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As of the early 21st century, Christianity has around 2.1 billion adherents.[1][2][3] The faith represents nearly one-third of the world's population and is the largest religion in the world, with approximately 38,000 Christian denominations.[4] Christians have composed about 33 percent of the world's population for around 100 years. The largest Christian denomination is the Roman Catholic Church, with 1.17 billion adherents, representing half of all Christians.[5]
Christianity is the predominant religion in Europe, Russia, the Americas, the Philippines, East Timor, Southern Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and Oceania.[6] There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Central Asia and the Middle East, where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam. The United States has the largest Christian population in the world, followed by Brazil and Mexico.[7]
Christianity, in one form or another, is the state religion of the following 16 nations: Armenia (Armenian Apostolic Church), Argentina (Roman Catholic Church),[8] Bolivia (Roman Catholic Church and Christianity),[9] Costa Rica (Roman Catholic Church),[10] Denmark (Danish National Church),[11] El Salvador (Roman Catholic Church),[12] England (Church of England),[13] Greece (Church of Greece), Georgia (Georgian Orthodox Church), Iceland (Church of Iceland),[14] Liechtenstein (Roman Catholic Church),[15] Malta (Roman Catholic Church),[16] Monaco (Roman Catholic Church),[17] Norway (Church of Norway),[18] Vatican City (Roman Catholic Church)[19].
The first nations that adopted Christianity were:
- Armenia (301 AD)
- Georgia (319)
- Ethiopia (including Eritrea) (325)
- Roman Empire (380)
Contents
Lists
By country
Ejmiadzin Cathedral2
Christianity - Percentage by country
The 7th century Khor Virap monastery in the shadow of Mount Ararat. Armenia was the first state to adopt Christianity as an official religion at AD 301.[20][21][22][23]
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Graaff-Reinet, South Africa.Note: Population statistics by religious affiliations, are based upon statistical science and are subject to observational error (technically referred to as estimates). Likewise, partisans may seek to bias the estimates. The proportion of Christians is based on the proportion of the population in each country who is a member of a Christian denomination or them who identify themself as Christian. It says nothing about the proportion of such as believe in God and are regularly in the church. People who mix Christianity with tribal religions are defined in this article as Christians. Most of the percentage of Christian population of each country was taken from the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report, the CIA World Factbook, Joshua Project, Open doors, Pew Forum and Adherents.com.
Sovereign states
Christianity by country Country Christians % Christian 
Afghanistan (details)6,000 0.02% 
Albania (details)1,118,000 35.0% 
Algeria (details)177,000 0.5% 
American Samoa (details)68,000 98.3% 
Andorra (details)76,000 90.0% 
Angola (details)17,094,000 90.0% 
Anguilla (details)14,000 90.5% 
Antigua and Barbuda (details)66,000 74.0% 
Argentina (details)37,561,000 92.7% 
Armenia (details)3,196,000 98.7% 
Aruba (details)96,000 90.1% 
Australia (details)14,345,000 63.9% 
Austria (details)5,855,314 69.9% 
Azerbaijan (details)432,000 4.8% 
