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Christianity - Percentage by country
Christianity - Distribution
As of the early 21st century, Christianity has around 2.2 billion adherents.[6][7][8] The faith represents about a quarter to a third of the world's population and is the largest religion in the world, with approximately 38,000 Christian denominations.[9] 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 1.166 billion adherents, representing half of all Christians.[10]
Christianity is the predominant religion in Europe, Russia, the Americas, the Philippines, Southern Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and Oceania.[11] 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 is the largest Christian country in the world by population, followed by Brazil and Mexico[12].
Christianity, in one form or another, is the state religion of the following 16 nations: Argentina (Roman Catholic Church)[13], Armenia (Armenian Apostolic Church)[14], Bolivia (Roman Catholic Church and Christianity)[15], Costa Rica (Roman Catholic Church)[16], Denmark (Danish National Church)[17], El Salvador (Roman Catholic Church)[18], England (Church of England)[19], Greece (Church of Greece), Iceland (Church of Iceland)[20], Liechtenstein (Roman Catholic Church)[21], Malta (Roman Catholic Church)[22], Monaco (Roman Catholic Church)[23], Norway (Church of Norway)[24], Vatican City (Roman Catholic Church)[25], Switzerland (Roman Catholic Church, Swiss Reformed Church and Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland) and Georgia (Georgian Orthodox Church).
[edit] By country
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 mixes 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.
[edit] 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) |
5,530,000 |
66.0% |
 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) |
5,708,000 |
67.0% |
 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% |
 China, People's Republic of (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) |
63,825,000 |
90.0% |
 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) |
625,000 |
78.0% |
 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) |
7,892,000 |
10.0% |
 El Salvador (details) |
5,073,000 |
81.9% |
 Equatorial Guinea (details) |
683,000 |
98.6% |
 Eritrea (details) |
2,664,000 |
51.0% |
 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 |
2.2% |
 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 |
2.0% |
 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) |
9,667,000 |
41.3% |
 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) |
741,000 |
14.6% |
 Slovakia (details) |
3,877,000 |
71.4% |
 Slovenia (details) |
1,135,212 |
57.8% |
 Somalia (details) |
1,000 |
0.01095% |
 South Africa (details) |
39,843,000 |
79.7% |
 Spain (details) |
35,568,000 |
77.2% |
 Sri Lanka (details) |
1,531,000 |
7.5% |
 Sudan (details) |
6,479,000 |
15.0% |
 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) |
15,764,000 |
35.0% |
 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) |
145,000 |
0.2% |
 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) |
29,823,000 |
48.07% |
 United States (details) |
243,186,000 |
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 |
2,149,341,000 |
33.2% |
[edit] 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
[edit] 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 Christians. |
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 States |
243,186,000 |
78.4% |
Vatican City |
100.0% |
800 |
| 2 |
Brazil |
174,700,000 |
90.4% |
Pitcairn Islands |
100.0% |
50 |
| 3 |
Mexico |
105,095,000 |
94.5% |
Ecuador |
99.0% |
14,099,000 |
| 4 |
Russia |
99,775,000 |
70.3% |
Armenia |
98.7% |
3,196,000 |
| 5 |
Philippines |
90,530,000 |
92.4% |
Equatorial Guinea |
98.6% |
683,000 |
| 6 |
Nigeria |
76,281,000 |
48.2% |
East Timor |
98.4% |
1,152,000 |
| 7 |
China, People's Republic of |
66,959,000 |
5.0% |
Moldova |
98.3% |
3,503,000 |
| 8 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of |
63,825,000 |
90.0% |
American Samoa |
98.3% |
68,000 |
| 9 |
Italy |
55,070,000 |
91.1% |
Venezuela |
98.0% |
28,340,000 |
| 10 |
Ethiopia |
54,978,000 |
64.5% |
Greece |
98.0% |
11,080,000 |
|
| Rank |
Country |
Christians |
% Christian |
Country |
% Christian |
Christians |
| 1 |
Brazil |
174,700,000 |
90.4% |
Ecuador |
99.0% |
14,099,000 |
| 2 |
Mexico |
105,095,000 |
94.5% |
Venezuela |
98.0% |
28,340,000 |
| 3 |
Philippines |
90,530,000 |
92.4% |
Greece |
98.0% |
11,080,000 |
| 4 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of |
63,825,000 |
90.0% |
Colombia |
97.6% |
44,502,000 |
| 5 |
Italy |
55,070,000 |
91.1% |
Zambia |
97.6% |
12,939,000 |
| 6 |
Colombia |
44,502,000 |
97.6% |
Romania |
97.5% |
20,930,000 |
| 7 |
Ukraine |
41,973,000 |
91.5% |
Guatemala |
97.5% |
14,018,000 |
| 8 |
Argentina |
37,561,000 |
92.7% |
Poland |
95.7% |
36,526,000 |
| 9 |
Poland |
36,526,000 |
95.7% |
Mexico |
94.5% |
105,095,000 |
| 10 |
Venezuela |
28,340,000 |
98.0% |
Peru |
93.8% |
27,635,000 |
|
[edit] By region
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.
