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	148,038,143	26.6
2	Eastern Asia	196,718,195	12.9
3	Australia/New Zealand	518,970	2.1
4	Micronesia (Region)	11,040	2.1
5	South-Central Asia	25,144,081	1.5
6	Northern America	3,228,014	0.7
7	Antarctica	37	0.7
8	Western Europe	797,515	0.4
9	Northern Europe	290,397	0.3
10	Eastern Europe	562,945	0.2
11	Melanesia	13,339	0.2
11	South America	641,478	0.2
12	Western Asia	345,473	0.2
13	Polynesia	715	0.1
14	Central America	40,180	0.1
14	Southern Africa	56,459	0.1
15	Southern Europe	110,930	0.1
16	Caribbean	13,931	0.0
17	Eastern Africa	66,623	0.0
18	Northern Africa	18,820	0.0
19	Middle Africa	5,087	0.0
19	Western Africa	7,998	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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