Major World Religions by Population

Posted on February 8, 2010 by The Great One

I thought it would be interesting to list the approximate number of adherents to each of the top five (5) religions in the world (by country). Notice the relatively small number of Jews compared to the other faiths. TGO

Refer to list below. Source: Wikipedia

Christians

Largest Christian populations (as of 2007):

  1. United States 234,889,159
  2. Brazil 169,109,476
  3. Mexico 103,265,846
  4. Russia 100,964,426
  5. Philippines 84,246,490
  6. Nigeria 62,068,098
  7. Congo DR 59,176,360
  8. Germany 56,032,677
  9. Italy 55,216,284
  10. China 51,874,076
  11. Ethiopia 47,131,322
  12. United Kingdom 43,515,786
  13. Ukraine 42,572,167
  14. Colombia 41,938,720
  15. Spain 38,021,300
  16. Argentina 37,883,811
  17. Poland 36,977,511
  18. South Africa 35,066,269
  19. France 32,496,275
  20. Kenya 28,792,702
  21. Venezuela 25,503,057
  22. Peru 24,630,403
  23. Canada 24,332,010
  24. India 24,080,016
  25. Romania 22,106,677

Muslims

Largest Muslim populations (as of 2007):

  1. Indonesia 207,000,105
  2. Pakistan 159,799,666
  3. India 151,402,065
  4. Bangladesh 132,446,365
  5. Egypt 72,301,532
  6. Turkey 70,047,060
  7. Nigeria 67,515,582
  8. Iran 64,089,571
  9. Morocco 33,723,418
  10. Algeria 32,999,884
  11. Afghanistan 31,571,023
  12. Sudan 27,565,551
  13. Iraq 26,674,649
  14. Ethiopia 25,095,899
  15. Saudi Arabia 24,564,924
  16. Uzbekistan 24,446,452
  17. Yemen 22,008,225
  18. China 19,827,778
  19. Russia 19,792,885
  20. Syria 17,383,272

Buddhists

Largest Buddhist populations (as of 2007):

  1. China 105,748,151 – 1,057,481,510
  2. Japan 25,486,699 – 122,336,154
  3. Vietnam 13,641,977 – 72,473,003
  4. Thailand 61,814,742
  5. Myanmar 42,636,562
  6. South Korea 11,427,436 – 24,522,395
  7. Taiwan 8,000,605 – 21,258,751
  8. India 16,947,992
  9. North Korea 466,035 – 15,029,613
  10. Sri Lanka 14,648,421
  11. Cambodia 13,296,109
  12. Laos 4,369,739 – 6,391,558
  13. Hong Kong 705,022 – 6,282,371
  14. United States 2,107,980 – 6,022,799
  15. Malaysia 5,460,683
  16. Nepal 3,179,197
  17. Singapore 1,935,029 – 2,781,888
  18. Mongolia 1,475,893 – 2,774,679
  19. Indonesia 2,346,940
  20. Philippines 2,276,932

Hindus

Largest Hindu populations (as of 2007):

  1. India 909,542,254
  2. Nepal 23,410,450
  3. Bangladesh 15,797,076
  4. Indonesia 4,693,880
  5. Pakistan 3,327,787
  6. Sri Lanka 3,138,947
  7. Malaysia 1,563,741
  8. United States 1,204,560
  9. United Arab Emirates 944,352
  10. Mauritius 625,441
  11. United Kingdom 607,762
  12. South Africa 549,973
  13. Kenya 369,137
  14. Tanzania 354,458
  15. Canada 333,901
  16. Fiji 303,163
  17. Kuwait 300,667
  18. Guyana 253,801
  19. Trinidad and Tobago 237,737
  20. Singapore 262,120

Jews

Largest Jewish populations (as of 2007):

  1. United States 6,214,247
  2. Israel 5,278,274
  3. Russia 753,382
  4. France 636,303
  5. Canada 414,283
  6. United Kingdom 306,876
  7. Germany 210,977
  8. Argentina 202,538
  9. Ukraine 149,602
  10. Australia 94,978
  11. Brazil 93,290
  12. South Africa 88,994
  13. Belarus 67,823
  14. Hungary 60,180
  15. Mexico 54,350
  16. Spain 54,073
  17. Belgium 52,285
  18. Netherlands 32,780
  19. Italy 30,728
  20. Uruguay 30,060

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2 Responses to Major World Religions by Population

  1. Pix In Motion says:
    February 8, 2010 at 6:00 PM

    So tell me something…
    Is it quantity or quality?
    Is it following the crowd or listening to your own drummer?
    And why religion?
    It only exarcebates discord, wars and differences.
    BTW all religions preach love toward their neighbors, yet they were and are the main reason for most bloodshed in this world, since day one!

    So what’s the scoop?

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    • TGO says:
      February 8, 2010 at 8:03 PM

      I couldn’t agree more with your views on religion. I doubt there are many people on this planet who have greater contempt for religions, all religions, than I do. They are without a doubt the worst thing that man ever invented. If you read many of the posts on my Blog you will realize just how much I dislike religions and the ignorant masses that swear by them; but mostly those that are willing to kill for them.

      I posted the list of the major religions and their population by country only for informational purposes. One of the things I find quite curious is the incredible support that this country has given the Jews, who are by far the smallest “major” religion in terms of sheer numbers, yet without question the one who has repeatedly pissed off the Muslims, who have well over 1 billion adherents. It is this hatred between the Jews and Muslims (and our support for the Jews) that has created the world-wide crisis that currently exists.

      Reply

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