As of the early 21st century, Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 has around 2.1 billion adherents. The faith represents nearly one-third of the world's population and is the largest religion in the world, with approximately 38,000 Christian denominations. Christians have composed about 33 percent of the world's population for around 100 years. The largest Christian denomination is the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

, with 1.17 billion adherents, representing half of all Christians.

Christianity is the predominant religion in Europe, Russia, the Americas, the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, East Timor

East Timor

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...

, Southern Africa

Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...

, Central Africa

Central Africa

Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....

, East Africa

East Africa

East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...

 and Oceania

Oceania

Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

. There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Central Asia

Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

 and the Middle East, where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam

Islam

Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

. The United States has the largest Christian population in the world, followed by Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 and Mexico.

Christianity, in one form or another, is the state religion

State religion

A state religion is a religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state...

 of the following 16 nations: Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

 (Armenian Apostolic Church

Armenian Apostolic Church

The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest National Church, is part of Oriental Orthodoxy, and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, in establishing this church...

), Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 (Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

), Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

 (Roman Catholic Church and Christianity), Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

 (Roman Catholic Church), Denmark (Danish National Church), El Salvador

El Salvador

El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...

 (Roman Catholic Church), England (Church of England

Church of England

The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

), Greece (Church of Greece

Church of Greece

The Church of Greece , part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous churches which make up the communion of Orthodox Christianity...

), Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

 (Georgian Orthodox Church), Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

 (Church of Iceland

Church of Iceland

The National Church of Iceland, or Þjóðkirkjan, formally called the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, is the state church in Iceland. Like the established churches in the other Nordic countries, the National Church of Iceland professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity. Its head is the...

), Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

 (Roman Catholic Church), Malta

Malta

Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

 (Roman Catholic Church), Monaco

Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

 (Roman Catholic Church), Norway (Church of Norway

Church of Norway

The Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, established after the Lutheran reformation in Denmark-Norway in 1536-1537 broke the ties to the Holy See. The church confesses the Lutheran Christian faith...

), Vatican City

Vatican City

Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...

 (Roman Catholic Church).

The first nations that adopted Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 were:

• Armenia
  Armenia
  Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
  
   (301 AD)
• Georgia
  Georgia (country)
  Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
  
   (319)
• Ethiopia
  Ethiopia
  Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
  
   (including Eritrea
  Eritrea
  Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
  
  ) (325)
• Roman Empire
  Roman Empire
  The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
  
   (380)

By country

Note: Population statistics by religious affiliations, are based upon statistical science

Statistics

Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....

 and are subject to observational error

Observational error

Observational error is the difference between a measured value of quantity and its true value. In statistics, an error is not a "mistake". Variability is an inherent part of things being measured and of the measurement process.-Science and experiments:...

 (technically referred to as estimates

Estimation

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). Likewise, partisans

Partisan (political)

In politics, a partisan is a committed member of a political party. In multi-party systems, the term is widely understood to carry a negative connotation - referring to those who wholly support their party's policies and are perhaps even reluctant to acknowledge correctness on the part of their...

 may seek to bias

Bias

Bias is an inclination to present or hold a partial perspective at the expense of alternatives. Bias can come in many forms.-In judgement and decision making:...

 the estimates. The proportion of Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

s is based on the proportion of the population in each country who is a member of a Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 denomination or them who identify themself as Christian. It says nothing about the proportion of such as believe in God and are regularly in the church

Christian Church

The Christian Church is the assembly or association of followers of Jesus Christ. The Greek term ἐκκλησία that in its appearances in the New Testament is usually translated as "church" basically means "assembly"...

. People who mix Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 with tribal religions are defined in this article as Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

s. Most of the percentage of Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 population of each country was taken from the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report, the CIA World Factbook

The World Factbook

The World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official paper copy version is available from the National Technical Information Service and the Government Printing Office...

, Joshua Project

Joshua Project

The Joshua Project is a repository of ethnologic data to support Christian missions, based in Colorado Springs, USA, for sharing the Christian gospel all over the world. Joshua Project began in 1995 from within the former AD2000 and Beyond Movement...

, Open doors

Open Doors

Open Doors is a non-denominational mission supporting persecuted Christians in more than 50 countries where Christianity is socially or legally discouraged or oppressed...

, Pew Forum and Adherents.com

Adherents.com

Adherents.com is a website that aims to collect and present information about religious demographics, established in 1998. It is the largest pool of such data freely available on the internet. As of January 2010, the site contains approximately 44,000 references on over 4,300 faith groups...

.

