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Religion by Country

The largest religion in every country and its share of the population. Christianity is the largest religion in 147 countries, Islam is the largest religion in 49 countries and No religion is the largest religion in 9 countries.

2.30 billion

Christianity (29% of people)

1.99 billion

Islam (25% of people)

1.23 billion

Hinduism (15% of people)

1.22 billion

No religion (15% of people)

Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
No religion
Folk & traditional religions
Judaism
Sikhism

Largest religion in every country

Country	Largest religion	Second	Largest denomination	Continent
Afghanistan	Islam 114.7%	—	Muslim 99.7%	Asia
Albania	Islam 56.7%	Christianity 16.8%	Muslim 56.7%	Europe
Algeria	Islam 99.0%	—	Predominantly Sunni) 99.0%	Africa
American Samoa	Christianity 98.3%	—	Christian 98.3%	Other
Andorra	No religion 1.7%	—	Other 8.8%	Europe
Angola	Christianity 79.2%	No religion 12.3%	Roman Catholic 41.1%	Africa
Anguilla	Christianity 142.4%	No religion 4.5%	Protestant 73.2%	Other
Antigua and Barbuda	Christianity 127.2%	No religion 5.9%	Protestant 68.3%	Americas
Argentina	Christianity 81.9%	No religion 18.9%	Roman Catholic 62.9%	Americas
Armenia	Christianity 95.2%	—	Armenian Apostolic 95.2%	Europe
Aruba	Christianity 85.9%	No religion 5.5%	Roman Catholic 75.3%	Other
Australia	Christianity 52.4%	No religion 38.4%	None 38.4%	Oceania
Austria	Christianity 63.9%	No religion 22.4%	Roman Catholic 55.2%	Europe
Azerbaijan	Islam 97.3%	Christianity 2.6%	Muslim 97.3%	Europe
Bahamas	Christianity 123.9%	No religion 1.9%	Protestant 69.9%	Americas
Bahrain	Islam 74.2%	—	Muslim 74.2%	Asia
Bangladesh	Islam 91.0%	Hinduism 8.0%	Muslim 91.0%	Asia
Barbados	Christianity 114.9%	No religion 20.6%	Protestant 66.4%	Americas
Belarus	Christianity 55.4%	—	Orthodox 48.3%	Europe
Belgium	Christianity 59.4%	No religion 29.3%	Roman Catholic 57.1%	Europe
Belize	Christianity 89.9%	No religion 15.5%	Roman Catholic 40.1%	Americas
Benin	Christianity 55.3%	Islam 27.7%	Muslim 27.7%	Africa
Bermuda	Christianity 100.5%	No religion 17.8%	Protestant 46.2%	Other
Bhutan	Buddhism 75.3%	Hinduism 22.1%	Lamaistic Buddhist 75.3%	Asia
Bolivia	Christianity 93.2%	No religion 8.4%	Roman Catholic 65.0%	Americas
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Islam 50.7%	Christianity 45.9%	Muslim 50.7%	Europe
Botswana	Christianity 79.1%	No religion 15.2%	Christian 79.1%	Africa
Brazil	Christianity 83.7%	No religion 9.3%	Roman Catholic 56.8%	Americas
British Virgin Islands	Christianity 134.2%	No religion 7.9%	Protestant 70.2%	Other
Brunei	Islam 82.1%	Christianity 6.7%	Muslim (official) 82.1%	Asia
Bulgaria	Christianity 64.7%	Islam 9.8%	Christian 64.7%	Europe
Burkina Faso	Islam 63.8%	Christianity 26.3%	Muslim 63.8%	Africa
Burundi	Christianity 129.2%	Islam 3.4%	Christian 93.9%	Africa
Cambodia	Buddhism 97.1%	Islam 2.0%	Buddhist (official) 97.1%	Asia
Cameroon	Christianity 60.2%	Islam 30.6%	Roman Catholic 33.1%	Africa
Canada	Christianity 53.3%	No religion 34.6%	Christian 53.3%	Americas
Cape Verde	Christianity 81.7%	No religion 15.6%	Roman Catholic 72.5%	Africa
Cayman Islands	Christianity 108.2%	No religion 16.7%	Protestant 60.8%	Other
