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World religion by percentage

This article gives an overview about religion by country. Note that the Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, will show dual figures; those are the percentage of people who believe in God and the percentage of nominal adherents who celebrate traditional religious holidays although not professing belief in God: Cultural Jews and Cultural Christians as found mainly in Western Europe and North America, and Cultural Muslims in Turkey and the Balkans. The percentage of Buddhists also show common numbers (nominal Buddhists) with some Eastern religions such as Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Chinese folk religion and various sorts of animism; Mahayana Buddhism is the more popular than others.123 Another definition is the percentage of people who have taken the Refuge (= registered). (See Buddhism by country.) Buddhism has harmonized with many different national cultures as a traditional faith in many Asian countries rather than a separate religion.

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By country

Map showing relative importance of religion by country. Based on a 2006–2008 worldwide survey by Gallup.
Main religions of the world, mapped by distribution


Religions by country as of 2007 (A-C)

Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Afghanistan 0.1% 99% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%* n/a Including Zoroastrians, Bahá'ís, Sikhs, etc... 456
 Albania 35–41%78 38.8% – 70%879 n/a n/a n/a The majority of Albanians today do not practice religion (42–74%),10 but only 8–9% are atheist.
 Algeria 99% n/a n/a 1%* n/a Including Christians & Jews. 161718
 American Samoa 92%  %  %  % 8%*  % Including Atheists, Buddhists and Baha'is. 19
 Andorra 90% 2.8% 0.5% 0.7% 1% (Jews 0.2%) 5% 2021
 Angola 95% 0.7% n/a n/a 4%* 0.3% Mostly African indigenous beliefs. 22
 Anguilla 90.5% 0.55% 0.25% 0.2% 4.2%* 4.3% Rastafarians and Jews among others 23
 Antigua and Barbuda 74% – 91.4% 0.3% 0.05% 0.25% 1.5% – 2.2%* 5.8% Rastafarians mostly, Baha'is and Jews. 2425
 Argentina 79% – 94% 1.5% 0.1% 0.01% 3.2%* (Jews 0.8%), (Sikhs 0.09%) 1.19% 2627282930
 Armenia 98.7% n/a n/a 1.3%* n/a Including Yezidis, Muslims, Jews, Baha'is. 3132
 Aruba 90% 10%* Including Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist-Confucian, Jewish. 3233
 Australia 64% 1.7% 2.1% 0.7% 0.9% (Jews 0.4%) 19% Unspecified 11.6% 343536
 Austria 81.4% 4.2% 0.13% 0.05% 0.22% (Jews 0.1%) 14%* – 46.4% Unspecified 2%, none 12%. Christian self-identification based on voluntary Kirchensteuer (Ecclesiastical Church tax) 3738394041
 Azerbaijan 4.8% 93.4% n/a 1.8%* Including Jews 0.2%, Baha'is, Hare Krishnas & Atheists. 424344
 Bahamas 96.3%  %  %  % 0.8%* 2.9% Including Jews, Baha'is, Rastafarians, Vodouns, Hindus, Buddhists. 4546
 Bahrain 9% 81.2% 1% 6.25% 2.55%* n/a Bahá'ís, Sikhs, Jews, etc... 474849
 Bangladesh 0.3% 88.3% – 89.7% 0.7% 9.2% – 10.5% 0.1%* n/a Animist, tribal faiths, Sikhs and Jains 505152
 Barbados 67% 1.5% 1% 1% 11.5%* 17% Rastafarians, Baha'is, etc... 535455
 Belarus 96% 0.1%  % 3.9%* n/a Jews 1%, Hare Krishnas & Baha'is. 56575859
 Belgium 40% – 60% 4% 0.3% 0.07%* 0.83%** 42–43% Including Hindus with Hare Krishnas/**, Jews 0.53%, Sikhs, Baha’is, Scientologists. 3760616263
 Belize 79% 0.58% 0.35% 2.3% 7.77%* 10% Mostly Animists, Baha’is 2.73%, etc... 646566
 Benin 42.8% 24.4% n/a n/a 26.3%* 6.5% Vodun 17.3%, Animists. 6768
 Bermuda 67% 0% 0.1% 0% 11.9%* 21% Animists, Baha'is, Jews, etc... 6970
 Bhutan  %  % 75% 24% 1%*  % It could include some Christians, Muslims. 71
 Bolivia 97% 0.01% 0.26% n/a 0.73%* 2% Including the Bahá'í Faith, Judaism, Shinto. 7273
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50% 40% 0.1%* 9.9% Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, etc... 747576
 Botswana 85% 0.3% n/a 0.2% 7.9%* 1%7778 Badimo 6%, Baha'is. 7980
 Brazil 91.9%81 0.016% 0.13% 0.0016% 3.25%* 7.6% Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, Afro-Brazilian religious 0.3% (Candomblé & Umbanda), Jews 0.063%, Shinto, Sikhs etc... 828384
 British Virgin Islands 96% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 1%* 2% Rastafarians, Vodous, Baha'is. 8586
 Brunei 10% 64% 14% 1% 9%* 2% Mostly indigenous beliefs, Baha'is, Sikhs, Jews, Nasrani, etc... 878889
 Bulgaria 83.8% 12.2% 4%* n/a Roma animists mostly, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, etc... 379091
 Burkina Faso 10% – 20% 50% – 60% n/a n/a 20% – 40%* n/a Indigenous beliefs. 929394
 Burundi 67% 10% n/a n/a 23%* n/a Indigenous beliefs. 959697