Sovereign states

Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 by country

Country	Christians	% Christian
Afghanistan (details)	6,000	0.02%
Albania (details Christianity in Albania Christianity in Albania was established throughout the country in 100 AD. From 1000 AD, the Byzantine Empire carried out Church missions in the area. In relation to the increasing influence of Venice, the Franciscans started to settle down in the area in the 13th century... )	1,118,000	35.0%
Algeria (details Christianity in Algeria Christianity came to North Africa in the Roman era. Its influence declined during the chaotic period of the Vandal invasions but was strengthened in the succeeding Byzantine period, only to disappear gradually after the Arab invasions of the 7th century. Christianity is the fastest growing religion... )	177,000	0.5%
American Samoa (details Demographics of American Samoa This article is about the demographic features of the population of American Samoa, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	68,000	98.3%
Andorra (details)	76,000	90.0%
Angola (details Christianity in Angola Christianity in Angola has existed since 1491. Today over 75% of Angolans practise some form of Christianity.- Christianity in Angola :thumb|250px|The Cathedral of LuandaChristianity in Angola began in 1491, with a Catholic mission in the São Salvador area... )	17,094,000	90.0%
Anguilla (details Demographics of Anguilla This article is about the demographic features of the population of Anguilla, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	14,000	90.5%
Antigua and Barbuda (details Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda This article is about the demographic features of the population of Antigua and Barbuda, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	66,000	74.0%
Argentina (details)	37,561,000	92.7%
Armenia (details)	3,196,000	98.7%
Aruba (details Demographics of Aruba This article is about the demographic features of the population of Aruba, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	96,000	90.1%
Australia (details Christianity in Australia Christianity is the largest religion listed by Australians in the national census. In the 2006 Census, 63.9% of Australians were listed as Christian. Australia has no official state religion and the Australian Constitution protects freedom of religion. The presence of Christianity in Australia... )	14,345,000	63.9%
Austria (details Religion in Austria Among religions in Austria, Roman Catholic Christianity is predominant. According to the 2001 census, 73.6% of the country's population adhered to this denomination. , the most recent year for which figures are available, the number of Catholics is about 66 % of the population. There is a much... )	5,855,314	69.9%
Azerbaijan (details Christianity in Azerbaijan Christianity in Azerbaijan is a minority religion.-Denominations:There are eleven Molokan communities. The Molokans are a Christian minority which, much like Protestants in Western Europe, is centered on the Bible and who reject church hierarchy. 3.8% of the population belong to the Russian... )	432,000	4.8%
The Bahamas (details Religion in the Bahamas More than 90 percent of the population of the Bahamas professes a religion, and anecdotal evidence suggests that most attend services regularly. Religion in the Bahamas reflects the country's diversity... )	333,000	96.3%
Bahrain (details Christianity in Bahrain Christians in Bahrain make up about 9.0% of the population, and can be divided into two groups.-Expatriate Christians:Foreign citizens from all the world who live and work in Bahrain make up the majority of Christians in Bahrain... )	73,000	9.0%
Bangladesh (details Christianity in Bangladesh Christianity arrived in what is now Bangladesh during the late sixteenth to early seventeenth century AD, through the Portuguese traders and missionaries. Christians account for approximately 0.3% of the total population. Christianity's first contact with the Indian subcontinent is attributed to... )	493,000	0.3%
Barbados (details Religion in Barbados According to the 2000 official census, more than 95 percent of the population of Barbados is considered Christian, although persons may not be active in any particular denomination. The Anglican Church constitutes the largest religious group, with 70,000 members; an estimated 67 percent are active... )	244,000	95.0%
Belarus (details Christianity in Belarus The majority of the population of Belarus is Eastern Orthodox. The majority of Orthodox Christians in Belarus belong to the Belarusian Orthodox Church, which remains a unit of the Russian Orthodox Church. There is a Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church which is not officially registered.There... )	7,578,000	80.0%
Belgium (details Religion in Belgium A 2006 inquiry in Flanders showed 55% of its inhabitants calling themselves religious, while 36% claimed to believe that God created the world.- Status of recognized denominations :... )	5,197,000	48.0%
Belize (details Religion in Belize According to the 2000 census, Roman Catholics constitute 49.6% of the population of Belize; Protestants constitute 29% , Baptists 3.5 percent, and Methodists 3.5 percent... )	247,000	76.7%
Benin (details Christianity in Benin Christians in Benin constitute approximately 42,8 percent of the country's population According to the 2002 census, 27.1 percent of the population of Benin is Roman Catholic, 5 percent Celestial Christian, 3.2 percent Methodist, 7.5 percent other Christian groups Christians in Benin constitute... )	3,943,000	42.8%
Bermuda (details Demographics of Bermuda This article is about the demographic features of the population of Bermuda, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	44,000	67.0%
Bhutan (details Christianity in Bhutan The French Internet site "Aide à l'Eglise en détresse" puts the figure of Christians in Bhutan at 12,255, with 1,000 Roman Catholics. 0.5% of the population with 74% Buddhists, 20.5% Hindus, 3.8% Animists and 1.2% uncategorized.-The 2008 Constitution:... )	7,000	1.0%
Bolivia (details Religion in Bolivia The Roman Catholic church has a dominant presence in religion in Bolivia.While a vast majority of Bolivians are Catholic and Christian, a much smaller portion of the population participates actively... )	9,730,000	97.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina (details Religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina The State Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the entity Constitutions of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska provide for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected this right in ethnically integrated areas or in areas where government... )	1,918,000	51.0%
Botswana (details Christianity in Botswana More than 70% of the population of Botswana is Christian, with most being members of the Anglican, United Congregational Church of Southern Africa, the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, and African independent churches. Anglicans in Botswana are part of the Church of the Province of Central Africa... )	1,416,000	71.6%
Brazil (details Religion in Brazil Religion in Brazil has a higher adherence level compared to other Latin American countries, and is more diverse.In 1891, when the first Brazilian Republican Constitution was set forth, Brazil ceased to have an official religion. The present Constitution guarantees absolute freedom of religion... )	174,700,000	90.4%
British Virgin Islands (details Demographics of the British Virgin Islands This article is about the demographic features of the population of the British Virgin Islands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and various other aspects.... )	22,000	96.0%
Brunei (details Christianity in Brunei Christianity is the religion of about 10% of the population of Brunei. Contact with Christians in other countries, the import of Bibles and public celebration of Christmas are banned by decree.Christians in Brunei are not allowed to proselytize.... )	45,000	11.0%
Kingdom of Bulgaria (details Religion in Bulgaria Bulgaria has been traditionally a Christian state since the adoption of Constantinople Christianity in 865, and therefore the dominant confession is Eastern Orthodoxy of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church... )	6,364,000	84.0%
Burkina Faso (details)	3,746,000	23.0%
Burundi (details Christianity in Burundi Christianity in Burundi constitutes a majority of the population, with an estimated 75% Christian . Among ethnic groups in Burundi, the Twa and the Gujarati remain the least Christian .-References:... )	7,662,143	75.0%
Cambodia (details)	268,000	2.0%
Cameroon (details Religion in Cameroon Christianity and Islam are the two main religions in Cameroon. Christian churches and Muslim centres of various denominations operate freely throughout Cameroon. Approximately 70 percent of the population is at least nominally Christian, 21 percent is nominally Muslim and 6 percent practise... )	7,983,000	40.0%
Canada (details)	26,401,000	77.1%
Cape Verde (details)	487,000	95.0%
Cayman Islands (details Demographics of the Cayman Islands This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Cayman Islands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	42,000	73.8%
Central African Republic (details Religion in the Central African Republic Though about 80 percent of the population of the Central African Republic are Christians, it is believed that most of these followers incorporate traditional indigenous elements into their faith practices.-Religious demography:... )	2,253,000	50.0%
Chad (details Religion in Chad The 1993 census found that 53% of Chadians were Muslim, 20% Roman Catholic, 14% Protestant, 10% animist and 3% atheist. Christianity arrived in Chad with the French. Muslims are largely concentrated in northern and eastern Chad, and animists and Christians live primarily in southern Chad and Guéra.... )	3,833,000	34.0%
Chile (details Religion in Chile Citizens of Chile most commonly identify themselves as Christian . According to census data other declared denominations or groupings include: Protestant or Evangelical , The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , Jehovah's Witnesses , Jewish , Atheist or Agnostic , and other... )	14,930,000	87.2%