Bahamas (details)333,000 96.3% 
Bahrain (details)73,000 9.0% 
Bangladesh (details)493,000 0.3% 
Barbados (details)244,000 95.0% 
Belarus (details)7,578,000 80.0% 
Belgium (details)5,197,000 48.0% 
Belize (details)247,000 76.7% 
Benin (details)3,943,000 42.8% 
Bermuda (details)44,000 67.0% 
Bhutan (details)7,000 1.0% 
Bolivia (details)9,730,000 97.0% 
Bosnia and Herzegovina (details)1,918,000 51.0% 
Botswana (details)1,416,000 71.6% 
Brazil (details)174,700,000 90.4% 
British Virgin Islands (details)22,000 96.0% 
Brunei (details)45,000 11.0% 
Bulgaria (details)6,364,000 84.0% 
Burkina Faso (details)3,746,000 23.0% 
Burundi (details)7,662,143 75.0% 
Cambodia (details)268,000 2.0% 
Cameroon (details)7,983,000 40.0% 
Canada (details)26,401,000 77.1% 
Cape Verde (details)487,000 95.0% 
Cayman Islands (details)42,000 73.8% 
Central African Republic (details)2,253,000 50.0% 
Chad (details)3,833,000 34.0% 
Chile (details)14,930,000 87.2% 
People's Republic of China (details)66,959,000 5.0% 
Colombia (details)44,502,000 97.6% 
Comoros (details)15,000 2.1% 
Cook Islands (details)19,000 94.3% 
Congo, Republic of (details)3,409,000 90.7% 
Congo, Democratic Republic of (details)68,558,000 95.6% 
Costa Rica (details)3,912,000 84.3% 
Côte d'Ivoire (details)7,075,000 32.8% 
Croatia (details)4,107,000 92.6% 
Cuba (details)9,523,000 85.0% 
Cyprus (details)863,000 79.3% 
Czech Republic (details)3,038,000 28.9% 
Denmark (details)4,546,000 82.0% 
Djibouti (details)53,000 6.0% 
Dominica (details)59,000 88.7% 
Dominican Republic (details)9,734,000 95.2% 
East Timor (details)1,152,000 98.4% 
Ecuador (details)14,099,000 99.0% 
Egypt (details)8,100,000 12.9%[24] 
El Salvador (details)5,073,000 81.9% 
Equatorial Guinea (details)683,000 98.6% 
Eritrea (details)2,664,000 62.5% 
Estonia (details)373,000 27.8% 
Ethiopia (details)54,978,000 64.5% 
Falkland Islands (details)3,000 94.3% 
Faroe Islands (details)46,000 94.0% 
Fiji (details)498,000 58.3% 
Finland (details)4,347,000 81.0% 
France (details)35,014,000 53.5% 
Gabon (details)1,081,000 72.0% 
Gambia (details)158,000 9.0% 
Georgia (details)3,930,000 88.6% 
Germany (details)49,400,000 59.9% 
Ghana (details)16,741,000 68.8% 
Greece (details)11,080,000 98.0% 
Greenland (details)55,000 96.6% 
Grenada (details)101,000 97.3% 
Guatemala (details)14,018,000 97.5% 
Guinea (details)1,032,000 10.0% 
Guinea-Bissau (details)165,000 10.0% 
Guyana (details)434,000 57.0% 
Haiti (details)8,527,000 83.7% 
Honduras (details)6,321,000 83.0% 
Hong Kong (details)710,000 10.1% 
Hungary (details)7,450,000 74.4% 
Iceland (details)284,000 89.3% 
India (details)26,113,000 2.3% 
Indonesia (details)28,804,000 12.3% 
Iran (details)300,000 0.4% 
Iraq (details)944,000 3.0% 
Ireland (details)4,116,000 92.3% 
Israel (details)266,000 3.5% 
Italy (details)55,070,000 91.1% 
Jamaica (details)1,784,000 65.3% 
Japan (details)2,548,000 2.0% 
Jordan (details)388,000 6.0% 
Kazakhstan (details)7,451,000 46.0% 
Kenya (details)34,774,000 85.1% 
Korea, North (details)480,000 4.0% 
Korea, South (details)14,534,000 29.2% 
Kuwait (details)458,000 15.0% 
Kyrgyzstan (details)944,000 17.0% 
Laos (details)84,000 1.3% 
Latvia (details)1,280,000 57.2% 
Lebanon (details)1,702,000 40.0% 
Lesotho (details)1,876,000 90.0% 
Liberia (details)1,391,000 40.0% 
Libya (details)131,000 2.0% 
Liechtenstein (details)32,000 87.8% 
Lithuania (details)2,827,000 84.9% 
Luxembourg (details)437,000 87.0% 
