Eastern Asia
Country[1] |
Population |
Christian |
Islam |
Irreligion |
Hindu |
Buddhist |
Folk religion |
Other religion |
Jewish |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Mainland China |
1,341,340,000 |
68,408,340 |
5.10 |
24,144,120 |
1.80 |
700,179,480 |
52.20 |
20,000 |
0.00 |
244,123,880 |
18.20 |
293,753,460 |
21.90 |
9,389,380 |
0.70 |
0 |
0.00 |
Hong Kong |
7,050,000 |
1,008,150 |
14.30 |
126,900 |
1.80 |
3,955,050 |
56.10 |
28,200 |
0.40 |
930,600 |
13.20 |
902,400 |
12.80 |
105,750 |
1.50 |
0 |
0.00 |
Macau |
540,000 |
38,880 |
7.20 |
1,080 |
0.20 |
83,160 |
15.40 |
0 |
0.00 |
93,420 |
17.30 |
318,060 |
58.90 |
5,400 |
1.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Taiwan |
23,220,000 |
1,277,100 |
5.50 |
10,000 |
0.04 |
2,948,940 |
12.70 |
0 |
0.00 |
4,945,860 |
21.30 |
10,263,240 |
44.20 |
3,761,640 |
16.20 |
0 |
0.00 |
Japan |
126,540,000 |
2,024,640 |
1.60 |
253,080 |
0.20 |
72,127,800 |
57.00 |
30,000 |
0.02 |
45,807,480 |
36.20 |
506,160 |
0.40 |
5,947,380 |
4.70 |
0 |
0.00 |
North Korea |
24,350,000 |
487,000 |
2.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
17,361,550 |
71.30 |
0 |
0.00 |
365,250 |
1.50 |
2,995,050 |
12.30 |
3,141,150 |
12.90 |
0 |
0.00 |
South Korea |
48,180,000 |
14,164,920 |
29.40 |
96,360 |
0.20 |
22,355,520 |
46.40 |
0 |
0.00 |
11,033,220 |
22.90 |
385,440 |
0.80 |
96,360 |
0.20 |
0 |
0.00 |
Mongolia |
2,760,000 |
63,480 |
2.30 |
88,320 |
3.20 |
990,840 |
35.90 |
0 |
0.00 |
1,520,760 |
55.10 |
96,600 |
3.50 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Total |
1,573,980,000 |
87,472,510 |
5.56 |
24,719,860 |
1.57 |
820,002,340 |
52.10 |
78,200 |
0.00 |
308,820,470 |
19.62 |
309,220,410 |
19.65 |
22,447,060 |
1.43 |
0 |
0.00 |
Southeastern Asia
Country[1] |
Population |
Christian |
Islam |
Irreligion |
Hindu |
Buddhist |
Folk religion |
Other religion |
Jewish |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Brunei |
400,000 |
37,600 |
9.40 |
300,400 |
75.10 |
1,600 |
0.40 |
1,200 |
0.30 |
34,400 |
8.60 |
24,800 |
6.20 |
400 |
0.10 |
0 |
0.00 |
Cambodia |
14,140,000 |
56,560 |
0.40 |
282,800 |
2.00 |
28,280 |
0.20 |
0 |
0.00 |
13,701,660 |
96.90 |
84,840 |
0.60 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Indonesia |
239,870,000 |
23,747,130 |
9.90 |
209,166,640 |
87.20 |
240,000 |
0.10 |
4,077,790 |
1.70 |
1,679,090 |
0.70 |
719,610 |
0.30 |
239,870 |
0.10 |
0 |
0.00 |
Laos |
6,200,000 |
93,000 |
1.50 |
0 |
0.00 |
55,800 |
0.90 |
0 |
0.00 |
4,092,000 |
66.00 |
1,903,400 |
30.70 |
43,400 |
0.70 |
0 |
0.00 |
Malaysia |
28,400,000 |
2,669,600 |
9.40 |
18,090,800 |
63.70 |
198,800 |
0.70 |
1,704,000 |
6.00 |
5,026,800 |
17.70 |
653,200 |
2.30 |
56,800 |
0.20 |
0 |
0.00 |
Myanmar |
47,960,000 |
3,740,880 |
7.80 |
1,918,400 |
4.00 |
239,800 |
0.50 |
815,320 |
1.70 |
38,415,960 |
80.10 |
2,781,680 |
5.80 |
95,920 |
0.20 |
0 |
0.00 |
Philippines |
105,000,000 |
89,000,000 |
85.00 |
5,127,000 |
5.50[2] |
7,350,000 |
7.00 |
10,000 |
0.00 |
1,758,000 |
1.50 |
1,398,900 |
1.50[3] |
93,260 |
0.10 |
28,473 |
0.03 |
Singapore |
5,090,000 |
926,380 |
18.20 |
727,870 |
14.30 |
834,760 |
16.40 |
264,680 |
5.20 |
1,725,510 |
33.90 |
117,070 |
2.30 |
493,730 |
9.70 |
0 |
0.00 |
Thailand |
69,120,000 |
622,080 |
0.90 |
3,801,600 |
5.50 |
207,360 |
0.30 |
69,120 |
0.10 |
64,419,840 |
93.20 |
60,000 |
0.09 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Timor-Leste |
1,120,000 |
1,115,520 |
99.60 |
1,120 |
0.10 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