Religions by country as of 2007 (C)

Religions by country as of 2007 (C)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Cambodia 0.5% 3.5% 95% 0.3% 0.5%* 0.4% Tribal animism mostly, Cao Đài, the Bahá'í Faith. 9899
 Cameroon 40% – 53% 20% – 22% n/a n/a 25% – 40%* n/a Indigenous beliefs. 100101102
 Canada 70.3% – 77.1% 2% 1.1% – 3.6% 1% 3.7% – 9.5%* 19% – 30% Jews 1.1%, Sikhs 1%, Scientologists, Baha'is, aboriginal spiritualities. 103104105106
 Cape Verde 95% 3% n/a n/a 1%* 1% Indigenous beliefs. 107108
 Cayman Islands 77.95% 0.19% 0.31% 0.26% 16.59%* 4.7% Spiritists 14%, Jews 1.71%, Baha'is 0.88%. 109
 Central African Republic 50% – 80% 10% – 15% n/a n/a 10% – 35%* n/a Indigenous beliefs. 110111112
 Chad 34.3% 53.1% n/a n/a 7.8%* 4.8% (atheist 3.1%) Animist 7.3%, other 0.5%. 113114115
 Chile 87.2% 0.02% 0.04% 0.01% 4.4%* 8.3% Jews 0.1%, Baha'is 0.04%, etc... 116117118
 China 4–5%119120121122 1–2% 18–20%123122121 n/a 20–30% (Folk religion and Taoism)124125126 40–60% (non-religious, agnostics, or new religionists; atheists are 14–15%)127121 Read "religion in China" for more details. 128129130131132
 Christmas Island 25% 10% 55% 10%* n/a Including Bahai's, Hindus and Atheists. 133
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 15% 80% 5%* n/a Including Baha'is mostly and Hindus. 134
 Colombia 93.5% 0.025% 0.015% 0.02% 4.44% 2% Including Jews 0.05%, animists, etc... 135136
 Comoros 1% – 2% 98% – 99% n/a 0.1% n/a n/a 137138139
 Congo-Kinshasa 80% – 90%* 5% – 10% n/a n/a 5% – 10%** n/a That includes Kimbanguists/**: includes syncretic sects and Animists. 140141142
 Congo-Brazzaville 50% 2%  %  % 48%* Mostly Animists. 143144145
 Cook Islands 90.2% n/a 1% 1% 2.2% (mostly Baha'is) 5.6%* unspecified 2.6%, none 3%. 146
 Costa Rica 87.3% – 92% 0.1% 2.34% 0.06% 0.8% – 2.3%* 3.2% – 9.2% Including Judaism, Scientology, Tenrikyo, and the Bahá'í Faith. 147148149150
 Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 35% – 40% 35% – 40% 0.1% 0.1% 25% – 30%* n/a Mostly indigenous beliefs, Baha'is. 151152153154
 Croatia 87.8% 1.3% 0.03% 0.01%% Jews 0.85% 2% – 5.2% 37155156157158
 Cuba 45% – 90%* 0.0026% 0.25% 0.21% 0.5% (Arará, Regla de Palo, Judaism). 9% Over 70% of Cubans could be nominal Catholic-Santería. 159160161
 Cyprus 79.3%* 18% 1% 0.1% 0.3% (mostly Jews) 1.3% Including many Christian sects.32 16216332
 Czech Republic 14% – 28.9% 0.1% 0.5% 0.003% 2.6% (including Jews, Scientologists) 67.8%* unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59%. 37164165

Religions by country as of 2007 (D-F)