Macedonia, Republic of (details)1,334,000 65.1% 
Madagascar (details)8,260,000 41.0% 
Malawi (details)12,538,000 79.9% 
Malaysia (details)2,576,000 9.1% 
Maldives (details)300 0.08% 
Mali (details)726,000 5.0% 
Malta (details)408,000 98.0% 
Mauritania (details)5,000 0.14% 
Mauritius (details)418,000 32.2% 
Mexico (details)105,095,000 94.5% 
Micronesia, Federated States of (details)106,000 95.4% 
Moldova (details)3,503,000 98.3% 
Monaco (details)29,000 87.7% 
Mongolia (details)58,000 2.1% 
Montenegro (details)487,000 77.8% 
Morocco (details)351,000 1.1% 
Mozambique (details)12,003,717 56.1% 
Myanmar (details)2,020,000 4.0% 
Namibia (details)1,991,000 90.0% 
Nepal (details)269,000 0.9% 
Netherlands (details)7,210,000 43.4% 
New Zealand (details)2,426,000 55.3% 
Nicaragua (details)5,217,000 89.6% 
Niger (details)795,000 5.0% 
Nigeria (details)76,281,000 48.2% 
Norway (details)4,195,000 85.6% 
Oman (details)73,000 2.5% 
Pakistan (details)2,727,000 1.6% 
Palau (details)16,000 77.9% 
Panama (details)3,057,000 92.0% 
Papua New Guinea (details)6,640,000 96.4% 
Paraguay (details)6,260,000 96.9% 
Peru (details)27,635,000 93.8% 
Philippines (details)90,530,000 92.4% 
Pitcairn Islands(details)50 100.0% 
Poland (details)36,526,000 95.7% 
Portugal (details)9,222,000 86.7% 
Puerto Rico (details)3,878,000 97.0% 
Qatar (details)144,000 8.5% 
Romania (details)20,930,000 97.5% 
Russia (details)99,775,000 70.3% 
Rwanda (details)9,619,000 93.6% 
San Marino (details)31,000 97.0% 
Saudi Arabia (details)1,493,000 5.5% 
Senegal (details)900,000 7.0% 
Serbia (details)9,038,000 91.7% 
Seychelles (details)80,000 94.7% 
Sierra Leone (details)1,751,000 30.0% 
Singapore (details)900,000 18.0%[25] 
Slovakia (details)4,487,000 82.8% 
Slovenia (details)1,135,212 57.8% 
Somalia (details)1,000[26] 0.01095% 
South Africa (details)39,843,000 79.7% 
South Sudan (details)4,131,000 50.0% 
Spain (details)35,568,000 77.2% 
Sri Lanka (details)1,531,000 7.5% 
Sudan (details)3,062,000 9.6% 
Suriname (details)252,000 48.0% 
Swaziland (details)994,000 82.7% 
Sweden (details)7,148,000 76.2% 
Switzerland (details)6,172,000 79.3% 
Syria (details)2,251,000 10.0% 
Tajikistan (details)99,000 1.4% 
Tanzania (details)27,118,000 62.0% 
Thailand (details)471,000 0.7% 
Togo (details)1,966,000 29.0% 
Tonga (details)84,000 81.0% 
Trinidad and Tobago (details)774,000 57.6% 
Tunisia (details)24,000 0.2% 
Turkey (details)64,000[27] 0.09% 
Turkmenistan (details)466,000 9.0% 
Uganda (details)29,943,000 88.6% 
Ukraine (details)41,973,000 91.5% 
United Arab Emirates (details)424,000 9.0% 
United Kingdom (details)44,522,000 71.8% 
United States (details)176,400,000 78.4% 
Uruguay (details)2,027,000 58.01% 
Uzbekistan (details)1,390,000 5.0% 
Vatican City (details)800 100.0% 
Venezuela (details)28,340,000 98.0% 
Vietnam (details)6,868,000 8.0% 
Western Sahara (details)200 0.039% 
Yemen (details)3,000 0.013% 
Zambia (details)12,939,000 97.6% 
Zimbabwe (details)10,747,000 85.0% Total 2,084,509,000 33.2% Unrecognized states
Including non-UN member states not recognized by any state, non-UN member states recognized only by non-UN members and non-UN member states recognized by at least one UN member
Country Christians % Christian 
Abkhazia (details)130,000 60.0% 
Kosovo (details)150,000 8.3% 
Nagorno-Karabakh (details)136,000 96.0% 
Northern Cyprus (details)3,000 1.0% 
Palestine (details)173,000 4.4% Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (details)200 0.03% 
