2437 Sat 11 Nov 2017 LESSON
Tripitaka
in 23) Classical English,82) Classical Sesotho- Sesotho ea khale,
https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Buddhism_by_countryBuddhism is a religion practiced by an estimated 488 million in the world,[1] 495 million,[2] or 535 million[3] people as of the 2010s, representing 9% to 10% of the world’s total population.
China is the country with the largest population of Buddhists, approximately 244 million or 18.2% of its total population.[1] They are mostly followers of Chinese schools of Mahayana, making this the largest body of Buddhist traditions. Mahayana, also practiced in broader East Asia, is followed by over half of world Buddhists.[1]
The second largest body of Buddhist schools is Theravada, mostly followed in Southeast Asia.[1] The third and smallest body of schools, Vajrayana, is followed mostly in Tibet, the Himalayan region, Mongolia and parts of Russia,[1] but has been disseminated throughout the world.
According to a demographic analysis reported by Peter Harvey (2013):[3]
There are over 10 countries with the highest Buddhist percentage:
Country[4] | Estimated Buddhist population | % of total Buddhist in country |
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13,701,660 | 96.90% |
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64,419,840 | 93.20% |
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48,415,960 | 87.90% |
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563,000 | 74.70% |
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14,222,844 | 70.2% [5] |
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4,092,000 | 66.00% |
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1,520,760 | 55.1% |
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45,820,000 | 36.2% |
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8,000,000 | 35%[6] |
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1,725,510 | 33.90% |
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11,050,000 | 22% |
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5,620,483 | 19.8% [7] |
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244,130,000 | 18.2% |
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14,380,000 | 16.4% |
Country/Territory | Population (2013)[8] | % Buddhist: 1. Pew, 2. ARDA. | Number of Buddhists |
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24,108,077 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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38,087,812 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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26,719 | 0.3%[1] | |
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25,789,024 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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42,610,981 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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109,153 | 0.1%[1] | |
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22,262,501 | 2.7%[1] | 528,977 |
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8,629,519 | 0.2%[1] | |
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319,031 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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1,281,332 | 2.5%[1] | |
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159,654,860 | 0.5%[1] | |
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288,725 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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9,625,888 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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10,444,268 | 0.2%[1] | |
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324,528 | 0.5%[1] | |
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69,467 | 0.5%[1] | |
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725,296 | 74.7%[1] | 563,000[1] |
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10,461,053 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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2,127,825 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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201,009,622 | 0.1%[1] | |
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415,717 | 8.6%[1] | |
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6,981,642 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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17,812,961 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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55,167,330 | 87.9%[1] | 48,415,960[1] |
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15,205,539 | 96.9%[1] | 13,701,660[1] |
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20,549,221 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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34,568,211 | 0.8%[1] | |
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11,193,452 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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17,216,945 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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1,349,585,838 | 18.2%[1] | 244,130,000[1] |
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1,513 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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45,745,783 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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75,507,308 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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4,492,689 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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4,695,942 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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22,400,835 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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4,475,611 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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11,394,043 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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146,836 | ||
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1,155,403 | 0.2%[1] | |
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10,162,921 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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5,556,452 | 0.2%[1] | |
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73,286 | 0.1%[1] | |
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10,219,630 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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1,172,390 | ||
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15,439,429 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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85,294,388 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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6,108,590 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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1,266,375 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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93,877,025 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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3,140 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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106,104 | 0.4%[1] | |
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896,758 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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5,266,114 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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65,951,611 | 0.5%[1] | |
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239,450 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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277,293 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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81,147,265 | 0.3%[1] | |
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22,931,299 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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10,772,967 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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160,378 | 1.1%[1] | |
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14,373,472 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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11,176,026 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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739,903 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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9,893,934 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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8,448,465 | 0.1%[1] | |
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7,182,724 | 13.2%[1] | |
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9,939,470 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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315,281 | 0.4%[1] | |
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1,326,987,437 | 0.8%[1] | 9,250,000 |
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251,160,124 | ||
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79,853,900 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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31,858,481 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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4,775,982 | ||
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7,707,042 | 0.2%[1] | |
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61,482,297 | 0.2%[1] | |
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2,909,714 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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127,253,075 | 36.2%[1] | 45,820,000[1] |
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6,482,081 | 0.4%[1] | |
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17,736,896 | 0.2%[1] | |
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44,037,656 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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24,720,407 | 1.5%[1] | |
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48,955,203 | 22.9%[1] | 11,050,000 |
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2,695,316 | 2.8%[1] | |
