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<td> [[Christianity in Rwanda]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Rwanda]] </td>
<td align="right"> 8,440,820 </td>
<td align="right"> 8,440,820 </td>
<td align="center"> 93.6% </td>
<td align="center"> 93.6% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 7,892,335 </td>
<td align="right"> 7,892,335 </td>
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<td> Christianity in San Marino </td>
<td> Christianity in San Marino </td>
<td align="right"> 28,880 </td>
<td align="right"> 28,880 </td>
<td align="center"> 100% </td>
<td align="center"> 100% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 28,880 </td>
<td align="right"> 28,880 </td>
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<td> Christianity in Saudi Arabia </td>
<td> Christianity in Saudi Arabia </td>
<td align="right"> 26,417,599 </td>
<td align="right"> 26,417,599 </td>
<td align="center"> 3.7% </td>
<td align="center"> 3.7% {{fact}}</td>
<td align="right"> 1,000,000 </td>
<td align="right"> 1,000,000 </td>
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<td> Christianity in Senegal </td>
<td> Christianity in Senegal </td>
<td align="right"> 11,126,832 </td>
<td align="right"> 11,126,832 </td>
<td align="center"> 6% </td>
<td align="center"> 5% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 667,620 </td>
<td align="right"> 560,000 </td>
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<td> Christianity in Serbia and Montenegro </td>
<td> Christianity in Serbia and Montenegro </td>
<td align="right"> 10,829,175 </td>
<td align="right"> 10,829,175 </td>
<td align="center"> 70% </td>
<td align="center"> 70% {{fact}}</td>
<td align="right"> 7,576,100 </td>
<td align="right"> 7,576,100 </td>
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<td> Christianity in Seychelles </td>
<td> Christianity in Seychelles </td>
<td align="right"> 81,188 </td>
<td align="right"> 81,188 </td>
<td align="center"> 93.2% </td>
<td align="center"> 94.7% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 75,680 </td>
<td align="right"> 76,885 </td>
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<td> [[Christianity in Sierra Leone]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Sierra Leone]] </td>
<td align="right"> 6,017,643 </td>
<td align="right"> 6,017,643 </td>
<td align="center"> 10% </td>
<td align="center"> 10% (''approximate'')<ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 601,765 </td>
<td align="right"> 601,765 </td>
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<td> [[Christianity in Singapore]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Singapore]] </td>
<td align="right"> 4,425,720 </td>
<td align="right"> 4,425,720 </td>
<td align="center"> 14.6% </td>
<td align="center"> 14.6% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 646,167 </td>
<td align="right"> 646,167 </td>
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<td> Christianity in Slovakia </td>
<td> Christianity in Slovakia </td>
<td align="right"> 5,431,363 </td>
<td align="right"> 5,431,363 </td>
<td align="center"> 56% (''approximate'') <ref name=EUROBAROMETER/> </td>
<td align="center"> 56% (''approximate'') <ref name=EUROBAROMETER/> - 83.8 <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 3,041,563 </td>
<td align="right"> 3,000,000 - 4,600,000</td>
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<td> Christianity in Slovenia </td>
<td> Christianity in Slovenia </td>
<td align="right"> 2,011,070 </td>
<td align="right"> 2,011,070 </td>
<td align="center"> 32% (''approximate'') <ref name=EUROBAROMETER/> </td>
<td align="center"> 32% <ref name=EUROBAROMETER/> - 61% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 643,542 </td>
<td align="right"> 640,000 - 1,200,000</td>
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<td> Christianity in Somalia </td>
<td> Christianity in Somalia </td>
<td align="right"> 8,591,629 </td>
<td align="right"> 8,591,629 </td>
<td align="center"> 0.1% </td>
<td align="center"> 0.001% {{fact}}</td>
<td align="right"> 850 </td>
<td align="right"> 850 </td>
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<td> Christianity in South Africa </td>
<td> Christianity in South Africa </td>
<td align="right"> 44,344,136 </td>
<td align="right"> 44,344,136 </td>
<td align="center"> 79.7% </td>