South Ossetia (details)69,000 96.4% 
Republic of China (details)902,000 3.9% 
Transnistria (details)510,000 95.0% Top ten
On the left: A list of the top ten countries by highest number of Christians. On the right: a list of the top ten countries by highest percentage of the population that is Christian. On the left: A list of the top ten countries by highest number of Christians with at least 90% Christians. On the right: a list of the top ten countries by highest percentage of the population that is Christians with at least 10 million Christians. Rank Country Christians % Christian Country % Christian Christians 1 United States243,186,000 78.4% Vatican City100.0% 800 2 Brazil174,700,000 90.4% Pitcairn Islands100.0% 50 3 Mexico105,095,000 94.5% Ecuador99.0% 14,099,000 4 Russia99,775,000 70.3% Armenia98.7% 3,196,000 5 Philippines90,530,000 92.4% Equatorial Guinea98.6% 683,000 6 Nigeria76,281,000 48.2% East Timor98.4% 1,152,000 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of68,558,000 95.6% Moldova98.3% 3,503,000 8 China, People's Republic of66,959,000 5.0% American Samoa98.3% 68,000 9 Italy55,070,000 91.1% Venezuela98.0% 28,340,000 10 Ethiopia54,978,000 64.5% Greece98.0% 11,080,000 Rank Country Christians % Christian Country % Christian Christians 1 Brazil174,700,000 90.4% Ecuador99.0% 14,099,000 2 Mexico105,095,000 94.5% Venezuela98.0% 28,340,000 3 Philippines90,530,000 92.4% Greece98.0% 11,080,000 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of68,558,000 95.6% Colombia97.6% 44,502,000 5 Italy55,070,000 91.1% Zambia97.6% 12,939,000 6 Colombia44,502,000 97.6% Romania97.5% 20,930,000 7 Ukraine41,973,000 91.5% Guatemala97.5% 14,018,000 8 Argentina37,561,000 92.7% Poland95.7% 36,526,000 9 Poland36,526,000 95.7% Congo, Democratic Republic of95.6% 68,558,000 10 Venezuela28,340,000 98.0% Mexico94.5% 105,095,000 Percent (%) Christians Number of countries Population 100 2 550 90 - 99 51 931,425,115 80 - 89 25 199,618,880 70 - 79 19 701,338,509 60 - 69 10 199,058,009 50 - 59 13 201,498,966 40 - 49 10 260,191,051 30 - 39 5 41,308,925 20 - 29 5 82,623,743 10 - 19 10 374,070,963 1 - 9 34 3,336,403,633 - 1 13 510,259,378 In total, 120 countries (including the United States), with 2,232,940,029 inhabitants, have a Christian majority, while 77 countries (which includes Chindia), with 4,604,857,693 inhabitans, have a Christian minority.
By region
Lubumbashi Cathedral, DR Congo.These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, is the percentage of population that is Christian in a region (Christian in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last column shows the Christian percentage compared to the total Christian population of the world (Christian in the region * 100/total Christian population of the world). The regions are defined by the United Nations.
Africa
Christianity in Africa Region Total Population Christian % Christian % of Christian total Middle Africa 125,165,000 100,161,000 80.02% 4.66% Eastern Africa 325,803,000 208,168,000 63.89% 9.68% Northern Africa 206,208,000 10,629,000 5.15% 0.49% Southern Africa 56,540,000 46,120,000 81.57% 2.14% Western Africa 299,240,000 117,162,000 39.15% 5.45% Total 1,012,956,000 482,240,000 47.60% 22.43% Top ten
On the left: A list of the top ten African countries by total number of Christians. On the right: a list of the top ten African countries by percentage of the population that is Christians.