People's Republic of China (details Christianity in China Christianity in China is a growing minority religion that comprises Protestants , Catholics , and a small number of Orthodox Christians. Although its lineage in China is not as ancient as the institutional religions of Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism, and the social system and ideology of... )	66,959,000	5.0%
Colombia (details Christianity in Colombia More than 97 % of the population of Colombia are Christians.90% are Roman Catholic. *10% are evangelical Christians, Evangelical, The Seventh-day Adventist Church and others.- Roman Catholic archdioceses and other dioceses :... )	44,502,000	97.6%
Comoros (details)	15,000	2.1%
Cook Islands (details Demographics of the Cook Islands This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Cook Islands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	19,000	94.3%
(details Demographics of the Republic of the Congo This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Republic of the Congo, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	3,409,000	90.7%
(details Christianity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Christianity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the majority religion, followed by about 96% of the population. Denominations include Protestant 39%, Roman Catholic 50, Orthodox 0.1%, and other Christian 7%.-History:... )	68,558,000	95.6%
Costa Rica (details Religion in Costa Rica The most recent nationwide survey of religion in Costa Rica, conducted in 2007 by the University of Costa Rica, found that 70.5 percent of the population identify themselves as Roman Catholics , 13.8 percent state they are Evangelical Protestants, 11.3 percent report that they do not have a... )	3,912,000	84.3%
Côte d'Ivoire (details Demographics of Côte d'Ivoire This article is about the demographic features of the population of Côte d'Ivoire, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.-Ivoirian diaspora:... )	7,075,000	32.8%
Independent State of Croatia (details Religion in Croatia Freedom of religion is a right defined by the Constitution of Croatia, which also defines all religious communities as equal in front of the law and separate from the state. A large majority of the Croatian population declares themselves as religious believers.... )	4,107,000	92.6%
Cuba (details Christianity in Cuba Christianity is a religion active also in Cuba.From 1959 to 1961 eighty percent of the professional Catholic priests and Protestant ministers of Cuban churches left Cuba for the United States... )	9,523,000	85.0%
Cyprus (details Religion in Cyprus Christians make up 78% of the Cypriot population.Most Greek Cypriots, and thus the majority of the population of Cyprus, are members of the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus , whereas most Turkish Cypriots are Muslim. According to Eurobarometer 2005 , Cyprus is one of the most religious... )	863,000	79.3%
Czech Republic (details)	3,038,000	28.9%
Denmark (details Religion in Denmark Of all the religions in Denmark, the most prominent is Christianity in the form of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark, the official state church. However, pockets of virtually all faiths can be found among the population. The second largest faith is Islam, due to mass immigration in the... )	4,546,000	82.0%
Djibouti (details Christianity in Djibouti Christianity is the religion of 6% of the population of Djibouti . Christians are mostly of Ethiopian and European ancestry. Most Christians are Ethiopian Orthodox or Roman Catholic. The constitution of Djibouti includes freedom of religion, although Islam is the state religion. There are likely... )	53,000	6.0%
Dominica (details Religion in Dominica According to the 2001 population and housing census, approximately 61 percent of Dominica's population is Roman Catholic. Followers of evangelical churches represent 18 percent of the population, Seventh-day Adventists 6 percent, and Methodists 3.7 percent... )	59,000	88.7%
Dominican Republic (details)	9,734,000	95.2%
East Timor (details Religion in East Timor The majority of the population of East Timor is Catholic, and the Catholic Church is the dominant religious institution. There are also small Protestant and Muslim communities.-Overview:... )	1,152,000	98.4%
Ecuador (details Religion in Ecuador Religion in Ecuador is an expression of the different cultural heritages in the Ecuadorian culture including the Spanish colonization, the Native Amerindian and the Afro-Ecuadorian.-Demographics:... )	14,099,000	99.0%
Egypt (details Christianity in Egypt Christianity is a minority religion in Egypt. Egyptian Christians are known as Copts and account for about 10% of the population. Despite the small proportion of Christians within Egypt, Egypt's Christian population is the largest in terms of absolute numbers in the greater region of the Middle... )	8,100,000	12.9%
El Salvador (details Religion in El Salvador There is diversity of religious and ethnic groups in El Salvador. The majority of the population are Christians, mostly Roman Catholics , while Protestantism represents 27.6% of the population.Mormonism and Pentecostalism are two of the notable non-catholic faiths in El Salvador.11.1 percent of the... )	5,073,000	81.9%
Equatorial Guinea (details Demographics of Equatorial Guinea This article is about the demographic features of the population of Equatorial Guinea, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	683,000	98.6%
Eritrea (details Christianity in Eritrea Eritrea is a multi-religious country; Eritrea has two dominant religions, Christianity and Islam, with approximately 50% of the population being Christian and 50% Muslim according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees... )	2,664,000	62.5%
Estonia (details)	373,000	27.8%
Ethiopia (details Christianity in Ethiopia Christianity in Ethiopia dates to the first century AD, and this long tradition makes Ethiopia unique amongst sub-Saharan African countries. Christianity in this country is divided into several groups... )	54,978,000	64.5%
Falkland Islands (details Falkland Islanders The 2006 census returns gave the population of the Falkland Islands, excluding military personnel and their families, but including staff working at the Mount Pleasant military base to be 2955. There were 1569 males and 1386 females giving a male to female ration of 1.13... )	3,000	94.3%
Faroe Islands (details Faroese religion Faroese religion is part of the Lutheran evangelical movement. The second largest Protestant movement is the Open Brethren community. The Faroe Islands, located between Scotland and Iceland, are partly ruled by Denmark and as such the people have long practiced the same religion as the Danes.The... )	46,000	94.0%
Fiji (details Religion in Fiji Prior to the introduction of Christianity and other religions, Fijian religion could be classified in modern terms as forms of animism or shamanism, in Fiji a tradition utilizing various systems of divination which strongly affected every aspect of life. Fiji today is generally considered a... )	498,000	58.3%
Finland (details Religion in Finland Most people in Finland are at least nominally members of a Christian church, but since the 1980s, there has been a rapid increase in the number of people without religious affiliation. Prior to Christianisation, Finnish paganism was the primary religion.... )	4,347,000	81.0%
Early Modern France (details Religion in France France is a country where freedom of religion and freedom of thought are guaranteed by virtue of the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The Republic is based on the principle of laïcité enforced by the 1880s Jules Ferry laws and the 1905 French law on the Separation of the... )	35,014,000	53.5%
Gabon (details Religion in Gabon Major religions practiced in Gabon include Christianity , Islam, and traditional indigenous religious beliefs. Many persons practice elements of both Christianity and traditional indigenous religious beliefs... )	1,081,000	72.0%
The Gambia (details Religion in the Gambia Sunni Muslims constitute more than 90 percent of the population of The Gambia. The vast majority are Malikite Sufis, of which the main orders represented are Tijaniyah, Qadiriyah. Except for the Ahmadiyya, Sufi orders pray together at common mosques... )	158,000	9.0%
Georgia (country) (details)	3,930,000	88.6%
Germany (details Religion in Germany Christianity is the largest religion in Germany with 54,765,265 adherents as of the end of 2006, down to 51.5 million adherents as of 2008. The second largest religion is Islam with 3.3 million adherents followed by Buddhism and Judaism... )	49,400,000	59.9%
Ghana (details Religion in Ghana The religious composition of Ghana in the first postindependence population census of 1960 was 30 percent Muslim, 38 percent traditionalist, 24 percent Christian, and the rest other... )	16,741,000	68.8%
Greece (details Religion in Greece Among religions in Greece, the largest denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church, which represents the majority of the population and which is constitutionally recognised as the "prevailing religion" of Greece... )	11,080,000	98.0%
Greenland (details Demographics of Greenland This article is about the demographic features of the population of Greenland, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	55,000	96.6%
Grenada (details Demographics of Grenada This article is about the demographic features of the population of Grenada, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	101,000	97.3%
Guatemala (details)	14,018,000	97.5%
Guinea (details Demographics of Guinea This article is about the demographic features of the population of Guinea, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	1,032,000	10.0%
Guinea-Bissau (details Christianity in Guinea-Bissau Christians in Guinea-Bissau constitute approximately 10 percent of the country's population . Other sources report, that the population of Christians in Guinea-Bissau may vary from 5 to 13%... )	165,000	10.0%
