From Wikipedia
Budhismo dagiti pagilian
Rehion |
Pagilian |
Populasion(2005E) |
% iti Budhista |
Budhista total |
South America |
Buddhism in Argentina |
39,537,943 |
0.1% |
39,537 |
Oceania |
Buddhism in Australia |
20,090,437 |
1.9% |
381,718 |
Central Europe |
Buddhism in Austria |
8,184,691 |
0.127% |
10,394 |
South Asia |
Buddhism in Bangladesh |
144,319,628 |
0.5% |
721,598 |
Western Europe |
Buddhism in Belgium |
10,364,388 |
0.2% |
20,728 |
South Asia |
Buddhism in Bhutan |
2,232,291 |
74% |
1,651,895 |
South America |
Buddhism in Bolivia |
8,857,870 |
0.1% |
8,857 |
South America |
Buddhism in Brazil |
186,112,794 |
0.125% |
232,640 |
Southeast Asia |
Buddhism in Brunei |
372,361 |
13% |
48,406 |
Southeast Asia |
Buddhism in Cambodia |
13,607,069 |
93% |
12,654,574 |
North America |
Buddhism in Canada |
32,805,041 |
0.8% |
262,440 |
East Asia |
Buddhism in China |
1,306,313,812 |
8% Template:Dubious |
104,505,104 |
Central America |
Buddhism in Costa Rica |
4,016,173 |
0.1% |
4,016 |
North America |
Buddhism in Cuba |
11,346,670 |
0.1% |
11,346 |
South America |
Buddhism in Ecuador |
13,363,593 |
0.1% |
13,363 |
Western Europe |
Buddhism in Finland |
5,223,442 |
0.1% |
5,223 |
Western Europe |
Buddhism in France |
60,656,178 |
0.8% |
485,249 |
Western Europe |
Buddhism in Germany |
82,431,390 |
0.1% |
82,431 |
South Asia |
Buddhism in India |
1,080,264,388 |
0.7% |
7,561,850 |
Southeast Asia |
Buddhism in Indonesia |
241,973,879 |
0.84% |
2,032,580 |
East Asia |
Buddhism in Japan |
127,417,244 |
71% |
90,466,243 |
East Asia |
Buddhism in Korea, North |
22,912,177 |
1.67% Template:Dubious |
382,633 |
East Asia |
Buddhism in Korea, South |
48,422,644 |
23.33% |
11,297,002 |
Southeast Asia |
Buddhism in Laos |
6,217,141 |
60% |
3,730,284 |
Southeast Asia |
Buddhism in Malaysia |
23,953,136 |
19.2% |
4,599,002 |
Southern Africa |
Buddhism in Mauritius |
1,230,602 |
0.3% |
3,691 |
Central Asia |
Buddhism in Mongolia |
2,791,272 |
93% |
2,595,882 |
Southeast Asia |
Buddhism in Myanmar |
42,909,464 |
90% |
38,618,517 |
South Asia |
Buddhism in Nepal |
27,676,547 |
11% |
3,044,420 |
Western Europe |
Buddhism in the Netherlands |
16,407,491 |
0.5% |
82,037 |
Oceania |
Buddhism in New Zealand |
4,035,461 |
1.08% |
43,582 |
Central America |
Buddhism in Nicaragua |
5,465,100 |
0.1% |
5,465 |
West Africa |
Buddhism in Niger |
11,665,937 |
n/a |
n/a |
Western Europe |
Buddhism in Norway |
4,593,041 |
0.1% |
4,593 |
Middle East |
Buddhism in Oman |
3,001,583 |
0.5% |
15,007 |
South Asia |
Buddhism in Pakistan |
162,419,946 |
0.1% |
162,419 |
Central America |
Buddhism in Panama |
3,039,150 |
0.5% |
15,195 |
Oceania |
Buddhism in Papua New Guinea |
5,545,268 |
0.2% |
11,090 |
South America |
Buddhism in Paraguay |
6,347,884 |
0.5% |
31,739 |
Southeast Asia |
Buddhism in The Philippines |
87,857,473 |
1.5% |
1,317,862 |
Western Europe |
Buddhism in Portugal |
10,566,212 |
0.6% |
63,397 |
Caribbean |
Buddhism in Puerto Rico |
3,916,632 |
n/a |
n/a |
Middle East |
Buddhism in Qatar |
863,051 |
n/a |
n/a |
Eastern Europe |
Buddhism in Russia |
143,420,309 |
0.5% |
717,101 |
Middle East |
Buddhism in Saudi Arabia |
26,417,599 |
0.3% |
79,252 |
Southeast Asia |
Buddhism in Singapore |
4,425,720 |
42.5% |
1,880,931 |
Central Europe |
Buddhism in Slovakia |
5,431,363 |
n/a |
n/a |
Southern Africa |
Buddhism in South Africa |
44,344,136 |
0.1% |
44,344 |
South Asia |
Buddhism in Sri Lanka |
20,064,776 |
70% |
14,045,343 |
Western Europe |
Buddhism in Sweden |
9,001,774 |
0,2% |
15,000 |
Western Europe |
Buddhism in Switzerland |
7,489,370 |
0.1% |
7,489 |
East Asia |
Buddhism in Taiwan |
22,894,384 |
25% |
5,723,596 |
Central Asia |
Buddhism in Tajikistan |
7,163,506 |
0.1% |
7,163 |
East Africa |
Buddhism in Tanzania |
36,766,356 |
0.1% |
36,766 |
Southeast Asia |
Buddhism in Thailand |
65,444,371 |
94% |
61,517,708 |
Central America |
Buddhism in Trinidad and Tobago |
1,088,644 |
0.3% |
3,265 |
North Africa |
Buddhism in Tunisia |
10,074,951 |
n/a |
n/a |
Middle East |
Buddhism in Turkey |
69,660,559 |
0.1% |
69,660 |
Middle East |
Buddhism in the United Arab Emirates |
2,563,212 |
2% |
51,264 |
Western Europe |
Buddhism in the United Kingdom |
60,441,457 |
0.5% |
302,207 |
North America |
Buddhism in the United States |
295,734,134 |
1% |
2,957,341 |
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 |
50% |
41,767,788 |
Total |
6,430,856,221 |
6.457% |
415,266,727 |
These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, is the percentage of population that is Buddhist in a region (Buddhists in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last column 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).