Central African Republic	Christianity 73.2%	Islam 13.8%	Roman Catholic 34.6%	Africa
Chad	Islam 52.1%	Christianity 44.1%	Muslim 52.1%	Africa
Chile	Christianity 74.5%	No religion 25.7%	Catholic 57.0%	Americas
China	No religion 52.1%	Folk & traditional religions 21.9%	Unaffiliated 52.1%	Asia
Christmas Island	Christianity 19.8%	Islam 19.4%	Unspecified 27.7%	Other
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Islam 75.0%	No religion 12.9%	Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 75.0%	Other
Colombia	Christianity 82.0%	No religion 16.2%	Roman Catholic 63.6%	Americas
Comoros	Islam 98.1%	Folk & traditional religions 1.1%	Muslim 98.1%	Africa
Cook Islands	Christianity 88.2%	No religion 15.6%	Protestant 55.0%	Other
Costa Rica	Christianity 69.9%	No religion 27.0%	Roman Catholic 47.5%	Americas
Côte d'Ivoire	Islam 42.9%	Christianity 33.9%	Muslim 42.9%	Africa
Croatia	Christianity 87.4%	No religion 6.4%	Roman Catholic 79.0%	Europe
Cuba	Christianity 58.9%	No religion 23.2%	Christian 58.9%	Americas
Curacao	Christianity 89.5%	No religion 6.0%	Roman Catholic 72.8%	Other
Cyprus	Christianity 94.0%	Islam 1.8%	Eastern Orthodox Christian 89.1%	Europe
Czechia	No religion 56.9%	Christianity 13.0%	None 47.8%	Europe
Denmark	Christianity 95.7%	Islam 4.3%	Evangelical Lutheran (official) 71.4%	Europe
Djibouti	Islam 94.0%	—	Sunni Muslim 94.0%	Africa
Dominica	Christianity 104.6%	No religion 9.4%	Roman Catholic 52.7%	Americas
Dominican Republic	Christianity 80.3%	No religion 18.5%	Evangelical 50.2%	Americas
DR Congo	Christianity 95.9%	Islam 1.3%	Other Christian 36.5%	Africa
Ecuador	Christianity 89.4%	No religion 8.2%	Roman Catholic 68.2%	Americas
Egypt	Islam 90.0%	Christianity 10.0%	Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90.0%	Africa
El Salvador	Christianity 84.9%	No religion 16.3%	Roman Catholic 43.9%	Americas
Equatorial Guinea	Christianity 93.0%	Islam 2.0%	Roman Catholic 88.0%	Africa
Estonia	No religion 58.4%	Christianity 27.2%	None 58.4%	Europe
Eswatini	Christianity 140.0%	Islam 2.0%	Christian 90.0%	Africa
Ethiopia	Christianity 67.3%	Islam 31.3%	Ethiopian Orthodox 43.8%	Africa
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Christianity 57.1%	No religion 35.4%	Christian 57.1%	Other
Faroe Islands	Christianity 87.0%	No religion 3.7%	Christian 87.0%	Other
Fiji	Christianity 69.2%	Hinduism 27.9%	Protestant 45.0%	Oceania
Finland	Christianity 67.7%	No religion 30.6%	Lutheran 66.6%	Europe
France	Christianity 50.0%	No religion 33.0%	Roman Catholic 47.0%	Europe
French Polynesia	Christianity 84.0%	No religion 6.0%	Protestant 54.0%	Other
Gabon	Christianity 89.6%	Islam 10.8%	Protestant 46.4%	Africa
Gambia	Islam 96.4%	Christianity 3.5%	Muslim 96.4%	Africa
Georgia	Christianity 86.3%	Islam 10.7%	Eastern Orthodox Christian (official) 83.4%	Europe
Germany	Christianity 47.4%	No religion 43.8%	None 43.8%	Europe
Ghana	Christianity 98.7%	Islam 19.9%	Christian 71.3%	Africa
Gibraltar	Christianity 83.6%	No religion 7.1%	Roman Catholic 72.1%	Other
Greece	Islam 2.0%	—	Other 3.0%	Europe
Grenada	Christianity 117.2%	No religion 5.7%	Protestant 49.2%	Americas
Guam	Christianity 94.2%	No religion 1.7%	Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 94.2%	Other
