Regions of the world with the most Buddhists according to the World Christian Database (2005).

Complete List

Ranking	Region	Adherent	Percent
1	South-Eastern Asia	150,978,744	27.1
2	Eastern Asia	195,132,817	12.7
3	Australia/New Zealand	476,483	2.0
4	South-Central Asia	26,334,806	1.6
5	Micronesia (Region)	7,517	1.4
6	Northern America	3,110,468	0.9
7	Antarctica	37	0.7
8	Western Europe	773,543	0.4
9	Northern Europe	210,004	0.2
10	Eastern Europe	576,673	0.2
11	Melanesia	13,289	0.2
11	South America	628,393	0.2
12	Polynesia	946	0.2
13	Western Asia	251,317	0.1
14	Southern Africa	53,333	0.1
15	Southern Europe	83,238	0.1
16	Central America	66,446	0.1
17	Caribbean	14,051	0.0
18	Eastern Africa	66,220	0.0
19	Northern Africa	18,344	0.0
20	Middle Africa	5,044	0.0
20	Western Africa	7,390	0.0

Source

The data presented in QuickLists are from a variety of sources including the U.S. Census Bureau's International Data Base, the U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom Report, the United Nations Human Development Reports, and others.

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