1,120 |
0.10 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Vietnam |
94,700,000 |
7,765,400 |
8.20 |
175,700 |
0.20 |
28,031,200 |
29.60 |
151,200 |
0.16 |
15,530,800 |
16.40 |
42,899,100 |
45.30 |
351,400 |
0.40 |
0 |
0.00 |
Total |
593,410,000 |
116,571,210 |
21.33 |
245,594,630 |
40.38 |
31,903,260 |
4.70 |
6,932,110 |
1.17 |
143,582,660 |
24.20 |
47,540,670 |
8.01 |
1,374,780 |
0.23 |
28,437 |
0.00 |
Southern Asia
Country[1] |
Population |
Christian |
Islam |
Irreligion |
Hindu |
Buddhist |
Folk religion |
Other religion |
Jewish |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Afghanistan |
31,410,000 |
31,410 |
0.10 |
31,315,770 |
99.70 |
0 |
0.00 |
10,000 |
0.03 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
20,000 |
0.06 |
1 |
0.00 |
Bangladesh |
165,870,000 |
297,380 |
0.20 |
149,000,000 |
90 |
80,000 |
0.05 |
13,530,790 |
9.10 |
743,450 |
0.50 |
594,760 |
0.40 |
30,000 |
0.02 |
0 |
0.00 |
Bhutan |
730,000 |
3,650 |
0.50 |
1,460 |
0.20 |
0 |
0.00 |
164,980 |
22.60 |
545,310 |
74.70 |
13,870 |
1.90 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
India |
1,224,610,000 |
30,615,250 |
2.50 |
189,000,000 |
14.40 |
870,000 |
0.07 |
973,564,950 |
79.50 |
9,796,880 |
0.80 |
6,123,050 |
0.50 |
28,166,030 |
2.30 |
10,000 |
0.00 |
Maldives |
320,000 |
1,280 |
0.40 |
314,880 |
98.40 |
0 |
0.00 |
960 |
0.30 |
1,920 |
0.60 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Nepal |
29,960,000 |
149,800 |
0.50 |
1,378,160 |
4.60 |
89,880 |
0.30 |
24,177,720 |
80.70 |
3,085,880 |
10.30 |
1,108,520 |
3.70 |
20,000 |
0.07 |
0 |
0.00 |
Pakistan |
211,100,000 |
2,777,440 |
1.60 |
204,194,370 |
96.40 |
20,000 |
0.01 |
3,298,210 |
1.90 |
20,000 |
0.01 |
30,000 |
0.02 |
20,000 |
0.01 |
0 |
0.00 |
Sri Lanka |
20,860,000 |
1,522,780 |
7.30 |
2,044,280 |
9.80 |
0 |
0.00 |
2,836,960 |
13.60 |
14,455,980 |
70.30 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Total |
1,630,170,000 |
35,367,580 |
2.21 |
480,947,000 |
30.08 |
1,059,880 |
0.07 |
1,017,574 570 |
63.65 |
28,649,420 |
1.79 |
7,870,200 |
0.49 |
28,236,030 |
1.77 |
10,000 |
0.00 |
Middle Asia
Country[1] |
Population |
Christian |
Islam |
Irreligion |
Hindu |
Buddhist |
Folk religion |
Other religion |
Jewish |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Kazakhstan |
16,030,000 |
3,975,440 |
24.8 |
11,285,120 |
70.4 |
673,260 |
4.2 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
32,060 |
0.2 |
48,090 |
0.3 |
16,030 |
0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
Kyrgyzstan |
5,330,000 |
607,620 |
11.40 |
4,690,400 |
88.0 |
21,320 |
0.40 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
5,330 |
0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
Tajikistan |
6,880,000 |
110,080 |
1.6 |
6,652,960 |
96.7 |
103,200 |
1.5 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
Turkmenistan |
5,040,000 |
322,560 |
6.4 |
4,687,200 |
93.0 |
25,200 |
0.5 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
Uzbekistan |
27,440,000 |
631,120 |
2.3 |
26,534,480 |
96.7 |
219,520 |
0.8 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
10,000 |
< 0.1 |
10,000 |
< 0.1 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
10,000 |
< 0.1 |
Total |
60,720,000 |
5,646,820 |
9.30 |
53,850,160 |
88.69 |
1,042,500 |
1.72 |
0 |
< 0.1 |
42,060 |
< 0.1 |
63,420 |
0.10 |
16,030 |
< 0.1 |
10,000 |
< 0.1 |
West Asia (Middle East)
Country[1] |
Population |
Christian |
Islam |
Irreligion |
Hindu |
Buddhist |
Folk religion |
