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Number of Buddhists World-Wide

While estimates vary between 200-500 million adherents, the generally agreed number of Buddhists is estimated at around 350 million (6% of the world's population). This makes Buddhism the world's fourth largest (in terms of number of adherents) religion.

Chart of Word Religions
   

            

              

World Religions

Number of Adherents

Christianity

2 billion

Islam

1.3 billion

Hinduism

900 million

Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist

850 million

Buddhism

360 million

Chinese traditional religion

225 million

Primal-indigenous

190 million

Yoruba religion

20 million

Juche

19 million

Sikhism

18 million

Judaism

15 million

Spiritism

14 million

Babi and Bahai faiths

6 million

Jainism

4 million

Shinto

4 million

Cao Dai

3 million

Tenrikyo

2.4 million

Neo-Paganism

1 million

Unitarian-Universalism

800 thousand

Scientology

750 thousand

Rastafarianism

700 thousand

Zoroastrianism

150 thousand


(All Statistics on this page sourced from www.adherents.com)

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