Buddhism by country

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The percentage of Buddhist population of each country was taken from the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2004 [1]. Other sources used were CIA Factbook [2] and adherents.com [3]. The total population of each country was taken from census.gov [4] (2005 estimates). Some adherents give much higher figures: [5]

1 By country
2 By region
3 Top 20
4 See also
5 References

[edit] By country

**Buddhism by country**
Region	Country	Population(2005E)	% of Buddhists	Buddhist total
South America	Buddhism in Argentina	39,537,943	0.1%	39,538
Oceania	Buddhism in Australia	20,090,437	1.9%	381,718
Central Europe	Buddhism in Austria	8,184,691	0.127%	10,395
South Asia	Buddhism in Bangladesh	144,319,628	0.5%	721,598
Western Europe	Buddhism in Belgium	10,364,388	0.2%	20,729
South Asia	Buddhism in Bhutan	2,232,291	98%	2,187,645
South America	Buddhism in Bolivia	8,857,870	0.1%	8,858
South America	Buddhism in Brazil	186,112,794	0.125%	232,641
Southeast Asia	Buddhism in Brunei	372,361	36%	134,050
Southeast Asia	Buddhism in Cambodia	13,607,069	96.5%	13,896,861
North America	Buddhism in Canada	32,805,041	1.1%	364,088
East Asia	Buddhism in China	1,306,313,812	77%	1,005,861,635
Central America	Buddhism in Costa Rica	4,016,173	0.1%	4,016
Balkans	Buddhism in Croatia	4,495,904	0.02%	1,000
North America	Buddhism in Cuba	11,346,670	0.1%	11,347
South America	Buddhism in Ecuador	13,363,593	0.1%	13,364
Western Europe	Buddhism in Finland	5,223,442	0.1%	5,223
Western Europe	Buddhism in France	60,656,178	1.2%	730,514
Western Europe	Buddhism in Germany	82,431,390	0.5%	412,411
East Asia	Buddhism in Hong Kong	6,437,738	95%	6,115,851
South Asia	Buddhism in India	1,080,264,388	1.01%	10,953,520
Southeast Asia	Buddhism in Indonesia	241,973,879	1%	2,419,739
Middle East	Buddhism in Iran	n/a	n/a	n/a
Western Europe	Buddhism in Ireland	4,239,948	0.15%	6,516
Middle East	Buddhism in Israel	n/a	n/a	n/a
Western Europe	Buddhism in Italy	58,103,033	0.2%	116,206
East Asia	Buddhism in Japan	127,417,244	96%	122,320,554
East Asia	Buddhism in North Korea	22,912,177	60%	13,747,306
East Asia	Buddhism in South Korea	48,628,046	50.7%	24,654,419
Southeast Asia	Buddhism in Laos	6,217,141	91.8%	5,707,335
Southeast Asia	Buddhism in Malaysia	23,953,136	44%	10,539,380
Southern Africa	Buddhism in Mauritius	1,230,602	0.3%	3,692
Central Asia	Buddhism in Mongolia	2,791,272	99.3%	2,773,882
Southeast Asia	Buddhism in Myanmar	42,909,464	93%	39,905,802
South Asia	Buddhism in Nepal	27,676,547	33%	9,133,261
Western Europe	Buddhism in the Netherlands	16,407,491	0.5%	80,237
Oceania	Buddhism in New Zealand	4,035,461	1.08%	43,583
Central America	Buddhism in Nicaragua	5,465,100	0.1%	5,465
Western Europe	Buddhism in Norway	4,593,041	0.1%	4,593
Middle East	Buddhism in Oman	3,001,583	0.5%	15,008
South Asia	Buddhism in Pakistan	162,419,946	0.1%	162,420
Central America	Buddhism in Panama	3,039,150	0.54%	16,546
Oceania	Buddhism in Papua New Guinea	5,545,268	0.2%	11,091
South America	Buddhism in Paraguay	6,347,884	0.5%	31,739
Southeast Asia	Buddhism in the Philippines	87,857,473	3%	2,635,724
Western Europe	Buddhism in Portugal	10,566,212	0.6%	63,397
Eastern Europe	Buddhism in Russia	143,420,309	0.5%	717,101
Middle East	Buddhism in Saudi Arabia	26,417,599	0.3%	70,253
Southeast Asia	Buddhism in Singapore	4,425,720	61%	2,789,009
Southern Africa	Buddhism in South Africa	44,344,136	0.1%	44,344
South Asia	Buddhism in Sri Lanka	20,064,776	81%	16,252,469
Western Europe	Buddhism in Sweden	9,001,774	0.2%	18,004
Western Europe	Buddhism in Switzerland	7,489,370	0.1%	7,489
East Asia	Buddhism in Taiwan	22,894,384	95.5%	21,864,136
Central Asia	Buddhism in Tajikistan	7,163,506	0.1%	7,164
East Africa	Buddhism in Tanzania	36,766,356	0.1%	36,766
Southeast Asia	Buddhism in Thailand	65,444,371	97%	63,481,040
Central America	Buddhism in Trinidad and Tobago	1,088,644	0.3%	3,266
Middle East	Buddhism in Turkey	69,660,559	0.1%	69,661
Middle East	Buddhism in the United Arab Emirates	2,563,212	5.9%	151,264
Western Europe	Buddhism in the United Kingdom	60,441,457	1%	606,092
North America	Buddhism in the United States	295,734,134	2%	5,973,446
Central Asia	Buddhism in Uzbekistan	26,851,195	0.2%	53,702
South America	Buddhism in Venezuela	25,375,281	0.1%	25,375
Southeast Asia	Buddhism in Vietnam	83,535,576	92%	76,852,730
Total		6,437,293,959	22.77%	1,465,987,215