Religions by country as of 2007 (D-F)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Denmark 31% – 89% 2% – 3.7% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%* 6.9% (non-religious 5.4%, atheists 1.5%) Including Jews 0.1%, Baha'is, Sikhs, Norse mythology. 37166167168169
 Djibouti 0.8% – 5.8% 94% – 99% n/a 0.02% 0.1%* n/a Mostly Baha'is. 170171172173
 Dominica 90.9% 0.2% 0.25% 0.2% 2.35%* 6.1% Rastafarian 1.3%, Baha'is 1%. 174175176
 Dominican Republic 87.1% – 95% 0.05% – 0.1% 0.1% 0.04% 2.26%* 2.5% – 10.6% Spiritist 2.18%, Bahá'í 0.07%, Jewish 0.01%. 177178179180
 East Timor 98%* 0.9% 0.1% 0.3% 0.7% n/a Roman Catholicism & Animism 97%. 181182183
 Ecuador 85% – 97.5% 0.002% 0.2% n/a 0.7%* 1.5% Animists, Baha'is, Jews, etc... 184185186187
 Egypt 10% 90% n/a n/a Baha'is, Jews n/a Read sources for more details 188189
 El Salvador 96% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 1.3%* 1%19078 Baha'is, Jews, Animists, etc... 191192193
 Equatorial Guinea 93% 1% n/a n/a 5%* 1% Mostly animists and Baha'is 1%. 194
 Eritrea 49% – 50% 48% – 50% 0.1% 0.1% over 2%* 0.1% indigenous beliefs 2%, Baha'is. 195196
 Estonia 10% – 27.8% 0.4% 0.4% 0.01% 0.3% (Jews 0.2%) 50–70% In a 2000 census, 34% were unaffiliated , 32% other and unspecified , and 6% had no religion. 37197198
 Ethiopia 60.8% 32.8% n/a 0.005% 6.3% (indigenous beliefs), Judaism n/a Some sources199200 show equal figures for Christian and Muslim from 45% – 50% per each. 201202
 Falkland Islands 94.3% n/a n/a n/a 3.7%* 2% including Baha'is 0.3%. 203204
 Faroe Islands 93.96% 0% 0% 0% Baha'is 0.2% 5.84% 205206
 Fiji 52% – 54% 7% 1% 33% – 34% 0.9%* 3% – 5% (Atheist 0.3%) Sikhs (0.5%) and Bahai's 207208209
 Finland 40% – 80% 0.2% 0.1% 0.01% 0.19%* 16% Jews, Baha'is, others. 37210211212213214
 France (Metropolitan France only) 54% 4% 0.7% – 1.2% 0.1% 4%* 31–64% Some people may identify as both agnostic and members of a religious community. A December 2006 poll by Harris Interactive, published in The Financial Times, found that 32% of the French population described themselves as agnostic, a further 32% as atheist and only 27% believed in any type of God or supreme being.) *: Jews over 1%, Sikhs less than 1%, Scientologists. Please read more here for more details. 21521621737218219220221222
 French Guiana 85% 2% 1% 1% 3%* 8% Animists 2%, Baha'is 0.9%, Sikhs. 223
 French Polynesia 84% n/a 7.5%* 0.5% 2% (mostly Baha'is) 6% Mostly Chinese Buddhism. 224

Religions by country as of 2007 (G-K)