Other religion |
Jewish |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Pop. |
% |
Bahrain |
1,260,000 |
182,700 |
14.50 |
885,780 |
70.30 |
23,940 |
1.90 |
123,480 |
9.80 |
31,500 |
2.50 |
0 |
0.00 |
2,520 |
0.20 |
7,560 |
0.60 |
Iraq |
31,670,000 |
253,360 |
0.80 |
31,353,300 |
99.00 |
31,670 |
0.10 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
20,000 |
0.06 |
0 |
0.00 |
Israel |
7,420,000 |
148,400 |
2.00 |
1,380,120 |
18.60 |
230,020 |
3.10 |
0 |
0.00 |
22,260 |
0.30 |
14,840 |
0.20 |
7,420 |
0.10 |
5,609,520 |
75.60 |
Jordan |
6,190,000 |
136,180 |
2.20 |
6,016,680 |
97.20 |
0 |
0.00 |
6,190 |
0.10 |
24,760 |
0.40 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Kuwait |
2,740,000 |
391,820 |
14.30 |
2,030,340 |
74.10 |
0 |
0.00 |
232,900 |
8.50 |
76,720 |
2.80 |
0 |
0.00 |
8,220 |
0.30 |
0 |
0.00 |
Lebanon |
4,230,000 |
2,170,090 |
47.30 |
2,592,990 |
55.30 |
12,690 |
0.30 |
0 |
0.00 |
8,460 |
0.20 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Oman |
2,780,000 |
180,700 |
6.50 |
2,388,020 |
85.90 |
5,560 |
0.20 |
152,900 |
5.50 |
22,240 |
0.80 |
0 |
0.00 |
27,800 |
1.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Palestine |
4,040,000 |
96,960 |
2.40 |
3,943,040 |
97.60 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Qatar |
1,760,000 |
242,880 |
13.80 |
1,191,520 |
67.70 |
15,840 |
0.90 |
242,880 |
13.80 |
54,560 |
3.10 |
0 |
0.00 |
12,320 |
0.70 |
0 |
0.00 |
Saudi Arabia |
27,450,000 |
1,207,800 |
4.40 |
25,528,500 |
93.00 |
192,150 |
0.70 |
301,950 |
1.10 |
82,350 |
0.30 |
82,350 |
0.30 |
82,350 |
0.30 |
0 |
0.00 |
Syria |
20,410,000 |
1,061,320 |
5.20 |
18,940,480 |
92.80 |
408,200 |
2.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
United Arab Emirates |
7,510,000 |
946,260 |
12.60 |
5,775,190 |
76.90 |
82,610 |
1.10 |
495,660 |
6.60 |
150,200 |
2.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
60,080 |
0.80 |
0 |
0.00 |
Yemen |
24,050,000 |
48,100 |
0.20 |
23,833,550 |
99.10 |
24,050 |
0.10 |
144,300 |
0.60 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Total |
141,510,000 |
6,516,570 |
4.61 |
125,859,510 |
88.94 |
1,026,730 |
0.73 |
1,700,260 |
1.20 |
473,050 |
0.33 |
97,190 |
0.07 |
220,710 |
0.16 |
5,617,080 |
3.97 |
Armenia |
3,090,000 |
3,043,650 |
98.50 |
0 |
0.00 |
40,170 |
1.30 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
3,090 |
0.10 |
0 |
0.00 |
Azerbaijan |
9,190,000 |
275,700 |
3.00 |
8,905,110 |
96.90 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Cyprus |
1,100,000 |
805,200 |
73.20 |
278,300 |
25.30 |
13,200 |
1.20 |
0 |
0.00 |
2,200 |
0.20 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Iran |
73,970,000 |
390,000 |
0.20 |
73,600,150 |
99.50 |
73,970 |
0.10 |
20,000 |
0.03 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
147,940 |
0.20 |
90,000 |
0.00 |
Northern Cyprus |
|
1,475 |
0.50 |
291,957 |
99.00 |
1,474 |
0.50 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Turkey |
72,750,000 |
291,000 |
0.40 |
71,295,000 |
98.00 |
873,000 |
1.20 |
0 |
0.00 |
40,000 |
0.05 |
20,000 |
0.03 |
145,500 |
0.20 |
20,000 |
0.03 |
Total |
191,510,000 |
4,594,900 |
2.40 |
185,394,330 |
96.81 |
1,000,340 |
0.52 |
30,000 |
0.02 |
42,200 |
0.02 |
20,000 |
0.01 |
316,530 |
0.17 |
20,000 |
0.01 |
Asia |
4,054,967,400 |
286,589,204 |
7.07 |
985,154,511 |
24.30 |
858,059,957 |
21.16 |
1,025,258,470 |
25.28 |
481,820,400 |
11.88 |
364,948,996 |
9.00 |
52,639,460 |
1.30 |
160,090 |
0.00 |
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