<td align="center"> 79.7% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 35,342,330 </td>
<td align="right"> 35,342,330 </td>
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<td ALIGN=center> [[Western Europe]] </td>
<td ALIGN=center> [[Western Europe]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Spain]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Spain]] </td>
<td align="right"> 40,341,462 </td>
<td align="right"> 40,000,000 </td>
<td align="center"> 54% (''approximate'') <ref name=EUROBAROMETER/> </td>
<td align="center"> 54% <ref name=EUROBAROMETER/> - 94% <ref name=FACTBOOK/> </td>
<td align="right"> 21,784,389 </td>
<td align="right"> 22,000,000 - 38,000,000</td>
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<td> Christianity in Sri Lanka </td>
<td> Christianity in Sri Lanka </td>
<td align="right"> 20,064,776 </td>
<td align="right"> 20,064,776 </td>
<td align="center"> 6.2% </td>
<td align="center"> 6.2% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 1,244,017 </td>
<td align="right"> 1,244,017 </td>
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<td> [[Christianity in Sudan]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Sudan]] </td>
<td align="right"> 40,572,741 </td>
<td align="right"> 40,572,741 </td>
<td align="center"> 5% </td>
<td align="center"> 5% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 2,109,782
<td align="right"> 2,109,782
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<td ALIGN=center> [[South America]] </td>
<td ALIGN=center> [[South America]] </td>
<td> Christianity in Suriname </td>
<td> Christianity in Suriname </td>
<td align="right"> 438,144 </td>
<td align="right"> 440,000 </td>
<td align="center"> 50% </td>
<td align="center"> 47% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 219,072 </td>
<td align="right"> 210,000 </td>
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<td> [[Christianity in Swaziland]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Swaziland]] </td>
<td align="right"> 1,173,900 </td>
<td align="right"> 1,173,900 </td>
<td align="center"> 86% </td>
<td align="center"> 46%-86% (''depending on degree of [[syncretism]]'')<ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 1,009,555 </td>
<td align="right"> 1,009,555 </td>
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<td> [[Christianity in Switzerland]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Switzerland]] </td>
<td align="right"> 7,489,370 </td>
<td align="right"> 7,489,370 </td>
<td align="center"> 43% (''approx'') <ref name=EUROBAROMETER/> </td>
<td align="center"> 43% (''approximate'') <ref name=EUROBAROMETER/> </td>
<td align="right"> 3,220,429 </td>
<td align="right"> 3,220,429 </td>
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<td> [[Christianity in Syria]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Syria]] </td>
<td align="right"> 18,448,752 </td>
<td align="right"> 18,448,752 </td>
<td align="center"> 10% </td>
<td align="center"> 10% (''approximate'')<ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 1,844,876 </td>
<td align="right"> 1,844,876 </td>
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<td> [[Christianity in Taiwan]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Taiwan]] </td>
<td align="right"> 22,894,384 </td>
<td align="right"> 22,894,384 </td>
<td align="center"> 4.5% </td>
<td align="center"> 4.5% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 1,030,250 </td>
<td align="right"> 1,030,250 </td>
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<td> [[Christianity in Tajikistan]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Tajikistan]] </td>
<td align="right"> 7,163,506 </td>
<td align="right"> 7,163,506 </td>
<td align="center"> 5% </td>
<td align="center"> 5% {{Fact}}</td>
<td align="right"> 358,175 </td>
<td align="right"> 358,175 </td>
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<td> [[Christianity in Tanzania]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Tanzania]] </td>
<td align="right"> 36,766,356 </td>
<td align="right"> 36,766,356 </td>
<td align="center"> 30% </td>
<td align="center"> 30% (''approximate'')<ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 11,029,950 </td>
<td align="right"> 11,029,950 </td>
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<td> Christianity in Thailand </td>
