangelic believers accounted for more than two percent of the population, while Jehovah's Witnesses constituted one percent of residents. Among non-Christian faiths, Muslims were the most representative group, making up 0.42 percent of the population.

    Religious but generally not practicing the faith

    In the same year, Catholics numbered more than seven million people spread throughout the country, conquering the religious majority in the mainland and in the two autonomous regions. Citizens without religion totaled more than 1.2 million, which made of them the second most numerous religious group in Portugal. Young people presented the same religious trend, with young Catholics being the most representative group, followed by non-religious. Among youngsters, the attendance of religious events was mostly conducted occasionally, while a quarter did not participate in such proceedings at all.

    The contribute of immigration to the growth of Evangelical Christianity

    Despite being the minority, non-Catholic Christian and non-Christian faiths have been growing in Portugal. In 2011, Evangelical believers totaled 75.6 thousand, more than doubling ten years after. Such growth was partially motivated by the increase in Brazilian immigration, as more than 61 percent of new members of Evangelical churches in 2023 were of Brazilian origin. In fact, Brazil was the place of origin of almost 82 percent of all the immigrant Evangelical Christians residing in Portugal. However, more than a quarter of new Evangelical Christians were Portuguese, which shows that other religions, namely Christian Catholicism, have been losing members to Evangelical Catholicism.

  8. Countries with the largest Christian population in 2010

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    Updated Dec 18, 2012
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    Statista (2012). Countries with the largest Christian population in 2010 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374657/countries-with-the-largest-christian-population/
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    Dec 18, 2012
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    Time period covered
    2010
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    This statistic shows the top 25 countries in the world with the largest number of Christian population in 2010. In 2010, the United States was leading the ranking with about 243 million Christians living in the country.

  9. Population by religion South Korea 2015

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    Updated Jun 25, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Population by religion South Korea 2015 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/996111/south-korea-population-by-religion/
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    Jun 25, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2015
    Area covered
    South Korea
    Description

    The statistic shows the population distribution in South Korea in 2015, sorted by religion. In 2015, approximately 27.5 million people in South Korea were not following any religions, while 9.68 millions were following Protestantism.

  10. Share of Muslim population in Africa 2024, by country

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    Updated May 30, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Share of Muslim population in Africa 2024, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239494/share-of-muslim-population-in-africa-by-country/
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    May 30, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    Africa
    Description

    Islam is the major religion in many African countries, especially in the north of the continent. In Comoros, Libya, Western Sahara, at least 99 percent of the population was Muslim as of 202. These were the highest percentages on the continent. However, also in many other African nations, the majority of the population was Muslim. In Egypt, for instance, Islam was the religion of 79 percent of the people. Islam and other religions in Africa Africa accounts for an important share of the world’s Muslim population. As of 2019, 16 percent of the Muslims worldwide lived in Sub-Saharan Africa, while 20 percent of them lived in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Together with Christianity, Islam is the most common religious affiliation in Africa, followed by several traditional African religions. Although to a smaller extent, numerous other religions are practiced on the continent: these include Judaism, the Baha’i Faith, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Number of Muslims worldwide Islam is one of the most widespread religions in the world. There are approximately 1.9 billion Muslims globally, with the largest Muslim communities living in the Asia-Pacific region. Specifically, Indonesia hosts the highest number of Muslims worldwide, amounting to over 200 million, followed by India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Islam is also present in Europe and America. The largest Islamic communities in Europe are in France (5.72 million), Germany (4.95 million), and the United Kingdom (4.13 million). In the United States, there is an estimated number of around 3.45 million Muslims.

  11. Share of population Singapore 2020, by religion

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    Updated Jun 27, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Share of population Singapore 2020, by religion [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113870/singapore-share-of-population-by-religion/
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    Jun 27, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2020
    Area covered
    Singapore
    Description

    In the census data from Singapore in 2020, **** percent of the resident population claimed to be Buddhists. Singapore is a multi-religious society with five main religious groups: Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity.

  12. Share of Muslim population SEA 2023, by country

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    Updated Jun 25, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Share of Muslim population SEA 2023, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113906/southeast-asia-muslim-population-forecasted-share-by-country/
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    Jun 25, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    Asia
    Description

    In 2023, it was estimated that approximately ** percent of the Indonesian population were Muslim, accounting for the highest share of Muslims in any Southeast Asian country. Indonesia also has the world's largest Muslim population, with an estimated *** million Muslims. Demographics of Indonesia The total population of Indonesia was estimated to reach around *** million in 2028. The median age of the population in the country was at an all-time high in 2020 and was projected to increase continuously until the end of the century. In 2020, the population density in Indonesia reached its highest value recorded at about ***** people per square kilometer. Shopping behavior during Ramadan in Indonesia Nearly all Muslims in Indonesia celebrated Ramadan in 2022. During the month of Ramadan, ** percent of Indonesian users utilized online applications to order food. Many Indonesians planned to shop online or offline during Ramadan, with around ** percent of online users planning to purchase fashion wear and accessories. Shopee was the most used app for shopping purposes during that period.