Religions by country as of 2007 (G-K)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Gabon 55 – 73% 1% – 12% n/a n/a 10%* 5% Indigenous beliefs. 225226
 Gambia 4% – 9% 90% – 95% n/a 0.1% 0.9%* n/a Indigenous beliefs, Baha'is. 227228229
 Georgia 88.6% 9.9% 0.1% 0.01% 0.69%* 0.7% Including Jews 0.22% 230231232
 Germany 67% 3.9% 0.3% – 1%233 0.12% 1.4% (Jews 0.25%), (Sikhs 0.03%) 25%234-55%235 37234
 Ghana 68.8% 15.9% 0.05% 0.05% 9.1%* 6.1% Animist 8.5%, others (see sources). 236237
 Gibraltar 88.3% 4% 0.1% 1.8% 2.2%* 3.6% Jews 2.1%. 238
 Greece 98% 1.3% 0.1% unknown 0.6% n/a Others include Jews, Scientologists, Baha'is, Sikhs, Hare Krishnas & Hellenic neopaganists. 239240241
 Greenland 96.56% n/a n/a n/a 1.24%* 2.2% Traditional ethnic 0.74%, Baha'i 0.5%. 242
 Grenada 93% 0.3% 0.5% 0.7% 1.5%* 4% Rastafarian/Spiritist 1.3%, Baha'is 0.2%. 243244
 Guadeloupe 94.6% 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 2.3%* 2% Including Baha'is 0.4%, Rastafarians, Vodous. 245
 Guam 89.6%  %  %  % 10.4%* unknown Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Baha'is, etc... 246247
 Guatemala 95% 0.01% 0.1% n/a 4.9%* 1.9% Including indigenous Mayan beliefs, Baha'is. 248249
 Guernsey 100%* 0% 0% 0% n/a n/a Anglican 65.2%. 250
 Guinea 7% – 10% 85% 0.1% 5% – 8%* n/a Mostly indigenous beliefs, Baha'is & Hindus. 251252253
 Guinea-Bissau 5% – 13% 38% – 45% n/a n/a 40% – 50%* n/a Indigenous beliefs. 254255
 Guyana 50% – 57.4% 7.2% – 10% 0.7% 28.3% – 35% 2.4%* 4% Rastafarians, Baha'is. 256257258
 Haiti 83.7% 0.02% n/a n/a 2.18%* 1%25978 Vodous 50%, Baha'is. 260
 Honduras 86% 0.1% 0.1% n/a 12.7%* 1.1% Mostly indigenous beliefs, Baha'is, Jews. 261262
 Hong Kong 8.1% 1.3% 90%
(10% registered)
 0.1% 0.2%* 58%263264265 Including Sikhs, Jews, Baha'is, Falun Gong, etc... 266267
 Hungary 74.4% 0.03% 0.05% 0.02% 0.8%* 24.7% Jews 0.12%, etc... 268
 Iceland 88.97% 0.13% 0.26% n/a 0.60%* 10.04% Ásatrúarfélagið, Baha'is, Sikhs 37269270271272
 India 2.3% 13.4% 0.8% 80.5% 2.9% (Sikh 1.9%, Jains 0.4%, Baha'is 0.2%, Tribal animists 0.3%, Zoroastrians, Jews) 0.1% 273233274275
 Indonesia 9.5% 87.2% 1% 2.2% 0.1%* n/a Mostly Tribal animism. 276
 Iran 1.25% – 2.00% 98% 0.01% 0.02% 4.05% – 5%* n/a Bahá'ís 300,000 – 350,000; Jews 25,000 – 30,000; Zoroastrians 30,000 – 60,000; Sikhs 6,000 277278
 Iraq 2.3% 97% 0% 0% 0.7%* n/a Including the local religions of Yezidi, Shabaks, Sabean-Mandaean. 279280
 Ireland 91.7% 0.76% 0.19% 0.15% 0.9%* 6.3% Including Jews, Baha'is, Sikhs etc... 37281282
 Isle of Man 63.7% n/a n/a n/a n/a 36.3% 283
 Israel 2.3% 16% 0.1% 0.1% 78.1%* 3.4% Jewish 76.5%, Druze 1.6%. 284285
 Italy 70% – 90%* 1.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Jews, 0.1% Sikhs over 0.06%, Baha'is 14–27%215 87% nominally Catholics and 3% Protestants. 37286287
 Jamaica 65.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 1%* 3%28878 Rastafarians 0.9%; Jews & Baha'is. 289290291292
 Japan 0.8% 0.1% 70% (20–45% practicing) 0.004% 3% (Shinto, Tenrikyo) 70–84%
Professor Robert Kisala estimates that only 30% of Japanese adhere to a religion. A research done by Phil Zuckerman concluded that 64–65% of Japanese are non-believers in God63

Frequently seen high figures of Buddhism such as 90% come primarily from birth records following a longstanding practice of family lines being officially associated with a local Buddhist temple293233294 "polls indicate that fewer than 30% of Japanese people have any real religious beliefs"295 According to Johnstone (1993:323), 84% of the Japanese claim no personal religion296
 Jersey 86% n/a n/a n/a 0.6% 13.4% 297
 Jordan 3% – 6% 93% – 95% 0% 0% 1%* n/a Druzes and Baha'is. 298299300
 Kazakhstan 46% 47% 0.58% 0.02% 1.4%* 5% Mostly Shamanists, Jews, Baha'is. 301302303
 Kenya 78% 10% n/a 1% 11%* unknown Indigenous beliefs 10%, Baha'is 0.9%; Sikhs, Jains & Jews. 304305
 Kiribati 97% 0.1% n/a n/a Baha'is 2% 0.9% 306
 North Korea 0.1% 0% 64.5%
(2% registered)
 0% 30% (Confucianism, Shamanism, Chongdogyo) 10–15% (A research in the year 2005 by Phil Zuckerman revealed that only about 15% of North Koreans are non-believers in God but warns about its unreliability) Over 90% total population believe in Juche. Read here for more details. 307
 South Korea 26.3% 0.07% 22.8%308-40% 0.005% 0.7% (Korean Shamanism, Chondogyo, Confucianism, Judaism, etc...) 52%309 According to Eungi (2003), 52% of South Koreans do not believe in God.309310 311
 Kuwait 16% 67.5% 4% 12% 0.43%* 0.07% Sikhs 0.4%, Baha'is. 312
 Kyrgyzstan 11% – 20% 75% – 80% 0.35% n/a 4.5% – 8%* n/a Mostly Shamanists, Baha'is 0.1%. 313314315

