major established religions
major established religions The figures are estimates, based primarily on UN reports and statistics released by most of the religious bodies. The table does not include the various folk and tribal religions of Africa and Asia, which could total as many as 300 million adherents, including more than 10 million Shamanists.
Religion | Millions |
---|---|
1 The number of practising Confucians, Buddhists and Taoists in China cannot be accurately estimated; there are c.6 million Confucians outside China | |
2 Many people in the Far East, notably in Japan, claim to adhere to more than one religion and figures are therefore only approximate at best | |
1,669 | |
Roman Catholic | 952 |
Protestant | 337 |
Orthodox | 162 |
Anglican | 70 |
Other | 148 |
1,050 | |
Sunni | 960 |
Shia (Shiite) | 90 |
720 | |
Confucianism1 | 350 |
Buddhism12 | 320 |
25 | |
Sikhism | 19 |
18 | |
Baha'ism | 5.9 |
Jainism | 3.8 |
Shintoism2 | 3.5 |
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