Guatemala	Christianity 88.1%	No religion 11.0%	Evangelical 45.7%	Americas
Guinea	Islam 85.2%	Christianity 13.4%	Muslim 85.2%	Africa
Guinea-Bissau	Islam 46.1%	Folk & traditional religions 30.6%	Muslim 46.1%	Africa
Guyana	Christianity 76.0%	Hinduism 24.8%	Protestant 34.8%	Americas
Haiti	Christianity 84.0%	No religion 10.0%	Catholic 55.0%	Americas
Honduras	Christianity 88.4%	No religion 10.1%	Evangelical 55.0%	Americas
Hong Kong	No religion 54.3%	Buddhism 27.9%	Other or none 54.3%	Asia
Hungary	Christianity 45.9%	No religion 16.1%	No answer 40.1%	Europe
Iceland	Christianity 77.3%	No religion 7.7%	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 58.6%	Europe
India	Hinduism 79.8%	Islam 14.2%	Hindu 79.8%	Asia
Indonesia	Islam 87.4%	Christianity 10.6%	Muslim 87.4%	Asia
Iran	Islam 98.5%	Christianity 0.7%	Muslim (official) 98.5%	Asia
Iraq	Christianity 1.0%	—	Christian 1.0%	Asia
Ireland	Christianity 77.0%	No religion 14.6%	Roman Catholic 69.2%	Europe
Isle of Man	Christianity 54.7%	No religion 43.8%	Christian 54.7%	Other
Israel	Judaism 73.5%	Islam 18.1%	Jewish 73.5%	Asia
Italy	Christianity 80.8%	No religion 13.4%	Christian 80.8%	Europe
Jamaica	Christianity 119.5%	No religion 21.3%	Protestant 64.8%	Americas
Japan	Folk & traditional religions 48.6%	Buddhism 46.4%	Shintoism 48.6%	Asia
Jersey	Christianity 85.2%	No religion 14.2%	Christian 85.2%	Other
Jordan	Islam 97.1%	Christianity 2.1%	Muslim 97.1%	Asia
Kazakhstan	Islam 69.3%	Christianity 17.2%	Muslim 69.3%	Asia
Kenya	Christianity 137.6%	Islam 10.9%	Christian 85.5%	Africa
Kiribati	Christianity 96.2%	—	Roman Catholic 58.9%	Oceania
Kosovo	Islam 95.6%	Christianity 3.7%	Muslim 95.6%	Europe
Kuwait	Islam 74.6%	Christianity 18.2%	Muslim (official) 74.6%	Asia
Kyrgyzstan	Islam 90.0%	Christianity 7.0%	Muslim 90.0%	Asia
Laos	Buddhism 64.7%	No religion 31.4%	Buddhist 64.7%	Asia
Latvia	Christianity 76.4%	No religion 23.5%	Lutheran 36.2%	Europe
Lebanon	Islam 67.8%	Christianity 32.4%	Muslim 67.8%	Asia
Lesotho	Christianity 122.3%	No religion 2.3%	Protestant 47.8%	Africa
Liberia	Christianity 84.9%	Islam 12.0%	Christian 84.9%	Africa
Libya	Islam 96.6%	Christianity 2.7%	Virtually all Sunni) 96.6%	Africa
Liechtenstein	Christianity 83.2%	No religion 7.0%	Roman Catholic (official) 73.4%	Europe
Lithuania	Christianity 78.7%	No religion 6.1%	Roman Catholic 74.2%	Europe
Luxembourg	Christianity 70.6%	No religion 26.7%	Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 70.6%	Europe
Macau	Folk & traditional religions 58.9%	Buddhism 17.3%	Folk religion 58.9%	Asia
Madagascar	Christianity 74.4%	No religion 21.9%	Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34.0%	Africa
Malawi	Christianity 96.6%	Islam 13.8%	Protestant 33.5%	Africa
Malaysia	Islam 63.5%	Buddhism 18.7%	Muslim (official) 63.5%	Asia
Mali	Islam 93.9%	Christianity 2.8%	Muslim 93.9%	Africa
Malta	Christianity 90.0%	—	Roman Catholic (official) more than 90.0%	Europe
Marshall Islands	Christianity 104.8%	No religion 1.1%	Protestant 79.3%	Oceania
Mauritania	Islam 100.0%	—	Muslim (official) 100.0%	Africa
Mauritius	Hinduism 48.5%	Christianity 32.7%	Hindu 48.5%	Africa
Mexico	Christianity 86.4%	No religion 10.6%	Catholic 77.7%	Americas
