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|[[China]], liberal est. | |[[China]], liberal est. | ||
|80.00% | |80.00% | ||
| − | |1,070,893,447 | + | |align=right|1,070,893,447 |
|- | |- | ||
|[[China]], conservative est. | |[[China]], conservative est. | ||
|50.00% | |50.00% | ||
| − | |669,308,405 | + | |align=right|669,308,405 |
|- | |- | ||
|[[Japan]] | |[[Japan]] | ||
|96.00% | |96.00% | ||
| − | |122,022,837 | + | |align=right|122,022,837 |
|- | |- | ||
|[[Thailand]] | |[[Thailand]] | ||
|95.00% | |95.00% | ||
| − | |62,626,649 | + | |align=right|62,626,649 |
|- | |- | ||
|[[India]] | |[[India]] | ||
|3.25% | |3.25% | ||
| − | |37,913,134 | + | |align=right|37,913,134 |
|- | |- | ||
|[[Sri Lanka]] | |[[Sri Lanka]] | ||
|70.00% | |70.00% | ||
| − | |14,933,050 | + | |align=right|14,933,050 |
|- | |- | ||
|Other Asian countries | |Other Asian countries | ||
|20.00% | |20.00% | ||
| − | |280,209,398 | + | |align=right|280,209,398 |
|- | |- | ||
|Total Buddhists in Asia, lib. est. | |Total Buddhists in Asia, lib. est. | ||
| | | | ||
| − | |1,588,598,515 | + | |align=right|1,588,598,515 |
|- | |- | ||
|Total Buddhists in Asia, cons. est. | |Total Buddhists in Asia, cons. est. | ||
| | | | ||
| − | |1,187,013,473 | + | |align=right|1,187,013,473 |
|- | |- | ||
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|[[United States of America|U.S.A.]] | |[[United States of America|U.S.A.]] | ||
|2.00% | |2.00% | ||
| − | |6,135,071 | + | |align=right|6,135,071 |
|- | |- | ||
|[[Canada]] & N. Am. islands | |[[Canada]] & N. Am. islands | ||
|1.10% | |1.10% | ||
| − | |368,447 | + | |align=right|368,447 |
|- | |- | ||
|Total Buddhists in N. America | |Total Buddhists in N. America | ||
| | | | ||
| − | |6,503,518 | + | |align=right|6,503,518 |
|- | |- | ||
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|[[Germany]] | |[[Germany]] | ||
|1.10% | |1.10% | ||
| − | |905,657 | + | |align=right|905,657 |
|- | |- | ||
|[[France]] | |[[France]] | ||
|1.20% | |1.20% | ||
| − | |773,215 | + | |align=right|773,215 |
|- | |- | ||
|[[United Kingdom]] | |[[United Kingdom]] | ||
|1.20% | |1.20% | ||
| − | |733,395 | + | |align=right|733,395 |
|- | |- | ||
|Other European countries | |Other European countries | ||
|0.15% | |0.15% | ||
| − | |785,700 | + | |align=right|785,700 |
|- | |- | ||
|Total Buddhists in Europe | |Total Buddhists in Europe | ||
| | | | ||
| − | |3,197,966 | + | |align=right|3,197,966 |
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|Total Buddhists in Latin America and S. Am. | |Total Buddhists in Latin America and S. Am. | ||
|0.15% | |0.15% | ||
| − | |868,929 | + | |align=right|868,929 |
|- | |- | ||
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|Total Buddhists in [[Australia]] & [[Australia and Oceania|Oceania]] | |Total Buddhists in [[Australia]] & [[Australia and Oceania|Oceania]] | ||
|1.80% | |1.80% | ||
| − | |618,752 | + | |align=right|618,752 |
|- | |- | ||
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|Total Buddhists in [[Africa, Buddhism in|Africa]] | |Total Buddhists in [[Africa, Buddhism in|Africa]] | ||
|0.02% | |0.02% | ||
| − | |194,550 | + | |align=right|194,550 |
|- | |- | ||
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|Total Buddhists in the world, liberal est. | |Total Buddhists in the world, liberal est. | ||
| | | | ||
| − | |1,599,982,230 | + | |align=right|1,599,982,230 |
|- | |- | ||
|Total Buddhists in the world, conservative est. | |Total Buddhists in the world, conservative est. | ||
| | | | ||
| − | |1,198,397,187 | + | |align=right|1,198,397,187 |
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 22 February 2010
See: Buddhists in the World - An article by Dr. David N. Snyder on The Dhamma Encyclopedia's mother website, TheDhamma.com
| Area | Percent Buddhist | Buddhists |
|---|---|---|
| China, liberal est. | 80.00% | 1,070,893,447 |
| China, conservative est. | 50.00% | 669,308,405 |
| Japan | 96.00% | 122,022,837 |
| Thailand | 95.00% | 62,626,649 |
| India | 3.25% | 37,913,134 |
| Sri Lanka | 70.00% | 14,933,050 |
| Other Asian countries | 20.00% | 280,209,398 |
| Total Buddhists in Asia, lib. est. | 1,588,598,515 | |
| Total Buddhists in Asia, cons. est. | 1,187,013,473 | |
| U.S.A. | 2.00% | 6,135,071 |
| Canada & N. Am. islands | 1.10% | 368,447 |
| Total Buddhists in N. America | 6,503,518 | |
| Germany | 1.10% | 905,657 |
| France | 1.20% | 773,215 |
| United Kingdom | 1.20% | 733,395 |
| Other European countries | 0.15% | 785,700 |
| Total Buddhists in Europe | 3,197,966 | |
| Total Buddhists in Latin America and S. Am. | 0.15% | 868,929 |
| Total Buddhists in Australia & Oceania | 1.80% | 618,752 |
| Total Buddhists in Africa | 0.02% | 194,550 |
| Total Buddhists in the world, liberal est. | 1,599,982,230 | |
| Total Buddhists in the world, conservative est. | 1,198,397,187 |
Approximately 1.2 billion to 1.6 billion Buddhists in the world.
Last updated: July 2009
See also
- List of Buddhist Records and Trivia
- 8 Wonders of the Buddhist World
- The appeal of Buddhism
- Misconceptions about Buddhism
References
- The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
- http://www.thedhamma.com/
- For a complete list of references and statistics used, see the article at TheDhamma.com website linked at the top.