Religions by country as of 2007 (L-M)

Religions by country as of 2007 (L-M)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Laos 1.5%  ? 65% (65% have taken the Refuge) *  ? 31.5% (mostly animists, also Baha'is and Muslims) 0.25% Including the mixture of Theravada Buddhism with animist and the numbers of East Asian Buddhism. 316317318
 Latvia 70% 0.017% 0.004% 0.006% Jews 0.014% 20–29%319 32078
 Lebanon 39% 59.7% 0.1% 0.1% 1.1%* n/a Including Jews, Baha'is, etc... 321322
 Lesotho 80% – 90% 1% 0.1% 0.1% 9% – 19%* n/a Mostly indigenous beliefs, Baha'is. 323324
 Liberia 40% 20% 0.1% 0.1% 39.7% 0.1% Mostly indigenous beliefs (over 39%), small numbers of Baha'is and Sikhs. 325326
 Libya 2.4% 97% 0.3% 0.1% n/a 0.2% 327328329330
 Liechtenstein 83.2% 4.8% 0.25% n/a 1%* 10.75% Jews 0.1%; Baha'is; no formal creed. 331332
 Lithuania 44% – 85% 0.08% 0.01% 0.01% 5.4%* 9.5% "Nontraditional" religions; <0.1% Jews. 37333334
 Luxembourg 39% – 92% 2% 0.5% 0.1% 0.4%* 22–28% Jews 0.2%, Baha'is. 37335336
 Macau 7% 0.1% 80%*337
(17% registered)
 n/a 0.6% (0.5% Baha'is, Falun Gong) 45%338 339
 Republic of Macedonia 65.1% – 69% 29% – 33.3% n/a n/a 1% – 1.5% n/a See sources for various figures. 340341342
 Madagascar 41% – 45% 7% 0.1% 0.1% 47% – 51.4%* 0.4% Over 45% – 50% is indigenous beliefs; Baha'is 0.1% 343344345346347
 Malawi 79.9% 12.8% n/a 0.2% 2.8%* 4.3% Mostly animists 2.5%, Baha'is 0.2%, Rastafarians & Jews. 348349350
 Malaysia 9.1% 55% – 60.4% 19.2% – 22% 6.3% 1.3%* 0.8% Including animists, Sikhs & Baha'is. 351352353
 Maldives 0.1% 99.41% (overall) – 100% (citizen) 0.45% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 354355
 Mali 1% – 5% 90% 0% 0% 5% – 9% n/a 356357358
 Malta 55% – 97%* 0.8% 0.1% n/a 0.1%** 2% Roman Catholics 95%/**: Including Jews, Baha'is, etc... 37359
 Marshall Islands 97.5% 0% 0% 1%* 1.5% Mostly Baha'is and few Buddhists. 360361
 Martinique 91.6% 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% 4.4%* 3% Baha'is 0.5%, Rastafarians, Vodous. 362
 Mauritania 99.9% 0% 0% 0.1%* 0% Mostly Christians, Jews. 363
 Mauritius 32.2% 16.6% 2.5% 50% n/a 0.7% 364365366
 Mayotte 3%* 97% 0% 0% 0% 0% mostly Roman Catholic. 367
 Mexico 82.8% – 95.15% 0.26% 0.1% n/a 0.1%* 4.38% – 16.9% Jews 0.05%; Baha'is. 368369370371
 Federated States of Micronesia 95.4% – 97% n/a 1% n/a 1.6%* 0.4% – 2% Mostly Baha'is. 372373374
 Moldova 98.3% 0.07% 0.02% 0.01% Jews 1.5% 0.1% 375376377
 Monaco 20.5% – 90% 10%* n/a Including mostly Protestant, Jewish 3%, Muslim, Greek Orthodox, etc... 378379
 Mongolia 2.1% 3.0% 53% 3.3%* 38.6% Total of 2.9% are subscribed to Shamanism, here included in the "Others" category 380
 Montenegro 77.5% – 78%* 18% 0% 0% n/a 4% – 4.5% Orthodox 74% and Roman Catholic. 381382
 Montserrat 95.5% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% Baha'is 2% 2% 383
 Morocco 0.1% – 1.1% 98.7% – 99.6% 0.01%384 n/a 0.09% – 0.2%* n/a Mostly Jews, Baha'is. 385386
 Mozambique 41.3% 17.8% – 20% 0% 0.2% 17.5%* 5%387 Including African animists mostly, Jews & Baha'is. 388389390
 Myanmar (Burma) 4% – 6% 4% 89% – 90% 0.5% 0.5% – 1.5%* n/a Including Tribal animism mostly, Baha'i, Jewish. 391392