<td> Christianity in Thailand </td>
<td align="right"> 65,444,371 </td>
<td align="right"> 65,444,371 </td>
<td align="center"> 0.5% </td>
<td align="center"> 0.7% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 308,110 </td>
<td align="right"> 460,000 </td>
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<td> Christianity in Togo </td>
<td> Christianity in Togo </td>
<td align="right"> 5,681,519 </td>
<td align="right"> 5,681,519 </td>
<td align="center"> 29% </td>
<td align="center"> 29% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 1,647,665 </td>
<td align="right"> 1,647,665 </td>
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<td> Christianity in Trinidad and Tobago </td>
<td> Christianity in Trinidad and Tobago </td>
<td align="right"> 1,088,644 </td>
<td align="right"> 1,088,644 </td>
<td align="center"> 57.6% </td>
<td align="center"> 57.6% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 627,090 </td>
<td align="right"> 627,090 </td>
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<td ALIGN=center> [[North Africa]] </td>
<td ALIGN=center> [[North Africa]] </td>
<td> Christianity in Tunisia </td>
<td> Christianity in Tunisia </td>
<td align="right"> 10,074,951 </td>
<td align="right"> 10,000,000 </td>
<td align="center"> 0.5% </td>
<td align="center"> 1% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 50,000 </td>
<td align="right"> 100,000 </td>
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<td> [[Christianity in Turkey]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Turkey]] </td>
<td align="right"> 69,660,559 </td>
<td align="right"> 69,660,559 </td>
<td align="center"> 0.2% </td>
<td align="center"> 0.2% {{fact}}</td>
<td align="right"> 139,320 </td>
<td align="right"> 139,320 </td>
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<td ALIGN=center> [[Central Asia]] </td>
<td ALIGN=center> [[Central Asia]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Turkmenistan]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Turkmenistan]] </td>
<td align="right"> 4,952,081 </td>
<td align="right"> 5,100,000 </td>
<td align="center"> 10% </td>
<td align="center"> 9% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 500,000 </td>
<td align="right"> 460,00 </td>
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<td> [[Christianity in the United Arab Emirates]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in the United Arab Emirates]] </td>
<td align="right"> 2,563,212 </td>
<td align="right"> 2,563,212 </td>
<td align="center"> 3% </td>
<td align="center"> 3% {[fact}}</td>
<td align="right"> 76,900 </td>
<td align="right"> 76,900 </td>
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<td> Christianity in Puerto Rico (U.S.) </td>
<td> Christianity in Puerto Rico (U.S.) </td>
<td align="right"> 3,916,632 </td>
<td align="right"> 3,916,632 </td>
<td align="center"> 93% </td>
<td align="center"> 93% {{fact}}</td>
<td align="right"> 3,642,530 </td>
<td align="right"> 3,642,530 </td>
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<td ALIGN=center> [[Central Asia]] </td>
<td ALIGN=center> [[Central Asia]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Uzbekistan]] </td>
<td> [[Christianity in Uzbekistan]] </td>
<td align="right"> 26,851,195 </td>
<td align="right"> 28,000,000 </td>
<td align="center"> 11% {{Fact|date=April 2007}}</td>
<td align="center"> 9% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></td>
<td align="right"> 2,953,632 </td>
<td align="right"> 2,500,000 </td>
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<th colspan="2"> Total </th>
<th colspan="2"> Total </th>
<th> 6,313,801,499 </th>
<th> 6,600,000,000 </th>
<th> 27.50% </th>
<th> 27.50% - 33.03% <ref name=FACTBOOK/></th>
<th> 1,735,391,116 </th> </th>
<th> 1,800,000,000 - 2,180,000,000 </th> </th>
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Revision as of 18:17, 6 June 2007

Worldwide distribution of Orthodox (cyan), Catholic (yellow) and Protestant (purple) Christians relative to the total population per country.
Percentage of Christians for each country

The following table pertains to Christianity by country, notably population statistics. Many of the figures cited in this article are hotly debated, with numbers varying widely between different sources[1], and as such should be taken as approximate.