Rank Country Christians % Christian Country % Christian Christians 1 Nigeria76,281,000 48.2% Equatorial Guinea98.6% 683,000 2 DR Congo68,558,000 95.6% Zambia97.6% 12,939,000 3 Ethiopia54,978,000 64.5% 
Saint Helena95.7% 4,000 4 South Africa39,843,000 79.7% DR Congo95.6% 68,558,000 5 Kenya34,774,000 85.1% Cape Verde95.0% 487,000 6 Uganda29,943,000 88.6% Seychelles94.7% 80,000 7 Tanzania27,118,000 62.0% Rwanda93.6% 9,619,000 8 Angola17,094,000 90.0% Congo, Republic of90.7% 3,409,000 9 Ghana16,741,000 68.8% Angola90.0% 17,094,000 10 Zambia12,939,000 97.6% Namibia90.0% 1,991,000
Americas
Christianity in The Americas Region Total Population Christian % Christian % of Christian total Caribbean 40,306,000 35,197,000 87.32% 1.63% Central America 154,298,000 142,940,000 92.63% 6.65% North America 344,125,000 269,686,000 78.36% 12.54% South America 396,391,000 356,317,000 89.89% 16.57% Total 935,120,000 804,140,000 85.99% 37.41% Top ten
On the left: A list of the top ten American countries by total number of Christians. On the right: a list of the top ten American countries by percentage of the population that is Christians.
Rank Country Christians % Christian Country % Christian Christians 1 United States243,186,000 78.4% Ecuador99.0% 14,099,000 2 Brazil174,700,000 90.4% Venezuela98.0% 28,340,000 3 Mexico105,095,000 94.5% Colombia97.6% 44,502,000 4 Colombia44,502,000 97.6% Guatemala97.5% 14,018,000 5 Argentina37,561,000 92.7% Grenada97.3% 101,000 6 Venezuela28,340,000 98.0% Bolivia97.0% 9,730,000 7 Peru27,635,000 93.8% Puerto Rico97.0% 3,878,000 8 Canada26,401,000 77.1% Paraguay96.9% 6,260,000 9 Chile14,930,000 87.2% Greenland96.6% 55,000 10 Ecuador14,099,000 99.0% Bahamas96.3% 333,000
Asia
Christianity in Asia Region Total Population Christian % Christian % of Christian total Eastern Asia 1,562,109,000 86,191,000 5.51% 4.01% South- and Central Asia 1,717,434,000 41,796,000 2.43% 1.94% South Eastern Asia 606,419,000 133,566,000 22.02% 6.21% Western Asia 233,667,000 16,720,000 7.15% 0.77% Total 4,119,629,000 278,273,000 6.75% 12.94% Top ten
On the left: A list of the top ten Asian countries by total number of Christians. On the right: a list of the top ten Asian countries by percentage of the population that is Christians.
Rank Country Christians % Christian Country % Christian Christians 1 Philippines90,530,000 92.4% Armenia100% 3,196,000 2 China, People's Republic of66,959,000 5.0% East Timor98.4% 1,152,000 3 Indonesia28,804,000 12.3% Philippines92.4% 90,530,000 4 India26,113,000 2.2% Georgia88.6% 3,930,000 5 Korea, South14,534,000 29.2% Cyprus79.3% 863,000 6 Kazakhstan7,451,000 46.0% Kazakhstan46.0% 7,451,000 7 Vietnam6,868,000 8.0% Lebanon40.0% 1,702,000 8 Georgia3,930,000 88.6% Korea, South29.2% 14,534,000 9 Armenia3,196,000 98.7% Kyrgyzstan17.0% 944,000 10 Pakistan2,727,000 1.6% Kuwait15.0% 458,000
Europe
Catholic Church - Percentage by country.
Distribution of Orthodox Christianity in the world by countryEastern Orthodoxy Dominant religion (more than 75%)Dominant religion (50% - 75%)Important minority religion (20% - 50%)Important minority religion (5% - 20%)Minority religion (1% - 5%)Oriental Orthodoxy Dominant religion (more than 75%)Dominant religion (50% - 75%)Important minority religion (20% - 50%)Important minority religion (5% - 20%)Minority religion (1% - 5%)Christianity in Europe Region Total Population Christian % Christian % of Christian total Eastern Europe 292,082,000 231,014,000 79.09% 10.74% Northern Europe 97,547,000 73,684,000 75.53% 3.42% Southern Europe 147,348,000 130,717,000 88.71% 6.08% Western Europe 190,106,000 115,496,000 60.75% 5.37% Total 727,083,000 550,911,000 75.77% 25.63% Top ten
On the left: A list of the top ten European countries by total number of Christians. On the right: a list of the top ten European countries by percentage of the population that is Christians.
