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

Complete List

Ranking	Region	Adherent	Percent
3	Australia/New Zealand	544,974	2.1
15	Caribbean	14,446	0.0
14	Central America	69,331	0.1
16	Eastern Africa	29,526	0.0
2	Eastern Asia	267,236,449	17.1
10	Eastern Europe	567,987	0.2
11	Melanesia	15,050	0.2
4	Micronesia (Region)	12,031	2.1
16	Middle Africa	7,711	0.0
16	Northern Africa	28,327	0.0
6	Northern America	4,544,695	1.3
8	Northern Europe	298,440	0.3
12	Polynesia	613	0.1
11	South America	675,948	0.2
5	South-Central Asia	27,001,826	1.5
1	South-Eastern Asia	160,782,950	27.3
9	Southern Africa	161,439	0.3
13	Southern Europe	88,291	0.1
16	Western Africa	30,750	0.0
11	Western Asia	391,026	0.2
7	Western Europe	822,349	0.4

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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