The United States currently has the most Christian missionaries around the world, followed by South Korea.


Inclusion of statistics

When changing or adding statistics:

  1. Unsourced changes will be removed.
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  3. Links to websites clearly promoting a specific religion are not reliable sources
  4. Many official sources are considered more reputable than others (e.g., http://bbc.co.uk or https://cia.gov are considered reputable, while a personal webpage is not).
  5. If there is any doubt as the figures, a range of figures may be listed, as long as there are sources for both figures.

Statistics

Region Country Population(2005E)  % Christian Christian total
Central Asia Christianity in Afghanistan 29,928,987 0.1% [2] 30,000
Balkans Christianity in Albania 3,563,112 30% (approximate) [3][4] 1,689,934
North Africa Christianity in Algeria 32,531,853 0.4% [citation needed] 50,000
Southern Africa Christianity in Angola 12,127,071 53% (1998 est.) [3] 6,427,347
Caribbean Christianity in Anguilla 13,477 90.5 (2001 census) [3] 12,196
South America Christianity in Argentina 39,537,943 94% (less than 25% practicing) [3] 37,165,720
Caucasus Christianity in Armenia 2,982,904 98.7% [3] 2,944,122
Oceania Christianity in Australia 20,090,437 67.4% [3] 13,543,693
Central Europe Christianity in Austria 8,192,880 49%(approx) [5] - 81.8% (approx) [6] 4,014,511 - 6,701,775
Caucasus Christianity in Azerbaijan 7,911,974 6.6% [citation needed] 519,027
Caribbean Christianity in the Bahamas 303,770 96.3 [3] 293,000
Middle East Christianity in Bahrain 698,585 9% [3] 63,000
South Asia Christianity in Bangladesh 144,319,628 0.7% [7]. 1,050,000
Eastern Europe Christianity in Belarus 10,300,483 95% [citation needed] 9,785,475
Western Europe Christianity in Belgium 10,364,388 38% (approx) [5] 3,938,467 - 8,809,729
Central America Christianity in Belize 279,457 84.2% [citation needed] 235,254
West Africa Christianity in Benin 7,460,025 30% (approximate)[3] 2,238,000
South Asia Christianity in Bhutan 2,232,291 0.3% [citation needed] 6,696
South America Christianity in Bolivia 8,857,870 98% [citation needed] 8,680,712
Balkans Christianity in Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,907,000 51% [citation needed] 1,992,570
Southern Africa Christianity in Botswana 1,640,115 71.6% (2001 census)[3] 1,174,311
South America Christianity in Brazil 186,112,794 89% [3] 166,000,000
Southeast Asia Christianity in Brunei 372,361 10% (approximate)[3] 40,000
Balkans Christianity in Bulgaria 7,450,349 35% (approx) [5] - 83.8% [3] 2,607,622 - 6,240,000
West Africa Christianity in Burkina Faso 13,925,313 10% (approximate)[3] 1,400,000
Central Africa Christianity in Burundi 6,370,609 67% [3] 4,268,308
Southeast Asia Christianity in Cambodia 14,071,000 2% [citation needed] 281,420
West Africa Christianity in Cameroon 16,380,005 40% (approximate)[3] 6,600,000
North America Christianity in Canada 32,805,041 70.3% [3] 23,100,000
West Africa Christianity in Cape Verde 420,979 90% [citation needed] 378,881
Central Africa Christianity in Central African Republic 3,799,897 50% (approximate)[3] 1,899,948
Central Africa Christianity in Chad 9,826,419 35% [3] 3,439,279
South America Christianity in Chile 15,980,912 91% [8] 14,542,629
East Asia Christianity in China 1,306,313,812 3% - 5%[3] 39,189,414 - 65,315,690
South America Christianity in Colombia 42,954,279 94.5%[9] 40,591,793
