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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 *. Other sources used were CIA Factbook and adherents.com *. The total population of each country was taken from census.gov * (2005 estimates). Some adherents give much higher figures: *
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By country
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By region
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).
Buddhism in Africa
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| Region |
Total Population |
Buddhists |
% of Buddhists |
% of Buddhist total |
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| Central Africa |
83,121,055 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
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| East Africa |
193,741,900 |
36,766 |
0.019% |
0.005% |
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| North Africa |
202,151,323 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
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| Southern Africa |
137,092,019 |
48,035 |
0.035% |
0.007% |
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| West Africa |
268,997,245 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
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| Total |
885,103,542 |
84,801 |
0.01% |
0.012% |
Buddhism in Asia
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| Region |
Total Population |
Buddhists |
% of Buddhists |
% of Buddhist total |
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| Central Asia |
92,019,166 |
2,657,000 |
2.887% |
0.375% |
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| East Asia |
1,527,960,261 |
502,345,411 |
32.877% |
70.918% |
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| Middle East |
274,775,527 |
220,000 |
0.08% |
0.031% |
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| South Asia |
1,437,326,682 |
27,187,525 |
1.892% |
3.84% |
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| Southeast Asia |
571,337,070 |
166,920,075 |
29.216% |
23.565% |
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| Total |
3,903,418,706 |
699,324,941 |
17.916% |
98.73% |
Buddhism in Europe
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| Region |
Total Population |
Buddhists |
% of Buddhists |
% of Buddhist total |
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| Balkans |
65,407,609 |
1000 |
0% |
0% |
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| Central Europe |
74,510,241 |
10,394 |
0.014% |
0.001% |
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| Eastern Europe |
212,821,296 |
717,101 |
0.337% |
0.101% |
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| Western Europe |
375,832,557 |
1,068,354 |
0.28% |
0.254% |
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| Total |
728,571,703 |
1,795,849 |
0.244% |
0.254% |
Buddhism in The Americas
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| Region |
Total Population |
Buddhists |
% of Buddhists |
% of Buddhist total |
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| Caribbean |
23,809,622 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
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| Central America |
42,223,849 |
27,941 |
0.066% |
0.004% |
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| North America |
446,088,748 |
3,231,127 |
0.724% |
0.456% |
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| South America |
371,075,531 |
351,511 |
0.095% |
0.05% |
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| Total |
883,197,750 |
3,610,579 |
0.409% |
0.51% |
Buddhism in Oceania
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| Region |
Total Population |
Buddhists |
% of Buddhists |
% of Buddhist total |
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| Oceania |
30,564,520 |
436,390 |
1.428% |
0.062% |
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Top 20 by population on the left and by percentage on the right.
Top 20
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| Rank |
Country |
Buddhist Population |
% of Buddhists |
Country |
% of Buddhists |
Buddhist Population |
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| China
| 104,500,000
| 8%
| Thailand
| 94%
| 61,517,708
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| Japan
| 90,466,243
| 71%
| Cambodia
| 93%
| 12,654,574
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3
| Thailand
| 61,517,708
| 94%
| Mongolia
| 93%
| 2,595,882
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4
| Vietnam
| 41,767,788
| 50%
| Myanmar
| 90%
| 38,618,517
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5
| Myanmar
| 38,618,517
| 90%
| Bhutan
| 74%
| 1,651,895
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6
| Sri Lanka
| 14,045,343
| 70%
| Japan
| 71%
| 90,466,243
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| Cambodia
| 12,654,574
| 93%
| Sri Lanka
| 70%
| 14,045,343
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8
| South Korea
| 11,297,002
| 23.33%
| Laos
| 60%
| 3,730,284
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9
| India
| 7,561,850
| 0.7%
| Vietnam
| 50%
| 41,767,788
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10
| Taiwan
| 5,723,596
| 25%
| Singapore
| 42.5%
| 1,880,931
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11
| Malaysia
| 4,599,002
| 19.2%
| Taiwan
| 25%
| 5,723,596
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12
| Laos
| 3,730,284
| 60%
| South Korea
| 23.33%
| 11,297,002
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13
| Nepal
| 3,044,420
| 11%
| Malaysia
| 19.2%
| 4,599,002
|
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14
| United States
| 2,957,341
| 1%
| Brunei
| 13%
| 48,406
|
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15
| Mongolia
| 2,595,882
| 93%
| Nepal
| 11%
| 3,044,420
|
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16
| Indonesia
| 2,032,580
| 0.84%
| China
| 8%
| 104,500,000
|
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17
| Singapore
| 1,880,931
| 42.5%
| United Arab Emirates
| 2%
| 51,264
|
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18
| Bhutan
| 1,651,895
| 74%
| Australia
| 1.9%
| 381,718
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19
| Philippines
| 1,317,862
| 1.5%
| North Korea
| 1.7%
| 400,000
|
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20
| Bangladesh
| 721,598
| 0.5%
| Philippines
| 1.5%
| 1,317,862
|
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| Russia
| 717,101
| 0.5%
| New Zealand
| 1.08%
| 43,582
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