Guyana (details Religion in Guyana Christianity and Hinduism are the dominant religions in Guyana. Data from a 2002 census on religious affiliation indicates that approximately 57 percent of the population is Christian... )	434,000	57.0%
Haiti (details Christianity in Haiti Haiti saw the introduction of Christianity when Europeans arrived to colonize the island. It was first introduced by the Spanish, later followed by French colonialists. The primary brand of Christianity was Catholicism, and this has intermingled with the religions of other peoples, particularly... )	8,527,000	83.7%
Honduras (details Religion in Honduras The prehispanic people that lived in actual Honduras were politeist,they were the Maya people and other groups, in the XVI century came the Chrisianism.-Ancient Religions:... )	6,321,000	83.0%
Hong Kong (details Christianity in Hong Kong Christianity has been in Hong Kong since 1841. Of about 670,000 Christians in Hong Kong, most of them are Protestants and Roman Catholics.-Catholicism:... )	710,000	10.1%
Hungary (details)	7,450,000	74.4%
Iceland (details Religion in Iceland Religion in Iceland was initially the Norse paganism that was a common belief among mediaeval Scandinavians until Christian conversion. Later, the nation became half-Christian and then more fully Christian. This increasing Christianization culminated in the Pietism period when non-Christian... )	284,000	89.3%
India (details Christianity in India Christianity is India's third-largest religion, with approximately 24 million followers, constituting 2.3% of India's population. The works of scholars and Eastern Christian writings and 14th century Portuguese missionaries created an illusion to convert Indians that Christianity was introduced to... )	26,113,000	2.3%
Indonesia (details Christianity in Indonesia Christianity in Indonesia is the country's second-largest religion, after Islam. About 7% of the population of Indonesia are Protestants, 3% are Catholics, with around 86% Muslims.-Distribution:... )	28,804,000	12.3%
Iran (details Christianity in Iran Christianity in Iran has a long history, dating back to the early years of the faith. It has always been a minority religion, with the majority state religions — Zoroastrianism before the Islamic conquest, Sunni Islam in the Middle Ages and Shia Islam in modern times — though it had a much larger... )	300,000	0.4%
Iraq (details Christianity in Iraq The Christians of Iraq form one of the oldest Christian communities of the Middle East. The vast majority are Aramaic speaking ethnic Assyrians with much smaller numbers of Armenians, Arabs, Turcoman and Kurds.... )	944,000	3.0%
Republic of Ireland (details Christianity in Ireland Christianity is and has been the largest religion in Ireland, both in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Irish Christianity is dominated by the Roman Catholic Church which has 86.8% of the Republic's population as followers. Most churches are organized on an all-Ireland basis which... )	4,116,000	92.3%
Israel (details)	266,000	3.5%
Italy (details Christianity in Italy Roman Catholicism is the largest Christian Denomination in Italy. According to a 2005 survey by Eurispes, 87.8% of the population identified themselves as Catholic; of those, 36.8% considered themselves practicing Catholics and 30.8% said they attended church every Sunday.-Catholicism:Nested in... )	55,070,000	91.1%
Jamaica (details Religion in Jamaica According to the most recent census , the population's religious affiliation consists of Church of God, 24 percent; Seventh-day Adventist, 11 percent; Pentecostal, 10 percent; Baptist, 7 percent; Anglican, 4 percent; Roman Catholic, 2 percent; United Church, 2 percent; Methodist, 2 percent;... )	1,784,000	65.3%
Japan (details Christianity in Japan Christianity is a minority religion in Japan, with less than one percent claiming Christian belief or affiliation. Nearly all known traditional denominations of Christianity, including Roman Catholicism, Protestantism and Orthodox Christianity are represented in Japan today.The root of the Japanese... )	2,548,000	2.0%
Jordan (details Christianity in Jordan Christians have resided in the territory constituting the modern state of Jordan since shortly after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, early in the 1st century AD. Jordanian Christians now number at about 400,000 people, or 6% of the population of approximately 6,500,000, which is lower than the... )	388,000	6.0%
Kazakhstan (details Christianity in Kazakhstan Christianity in Kazakhstan is the second most practiced religion after Islam. About one-third of the population of Kazakhstan identifies as Christian. The majority of Christian citizens are Russians, including Ukrainians and Belarusians, who belong to the Russian Orthodox Church... )	7,451,000	46.0%
Kenya (details Religion in Kenya The predominant religion in Kenya is Christianity, adhered to by about four-fifths of the population. Other faiths practiced in Kenya are Baha'i, Hinduism, Islam, and traditional African religions.-Christianity:... )	34,774,000	85.1%
North Korea (details)	480,000	4.0%
South Korea (details)	14,534,000	29.2%
Kuwait (details Christianity in Kuwait Christianity in Kuwait is a minority religion, accounting for about 15% of the country's population, or 350,000 people.-History:The denominations include, but are not limited to, the following:... )	458,000	15.0%
Kyrgyzstan (details Demographics of Kyrgyzstan The Demographics of Kyrgyzstan is about the demographic features of the population of Kyrgyzstan, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population... )	944,000	17.0%
Laos (details Christianity in Laos Christianity is a minority religion in Laos. Christians in Laos number 150,000, divided approximately equally between Protestant and Catholics. There are three major Churches in Laos: the Lao Evangelical Church, the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Roman Catholic Church... )	84,000	1.3%
Latvia (details Religion in Latvia The main religion traditionally practised in Latvia is Christianity, with no single church predominating: most Latvian Christians follow Latvian Orthodoxy, Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism. In addition, a large proportion of the country claim to practise no religion.Latvia was one of the last... )	1,280,000	57.2%
Lebanon (details Christianity in Lebanon Christianity in Lebanon has a long and continuous history beginning with the visits of Jesus to the southern territories, where he is said to have performed many miraculous healings. Biblical Scriptures reveal that Peter and Paul evangelized the Phoenicians, whom they affiliated to the ancient... )	1,702,000	40.0%
Lesotho (details Religion in Lesotho Christianity is the dominant religion in Lesotho. The Christian Council of Lesotho, made up of representatives of all major Christian churches in the country, estimates that approximately 90 percent of the population are Christian... )	1,876,000	90.0%
Liberia (details Religion in Liberia It is estimated that as much as 85 percent of the population of Liberia practices either Christianity or Christianity combined with elements of traditional indigenous religious beliefs. Approximately 1.5 percent exclusively practices traditional indigenous religious beliefs. An estimated 12 percent... )	1,391,000	40.0%
Libya (details Christianity in Libya Christianity is a minority religion in Libya. Since Roman times it has always been present in Tripolitania and Cyrenaica.-Characteristics:The largest Christian group in Libya is the Coptic Orthodox made up entirely of Egyptian immigrant workers, with a population of over 60,000... )	131,000	2.0%
Liechtenstein (details Demographics of Liechtenstein This article is about the demographic features of the population of Liechtenstein, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	32,000	87.8%
Lithuania (details Religion in Lithuania The Religion in Lithuania is predominantly Catholic, reflecting Lithuania's history, with a strong presence from other minorities.According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll 2005,... )	2,827,000	84.9%
Luxembourg (details Religion in Luxembourg There are many active religions in Luxembourg. The most important, in terms of size of congregation and historical importance, is Roman Catholicism, but the state does not support, or discriminate against, any one single religion.-Demographics:... )	437,000	87.0%
(details)	1,334,000	65.1%
Madagascar (details)	8,260,000	41.0%
Malawi (details Demographics of Malawi This article is about the demographic features of the population of Malawi, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	12,538,000	79.9%
Malaysia (details Christianity in Malaysia Christianity in Malaysia is a minority religion practised by 9.1% of the population , most living in East Malaysia. The major Christian denominations in Malaysia include the Anglicans, Baptists, Brethrens, non-denominational churches, independent Charismatic churches, Lutherans, Methodists,... )	2,576,000	9.1%
Maldives (details)	300	0.08%
Mali (details Religion in Mali An estimated 90 percent of Malians are Muslim, mostly Sunni or Sufi; Approximately 5 percent are Christian ; The remaining 5 percent of Malians adhere to indigenous or traditional animist beliefs... )	726,000	5.0%
Malta (details Christianity in Malta In the small Mediterranean island nation of Malta the predominant religion is Roman Catholicism.-Saint Paul:The Church in Malta is described in the Book of Acts to have been founded by its patrons Saint Paul the Apostle and Saint Publius, who was its first bishop. The Islands of St. Paul In the... )	408,000	98.0%
Mauritania (details Christianity in Mauritania Christianity is a small minority in Mauritania. There are about 4,500 Roman Catholics in Mauritania. The only diocese is the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nouakchott. There are expatriate African churches in Mauritania. There are no more than 200 Protestants in Mauritania... )	5,000	0.14%