  13. Household population share with religious affiliation Philippines 2020, by...

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    Statista (2024). Household population share with religious affiliation Philippines 2020, by type [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452406/philippines-household-population-with-religious-affiliation-by-type/
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    Feb 22, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2020
    Area covered
    Philippines
    Description

    Based on the 2020 census, the majority of Filipino households were affiliated with the Roman Catholic religion, accounting for about 79 percent. Meanwhile, the share of the Muslim population was 6.4 percent. The Philippines is one of the countries in the world with the highest population professing the Catholic faith, after Brazil and Mexico.

  14. Countries with the largest Muslim population in 2020

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    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Countries with the largest Muslim population in 2020 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374661/countries-with-the-largest-muslim-population/
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    Jun 30, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2020
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    In 2020, Indonesia recorded the largest population of Muslims worldwide, with around 239 million. This was followed with around 226.88 million Muslims in Pakistan and 213 million Muslims in India.

  15. Christian population in Africa 2024, by country

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    Updated May 30, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Christian population in Africa 2024, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368604/christian-population-in-africa-by-country/
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    May 30, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    Africa
    Description

    In 2024, Ethiopia had the largest Christian population in Africa, with around 77.5 million people who identified as Christian. The second highest Christian population was in Nigeria, with 74.4 million people. Christianity has a significant presence in Africa, with its history on the continent dating back to the fourth century in Ethiopia. Furthermore, Christianity has spread throughout Africa with different denominations and traditions, taking root in various regions. Some of the largest Christian denominations in Africa include the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, and the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.

  16. Population breakdown of provinces with least Muslims Indonesia 2010, by...

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    Updated May 2, 2023
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    Statista (2023). Population breakdown of provinces with least Muslims Indonesia 2010, by religion [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260420/indonesia-population-breakdown-of-provinces-with-least-muslims-by-religion/
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    May 2, 2023
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    Time period covered
    2010
    Area covered
    Indonesia
    Description

    According to the population census data in 2010, 54.14 percent of the population in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia were Catholics. East Nusa Tenggara is the province with the least Muslim population in Indonesia. Indonesia has the largest Islamic population in the world. However, Indonesia is a multi-faith country that recognizes six official religions – Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism.

  17. Muslim population in India 2011, by state

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    Updated Jul 10, 2023
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    Statista (2023). Muslim population in India 2011, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317643/india-muslim-population-share-by-state/
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    Jul 10, 2023
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    Time period covered
    2011
    Area covered
    India
    Description

    According to the latest census data, Lakshadweep, the island union territory had the highest share of Muslim population in the country, where 97 percent of its population identified as followers of the Islamic faith. Jammu & Kashmir ranked second at 68 percent during the same time period. With almost all major religions being practiced throughout the country, India is known for its religious diversity. Islam makes up the highest share among minority faiths in the country.

  18. Muslim population in Africa 2024, by country

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    Updated May 30, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Muslim population in Africa 2024, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368589/muslim-population-in-africa-by-country/
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    May 30, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    Africa
    Description

    In 2024, Nigeria had the largest Muslim population in Africa, with around 105 million people who belonged to an Islamic denomination. Egypt and Algeria followed with 90.4 million and 39.4 million Muslims, respectively. Muslims have a significant presence in Africa, with an estimated 50 percent of the continent's population identifying as Muslim. The spread of Islam in Africa began in the 7th century with the arrival of Arab traders, and it continued through Islamic scholars and missionaries.

  19. Self-described religious identification of Americans 1948-2023

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    Updated Apr 4, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Self-described religious identification of Americans 1948-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245478/self-described-religious-identification-of-americans/
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    Apr 4, 2025
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    United States
    Description

    In 2023, about 33 percent of Americans were Protestants, down from 69 percent in 1948. In that same year, about 22 percent of Americans were Catholic, while 22 percent said that they had no religion at all.

  20. Religious beliefs in selected countries worldwide 2023

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    Updated Jan 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Religious beliefs in selected countries worldwide 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387259/religious-beliefs-world/
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    Jan 23, 2025
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    Time period covered
    Jan 20, 2023 - Feb 3, 2023
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    Christianity was the largest religion in a high number of the countries included in the survey. Of the countries, Peru, South Africa, and Poland had the highest share of Christians at around 75 percent. Moreover, around 90 percent in India and Thailand stated that they believed in another religion, with Hinduism and Buddhism being the major religion in the two countries respectively. Sweden and South Korea were the only two countries where 50 percent or more of the respondents stated that they did not have any religious beliefs.

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World Religions: population of the largest religions worldwide 2010-2050

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World
Description

As of 2010, Christianity was the religion with the most followers worldwide, followed by Islam (Muslims) and Hinduism. In the forty years between 2010 and 2050, it is projected that the landscape of world religions will undergo some noticeable changes, with the number of Muslims almost catching up to Christians. The changes in population sizes of each religious group is largely dependent on demographic development, for example, the rise in the world's Christian population will largely be driven by population growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, while Muslim populations will rise across various regions of Africa and South Asia. As India's population is set to grow while China's goes into decline, this will be reflected in the fact that Hindus will outnumber the unaffiliated by 2050. In fact, India may be home to both the largest Hindu and Muslim populations in the world by the middle of this century.

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