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5,548,042 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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6,695,166 | 66.1%[1] | 4,092,000 |
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2,178,443 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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4,131,583 | 0.2%[1] | |
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1,936,181 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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3,989,703 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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6,002,347 | 0.3%[1] | |
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37,009 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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3,515,858 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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514,862 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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583,003 | 17.3%[1] | |
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2,087,171 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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22,599,098 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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16,777,547 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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31,112,021 | 19.8 %[1] | 5,620,483 |
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393,988 | 0.6%[1] | |
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15,968,882 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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411,277 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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403,795 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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1,322,238 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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116,220,947 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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3,226,516 | 55.1%[1] | 1,520,760 |
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653,474 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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32,649,130 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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24,096,669 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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2,182,852 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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9,434 | 1.1%[1] | |
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30,430,267 | 10.3%[1] | |
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16,805,037 | 0.2%[1] | |
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264,022 | 0.6%[1] | |
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4,365,113 | 1.6%[1] | |
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5,788,531 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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174,507,539 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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51,170 | 10.6%[1] | |
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4,722,701 | 0.6%[1] | |
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3,154,134 | 0.8%[1] | |
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193,238,868 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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21,108 | 0.8%[1] | |
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4,293,313 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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3,559,408 | 0.2%[1] | |
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6,431,902 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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6,623,252 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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29,849,303 | 0.2%[1] | |
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98,215,000 | < 0.1%[1][9] | 46,558[10][11][12] |
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38,383,809 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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10,799,270 | 0.6%[1] | |
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3,674,209 | 0.3%[1] | |
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2,042,444 | 3.1%[1] | |
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839,500 | 0.2%[1] | |
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21,790,479 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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142,500,482 | 0.1%[1] | |
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26,939,583 | ||
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12,521,851 | 0.3%[1] | |
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7,450,265 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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90,846 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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5,612,685 | ||
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5,460,302 | 33.9%[1] | |
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5,488,339 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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1,992,690 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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597,248 | 0.3%[1] | |
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48,601,098 | 0.2%[1] | |
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47,370,542 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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21,675,648 | 69.3%[1] | 14,222,844 |
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34,847,910 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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566,846 | 0.6%[1] | |
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1,403,362 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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9,119,423 | 0.4%[1] | |
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7,996,026 | 0.4%[1] | |
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23,299,716 | 21.3%[1] | |
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7,910,041 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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48,261,942 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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67,448,120 | 93.2%[1] | 64,420,000 |
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7,154,237 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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106,322 | ||
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10,835,873 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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1,225,225 | 0.3%[1] | |
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80,694,485 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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5,113,040 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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10,698 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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34,758,809 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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44,573,205 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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5,473,972 | 2%[1] | |
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63,395,574 | 0.4%[1] | |
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316,668,567 | 1.2%[1] | 3,800,023 |
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3,324,460 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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104,737 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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28,661,637 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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261,565 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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28,459,085 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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92,477,857 | 16.4%[1] | 14,380,000 |
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25,408,288 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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14,222,233 | < 0.1%[1] | |
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13,182,908 | < 0.1%[1] | |
TOTAL | 7,095,217,980 | Pew: 7.1%[1] | Pew: 487,540,000[1] |
Region | Estimated total population | Estimated Buddhist population | % |
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Asia-Pacific | 4,054,990,000 | 481,290,000 | 11.9% |
North America | 344,530,000 | 3,860,000 | 1.1% |
Europe | 742,550,000 | 1,330,000 | 0.2% |
Middle East-North Africa | 341,020,000 | 500,000 | 0.1% |
Latin America-Caribbean | 590,080,000 | 410,000 | <0.1% |
Total | 6,895,890,000 | 487,540,000 | 7.1% |
Country | Estimated Buddhist population | % of the total population of the country | % of world Buddhist population |
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China | 244,130,000 | 18.2% | 46.4% |
Thailand | 64,420,000 | 93.2% | 12.2% |
Japan[13][1] | 45,820,000 | 36.2% | 9.4% |
Myanmar | 38,410,000 | 87.90% | 7.3% |
Sri Lanka | 14,450,000 | 69.3% | 2.8% |
Vietnam | 14,380,000 | 16.4% | 2.7% |
Cambodia | 13,690,000 | 96.9% | 2.9% |
South Korea | 11,050,000 | 22.9% | 2.1% |
India | 9,250,000 | 0.8% | 1.8% |
Malaysia | 5,010,000 | 19.8% | 1% |
Subtotal for the ten countries | 499,465,520 | 18.1% | 94.9% |
Subtotal for the rest of the world | 26,920,000 | 0.7% | 5.1% |
World total | 526,373,000 | 7.3% | 100% |
note : Exact number of followers when calculating Buddhists varies
because Buddhism is often mixed with the native East Asian religions in
their respective countries for example in Japan the number of Buddhists when calculating including the Shintoists would ramp the percentage of Buddhists in Japan from 67% to >98%.
Other religions:
General:
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