Mauritius (details Demographics of Mauritius This article is about the demographic features of the population of Mauritius, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	418,000	32.2%
Mexico (details Religion in Mexico Mexico has no official religion, and the Constitution of 1917 imposed limitations on the church and sometimes codified state intrusion into church matters. The government doesn't provide financial contributions to the church, nor does the church participate in public education... )	105,095,000	94.5%
(details Religion in the Federated States of Micronesia Several Protestant denominations, as well as the Roman Catholic Church, are present in every Micronesian state. Most Protestant groups trace their roots to American Congregationalist missionaries. On the island of Kosrae, the population is approximately 7,800; 95 percent are Protestants. On... )	106,000	95.4%
Moldova (details Religion in Moldova Religion in Moldova is separate from the state in that it is much different from any other state religion in Western Europe. The Constitution of the Republic of Moldova provides for freedom of religion, and the national government generally respects this right in practice; however, the law includes... )	3,503,000	98.3%
Monaco (details Demographics of Monaco This article is about the demographic features of the population of Monaco, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	29,000	87.7%
Mongolia (details Christianity in Mongolia Christians in Mongolia is a minority religion. Accounts of the exact number of Christians vary as no nationwide statistics have even been released. As of 2005, the United States Department of State reports that approximately 24,000 Christians live in Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar, which is around... )	58,000	2.1%
Kingdom of Montenegro (details)	487,000	77.8%
Morocco (details Christianity in Morocco Christians in Morocco constitute approximately 1.1% of the country's population . Article 6 of the Moroccan constitution states, that Islam is official religion of the state... )	351,000	1.1%
Mozambique (details Religion in Mozambique According to the most recent census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics in 2007, 56.1% of the population of Mozambique were Christian, 17.9% were Muslim, 18.7% had no religion and 7.3% adhered to other beliefs.... )	12,003,717	56.1%
Myanmar (details)	2,020,000	4.0%
Namibia (details Religion in Namibia More than 90 percent of Namibian citizens identify themselves as Christian. The largest Christian group is the Lutheran church, which is split into three churches: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia , which grew out of the work of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission which began in... )	1,991,000	90.0%
Nepal (details Christianity in Nepal Protestant Christians came to Nepal primarily through the Nepalese who were living outside of Nepal during and prior to the Rana Regime. After the collapse of Ranas rule in Nepal in 1950, Nepali Christians living in India came in, along with some western missionaries... )	269,000	0.9%
Netherlands (details Religion in the Netherlands The Netherlands is historically characterized by multitude of religions. Since the mid of the Middle Ages, the Netherlands was a predominantly Christian country until late into the 20th century. Although religious diversity remains to the present day, there is a major decline of religious adherence... )	7,210,000	43.4%
New Zealand (details Christianity in New Zealand Christianity in New Zealand dates to the arrival of missionaries in the early 19th century and is the country's primary religion. Slightly more than half the population identify as Christian... )	2,426,000	55.3%
Nicaragua (details Religion in Nicaragua Religion in Nicaragua is a significant part of the culture of Nicaragua and forms part of the constitution. Religious freedom and religious tolerance is promoted by both the Nicaraguan government and the constitution.... )	5,217,000	89.6%
Niger (details)	795,000	5.0%
Nigeria (details Christianity in Nigeria Christianity is a major religion in Nigeria accounting for about 50% of the population. Based on a 2003Nigerian Religious and Demographic survey, Christians comprised 48.2% of the Nigerian population. Christians are dominant in the southern and central region in Nigeria... )	76,281,000	48.2%
Norway (details Christianity in Norway Christianity is the largest religion in Norway. Norway has historically been called a Christian country, but according to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll 2005, only 32% of the Norwegian population say they believe there is a God. A majority of the population are members of the Church of Norway... )	4,195,000	85.6%
Oman (details Christianity in Oman Christianity is the religion of 2.5 % of the population of Oman, which are 64 000persons.90 Christian congregations exist in Oman.Almost all Christians are from other countries.Most of them are from the Philippines, India or Western countries.... )	73,000	2.5%
Pakistan (details Christianity in Pakistan Christianity is the largest religious minority in Pakistan. The total number of Christians in Pakistan is approximately 2,800,000 in 2008, or 1.6% of the population. Of these, approximately half are Roman Catholic and half Protestant... )	2,727,000	1.6%
Palau (details Religion in Palau Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion in Palau; approximately 65 percent of the population are members. Estimates of other religious groups with a sizable membership include the Evangelical Church, 2,000; Seventh-day Adventists, 1,000; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , 300; and... )	16,000	77.9%
Panama (details Christianity in Panama Panama is a predominantly Christian country, a result of the Spanish conquistadors and centuries of missionaries. Like the rest of Latin America, the Catholicism of the conquest began to shift as aspects of indigenous, African and other spiritualities were acculturated In recent decades, however,... )	3,057,000	92.0%
Papua New Guinea (details Religion in Papua New Guinea Religion in Papua New Guinea is predominantly Christian with traditional animist and ancestor worship still found in some places. The courts and government in both theory and practice uphold a constitutional right to freedom of speech, thought, and belief... )	6,640,000	96.4%
Paraguay (details Religion in Paraguay The religious identities of the people of Paraguay, or Religion in Paraguay for short, have since national independence been oriented towards the Christian faith, and specifically the Roman Catholic Church... )	6,260,000	96.9%
Peru (details Religion in Peru The Peruvian government is closely allied with the Catholic Church. Article 50 of the Constitution recognizes the Catholic Church's role as "an important element in the historical, cultural, and moral development of the nation." Catholic clergy and laypersons receive state remuneration in... )	27,635,000	93.8%
Philippines (details Christianity in the Philippines The Philippines is one of two predominantly Roman Catholic nations in Asia, the other being East Timor. About 93% of the population is Christian, about 5% are Muslim and about 2% are other or none.-History:... )	90,530,000	92.4%
Pitcairn Islands(details Demographics of the Pitcairn Islands This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Pitcairn Islands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	50	100.0%
Poland (details Religion in Poland Most residents of Poland adhere to the Christian faith, with 89.8% belonging to the Roman Catholic Church. Catholicism plays an important role in the lives of many Poles and the Roman Catholic Church in Poland enjoys social prestige and political influence. The Church is widely respected by its... )	36,526,000	95.7%
Portugal (details Religion in Portugal Portugal has no official religion. The most predominant religion in Portugal is Roman Catholicism. Approximately 84% of the population of Portugal is nominally Catholic, though only about 19% attend mass and take the sacraments regularly, while a larger number wish to be baptized, married in a... )	9,222,000	86.7%
Puerto Rico (details Demographics of Puerto Rico This article is about the demographic features of the population of Puerto Rico, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	3,878,000	97.0%
Qatar (details Demographics of Qatar This article is about the demographic features of the population of Qatar, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	144,000	8.5%
Kingdom of Romania (details Religion in Romania Romania is a secular state, and it has no state religion. However, an overwhelming majority of the country's citizens are Christian. 86.7% of the country's population identified as Eastern Orthodox in the 2002 census... )	20,930,000	97.5%
Russia (details Christianity in Russia Christians in Russia constitute by some estimates the largest religion of the country . Approximately 83% of the country residents consider themselves Russian Orthodox Christians, although the majority are not regular churchgoers... )	99,775,000	70.3%
Rwanda (details Religion in Rwanda The Rwandan government reported on November 1, 2006, that 56.5% of the Rwanda's population is Roman Catholic, 26% is Protestant, 11.1% is Seventh-day Adventist, 4.6% is Muslim, 1.7% claims no religious affiliation, and 0.1% practices traditional indigenous beliefs... )	9,619,000	93.6%
San Marino (details Demographics of San Marino This article is about the demographic features of the population of San Marino, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	31,000	97.0%
Saudi Arabia (details Christianity in Saudi Arabia Accurate religious demographics are difficult to obtain in Saudi Arabia but 85 to 90% of citizens of Saudi Arabia are Sunni Muslims, who predominantly subscribe to the Government-sanctioned interpretation of Islam, while 10 to 15% of citizens are Shi'a Muslims.... )	1,493,000	5.5%
Senegal (details Demographics of Senegal This article is about the demographic features of the population of Senegal, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	900,000	7.0%