Religions by country as of 2007 (N-Q)

Religions by country as of 2007 (N-Q)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Namibia 90% 0.9% 0.1% n/a 4%* unknown indigenous beliefs 3%, Jews, Baha'is. 393394
 Nauru 67% n/a 3% n/a 10%* 20% It is the country with the highest percentage of Baha'is (over 9%). 395
 Nepal 0.45% 4% – 4.2% 10.7% – 11% 80.6% – 81% 3.6% – 4%* n/a Kirant 396397398
 Netherlands 29% – 45% 5.5% – 5.8% 0.1% – 1% 0.6% 0.4% – 0.8%* 53% – 65%399 Jews 0.3% 37400401
 Netherlands Antilles 92.3% 0.31% 0.26% 0.6% 1.33%* 5.2% Jews 1.3%, Baha'is. 402403
 New Caledonia 90% 4% 3% 2% 1%* n/a Mostly Baha'is. 404405
 New Zealand 55.9% 1.0% 1.4% 1.7% 5.4% 34.6% 406
 Nicaragua 90% 0.02% – 0.03% 0.1% n/a 1.6%* 2%40778 Animist, Baha'is. 408
 Niger 5%* 95% 0% 0% Baha'is n/a Mixture of Christianity and Animism. 409410411
 Nigeria 40% 50% n/a n/a African animist 10% n/a The numbers of Christians and Muslims are roughly equal as 50/50. 412413
 Niue 81% 8.4%* 10.6% Baha'is mostly. 414
 Norfolk Island 64% 2.7% 33.3%* Unspecified 15.2%, none 18.1%. 415
 Northern Mariana Islands 79.7%  %  %  % 20.3%*  % Mostly Buddhists, Atheists, Baha'is and Animists. 416
 Norway 30% – 89.9% 1.8% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6%* 6.7% Jews, Sikhs, Baha'is. 37417418419
 Oman 2.54% – 4.9% 87.4% – 92.66% 0.8% – 1.2% 3% – 5.7% 0.3% – 1.1%* 0.1% – 0.3% Sikhs, Baha'is. 420421422
 Pakistan 1.5% 96% – 97% 0.1% 1.2% – 2% 0.1% – 0.3%* 0.1% – 0.3% Ahmadis, Zoroastrians, Sikhs, Baha'is, animist. Read here for more details 423424425426
 Palau 71.7% 0.1% 3% n/a 8.8%* 16.4% Modekngei (indigenous to Palau). 427428
Palestinian territoriesPalestinian National Authority 4.73% 83.54% n/a n/a 11.73%* n/a Jews 11.09%; Baha'is and others 0.64%. 429430431
 Panama 88% – 95% 0.3% – 3.5% 0.4% – 2.1% 0.3% 2% – 4%* 2% Read sources for more details 432433
 Papua New Guinea 66% – 96%* 0.035% 0.3% n/a Animist 33%, Baha'is 0.3%. Many citizens integrate their Christian faith with some indigenous beliefs and practices 434435
 Paraguay 92% – 96.9% 0.008% 0.5% n/a 1%* 1.5% – 5% Animist 0.5%, Baha'is 0.2%, Jews 0.1%, New religions. 436437438
 Peru 83.1% 0.003% 0.31% unknown 0.11%* 2%43978 Baha'is 0.09%, Jews 0.02%, Animist. 440441442
 Philippines 92.5% – 94% 5% 0.1% – 2.5% 0.05% 0.35%* 0.1% Sikhs, Jews, Animists. 443444
 Pitcairn Islands 100%* 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Seventh-Day Adventist 100%. 445
 Poland 75% – 96.7%* 0.01% – 0.07% 0.1% n/a 0.13% (Jews 0.1%) 3% nominal Roman Catholic 96%. 37446447
 Portugal 86.7% – 95.5% 0.33% 0.03% 0.07% 0.02%* 3.9% – 12.85% Mostly Catholic. 37448449
 Puerto Rico 97% 0.13% 0.03% 0.09% 0.77%* 1.98% Spiritists 0.7%, Jews 0.07%. 450
 Qatar 8.5% – 10.3% 71% – 77.5% 5% 7.2% – 12.7% Baha'is 0.2% 0.8% See sources because non-Islamic religious numbers depend on ethnic groups. 451452453454

Religions by country as of 2007 (R-S)