East Africa Christianity in Comoros 671,247 2% [3] 13,000
Central Africa Christianity in the Republic of the Congo 3,039,126 50% [citation needed] 1,519,563
Central Africa Christianity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 60,085,004 70% [3] 42,000,000
Central America Christianity in Costa Rica 4,016,173 94% [3] 3,780,000
West Africa Christianity in Côte d'Ivoire 17,298,040 20-30% [3] 3,500,000-5,200,000
Central EuropeBalkans Christianity in Croatia 4,495,904 62% (approx) [5] 93% [10] 2,787,460 - 4,181,190
North America Christianity in Cuba 11,346,670 45% [11] 5,106,015
Middle East Christianity in Cyprus 780,133 82% 639,764
Central Europe Christianity in Czech Republic 10,241,138 14% (approximate) [5] - 30% [12] 1,433,759 - 3,072,341
Western Europe Christianity in Denmark 5,411,405 26% (approximate) [5] - 97% [13] 1,406,965 - 5,303,176
East Africa Christianity in Djibouti 476,703 6% 28,608
Caribbean Christianity in Dominica 68,902 88.7% [14] 61,116
Caribbean Christianity in Dominican Republic 8,950,034 75.8%[15] 6,784,125
Southeast Asia Christianity in East Timor 1,040,880 93% 968,130
South America Christianity in Ecuador 13,363,593 98% 13,096,330
North Africa Christianity in Egypt 78,505,756 10% [3] 7,850,575
Central America Christianity in El Salvador 6,704,932 80.9%[16] 5,424,289
West Africa Christianity in Equatorial Guinea 504,000 90% 453,600
East Africa Christianity in Eritrea 4,861,599 50% 2,430,799
Eastern Europe Christianity in Estonia 1,324,333 10% [5] - 28% [3] 132,433
East Africa Christianity in Ethiopia 74,053,286[17] 50%[18] 37,026,643
Oceania Christianity in Fiji 893,354 52% 464,568
Western Europe Christianity in Finland 5,223,442 36%(approx) [5] - 83.6% (approx) [19] 1,880,439 - 4,507,830
Western Europe Christianity in France 63,587,700 30% (approx) [5] - 89% [3] 19,076,310 - 42,158,645
West Africa Christianity in Gabon 1,389,201 30% 60%[20] 833,520
West Africa Christianity in The Gambia 1,593,256 9% 143,397
Caucasus Christianity in Georgia 4,677,401 88.6% 4,144,176
Western Europe Christianity in Germany 82,431,390 42% [5] - 68% [3] 34,621,183
West Africa Christianity in Ghana 21,029,853 63% 13,244,490
Balkans Christianity in Greece 10,668,354 98% 10,028,296
Caribbean Christianity in Grenada 89,502 94%[21] 84,131
Central America Christianity in Guatemala 14,655,189 85% 12,456,920
West Africa Christianity in Guinea 9,467,866 8% 757,432
West Africa Christianity in Guinea-Bissau 1,416,027 5% 70,800
South America Christianity in Guyana 765,283 50% 382,640
Caribbean Christianity in Haiti 8,121,622 83.7%[22] 6,797,797
Central America Christianity in Honduras 6,975,204 86% [23] 5,998,675
Central Europe Christianity in Hungary 10,006,835 35% [5] - 75% [3] 3,902,665
Western Europe Christianity in Iceland 296,737 33% (approx) [5] - 94% [3] 97,923
South Asia Christianity in India 1,028,610,388 2.3% [3] 23,658,038
Southeast Asia Christianity in Indonesia 241,973,879 12% 25,000,000
Middle East Christianity in Iran 68,017,860 0.2% 136,000
Middle East Christianity in Iraq 26,074,906 2.8% 750,000
Western Europe Christianity in Ireland 4,100,000 68% [5] - 93% [3] 2,700,000 - 3,800,000
Middle East Christianity in Israel 6,276,883 2.1% 131,814
Western Europe Christianity in Italy 58,103,033 70% 40,672,123
Caribbean Christianity in Jamaica 2,731,832 61.3%[24] 1,674,613
; East Asia Christianity in Japan 127,417,244 0.7% 891,920