Rank Country Christians % Christian Country % Christian Christians 1 Russia99,775,000 70.3% Vatican City100.0% 800 2 Italy55,070,000 91.1% Moldova98.3% 3,503,000 3 Germany49,000,000 59.9% Greece98.0% 11,080,000 4 United Kingdom44,522,000 71.8% Malta98.0% 408,000 5 Ukraine41,973,000 91.5% Romania97.5% 20,930,000 6 Poland36,526,000 95.7% San Marino97.0% 31,000 7 Spain35,568,000 77.2% Poland95.7% 36,526,000 8 France35,014,000 53.5% Faroe Islands94.0% 46,000 9 Romania20,930,000 97.5% Croatia92.6% 4,107,000 10 Greece11,080,000 98.0% Ireland92.3% 4,116,000
Oceania
Christianity in Oceania Region Total Population Christian % Christian % of Christian total Australia and New Zealand 25,770,000 16,771,000 65.07% 0.78% Melanesia 8,084,000 7,844,000 97.03% 0.36% Micronesia 537,000 509,000 94.80% 0.02% Polynesia 712,000 630,000 88.48% 0.02% Total 35,103,000 25,754,000 73.36% 1.19% Top ten
On the left: A list of the top ten Oceanian countries by total number of Christians. On the right: a list of the top ten Oceanian countries by percentage of the population that is Christians.
Rank Country Christians % Christian Country % Christian Christians 1 Australia14,345,000 63.9% Pitcairn Islands100.0% 50 2 Papua New Guinea6,640,000 96.4% 
Tokelau99.0% 1,200 3 New Zealand2,426,000 55.3% 
Tuvalu98.4% 10,000 4 
Solomon Islands507,000 97.0% American Samoa98.3% 68,000 5 Fiji498,000 58.3% 
Samoa98.2% 176,000 6 
Vanuatu199,000 83.0% Micronesia, Federated States of95.4% 106,000 7 
Guam170,000 95.6% 
Marshall Islands97.3% 64,000 8 Samoa179,000 ~ 100.0% Solomon Islands97.0% 507,000 9 Micronesia, Federated States of106,000 95.4% Papua New Guinea96.4% 6,640,000 10 
United States Virgin Islands102,000 93.0% Guam95.6% 170,000
Other definitions
Middle East
Christianity in the Middle East Region Total Population Christian % Christian % of Christian total Middle East 365,305,000 17,354,000 4.75% 0.80% Top ten
On the left: A list of the top ten Middle Eastern countries by total number of Christians. On the right: a list of the top ten Middle Eastern countries by percentage of the population that is Christians.
Rank Country Christians % Christian Country % Christian Christians 1 Egypt7,892,000 10.0% Cyprus79.3% 863,000 2 Syria2,251,000 10.0% Lebanon40.0% 1,702,000 3 Lebanon1,802,000 40.0% Kuwait15.0% 458,000 4 Saudi Arabia1,493,000 5.5% Egypt10.0% 7,892,000 5 Iraq944,000 3.0% Syria10.0% 2,251,000 6 Cyprus863,000 79.3% United Arab Emirates9.0% 424,000 7 Kuwait458,000 15.0% Bahrain9.0% 73,000 8 United Arab Emirates424,000 9.0% Qatar8.5% 144,000 9 Jordan388,000 6.0% Jordan6.0% 388,000 10 Iran300,000 0.4% Saudi Arabia5.5% 1,493,000
Demographics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. Statistics are based on countries with more than 90% Christians in 2010.
Population
(2010 est.)
- 880,625,553
Age structure
(2010 est.)
- 0–14 years: 28.3% (male 126,935,583; female 122,475,264; total 249,410,847)
- 15–64 years: 63.9% (male 278,385,780; female 284,207,064; total 562,592,844)
- 65 years and over: 7.8% (male 28,476,419; female 40,145,395; total 68,621,814)
Population growth
Further information: Christian population growthSee also
- List of religious populations
- Protestantism by country
- Roman Catholicism by country
- Orthodoxy by country
- Islam by country
- Buddhism by country
- Hinduism by country
- Judaism by country
- Sikhism by country
- No Faith by country
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