Religion by country
No religion by Country
No religion is the largest religion in 9 countries. The highest shares of people with no religion are in Vietnam (86.3%), Uruguay (61.9%) and South Korea (60.0%); the most people with no religion in absolute numbers live in China, Vietnam and United States.
151
Countries with people with no religion
9
Countries where it is the largest religion
1.22 billion
Estimated people with no religion (sum of countries)
China
Most people with no religion in absolute numbers
Highest share of people with no religion
- 90%+
- 75–90%
- 50–75%
- 25–50%
- 10–25%
- under 10%
Share of people with no religion in every country
| Rank | Country | Share | Estimated people with no religion | Largest religion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vietnam |
86.3% | 87.7 million | No religion |
| 2 |  Uruguay |
61.9% | 2.1 million | No religion |
| 3 |  South Korea |
60.0% | 31.0 million | No religion |
| 4 |  Estonia |
58.4% | 798,021 | No religion |
| 5 |  Czechia |
56.9% | 6.2 million | No religion |
| 6 |  Hong Kong |
54.3% | 4.1 million | No religion |
| 7 |  Netherlands |
54.1% | 9.8 million | No religion |
| 8 |  China |
52.1% | 732.8 million | No religion |
| 9 |  New Zealand |
48.6% | 2.6 million | Christianity |
| 10 |  Germany |
43.8% | 36.6 million | Christianity |
| 10 |  Isle of Man |
43.8% | 36,844 | Christianity |
| 12 |  Mongolia |
40.6% | 1.4 million | Buddhism |
| 13 |  Australia |
38.4% | 10.6 million | Christianity |
| 14 |  Sweden |
37.2% | 3.9 million | Christianity |
| 15 |  Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
35.4% | — | Christianity |
| 16 |  Canada |
34.6% | 14.4 million | Christianity |
| 17 |  France |
33.0% | 22.7 million | Christianity |
| 18 |  Laos |
31.4% | 2.5 million | Buddhism |
| 19 |  Finland |
30.6% | 1.7 million | Christianity |
| 20 |  Switzerland |
29.4% | 2.7 million | Christianity |
| 21 |  Belgium |
29.3% | 3.5 million | Christianity |
| 22 |  Costa Rica |
27.0% | 1.4 million | Christianity |
| 22 |  Spain |
27.0% | 13.3 million | Christianity |
| 24 |  Luxembourg |
26.7% | 183,421 | Christianity |
| 24 |  Norfolk Island |
26.7% | — | Christianity |
| 26 |  Chile |
25.7% | 5.1 million | Christianity |
| 26 |  United Kingdom |
25.7% | 17.9 million | Christianity |
| 28 |  Slovakia |
23.8% | 1.3 million | Christianity |
| 29 |  Latvia |
23.5% | 434,229 | Christianity |
| 30 |  Cuba |
23.2% | 2.5 million | Christianity |
| 31 |  United States |
22.8% | 77.9 million | Christianity |
| 32 |  Austria |
22.4% | 2.1 million | Christianity |
| 33 |  Madagascar |
21.9% | 7.2 million | Christianity |
| 34 |  Jamaica |
21.3% | 604,297 | Christianity |
| 35 |  Sao Tome and Principe |
21.2% | 50,934 | Christianity |
| 36 |  Barbados |
20.6% | 58,220 | Christianity |
| 37 |  Singapore |
20.0% | 1.2 million | Buddhism |
| 38 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
19.1% | 6.2 million | Islam |
| 39 |  Argentina |
18.9% | 8.7 million | Christianity |
| 40 |  Dominican Republic |
18.5% | 2.1 million | Christianity |
| 41 |  Taiwan |
18.2% | — | Buddhism |
| 42 |  Slovenia |
18.0% | 383,577 | Christianity |
| 43 |  Bermuda |
17.8% | 11,491 | Christianity |
| 44 |  Cayman Islands |
16.7% | 12,666 | Christianity |
| 45 |  El Salvador |
16.3% | 1.0 million | Christianity |
| 46 |  Colombia |
16.2% | 8.7 million | Christianity |
| 47 |  Hungary |
16.1% | 1.5 million | Christianity |
| 48 |  Cape Verde |
15.6% | 82,263 | Christianity |