Micronesia	Christianity 99.2%	No religion 0.7%	Roman Catholic 54.7%	Oceania
Moldova	Christianity 92.7%	No religion 0.2%	Orthodox 90.1%	Europe
Monaco	Christianity 90.0%	—	Roman Catholic 90.0%	Europe
Mongolia	Buddhism 51.8%	No religion 40.6%	Buddhist 51.8%	Asia
Montenegro	Christianity 75.5%	Islam 19.1%	Orthodox 72.1%	Europe
Montserrat	Christianity 137.5%	No religion 7.9%	Protestant 71.4%	Other
Morocco	Islam 99.0%	—	Muslim 99.0%	Africa
Mozambique	Christianity 45.7%	Islam 19.1%	Catholic 27.3%	Africa
Myanmar	Buddhism 87.9%	Christianity 6.2%	Buddhist 87.9%	Asia
Namibia	Christianity 97.5%	No religion 1.9%	Christian 97.5%	Africa
Nauru	Christianity 97.0%	No religion 1.3%	Protestant 60.4%	Oceania
Nepal	Hinduism 81.2%	Buddhism 8.2%	Hindu 81.2%	Asia
Netherlands	No religion 54.1%	Christianity 34.9%	None 54.1%	Europe
New Caledonia	Christianity 85.2%	No religion 10.4%	Christian 85.2%	Other
New Zealand	Christianity 53.9%	No religion 48.6%	No religion 48.6%	Oceania
Nicaragua	Christianity 85.1%	No religion 14.1%	Roman Catholic 44.9%	Americas
Niger	Islam 95.5%	Folk & traditional religions 4.1%	Muslim 95.5%	Africa
Nigeria	Islam 53.5%	Christianity 45.9%	Muslim 53.5%	Africa
Niue	Christianity 12.5%	No religion 3.7%	Ekalesia Niue 61.7%	Other
Norfolk Island	Christianity 77.7%	No religion 26.7%	Protestant 46.8%	Other
North Macedonia	Christianity 59.3%	Islam 32.2%	Orthodox 46.1%	Europe
Norway	Christianity 74.4%	Islam 3.1%	Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 67.5%	Europe
Oman	Islam 85.9%	Christianity 6.4%	Muslim 85.9%	Asia
Pakistan	Islam 96.4%	Hinduism 1.6%	Muslim 96.4%	Asia
Palau	Christianity 84.2%	Islam 4.9%	Roman Catholic 46.9%	Oceania
Palestine	Islam 99.0%	—	Muslim 98.0 - 99.0%	Asia
Panama	Christianity 88.4%	No religion 10.1%	Evangelical 55.0%	Americas
Papua New Guinea	Christianity 142.9%	—	Protestant 64.3%	Oceania
Paraguay	Christianity 93.1%	No religion 0.2%	Roman Catholic 80.4%	Americas
Peru	Christianity 91.7%	No religion 5.1%	Catholic 76.0%	Americas
Philippines	Christianity 82.7%	Islam 6.4%	Roman Catholic 78.8%	Asia
Pitcairn Islands	Christianity 100.0%	—	Seventh Day Adventist 100.0%	Other
Poland	Christianity 70.7%	No religion 6.9%	Roman Catholic 70.7%	Europe
Portugal	Christianity 69.9%	No religion 12.0%	Catholic 68.1%	Europe
Puerto Rico	Christianity 89.0%	No religion 8.0%	Roman Catholic 56.0%	Other
Qatar	Islam 65.2%	Hinduism 15.9%	Muslim 65.2%	Asia
Republic of the Congo	Christianity 76.8%	No religion 11.3%	Roman Catholic 33.1%	Africa
Romania	Christianity 95.3%	—	Romanian Orthodox 85.3%	Europe
Russia	Christianity 2.0%	—	Other Christian 2.0%	Europe
Rwanda	Christianity 92.2%	No religion 3.0%	Catholic 39.9%	Africa
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Christianity 78.4%	No religion 9.0%	Anglican 63.2%	Other
Saint Lucia	Christianity 105.5%	No religion 5.9%	Roman Catholic 61.5%	Americas
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Christianity 99.0%	—	Roman Catholic 99.0%	Other
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Christianity 129.6%	No religion 7.5%	Protestant 75.0%	Americas
Samoa	Christianity 113.3%	No religion 0.2%	Protestant 54.9%	Oceania
Sao Tome and Principe	Christianity 63.9%	No religion 21.2%	Catholic 55.7%	Africa