Serbia (details Religion in Serbia Serbia is a multi-religious country. The dominant religion is Orthodox Christianity , but there are also some adherents of Islam , and Catholic Christianity , as well as adherents of other... )	9,038,000	91.7%
Seychelles (details Religion in Seychelles The 2002 government census estimated that 82 percent of the population of Seychelles are Roman Catholic and 6 percent is Anglican. There are other Christian groups, including Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, Assemblies of God, the Pentecostal Church, the Pentecostal Assembly, Nazarites, Orthodox... )	80,000	94.7%
Sierra Leone (details Demographics of Sierra Leone This article is about the demographic features of the population of Sierra Leone, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	1,751,000	30.0%
Singapore (details Christianity in Singapore Christians in Singapore constitute approximately 17.5% of the population. In the 2000 Census, 4.8% of residents aged 15 years and older, identified as Catholic and 9.8% as 'Other Christians'.-History:... )	900,000	18.0%
Slovakia (details Religion in Slovakia Christianity is the main religion in Slovakia.The majority of Slovaks belong to the Roman Catholic Church. According to the Slovak government website, another 15.9% are what the website refers to as non-believers , 13.7% are atheist, 6.9% are Evangelical, 4.1% are what the website refers to as... )	4,487,000	82.8%
Slovenia (details)	1,135,212	57.8%
Somalia (details Christianity in Somalia Christianity is a minority religion in Somalia, with around 1,000 practitioners in a population of over eight million inhabitants. Most Christians in Somalia come from the Bantu minority ethnic group, and belong to the Evangelical and Wesleyan Church of the Nazarene... )	1,000	0.01095%
South Africa (details Religion in South Africa South Africa has a wide mix of religions. Many religions are represented in the ethnic and regional diversity of South Africa's population. The traditional spiritualities of the Khoisan and Bantu speakers were succeeded in predominance by the Christianity introduced by the Dutch and, later,... )	39,843,000	79.7%
(details Religion in South Sudan Religious beliefs in South Sudan tend to mostly include those adhering to traditional religions, although a Christian minority exists, according to the BBC.... )	4,131,000	50.0%
Spain (details Religion in Spain Roman Catholicism is the largest denomination of Christianity present in Spain by far. According to a October 2010 study by the Spanish Center of Sociological Research about 73% of Spaniards self-identify as Catholics, 2.2% other faith, and about 22% identify with no religion. Most Spaniards do not... )	35,568,000	77.2%
Sri Lanka (details Christianity in Sri Lanka Christianity is a minority religion in Sri Lanka. Roman Catholicism was introduced by the Portuguese in 1505. There were conversions by Dutch persons in the 17th century, which resulted in a percentage of church members in excess of 10%. This figure decreased... )	1,531,000	7.5%
Sudan (details Christianity in Sudan Christianity has a long history in Sudan, starting from Roman times.-History:Christianity reached what is now northern Sudan, then called Nubia, by about the end of the first century after Christ.... )	3,062,000	9.6%
Suriname (details Religion in Suriname Suriname is home to a many diverse religious and ethnic groups. According to recent census data, 40.7 percent of the population of Suriname is Christian, including Roman Catholics and Protestant groups—among them Moravian, Lutheran, Dutch Reformed, Evangelical, Baptist, and Methodist... )	252,000	48.0%
Swaziland (details Religion in Swaziland The population of Swaziland is approximately 35 percent Protestant, 30 percent African Zionist, 25 percent Catholic, 1 percent Muslim and Hinduism .... )	994,000	82.7%
Sweden (details Religion in Sweden Sweden was Christianized from Norse paganism in the 11th century. Since the 16th century Sweden has been predominantly Lutheran. From the Protestant Reformation in the 1530s until 2000, the Lutheran Church of Sweden was the state church... )	7,148,000	76.2%
Switzerland (details Religion in Switzerland Switzerland has no country-wide state religion, though most of the cantons recognize official churches , in all cases including the Catholic Church and the Swiss Reformed Church... )	6,172,000	79.3%
Syria (details Christianity in Syria Christians in Syria make up about 10% of the population, the largest Christian denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, closely followed by the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, and then the Syriac Orthodox Church; there are also a minority of Protestants... )	2,251,000	10.0%
Tajikistan (details Christianity in Tajikistan Christianity is a minority religion in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan. The World Christian Encyclopedia, Second edition, Volume 1, states the Russian Orthodox Church as the largest Church. The Lutheran Church has one congregation in Dushanbe and smaller groups in few other places. The World... )	99,000	1.4%
Tanzania (details Christianity in Tanzania The study of the United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor for 2009 suggests that 62% of the population of Tanzania is Christian, 35% is Muslim, and 3% are members of other religious groups.... )	27,118,000	62.0%
Thailand (details Christianity in Thailand Christianity was first introduced to Thailand by European missionaries. Historically it took on a significant role in the modernization of Thailand. It represents 0.7% of the national population, which is predominantly Buddhist... )	471,000	0.7%
Togo (details Demographics of Togo This article is about the demographic features of the population of Togo, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.... )	1,966,000	29.0%
Tonga (details Religion in Tonga According to the last official census in 1996, 41% of the population of Tonga belonged to the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, 16% to the Roman Catholic Church, 14% to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , 12% to the Free Church of Tonga, 17% to other groups... )	84,000	81.0%
Trinidad and Tobago (details Religion in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago is a multi-religious nation. The largest religious groups are the Roman Catholics and Hindus; the Anglicans, Muslims, Presbyterians, Methodist are among the smaller faiths... )	774,000	57.6%
Tunisia (details)	24,000	0.2%
Turkey (details Christianity in Turkey Christianity has a long history in Anatolia , which is the birth place of numerous Christian Apostles and Saints, such as Apostle Paul of Tarsus, Timothy, St. Nicholas of Myra, St... )	64,000	0.09%
Turkmenistan (details Christianity in Turkmenistan Christians, most of whom are ethnic Russians, constitute less than 9% of the population in Turkmenistan. Orthodox Christianity in Turkmenistan is the main form of Christianity.- Russian Orthodox Church :... )	466,000	9.0%
Uganda (details)	29,943,000	88.6%
Ukraine (details)	41,973,000	91.5%
United Arab Emirates (details Christianity in the United Arab Emirates According to a ministry report, which collected census data, 76 percent of the total population of the United Arab Emirates is Muslim, 9 percent is Christian, and 15 percent is "other."... )	424,000	9.0%
United Kingdom (details)	44,522,000	71.8%
United States (details Christianity in the United States Christianity is the largest and most popular religion in the United States, with around 77% of those polled identifying themselves as Christian, as of 2009. This is down from 86% in 1990, and slightly lower than 78.6% in 2001. About 62% of those polled claim to be members of a church congregation... )	176,400,000	78.4%
Uruguay (details Religion in Uruguay Church and state are officially separated since 1916 in Uruguay. According to the most recent official survey approximately 58.1% of Uruguayans define themselves as Christian , and approximately 40.89% of the population professes no religion , 0.6% as followers of Umbanda... )	2,027,000	58.01%
Uzbekistan (details Christianity in Uzbekistan Prior to the advent of Islam, present-day Uzbekistan had sizable communities of eastern Christians, including Nestorians and Jacobites. Initially tolerated by the Muslim rulers, they came under increasing persecution and pressure to convert. Around 1400, Tamerlane engaged in a fierce campaign to... )	1,390,000	5.0%
Vatican City (details)	800	100.0%
Venezuela (details Religion in Venezuela Venezuela, like most South American nations, is a predominantly Catholic nation. The influence of the Catholic Church was introduced in its colonization by Spain. According to government estimates, 92 percent of the population is at least nominally Roman Catholic, and the remaining 8 percent... )	28,340,000	98.0%
Vietnam (details Christianity in Vietnam Christianity was first introduced to Vietnam in the 16th century and established a solid position in Vietnamese society since the 19th century. Roman Catholics and Protestants today constitute 7% and 1% of the country’s population accordingly; the newest government census shows that is 8% .... )	6,868,000	8.0%
Western Sahara (details)	200	0.039%
Yemen (details Christianity in Yemen Christianity is a minority religion in Yemen. The constitution mentions religious liberty.-History:There are about 4000 Catholics in Yemen. They belong to the... )	3,000	0.013%
Zambia (details Religion in Zambia Zambia is officially a Christian nation according to the 1996 constitution, but a wide variety of religious traditions exist. Traditional religious thought blends easily with Christian beliefs in many of the country's syncretic churches... )	12,939,000	97.6%
Zimbabwe (details Religion in Zimbabwe It is estimated that between 60 and 70 percent of Zimbabweans belong to mainstream Christian denominations such as the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Methodist Churches; however, over the years a variety of indigenous churches and groups have emerged from these mainstream denominations... )	10,747,000	85.0%
Total	2,084,509,000	33.2%