| 48 |  Cook Islands |
15.6% | — | Christianity |
| 50 |  Belize |
15.5% | 65,553 | Christianity |
| 51 |  Macau |
15.4% | 105,629 | Folk & traditional religions |
| 52 |  Christmas Island |
15.3% | — | Christianity |
| 53 |  Botswana |
15.2% | 389,443 | Christianity |
| 54 |  Ireland |
14.6% | 800,718 | Christianity |
| 55 |  Jersey |
14.2% | — | Christianity |
| 56 |  Nicaragua |
14.1% | 988,058 | Christianity |
| 57 |  Venezuela |
13.7% | 3.9 million | Christianity |
| 58 |  Mozambique |
13.5% | 4.8 million | Christianity |
| 59 |  Italy |
13.4% | 7.9 million | Christianity |
| 60 |  Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
12.9% | — | Islam |
| 61 |  Angola |
12.3% | 4.8 million | Christianity |
| 62 |  Portugal |
12.0% | 1.3 million | Christianity |
| 63 |  Republic of the Congo |
11.3% | 732,741 | Christianity |
| 64 |  Guatemala |
11.0% | 2.1 million | Christianity |
| 65 |  Mexico |
10.6% | 14.0 million | Christianity |
| 66 |  New Caledonia |
10.4% | 30,715 | Christianity |
| 67 |  Honduras |
10.1% | 1.1 million | Christianity |
| 67 |  Panama |
10.1% | 461,690 | Christianity |
| 69 |  Haiti |
10.0% | 1.2 million | Christianity |
| 70 |  Dominica |
9.4% | 6,192 | Christianity |
| 71 |  Brazil |
9.3% | 19.8 million | Christianity |
| 72 |  Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
9.0% | — | Christianity |
| 73 |  Bolivia |
8.4% | 1.1 million | Christianity |
| 74 |  Zimbabwe |
8.3% | 1.4 million | Christianity |
| 75 |  Ecuador |
8.2% | 1.5 million | Christianity |
| 76 |  Puerto Rico |
8.0% | 254,787 | Christianity |
| 77 |  British Virgin Islands |
7.9% | 3,139 | Christianity |
| 77 |  Montserrat |
7.9% | — | Christianity |
| 77 |  Sint Maarten |
7.9% | 3,470 | Christianity |
| 80 |  Iceland |
7.7% | 30,215 | Christianity |
| 81 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
7.5% | 7,494 | Christianity |
| 81 |  Suriname |
7.5% | 47,989 | Christianity |
| 83 |  Gibraltar |
7.1% | 2,849 | Christianity |
| 84 |  Gabon |
7.0% | 181,519 | Christianity |
| 84 |  Liechtenstein |
7.0% | 2,872 | Christianity |
| 86 |  Poland |
6.9% | 2.5 million | Christianity |
| 87 |  Croatia |
6.4% | 248,077 | Christianity |
| 88 |  Togo |
6.2% | 532,681 | Christianity |
| 89 |  Lithuania |
6.1% | 176,215 | Christianity |
| 90 |  Curacao |
6.0% | 9,376 | Christianity |
| 90 |  French Polynesia |
6.0% | 16,948 | Christianity |
| 92 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
5.9% | 5,558 | Christianity |
| 92 |  Saint Lucia |
5.9% | 10,629 | Christianity |
| 94 |  Benin |
5.8% | 859,239 | Christianity |
| 95 |  Grenada |
5.7% | 6,686 | Christianity |
| 96 |  Aruba |
5.5% | 5,983 | Christianity |
| 97 |  Peru |
5.1% | 1.8 million | Christianity |
| 98 |  Bulgaria |
4.7% | 302,365 | Christianity |
| 99 |  Anguilla |
4.5% | — | Christianity |
| 100 |  Guinea-Bissau |
4.4% | 98,979 | Islam |
| 101 |  Faroe Islands |
3.7% | 2,031 | Christianity |
| 101 |  Niue |
3.7% | — | Christianity |
| 101 |  Virgin Islands |
3.7% | 3,840 | Christianity |
| 104 |  Guyana |
3.1% | 25,916 | Christianity |
| 105 |  Rwanda |
3.0% | 437,080 | Christianity |
| 106 |  Chad |
2.8% | 588,104 | Islam |
| 107 |  Liberia |
2.6% | 149,011 | Christianity |
| 108 |  Albania |
2.5% | 58,740 | Islam |
| 108 |  Mali |
2.5% | 629,971 | Islam |
| 110 |  Lesotho |
2.3% | 54,356 | Christianity |
| 111 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2.2% | 30,091 | Christianity |
| 112 |  Malawi |