Religions by country as of 2007 (R-S)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Réunion 84.9% 2.15%  ? 6.7% 6.18% including Bahai 0.07% 5% Jews 0.07%citation needed 455
 Romania 99% 0.2% 0.01% 0.01% 0.1%* 0.1% Predominantly Jews & small numbers of Baha'is. 456457458
 Russia 18.5% – 78% 10% – 14% 1.1% – 1.45% 0.45%459460 Jews 0.5%; Shamanist 1%; Baha'is, new religions 0.5%. 16% – 48%* Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers. 461462463
 Rwanda 93.6% 4.6% 0% 0% Animist 0.1% 1.7% 464465
 Saint Helena 95.7% 0% 0% 0% Baha'is 0.3% 4% 466467
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98% n/a n/a n/a 1%* 1% Baha'is, Rastafarians. 468
 Saint Lucia 90.8% 0.1% n/a 0.2% 2.9%* 6% Rastafarians 2.1%. 469 (Page 100)
 Saint-Pierre and Miquelon 99% 0% 0% 0% 1% n/a 470
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.9% 1.5% n/a 3.3% 0.3%* 6% Rastafarians, Baha'is. 471468472
 Samoa 98% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1.6%* 0.1% Baha'is 1.5%, Jews. 473474
 San Marino 99% 0.1%  %  % 0.4%* 0.5% Baha'is, Jews. 475
 São Tomé and Príncipe 77.5% – 95% 3% 0% 0% 0.1% 2% – 19.4% 476477
 Saudi Arabia 4.5% (est.)478479 97% (overall)480* 1.5% (est.)481482 4.5% (est.)483484 unknown (Sikhs, Baha'is, Jews). n/a All non-Islamic religions are prohibited. Estimates for non-Islamic religions are based on nationalities. Read here for more details. 485486478
 Senegal 4% – 5% 94% – 95% 0.01% n/a 1% -2%* n/a Animists. 487488489
 Serbia 83% – 91.6% 3.2% – 5% 0.01%490 n/a 0.09%* 5% Jews >0.02%. 491492
 Seychelles 93.2% 1.1% 1% 2.1% 0.5%* 2.1% Mostly Baha'is. 493494
 Sierra Leone 20% – 30% 60% n/a 0.1% 5% – 10%* n/a Mostly Animists, Baha'is. See sources for various figures. 495496497
 Singapore 14.6% 14.9% 60% 4% 1%* 13% Including Sikhs, Jews, Zoroastrians & Jains. 498499
 Slovakia 56% – 83.8% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%* 15.8% Mostly Jews, Baha'is and Sikhs 37500501
 Slovenia 50% – 65% 2.4% 0.06% 0.01% 0.03%* 25% – 35% Jews, others. 37502503
 Solomon Islands 97.1% 0.07% 0.03% n/a 2.3%* 0.5% Mostly Baha'is. 504505
 Somalia 0.1% 99.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 506507
 South Africa 79.7% 1.5% 0.1% 1.2% 3%* 1%50878 Indigenous beliefs, Jews, Sikhs, Baha'is. 509510
 Spain 60% – 76% 2.3%511 0.025% 0.025% 5%* 19–41%215 Jews 0.12%, Baha'is, Sikhs etc... Read here for more details. About 76% of Spaniards self-identify as Catholics, 5% other faith, and about 19% identify with no religion.512 37513514
 Sri Lanka 8% 7% 70% 15% n/a n/a 515516
 Sudan 5% 70% 0% 0% 25%* n/a Indigenous beliefs. 517
 Suriname 40% – 48% 13.5% – 19.6% 1% – 1.5% (Chinese) 20% – 27.4% 3.3% – 5%* 4.4% Animists mostly, Baha'is. 518519520
 Swaziland 85% – 95% 1% – 10% 0% 0.2% 2.8%* 1% Baha'is, Jews. 521522
 Sweden 60% – 70% 3%523 0.2% 0.08% – 0.12% 0.3% 30 – 33% At the end of 2008, 72,9% of Swedes belonged to the Church of Sweden (Lutheran), this number has been decreasing by about 1% on a yearly basis for the last two decades. Church of Sweden services are sparsely attended (hovering in the single digit percentages of the population).524 37525526
 Switzerland 43% – 79.3% 4.3% 0.29% 0.38% 0.33%* 15.4% (unspecified 4.3%, Atheist 11.1%) Jews, Baha'is, Sikhs etc. 37527528529
 Syria 10% 90%* 0% 0% Jews & Yazidis n/a Sunni Muslims 74%, Alawis 12%, Druzes 3% & others. 530531532

Religions by country as of 2007 (T-Z)