[edit] By region

These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, all but last row, is the percentage of population that is Buddhist in a region (Buddhists in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last row shows the Buddhist percentage compared to the total Buddhist population of the world (Buddhists in the region * 100/total Buddhist population of the world).

(Note: Egypt, Sudan, and other Arab Maghreb countries are counted as part of North Africa, not Middle East).

**Buddhism in Africa**
Region	Total Population	Buddhists	% of Buddhists	% of Buddhist total
Central Africa	83,121,055	0	0%	0%
East Africa	193,741,900	36,766	0.019%	0.005%
North Africa	202,151,323	0	0%	0%
Southern Africa	137,092,019	48,035	0.035%	0.007%
West Africa	268,997,245	0	0%	0%
Total	885,103,542	84,801	0.01%	0.012%

**Buddhism in Asia**
Region	Total Population	Buddhists	% of Buddhists	% of Buddhist total
Central Asia	92,019,166	2,834,748	3.080%	0.375%
East Asia	1,527,960,261	1,194,569,549	78.180%	70.918%
Middle East	274,775,527	220,000	0.08%	0.031%
South Asia	1,437,326,682	39,410,913	2.741%	3.84%
Southeast Asia	571,337,070	217,549,148	38.077%	23.565%
Total	3,903,418,706	1,454,584,358	37.264%	98.73%

**Buddhism in Europe**
Region	Total Population	Buddhists	% of Buddhists	% of Buddhist total
Balkans	65,407,609	1,000	0.001%	0%
Central Europe	74,510,241	10,394	0.014%	0.001%
Eastern Europe	212,821,296	717,101	0.337%	0.101%
Western Europe	375,832,557	2,071,411	0.551%	0.254%
Total	728,571,703	2,799,906	0.384%	0.254%

**Buddhism in The Americas**
Region	Total Population	Buddhists	% of Buddhists	% of Buddhist total
Caribbean	23,809,622	0	0%	0%
Central America	42,223,849	27,941	0.066%	0.004%
North America	446,088,748	6,310,975	1.414%	0.456%
South America	371,075,531	351,511	0.095%	0.05%
Total	883,197,750	9,850,727	1.115%	0.51%

**Buddhism in Oceania**
Region	Total Population	Buddhists	% of Buddhists	% of Buddhist total
Oceania	30,564,520	437,747	1.432%	0.062%

[edit] Top 20

Top 20 countries with the most Buddhists.

Top 20 countries with the highest percent of Buddhists.

Top 20 by population on the left and by percentage on the right.

**Top 20**
Rank	Country	Buddhist Population	% of Buddhists	Country	% of Buddhists	Buddhist Population
1	China	1,005,861,635	77%	Mongolia	99.3%	2,773,103
2	Japan	122,320,554	96%	Bhutan	98%	2,187,645
3	Vietnam	76,852,730	92%	Thailand	97%	63,481,040
4	Thailand	63,481,040	97%	Cambodia	96.5%	13,896,861
5	Myanmar	39,905,802	93%	Japan	96%	122,320,554
6	South Korea	24,654,419	50.7%	Taiwan	95.5%	21,864,136
7	Taiwan	21,864,554	95.5%	Hong Kong	95%	6,115,851
8	Sri Lanka	16,252,469	81%	Myanmar	93%	39,905,802
9	Cambodia	13,896,861	96.5%	Vietnam	92%	76,852,730
10	North Korea	13,747,306	60%	Laos	91.8%	5,707,335
11	India	10,953,520	1.01%	Macau	91%	457,650
12	Malaysia	10,539,380	44%	Christmas Island	90%	1,357
13	Nepal	9,133,261	33%	Sri Lanka	81%	16,252,469
14	Hong Kong	6,115,851	95%	China	77%	1,005,861,635
15	United States	5,973,446	2%	Singapore	61%	2,789,009
16	Laos	5,707,335	91.8%	North Korea	60%	13,747,306
17	Singapore	2,789,009	61%	South Korea	50.7%	24,654,419
18	Mongolia	2,773,882	99.3%	Malaysia	44%	10,539,380
19	Philippines	2,635,724	3%	Brunei	36%	134,050
20	Indonesia	2,419,739	1%	Nepal	33%	9,133,261