Budhismo iti Africa
Rehion |
Total Population |
Budhista |
% ti Budhista |
% ti Budhista total |
Central Africa |
83,121,055 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
East Africa |
193,741,900 |
36,766 |
0.019% |
0.009% |
North Africa |
202,151,323 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
Southern Africa |
137,092,019 |
48,035 |
0.035% |
0.012% |
West Africa |
268,997,245 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
Total |
885,103,542 |
84,801 |
0.01% |
0.02% |
Buddhism in Asia
Region |
Total Population |
Buddhists |
% of Buddhists |
% of Buddhist total |
Central Asia |
92,019,166 |
2,656,747 |
2.887% |
0.64% |
East Asia |
1,527,960,261 |
212,374,578 |
13.899% |
51.142% |
Middle East |
274,775,527 |
215,183 |
0.078% |
0.052% |
South Asia |
1,437,326,682 |
27,187,525 |
1.892% |
6.547% |
Southeast Asia |
571,337,070 |
166,920,075 |
29.216% |
40.196% |
Total |
3,903,418,706 |
409,354,108 |
10.487% |
98.576% |
Buddhism in Europe
Region |
Total Population |
Buddhists |
% of Buddhists |
% of Buddhist total |
Balkans |
65,407,609 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
Central Europe |
74,510,241 |
10,394 |
0.014% |
0.003% |
Eastern Europe |
212,821,296 |
717,101 |
0.337% |
0.173% |
Western Europe |
375,832,557 |
1,068,354 |
0.28% |
0.254% |
Total |
728,571,703 |
1,795,849 |
0.244% |
0.429% |
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% |
0.007% |
North America |
446,088,748 |
3,231,127 |
0.724% |
0.778% |
South America |
371,075,531 |
351,511 |
0.095% |
0.085% |
Total |
883,197,750 |
3,610,579 |
0.409% |
0.869% |
Buddhism in Oceania
Region |
Total Population |
Buddhists |
% of Buddhists |
% of Buddhist total |
Oceania |
30,564,520 |
436,390 |
1.428% |
0.105% |
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 |
104,505,104 |
8% |
Thailand |
94% |
61,517,708 |
2 |
Japan |
90,466,243 |
71% |
Cambodia |
93% |
12,654,574 |
3 |
Thailand |
61,517,708 |
94% |
Mongolia |
93% |
2,595,882 |
4 |
Vietnam |
41,767,788 |
50% |
Myanmar |
90% |
38,618,517 |
5 |
Myanmar |
38,618,517 |
90% |
Bhutan |
74% |
1,651,895 |
6 |
Sri Lanka |
14,045,343 |
70% |
Japan |
71% |
90,466,243 |
7 |
Cambodia |
12,654,574 |
93% |
Sri Lanka |
70% |
14,045,343 |
8 |
Korea, South |
11,297,002 |
23.33% |
Laos |
60% |
3,730,284 |
9 |
India |
7,561,850 |
0.7% |
Vietnam |
50% |
41,767,788 |
10 |
Taiwan |
5,723,596 |
90% |
Singapore |
42.5% |
1,880,931 |
11 |
Malaysia |
4,599,002 |
19.2% |
Taiwan |
25% |
5,723,596 |
12 |
Laos |
3,730,284 |
60% |
Korea, South |
23.33% |
11,297,002 |
13 |
Nepal |
3,044,420 |
11% |
Malaysia |
19.2% |
4,599,002 |
14 |
United States |
2,957,341 |
1% |
Brunei |
13% |
48,406 |
15 |
Mongolia |
2,595,882 |
93% |
Nepal |
11% |
3,044,420 |
16 |
Indonesia |
2,032,580 |
0.84% |
China |
8% |
104,505,104 |
17 |
Singapore |
1,880,931 |
42.5% |
United Arab Emirates |
2% |
51,264 |
18 |
Bhutan |
1,651,895 |
74% |
Australia |
1.9% |
381,718 |
19 |
Bangladesh |
721,598 |
0.5% |
Korea, North |
1.67% |
382,633 |
20 |
Russia |
717,101 |
0.5% |
New Zealand |
1.08% |
43,582 |
- The US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2004 [1]
- CIA FactBook [2]
- adherents.com [3]
- Religious Freedom page [4]
- census.gov[5]
- Stockholm Buddhist center[6]