Unrecognized states

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Sovereign state

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, non-UN member states recognized only by non-UN members and non-UN member states recognized by at least one UN member

Country	Christians	% Christian
Abkhazia (details Christianity in Abkhazia The earliest accounts of the introduction of Christianity into the present-day Abkhazia date from the 1st century and in 325 the bishop of Pityus participated in the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea... )	130,000	60.0%
Republic of Kosovo (details Christianity in Kosovo Christianity in Kosovo has a long standing tradition dating the times before the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans. Before the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, the entire Balkan region had been Christianized by both the Roman and Byzantine Empires. From 1389 until 1912, Kosovo was officially governed by the... )	150,000	8.3%
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (details)	136,000	96.0%
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (details)	3,000	1.0%
Palestinian territories (details Palestinian Christians Palestinian Christians are Arabic-speaking Christians descended from the people of the geographical area of Palestine. Within Palestine, there are churches and believers from many Christian denominations, including Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholic , Protestant, and others... )	173,000	4.4%
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (details Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a partially recognised state that claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony. SADR was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on February 27, 1976, in Bir Lehlu, Western Sahara. The SADR government controls about... )	200	0.03%
South Ossetia (details)	69,000	96.4%
Republic of China (details Christianity in Taiwan Taiwan was seized by the Dutch in 1624. It is a densely populated, mountainous island, about long, lying off the China coast, between Japan and the Philippines.-Dutch Protestant missions :... )	902,000	3.9%
Transnistria (details)	510,000	95.0%

Top ten

On the left: A list of the top ten countries by highest number of Christians. On the right: a list of the top ten countries by highest percentage of the population that is Christian.	On the left: A list of the top ten countries by highest number of Christians with at least 90% Christians. On the right: a list of the top ten countries by highest percentage of the population that is Christians with at least 10 million Christians.
Rank Country Christians % Christian Country % Christian Christians 1  United States 243,186,000 78.4%  Vatican City 100.0% 800 2  Brazil 174,700,000 90.4%  Pitcairn Islands 100.0% 50 3  Mexico 105,095,000 94.5%  Ecuador 99.0% 14,099,000 4  Russia 99,775,000 70.3%  Armenia 98.7% 3,196,000 5  Philippines 90,530,000 92.4%  Equatorial Guinea 98.6% 683,000 6  Nigeria 76,281,000 48.2%  East Timor 98.4% 1,152,000 7 68,558,000 95.6%  Moldova 98.3% 3,503,000 8  People's Republic of China 66,959,000 5.0%  American Samoa 98.3% 68,000 9  Italy 55,070,000 91.1%  Venezuela 98.0% 28,340,000 10  Ethiopia 54,978,000 64.5%  Greece 98.0% 11,080,000	Rank Country Christians % Christian Country % Christian Christians 1  Brazil 174,700,000 90.4%  Ecuador 99.0% 14,099,000 2  Mexico 105,095,000 94.5%  Venezuela 98.0% 28,340,000 3  Philippines 90,530,000 92.4%  Greece 98.0% 11,080,000 4 68,558,000 95.6%  Colombia 97.6% 44,502,000 5  Italy 55,070,000 91.1%  Zambia 97.6% 12,939,000 6  Colombia 44,502,000 97.6%  Kingdom of Romania 97.5% 20,930,000 7  Ukraine 41,973,000 91.5%  Guatemala 97.5% 14,018,000 8  Argentina 37,561,000 92.7%  Poland 95.7% 36,526,000 9  Poland 36,526,000 95.7% 95.6% 68,558,000 10  Venezuela 28,340,000 98.0%  Mexico 94.5% 105,095,000

Percent (%) Christians	Number of countries	Population
100	2	550
90 - 99	51	931,425,115
80 - 89	25	199,618,880
70 - 79	19	701,338,509
60 - 69	10	199,058,009
50 - 59	13	201,498,966
40 - 49	10	260,191,051
30 - 39	5	41,308,925
20 - 29	5	82,623,743
10 - 19	10	374,070,963
1 - 9	34	3,336,403,633
- 1	13	510,259,378

In total, 120 countries (including the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

), with 2,232,940,029 inhabitants, have a Christian majority, while 77 countries (which includes Chindia

Chindia

For the landmark in Târgovişte, see Chindia Tower. For a person of mixed Chinese and Indian origin, see Chindian.Chindia is a portmanteau word that refers to China and India together in general. The credit of coining the now popular term goes to Indian Member of Parliament Jairam Ramesh...

), with 4,604,857,693 inhabitans, have a Christian minority.

By region

These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, is the percentage of population that is Christian in a region (Christian in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last column shows the Christian percentage compared to the total Christian population of the world (Christian in the region * 100/total Christian population of the world). The regions are defined by the United Nations

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

.

Africa

Christianity in Africa

Christianity in Africa

Christianity is now one of the two most widely practised religions in Africa and is the largest religion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most adherents outside Egypt, Ethiopia and Eritrea are Roman Catholic or Protestant. The presence of Christianity in Africa began in the middle of the 1st century in...

Region	Total Population	Christian	% Christian	% of Christian total
Middle Africa	125,165,000	100,161,000	80.02%	4.66%
Eastern Africa	325,803,000	208,168,000	63.89%	9.68%
Northern Africa	206,208,000	10,629,000	5.15%	0.49%
Southern Africa Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. Within the region are numerous territories, including the Republic of South Africa ; nowadays, the simpler term South Africa is generally reserved for the country in English.-UN...	56,540,000	46,120,000	81.57%	2.14%
Western Africa	299,240,000	117,162,000	39.15%	5.45%
Total	1,012,956,000	482,240,000	47.60%	22.43%

Top ten

On the left: A list of the top ten African countries by total number of Christians.
On the right: a list of the top ten African countries by percentage of the population that is Christians.

Rank	Country	Christians	% Christian	Country	% Christian	Christians
1	Nigeria	76,281,000	48.2%	Equatorial Guinea	98.6%	683,000
2		68,558,000	95.6%	Zambia	97.6%	12,939,000
3	Ethiopia	54,978,000	64.5%	Saint Helena	95.7%	4,000
4	South Africa	39,843,000	79.7%		95.6%	68,558,000
5	Kenya	34,774,000	85.1%	Cape Verde	95.0%	487,000
6	Uganda	29,943,000	88.6%	Seychelles	94.7%	80,000
7	Tanzania	27,118,000	62.0%	Rwanda	93.6%	9,619,000
8	Angola	17,094,000	90.0%		90.7%	3,409,000
9	Ghana	16,741,000	68.8%	Angola	90.0%	17,094,000
10	Zambia	12,939,000	97.6%	Namibia	90.0%	1,991,000

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Americas

Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 in The Americas

Region	Total Population	Christian	% Christian	% of Christian total
Caribbean Caribbean The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...	40,306,000	35,197,000	87.32%	1.63%
Central America Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...	154,298,000	142,940,000	92.63%	6.65%
North America North America North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...	344,125,000	269,686,000	78.36%	12.54%
South America South America South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...	396,391,000	356,317,000	89.89%	16.57%
Total	935,120,000	804,140,000	85.99%	37.41%

Top ten

On the left: A list of the top ten American countries by total number of Christians.
On the right: a list of the top ten American countries by percentage of the population that is Christians.

Rank	Country	Christians	% Christian	Country	% Christian	Christians
1	United States	243,186,000	78.4%	Ecuador	99.0%	14,099,000
2	Brazil	174,700,000	90.4%	Venezuela	98.0%	28,340,000
3	Mexico	105,095,000	94.5%	Colombia	97.6%	44,502,000
4	Colombia	44,502,000	97.6%	Guatemala	97.5%	14,018,000
5	Argentina	37,561,000	92.7%	Grenada	97.3%	101,000
6	Venezuela	28,340,000	98.0%	Bolivia	97.0%	9,730,000
7	Peru	27,635,000	93.8%	Puerto Rico	97.0%	3,878,000
8	Canada	26,401,000	77.1%	Paraguay	96.9%	6,260,000
9	Chile	14,930,000	87.2%	Greenland	96.6%	55,000
10	Ecuador	14,099,000	99.0%	The Bahamas	96.3%	333,000

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Asia

Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 in Asia

Region	Total Population	Christian	% Christian	% of Christian total
Eastern Asia	1,562,109,000	86,191,000	5.51%	4.01%
South- South Asia South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...  and Central Asia Central Asia Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...	1,717,434,000	41,796,000	2.43%	1.94%
South Eastern Asia	606,419,000	133,566,000	22.02%	6.21%
Western Asia	233,667,000	16,720,000	7.15%	0.77%
Total	4,119,629,000	278,273,000	6.75%	12.94%

Top ten

On the left: A list of the top ten Asian countries by total number of Christians.
On the right: a list of the top ten Asian countries by percentage of the population that is Christians.