Senegal	Islam 97.2%	Christianity 2.7%	Muslim 97.2%	Africa
Serbia	Christianity 85.0%	Islam 4.2%	Serbian Orthodox 81.1%	Europe
Seychelles	Christianity 94.6%	Hinduism 2.4%	Roman Catholic 76.2%	Africa
Sierra Leone	Islam 77.1%	Christianity 22.9%	Muslim 77.1%	Africa
Singapore	Buddhism 31.1%	No religion 20.0%	Buddhist 31.1%	Asia
Sint Maarten	Christianity 109.4%	No religion 7.9%	Protestant 41.9%	Other
Slovakia	Christianity 66.7%	No religion 23.8%	Roman Catholic 55.8%	Europe
Slovenia	Christianity 74.0%	No religion 18.0%	Catholic 69.0%	Europe
Solomon Islands	Christianity 137.3%	—	Protestant 73.4%	Oceania
Somalia	Islam 101.7%	Folk & traditional religions 0.1%	Muslim 99.9%	Africa
South Africa	Christianity 86.0%	Folk & traditional religions 5.4%	Christian 86.0%	Africa
South Korea	No religion 60.0%	Christianity 23.0%	None 60.0%	Asia
South Sudan	Christianity 60.5%	Folk & traditional religions 32.9%	Christian 60.5%	Africa
Spain	Christianity 58.2%	No religion 27.0%	Roman Catholic 58.2%	Europe
Sri Lanka	Buddhism 70.2%	Hinduism 12.6%	Buddhist (official) 70.2%	Asia
Suriname	Christianity 62.0%	Hinduism 22.3%	Protestant 23.6%	Americas
Sweden	Christianity 53.9%	No religion 37.2%	Church of Sweden (Lutheran) 53.9%	Europe
Switzerland	Christianity 62.6%	No religion 29.4%	Roman Catholic 34.4%	Europe
Syria	Islam 174.0%	Christianity 10.0%	Muslim 87.0%	Asia
Taiwan	Buddhism 35.3%	Taoism & Chinese religions 33.2%	Buddhist 35.3%	Asia
Tajikistan	Islam 101.0%	—	Muslim 98.0%	Asia
Tanzania	Christianity 63.1%	Islam 34.1%	Christian 63.1%	Africa
Thailand	Buddhism 92.5%	Islam 5.4%	Buddhist 92.5%	Asia
Timor-Leste	Christianity 92.6%	—	Catholic 90.7%	Asia
Togo	Christianity 42.3%	Folk & traditional religions 36.9%	Christian 42.3%	Africa
Tokelau	Christianity 99.2%	—	Congregational Christian Church 50.4%	Other
Tonga	Christianity 123.1%	No religion 0.6%	Protestant 63.9%	Oceania
Trinidad and Tobago	Christianity 75.3%	Hinduism 18.2%	Protestant 32.1%	Americas
Tunisia	Islam 99.0%	—	Sunni) 99.0%	Africa
Türkiye	Islam 99.8%	—	Muslim 99.8%	Asia
Turkmenistan	Islam 93.0%	Christianity 6.4%	Muslim 93.0%	Asia
Turks and Caicos Islands	Christianity 123.0%	—	Protestant 72.8%	Other
Tuvalu	Christianity 96.7%	No religion 0.4%	Protestant 92.7%	Oceania
Uganda	Christianity 97.5%	Islam 13.7%	Protestant 45.1%	Africa
United Arab Emirates	Islam 81.2%	Christianity 12.9%	Muslim 74.5%	Asia
United Kingdom	Christianity 59.5%	No religion 25.7%	Methodist) 59.5%	Europe
United States	Christianity 70.6%	No religion 22.8%	Protestant 46.5%	Americas
Uruguay	No religion 61.9%	Christianity 59.6%	None 47.3%	Americas
Uzbekistan	Islam 88.0%	Christianity 9.0%	Muslim 88.0%	Asia
Vanuatu	Christianity 87.9%	No religion 1.4%	Protestant 39.9%	Oceania
Venezuela	Christianity 81.3%	No religion 13.7%	Roman Catholic 48.1%	Americas
Vietnam	No religion 86.3%	Christianity 7.1%	None 86.3%	Asia
Virgin Islands	Christianity 94.8%	No religion 3.7%	Protestant 65.5%	Other
Wallis and Futuna	Christianity 99.0%	—	Roman Catholic 99.0%	Other
Yemen	Islam 99.1%	—	Muslim 99.1%	Asia
Zambia	Christianity 95.5%	No religion 1.8%	Protestant 75.3%	Africa
Zimbabwe	Christianity 85.3%	No religion 8.3%	Apostolic Sect 40.3%	Africa