Religions by country as of 2007 (T-Z)
Country or territory Christian Muslim Buddhist Hindu Others Non-religious Notes References and sources
 Taiwan 4.5% 0.3% 93%* (35% registered) n/a 2.2% n/a Mostly Taiwanese people worship both of Mahayana Buddhism with Chinese religions. 533534535
 Tajikistan 2.5% 90% – 97% 0.1% unknown 0.3%* 0.1% Zoroastrians, Shamanists, Hare Krishnas, Baha'is, Jews. 536537538
 Tanzania 30% – 40% 30% – 40% 0.1% 0.9% 18.5% – 38.5% * 0.5% Indigenous beliefs 18% – 38%, Baha'is 0.4%, Sikhs, Zoroastrians. 539540541542
 Thailand 0.7% 4% 95% 0.0045% 0.1%* n/a Including animists, Jews, Sikhs, etc... 543544
 Togo 29% – 47.1% 13.7% – 20% 0% 0% 33% – 51%* 5% – 6.1% Indigenous beliefs. 545546547
 Tokelau 95% 0% 0% 0% 5%* n/a Baha'is 4.5%. 548
 Tonga 83% 14%* Including other Christian groups, Baha'is >6%,Muslims, Hindus and Atheists. 549
 Trinidad and Tobago 57.6% 5.8% 0.7% 22.5% 10.1%* 3.3% (Atheists 1.9%) Spiritual Baptists 1.4%, Orisha 0.1%, other Afro-American religions, Baha'is, Rastafarians & Jews. 550551552553
 Tunisia 1% 98% n/a n/a 1%* n/a Jews, Baha'is, Atheists. 554555
 Turkey 0.16% 99% – 99.8% n/a n/a 0.06%* (0.04% Jews, 0.02% Baha'is) n/a The Jews are the second largest non-Muslim population in Turkey after Christians, with a population of 26,000.556 but the non-Muslim population declined in the early 2000s. 557558559560
 Turkmenistan 9% (Eastern Orthodox) 89%  %  % 0.3%* 1.7% Baha'is, Buddhists, Hare Krishnas, various Christians. 561562
 Turks and Caicos Islands 86% 0.5% 1.5% 2% 4%* 6% Baha'is, Vodous, Rastafarians. 563564
 Tuvalu 97% n/a n/a n/a 3%* n/a Baha'is 565
 Uganda 83.9% – 85% 12.1% n/a 0.8%566 1.2% – 2.3%* 0.9% Baha'is, Jews & Sikhs. 567568
 Ukraine 35% – 96.1%* 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 2.5% (Jews 0.6%) unknown Including many various Christian sects. 569570569
 United Arab Emirates 8.5% 61.75% 4.25% 21.25% 4.25%* n/a Zoroastrians, Bahá'ís, and Sikhs. 571572
 United Kingdom 71.6% 2.7% 1.2%233 1% 8%* 15.5–52%215 Sikhs 0.6% Jews 0.5% Pagans (Wiccans).573 37574575
 United States 78% 1% 2%233
(0.7% registered)
 0.4% Jews 2.5% (1% registered, cultural 1.5%); others 1%* 15.1% Others include new religions, Baha'is, Sikhs, animists etc. 576 (Read here for more details)
 U.S. Virgin Islands 93%  %  %  % 5%* 2% Rastafarians, Baha'is, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, etc... 577578
 Uruguay 70% – 83% 0.01% 0.1% 0.01% 0.88%* 17% Jews 0.75%, Baha'is. 579580
 Uzbekistan 7% – 11% 80% – 88% 0.2% 0.01% 0.09%* 0.7% – 1.7% Jews 0.065%, Zoroastrians, Baha'is. 581582
 Vanuatu 83% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 14.4%* 2.3% Animists 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), Baha'is. 583584
 Vatican City 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% The Vatican is the "central government" of the Roman Catholic Church. 585586
 Venezuela 98% 0.4% 0.2% n/a 0.9%* 0.5% Including Animists, Baha'is and Jews. 587588589
 Vietnam 8% 0.08% 85%
(16% registered)
 0.06% 5.66% (Cao Đài 3%, Tribal religions 2.5%, Baha'i 0.1%, new religions). 1.2% Including various Vietnamese-Buddhist sects as Hoà Hảo, Tứ Ân Hiếu Nghĩa,etc... Read more here. 590591592593
 Wallis and Futuna 99% 0% 0% 0% n/a 1% 594
 Western Sahara 0.1% 99.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 595596
 Yemen 0.2% 99% 0% 0.7% 0.01%* 0.019% 597598
 Zambia 87% 0.7% 0% 0.3% 7%* 5% Animists, Baha'is. 599
 Zanzibar 1% 99% 0% 0% 0% 0% 542540
 Zimbabwe 70% – 80% 1% 0.1% 0.1% 17.7% – 27.7%* 1.1% Mostly animists, Baha'is 0.3%, Jews 0.1%. 600601

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