World Religion Map
World Religion Map
Explore religion map of the world. In world cultures, there have traditionally been many different groupings of religious belief.
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Religion and Adherents 2015
| Religion | Adherents |
|---|
| Christianity | 31.20% |
| Islam | 24.10% |
| No religion | 16% |
| Hinduism | 15.10% |
| Buddhism | 6.90% |
| Folk religions | 5.70% |
| Other religions | 0.51% |
| Sikhism | 0.29% |
| Judaism | 0.20% |
Largest Religious Groups
| Religion | Followers (billions) | Cultural tradition | Founded |
|---|
| Christianity | 2.4 | Abrahamic religions | Middle East |
| Atheism | 2 | Depends on the region | Worldwide |
| Islam | 1.8 | Abrahamic religions | Middle East |
| Hinduism | 1.2 | Indian religions | Indian subcontinent |
| Buddhism | 0.5 | Indian religions | Indian subcontinent |
| Folk religion | 0.4 | Depends on the region | Worldwide |
Medium-sized Religions
| Religion | Followers (millions) | Cultural tradition | Founded |
|---|
| Taoism | 12-173 | Chinese religions | China |
| Sikhism | 30-140 | Indian religions | Indian subcontinent, 15th century |
| Shinto | 100 | Japanese religions | Japan |
| Judaism | 14.5 | Abrahamic religions | Levant (Middle East) |
| Confucianism | 6-7 | Chinese religions | China |
| Spiritism | 5-15 | New religious movements | France |
| Korean shamanism | 5-15 | Korean religions | Korea |
| Caodaism | 5-9 | Vietnamese religions | Vietnam, 20th century |
| Baháʼí Faith | 5-7.3 | Abrahamic religions | Iran, 19th century |
| Jainism | 4-5 | Indian religions | Indian subcontinent, 7th to 9th century BC |
| Cheondoism | 3-4 | Korean religions | Korea, 19th century |
| Hoahaoism | 1.5-3 | Vietnamese religions | Vietnam, 20th century |
| Tenriism | 1.2 | Japanese religions | Japan, 19th century |
Trends in Adherence
Annual trends of growth of adherence
| 1970-1985 | 1990-2000 | 2000-2005 | % change 1970-2010 (40 yrs) |
|---|
| 3.65%: Baháʼí Faith | 2.65%: Zoroastrianism | 1.84%: Islam | 9.85%: Daoism |
| 2.74%: Islam | 2.28%: Baháʼí Faith | 1.70%: Baháʼí Faith | 4.26%: Baháʼí Faith |
| 2.34%: Hinduism | 2.13%: Islam | 1.62%: Sikhism | 4.23%: Islam |
| 1.67%: Buddhism | 1.87%: Sikhism | 1.57%: Hinduism | 3.08%: Sikhism |
| 1.64%: Christianity | 1.69%: Hinduism | 1.32%: Christianity | 2.76%: Buddhism |
| 1.09%: Judaism | 1.36%: Christianity | | 2.62%: Hinduism |
| | 1.09%: Buddhism | | 2.60%: Jainism |
| | | | 2.50%: Zoroastrianism |
| | | | across 40 yrs, world total 2.16% |
| | | | 2.10%: Christianity |
| | | | 0.83%: Confucianism |
| | | | 0.37%: unaffiliated (inc. atheists, agnostics, religious but not affiliated) |
| | | | -0.03%: Judaism |
| | | | -0.83%: Shintoism |
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