Data: CIA World Factbook (public domain); population: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).

Rankings by religion

Christianity

Largest in 147 countries · 2.30 billion people

Islam

Largest in 49 countries · 1.99 billion people

Hinduism

Largest in 3 countries · 1.23 billion people

Buddhism

Largest in 9 countries · 501.7 million people

No religion

Largest in 9 countries · 1.22 billion people

Folk & traditional religions

Largest in 2 countries · 396.7 million people

Judaism

Largest in 1 countries · 16.4 million people

Sikhism

Largest in 0 countries · 25.8 million people

The world's religions in numbers

Adding up national shares, about 2.30 billion people are christians, 1.99 billion people are muslims, 1.23 billion people are hindus and 1.22 billion people are people with no religion. Christianity is the largest religion in the most countries — 147 — spread across Europe, the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa and Oceania, while Islam leads in 49 countries from North Africa and the Middle East to Indonesia.

How to read this page

For each country we group the denominations listed in the CIA World Factbook into religious families and show the largest one. Years of the underlying censuses and surveys differ between countries, and some countries do not ask about religion at all. Open a religion for its full country ranking.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the largest religion in the world?

Christianity, followed by Islam, by our sum of national shares — about 2.30 billion and 1.99 billion people respectively.

In how many countries is Islam the main religion?

49 countries.

Which countries have no majority religion?

Andorra, Côte d'Ivoire, Germany, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Mauritius and Mozambique are among the countries where no single religious family reaches 50%.