2.1% | 466,539 | Christianity |
| 113 |  Oman |
2.0% | 109,894 | Islam |
| 114 |  Bahamas |
1.9% | 7,658 | Christianity |
| 114 |  Namibia |
1.9% | 58,764 | Christianity |
| 116 |  Malaysia |
1.8% | 647,601 | Islam |
| 116 |  Zambia |
1.8% | 394,450 | Christianity |
| 118 |  Andorra |
1.7% | 1,409 | No religion |
| 118 |  Guam |
1.7% | 2,873 | Christianity |
| 120 |  Kenya |
1.6% | 920,520 | Christianity |
| 121 |  Vanuatu |
1.4% | 4,692 | Christianity |
| 122 |  Burundi |
1.3% | 187,070 | Christianity |
| 122 |  DR Congo |
1.3% | 1.5 million | Christianity |
| 122 |  Nauru |
1.3% | 156 | Christianity |
| 122 |  United Arab Emirates |
1.3% | 149,671 | Islam |
| 126 |  Cameroon |
1.2% | 358,552 | Christianity |
| 126 |  Guinea |
1.2% | 181,197 | Islam |
| 126 |  Montenegro |
1.2% | 7,478 | Christianity |
| 129 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1.1% | 34,541 | Islam |
| 129 |  Ghana |
1.1% | 385,707 | Christianity |
| 129 |  Marshall Islands |
1.1% | 399 | Christianity |
| 129 |  Serbia |
1.1% | 72,041 | Christianity |
| 133 |  Seychelles |
0.9% | 1,105 | Christianity |
| 134 |  Fiji |
0.8% | 7,465 | Christianity |
| 135 |  Burkina Faso |
0.7% | 168,522 | Islam |
| 135 |  Central African Republic |
0.7% | 38,593 | Christianity |
| 135 |  Mauritius |
0.7% | 8,706 | Hinduism |
| 135 |  Micronesia |
0.7% | 796 | Christianity |
| 139 |  Cyprus |
0.6% | 8,225 | Christianity |
| 139 |  Tonga |
0.6% | 622 | Christianity |
| 141 |  Georgia |
0.5% | 19,679 | Christianity |
| 142 |  Tuvalu |
0.4% | 38 | Christianity |
| 143 |  Iran |
0.3% | 277,253 | Islam |
| 144 |  Moldova |
0.2% | 4,721 | Christianity |
| 144 |  Paraguay |
0.2% | 14,026 | Christianity |
| 144 |  Samoa |
0.2% | 439 | Christianity |
| 144 |  Uganda |
0.2% | 102,770 | Christianity |
| 148 |  Gambia |
0.1% | 2,822 | Islam |
| 148 |  Kosovo |
0.1% | 1,577 | Islam |
| 148 |  Myanmar |
0.1% | 54,851 | Buddhism |
| 148 |  Niger |
0.1% | 27,918 | Islam |
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Data: CIA World Factbook (public domain) (religions); population: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).
Where people with no religion live
By continent, the largest numbers of people with no religion (estimated from national shares and populations) live in Asia (862.1 million), Americas (172.7 million), Europe (138.4 million) and Africa (34.0 million). The five countries with the most people with no religion are China (732.8 million), Vietnam (87.7 million), United States (77.9 million), Germany (36.6 million) and South Korea (31.0 million).
Where No religion is the majority
No religion is the largest religion in 9 countries, including Vietnam, Uruguay, South Korea, Estonia, Czechia, Hong Kong, Netherlands, China and Andorra.
About the data
Shares come from national censuses and surveys compiled in the CIA World Factbook; the year differs by country. Denominations are grouped into religious families — for example Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox into Christianity. Totals can exceed or fall short of 100% because sources overlap or leave groups unstated.
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Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest percentage of people with no religion?
Vietnam (86.3%), followed by Uruguay, South Korea, Estonia and Czechia.
Which country has the most people with no religion?
China — about 732.8 million.
In how many countries is No religion the largest religion?
9.