Middle East Christianity in Jordan 5,759,732 6% 345,600
Central Asia Christianity in Kazakhstan 15,185,844 53% 8,048,580
East Africa Christianity in Kenya 33,829,590 66% [25] 22,327,529
East Asia Christianity in North Korea 22,912,177 0.05% 12,000
East Asia Christianity in South Korea 48,846,823 26.3% [3] 12,846,714
Middle East Christianity in Kuwait 2,335,648 10.7% 250,000
Central Asia Christianity in Kyrgyzstan 5,146,281 20% 1,029,256
Southeast Asia Christianity in Laos 6,217,141 1.5% 93,256
Eastern Europe Christianity in Latvia 2,290,237 32% (approximate) [5] 732,875
Middle East Christianity in Lebanon 3,826,018 40% 1,530,407
Southern Africa Christianity in Lesotho 1,867,035 80% 1,493,600
West Africa Christianity in Liberia 3,482,211 40% 1,392,884
North Africa Christianity in Libya 5,765,563 3% 172,968
Eastern Europe Christianity in Lithuania 3,600,000 44% [5] - 85% [3] 1,500,000 - 3,000,000
Western Europe Christianity in Luxembourg 468,571 39% (approximate) [5] 182,742
Balkans Christianity in FYR Macedonia 2,045,262 32.6% 666,767
Southern Africa Christianity in Madagascar 18,040,341 41% 7,396,564
Southern Africa Christianity in Malawi 12,158,924 70%[26] 8,511,246
Southeast Asia Christianity in Malaysia 23,953,136 10% 2,395,314
South Asia Christianity in Maldives 349,106 0.1% 350
West Africa Christianity in Mali 12,291,529 5% 614,576
North Africa Christianity in Mauritania 3,086,859 0.1% 3,087
Southern Africa Christianity in Mauritius 1,230,602 32.2% 396,253
North America Christianity in Mexico 106,202,903 95% 100,892,850
Eastern Europe Christianity in Moldova 4,455,421 98.2% 4,375,301
Central Asia Christianity in Mongolia 2,791,272 0.3% 10,000
North Africa Christianity in Morocco 32,725,847 0.1% 35,000
Southern Africa Christianity in Mozambique 19,406,703 41.3% 8,014,967
Southeast Asia Christianity in Myanmar 42,909,464 4% [3] 2,000,000
Southern Africa Christianity in Namibia 2,030,692 90% 1,827,630
South Asia Christianity in Nepal 27,676,547 1.4% 400,000
Western Europe Christianity in the Netherlands 16,407,491 29% (approximate) [5] 4,758,172
Oceania Christianity in New Zealand 4,035,461 53.5% 2,158,992
Central America Christianity in Nicaragua 5,465,100 91.5%[27] 5,000,566
West Africa Christianity in Niger 11,665,937 5% 583,300
West Africa Christianity in Nigeria 128,771,988 45% 57,947,400
Western Europe Christianity in Norway 4,593,041 10% (approx) [28] 459,304
Middle East Christianity in Oman 3,001,583 0.01% (1984)[29] 450
South Asia Christianity in Pakistan 162,419,946 1.5% [30] 2,436,299
Central America Christianity in Panama 3,039,150 90% 2,735,280
Oceania Christianity in Papua New Guinea 5,545,268 66% 3,659,900
South America Christianity in Paraguay 6,347,884 96.9% [31] 6,151,099
South America Christianity in Peru 27,925,628 83.1% 23,206,256
Southeast Asia Christianity in The Philippines 87,857,473 92.5% 81,268,187
Central Europe Christianity in Poland 38,635,144 75% (approx)[5] 28,976,358
Western Europe Christianity in Portugal 10,566,212 76% (approx) [5] 8,030,321
Middle East Christianity in Qatar 863,051 8.1% 70,000
Central Europe Christianity in Romania 22,329,977 85% (approx) [5] 18,980,480
Eastern Europe Christianity in Russia 143,420,309 44.63% [32] 75,500,000
East Africa Christianity in Rwanda 8,440,820 93.6% [3] 7,892,335
Western Europe Christianity in San Marino 28,880 100% [3] 28,880
Middle East Christianity in Saudi Arabia 26,417,599 3.7% [citation needed] 1,000,000