Rank	Country	Christians	% Christian	Country	% Christian	Christians
1	Philippines	90,530,000	92.4%	Armenia	100%	3,196,000
2	People's Republic of China	66,959,000	5.0%	East Timor	98.4%	1,152,000
3	Indonesia	28,804,000	12.3%	Philippines	92.4%	90,530,000
4	India	26,113,000	2.2%	Georgia (country)	88.6%	3,930,000
5	South Korea	14,534,000	29.2%	Cyprus	79.3%	863,000
6	Kazakhstan	7,451,000	46.0%	Kazakhstan	46.0%	7,451,000
7	Vietnam	6,868,000	8.0%	Lebanon	40.0%	1,702,000
8	Georgia (country)	3,930,000	88.6%	South Korea	29.2%	14,534,000
9	Armenia	3,196,000	98.7%	Kyrgyzstan	17.0%	944,000
10	Pakistan	2,727,000	1.6%	Kuwait	15.0%	458,000

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Europe

Christianity in Europe

Christianity in Europe

Christianity is the largest religion in Europe. Christianity has been practiced in Europe since the 1st century, and a number of the Pauline Epistles were odireted at Christians living in Macedonia, as well as Rome.- Early history :...

Region	Total Population	Christian	% Christian	% of Christian total
Eastern Europe Eastern Europe Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...	292,082,000	231,014,000	79.09%	10.74%
Northern Europe Northern Europe Northern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe. Northern Europe typically refers to the seven countries in the northern part of the European subcontinent which includes Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Finland and Sweden...	97,547,000	73,684,000	75.53%	3.42%
Southern Europe Southern Europe The term Southern Europe, at its most general definition, is used to mean "all countries in the south of Europe". However, the concept, at different times, has had different meanings, providing additional political, linguistic and cultural context to the definition in addition to the typical...	147,348,000	130,717,000	88.71%	6.08%
Western Europe Western Europe Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...	190,106,000	115,496,000	60.75%	5.37%
Total	727,083,000	550,911,000	75.77%	25.63%

Top ten

On the left: A list of the top ten European countries by total number of Christians.
On the right: a list of the top ten European countries by percentage of the population that is Christians.

Rank	Country	Christians	% Christian	Country	% Christian	Christians
1	Russia	99,775,000	70.3%	Vatican City	100.0%	800
2	Italy	55,070,000	91.1%	Moldova	98.3%	3,503,000
3	Germany	49,000,000	59.9%	Greece	98.0%	11,080,000
4	United Kingdom	44,522,000	71.8%	Malta	98.0%	408,000
5	Ukraine	41,973,000	91.5%	Kingdom of Romania	97.5%	20,930,000
6	Poland	36,526,000	95.7%	San Marino	97.0%	31,000
7	Spain	35,568,000	77.2%	Poland	95.7%	36,526,000
8	Early Modern France	35,014,000	53.5%	Faroe Islands	94.0%	46,000
9	Kingdom of Romania	20,930,000	97.5%	Independent State of Croatia	92.6%	4,107,000
10	Greece	11,080,000	98.0%	Republic of Ireland	92.3%	4,116,000

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Oceania

Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 in Oceania

Oceania

Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

Region	Total Population	Christian	% Christian	% of Christian total
Australia and New Zealand	25,770,000	16,771,000	65.07%	0.78%
Melanesia Melanesia Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region comprises most of the islands immediately north and northeast of Australia...	8,084,000	7,844,000	97.03%	0.36%
Micronesia Micronesia Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east. The Philippines lie to the west, and Indonesia to the southwest....	537,000	509,000	94.80%	0.02%
Polynesia Polynesia Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are termed Polynesians and they share many similar traits including language, culture and beliefs...	712,000	630,000	88.48%	0.02%
Total	35,103,000	25,754,000	73.36%	1.19%

Top ten

On the left: A list of the top ten Oceanian countries by total number of Christians.
On the right: a list of the top ten Oceanian countries by percentage of the population that is Christians.

Rank	Country	Christians	% Christian	Country	% Christian	Christians
1	Australia	14,345,000	63.9%	Pitcairn Islands	100.0%	50
2	Papua New Guinea	6,640,000	96.4%	Tokelau	99.0%	1,200
3	New Zealand	2,426,000	55.3%	Tuvalu	98.4%	10,000
4	Solomon Islands	507,000	97.0%	American Samoa	98.3%	68,000
5	Fiji	498,000	58.3%	Samoa	98.2%	176,000
6	Vanuatu	199,000	83.0%		95.4%	106,000
7	Guam	170,000	95.6%	Marshall Islands	97.3%	64,000
8	Samoa	179,000	~ 100.0%	Solomon Islands	97.0%	507,000
9		106,000	95.4%	Papua New Guinea	96.4%	6,640,000
10	United States Virgin Islands	102,000	93.0%	Guam	95.6%	170,000

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Middle East

Christianity in the Middle East

Christianity in the Middle East

Christianity has its origin in the Middle East and was the major religion of the region from the fourth century until some time after the Saracen Muslim Conquests of the 7th century...

Region	Total Population	Christian	% Christian	% of Christian total
Middle East Middle East The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...	365,305,000	17,354,000	4.75%	0.80%

Top ten

On the left: A list of the top ten Middle Eastern countries by total number of Christians.
On the right: a list of the top ten Middle Eastern countries by percentage of the population that is Christians.

Rank	Country	Christians	% Christian	Country	% Christian	Christians
1	Egypt	7,892,000	10.0%	Cyprus	79.3%	863,000
2	Syria	2,251,000	10.0%	Lebanon	40.0%	1,702,000
3	Lebanon	1,802,000	40.0%	Kuwait	15.0%	458,000
4	Saudi Arabia	1,493,000	5.5%	Egypt	10.0%	7,892,000
5	Iraq	944,000	3.0%	Syria	10.0%	2,251,000
6	Cyprus	863,000	79.3%	United Arab Emirates	9.0%	424,000
7	Kuwait	458,000	15.0%	Bahrain	9.0%	73,000
8	United Arab Emirates	424,000	9.0%	Qatar	8.5%	144,000
9	Jordan	388,000	6.0%	Jordan	6.0%	388,000
10	Iran	300,000	0.4%	Saudi Arabia	5.5%	1,493,000

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Demographics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. Statistics are based on countries with more than 90% Christians in 2010.

Age structure

(2010 est.)

• 0–14 years: 28.3% (male 126,935,583; female 122,475,264; total 249,410,847)
• 15–64 years: 63.9% (male 278,385,780; female 284,207,064; total 562,592,844)
• 65 years and over: 7.8% (male 28,476,419; female 40,145,395; total 68,621,814)

See also

• List of religious populations
• Protestantism by country
  Protestantism by country
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• Roman Catholicism by country
  Roman Catholicism by country
  The tables below represent statistics with regards to the Catholic Church by country.-Sources used in the table:Most of the figures are taken from the CIA Factbook....
  
  
• Orthodoxy by country
  Orthodoxy by country
  There exist two distinct Christian communions known by the appellation "Orthodox," namely the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Church....
  
  
• Islam by country
  Islam by country
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• Buddhism by country
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• Hinduism by country
  Hinduism by country
  The percentage of Hindu population of each country was taken from the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2006. Other sources used were the CIA World Factbook and adherents.com...
  
  
• Judaism by country
• Sikhism by country
  Sikhism by country
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• No Faith by country
  Irreligion
  Irreligion is defined as an absence of religion or an indifference towards religion. Sometimes it may also be defined more narrowly as hostility towards religion. When characterized as hostility to religion, it includes antitheism, anticlericalism and antireligion. When characterized as...