World Religions (2005)

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Religions of the world with the most adherents as reported by the World Christian Database.

Complete List

RankingReligionAdherentsPercent
1Christians 2,135,782,815 33.1
2Muslims 1,313,983,654 20.4
3Hindus 870,047,346 13.5
4Non-Religious 768,598,424 11.9
5Chinese Universists 404,922,244 6.3
6Buddhists 378,809,103 5.9
7Ethno-Religionists 256,340,652 4.0
8Atheists 151,548,030 2.4
9Sikhs 25,373,879 0.4
10Jews 15,145,702 0.2
11Spiritists 13,030,538 0.2
12Bahai's 7,614,998 0.1
13Confucianists 6,470,714 0.1
14Jains 4,588,432 0.1
15Shintoists 2,789,098 0.0
15Taoists 2,733,859 0.0
15Zoroastrians 2,647,523 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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