West Africa Christianity in Senegal 11,126,832 5% [3] 560,000
Balkans Christianity in Serbia and Montenegro 10,829,175 70% [citation needed] 7,576,100
East Africa Christianity in Seychelles 81,188 94.7% [3] 76,885
West Africa Christianity in Sierra Leone 6,017,643 10% (approximate)[3] 601,765
Southeast Asia Christianity in Singapore 4,425,720 14.6% [3] 646,167
Central Europe Christianity in Slovakia 5,431,363 56% (approximate) [5] - 83.8 [3] 3,000,000 - 4,600,000
Central Europe Christianity in Slovenia 2,011,070 32% [5] - 61% [3] 640,000 - 1,200,000
East Africa Christianity in Somalia 8,591,629 0.001% [citation needed] 850
Southern Africa Christianity in South Africa 44,344,136 79.7% [3] 35,342,330
Western Europe Christianity in Spain 40,000,000 54% [5] - 94% [3] 22,000,000 - 38,000,000
South Asia Christianity in Sri Lanka 20,064,776 6.2% [3] 1,244,017
North Africa Christianity in Sudan 40,572,741 5% [3] 2,109,782
South America Christianity in Suriname 440,000 47% [3] 210,000
Southern Africa Christianity in Swaziland 1,173,900 46%-86% (depending on degree of syncretism)[3] 1,009,555
Western Europe Christianity in Sweden 9,001,774 18% (approximate) [5] 1,620,319
Western Europe Christianity in Switzerland 7,489,370 43% (approximate) [5] 3,220,429
Middle East Christianity in Syria 18,448,752 10% (approximate)[3] 1,844,876
East Asia Christianity in Taiwan 22,894,384 4.5% [3] 1,030,250
Central Asia Christianity in Tajikistan 7,163,506 5% [citation needed] 358,175
East Africa Christianity in Tanzania 36,766,356 30% (approximate)[3] 11,029,950
Southeast Asia Christianity in Thailand 65,444,371 0.7% [3] 460,000
West Africa Christianity in Togo 5,681,519 29% [3] 1,647,665
Central America Christianity in Trinidad and Tobago 1,088,644 57.6% [3] 627,090
North Africa Christianity in Tunisia 10,000,000 1% [3] 100,000
Middle East Christianity in Turkey 69,660,559 0.2% [citation needed] 139,320
Central Asia Christianity in Turkmenistan 5,100,000 9% [3] 460,00
East Africa Christianity in Uganda 27,269,482 85%[33] 23,206,329
Eastern Europe Christianity in Ukraine 47,425,336 51.7% [3] 23,179,059
Middle East Christianity in the United Arab Emirates 2,563,212 3% {[fact}} 76,900
Western Europe Christianity in the United Kingdom 60,441,457 35% (approx.) [5] - 71.6% [34] 21,154,509 - 42,960,000
North America Christianity in the United States 295,734,134 78%[3] 230,672,624
Caribbean Christianity in Puerto Rico (U.S.) 3,916,632 93% [citation needed] 3,642,530
South America Christianity in Uruguay 3,415,920 68% [3] 2,322,880
Central Asia Christianity in Uzbekistan 28,000,000 9% [3] 2,500,000
Western Europe Christianity in Vatican City ; 921 100% [35] 921
South America Christianity in Venezuela 25,375,281 98% [3] 24,867,794
Southeast Asia Christianity in Vietnam 83,535,576 7.2% [3] 6,014,563
Middle East Christianity in West Bank and Gaza 3,761,904 5% [citation needed] 188,100
North Africa Christianity in Western Sahara 273,008 0.2% [citation needed] 546
Middle East Christianity in Yemen 20,727,063 0.5% [citation needed] 103,635
Southern Africa Christianity in Zambia 11,261,795 50-75% [3] 5,600,000 - 8,400,000
Southern Africa Christianity in Zimbabwe 12,746,990 25-75% (depending on extent of syncretism)[3] 3,200,000 - 9,600,250
Total 6,600,000,000 27.50% - 33.03% [3] 1,800,000,000 - 2,180,000,000

By Region

The following are summary tables of the numbers and percentages of Christians in each region.

Christianity in Africa
Region Total Population Christians  % Christian  % of Christian total
Central Africa 83,121,055 53,127,098 63.9% 3.008%
East Africa 195,041,900 116,911,194 59.94% 6.620%
North Africa 203,536,578 10,271,958 5.04% 0.581%
Southern Africa 138,028,304 81,609,757 59.12% 4.621%
West Africa 269,922,224 93,283,710 34.56% 5.282%
Total 889,650,061 355,203,717 39.92% 20.11%
Christians in The Americas
Region Total Population Christians  % Christian  % of Christian total
Caribbean 23,809,623 20,014,531 84.06% 0.92%
Central America 42,223,849 36,658,782 86.82% 1.69%
North America 446,088,748 368,130,832 82.52% 16.94%
South America 371,075,531 329,840,225 88.89% 15.18%
Total 884,238,633 754,644,370 85.34% 34.73%
Christians in Oceania
Region Total Population Christians  % Christian  % of Christian total
Oceania 30,809,781 21,116,685 68.54% 0.97%

Footnotes and Specific References

  1. ^ Differences are due to several factors, such as missionary (or governmental) bias, stronger or looser definitions of Christian, and data sampling methods.
  2. ^ "Joshua Project". Retrieved 2007-04-17.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn "CIA factbook". Retrieved 2007-04-17.
  4. ^ There are currently no reliable numbers, the last serious research about religion in Albania was in 1930s
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Eurobarometer on Social Values, Science and technology 2005 - page 11" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  6. ^ "Austria International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-04. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 8 (help)
  7. ^ Bangladesh "Charisma Magazine Online". Retrieved 2007-04-17. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  8. ^ "US Department of State - Chile - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  9. ^ "US Department of State - Columbia - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  10. ^ "CIA - Croatia". Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  11. ^ "Bible Society". Retrieved 2007-04-17.
  12. ^ "Czech Republic - CIA FACT BOOK".
  13. ^ "CIA FACT BOOK - Denmark". Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  14. ^ "US Department of State - Dominica - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  15. ^ "US Department of State - Dominican Republic - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  16. ^ "US Department of State - El Salvador - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  17. ^ 1994 Ethiopian census as cited by Berhanu Abegaz, "Ethiopia: A Model Nation of Minorities" (accessed 6 April 2006)
  18. ^ "US Department of State - Ethiopia - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  19. ^ "Finland International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-04. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 8 (help)
  20. ^ "US Department of State - Gabon - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  21. ^ "US Department of State - Grenada - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  22. ^ "US Embassy - Haiti - International Religious Freedom Report 2006". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  23. ^ "US Department of State - Honduras - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  24. ^ "Jamaican Census Figures". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  25. ^ "US Department of State - Kenya - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  26. ^ "US Department of State - Malawi - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  27. ^ "US Department of State - Nicaragua - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  28. ^ "Wikipedia, Religion In Norway Today". Retrieved 2007-05-28.
  29. ^ "Adherents.com". Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  30. ^ "ReligiousTolerence.Org". Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  31. ^ "US Department of State - Paraguay - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  32. ^ "Answers.com- Religion In Russia". Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  33. ^ "US Department of State - Uganda - International Religious Freedom Report 2005". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  34. ^ "UK Census 2001". Retrieved 2001. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  35. ^ Vatican City is the seat of the Roman Catholic church

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