[edit] 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% |
[edit] 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 |
Nigeria |
76,281,000 |
48.2% |
Equatorial Guinea |
98.6% |
683,000 |
| 2 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of |
63,825,000 |
90.0% |
Zambia |
97.6% |
12,939,000 |
| 3 |
Ethiopia |
54,978,000 |
64.5% |
 Saint Helena |
95.7% |
4,000 |
| 4 |
South Africa |
39,843,000 |
79.7% |
Cape Verde |
95.0% |
487,000 |
| 5 |
Kenya |
34,774,000 |
85.1% |
Seychelles |
94.7% |
80,000 |
| 6 |
Uganda |
29,943,000 |
88.6% |
Rwanda |
93.6% |
9,619,000 |
| 7 |
Angola |
17,094,000 |
90.0% |
Congo, Republic of |
90.7% |
3,409,000 |
| 8 |
Ghana |
16,741,000 |
68.8% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of |
90.0% |
63,825,000 |
| 9 |
Tanzania |
15,764,000 |
35.0% |
Angola |
90.0% |
17,094,000 |
| 10 |
Zambia |
12,939,000 |
97.6% |
Namibia |
90.0% |
1,991,000 |
[edit] 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% |
[edit] 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 States |
243,186,000 |
78.4% |
Ecuador |
99.0% |
14,099,000 |
| 2 |
Brazil |
174,700,000 |
90.4% |
Venezuela |
98.0% |
28,340,000 |
| 3 |
Mexico |
105,095,000 |
94.5% |
Colombia |
97.6% |
44,502,000 |
| 4 |
Colombia |
44,502,000 |
97.6% |
Guatemala |
97.5% |
14,018,000 |
| 5 |
Argentina |
37,561,000 |
92.7% |
Grenada |
97.3% |
101,000 |
| 6 |
Venezuela |
28,340,000 |
98.0% |
Bolivia |
97.0% |
9,730,000 |
| 7 |
Peru |
27,635,000 |
93.8% |
Puerto Rico |
97.0% |
3,878,000 |
| 8 |
Canada |
26,401,000 |
77.1% |
Paraguay |
96.9% |
6,260,000 |
| 9 |
Chile |
14,930,000 |
87.2% |
Greenland |
96.6% |
55,000 |
| 10 |
Ecuador |
14,099,000 |
99.0% |
Bahamas |
96.3% |
333,000 |
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% |
[edit] 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 |
Philippines |
90,530,000 |
92.4% |
Armenia |
98.7% |
3,196,000 |
| 2 |
China, People's Republic of |
66,959,000 |
5.0% |
East Timor |
98.4% |
1,152,000 |
| 3 |
Indonesia |
28,804,000 |
12.3% |
Philippines |
92.4% |
90,530,000 |
| 4 |
India |
26,113,000 |
2.2% |
Georgia |
88.6% |
3,930,000 |
| 5 |
Korea, South |
14,534,000 |
29.2% |
Cyprus |
78.0% |
625,000 |
| 6 |
Kazakhstan |
7,451,000 |
46.0% |
Kazakhstan |
46.0% |
7,451,000 |
| 7 |
Vietnam |
6,868,000 |
8.0% |
Lebanon |
40.0% |
1,702,000 |
| 8 |
Georgia |
3,930,000 |
88.6% |
Korea, South |
29.2% |
14,534,000 |
| 9 |
Armenia |
3,196,000 |
98.7% |
Kyrgyzstan |
17.0% |
944,000 |
| 10 |
Pakistan |
2,727,000 |
1.6% |
Kuwait |
15.0% |
458,000 |
[edit] Europe
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% |
[edit] 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 |
Russia |
99,775,000 |
70.3% |
Vatican City |
100.0% |
800 |
| 2 |
Italy |
55,070,000 |
91.1% |
Moldova |
98.3% |
3,503,000 |
| 3 |
Germany |
49,000,000 |
59.9% |
Greece |
98.0% |
11,080,000 |
| 4 |
United Kingdom |
44,522,000 |
71.8% |
Malta |
98.0% |
408,000 |
| 5 |
Ukraine |
41,973,000 |
91.5% |
Romania |
97.5% |
20,930,000 |
| 6 |
Poland |
36,526,000 |
95.7% |
San Marino |
97.0% |
31,000 |
| 7 |
Spain |
35,568,000 |
77.2% |
Poland |
95.7% |
36,526,000 |
| 8 |
France |
35,014,000 |
53.5% |
Faroe Islands |
94.0% |
46,000 |
| 9 |
Romania |
20,930,000 |
97.5% |
Croatia |
92.6% |
4,107,000 |
| 10 |
Greece |
11,080,000 |
98.0% |
Ireland |
92.3% |
4,116,000 |
[edit] 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% |
[edit] 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 |
Australia |
14,345,000 |
63.9% |
Pitcairn Islands |
100.0% |
50 |
| 2 |
Papua New Guinea |
6,640,000 |
96.4% |
 Tokelau |
99.0% |
1,200 |
| 3 |
New Zealand |
2,426,000 |
55.3% |
 Tuvalu |
98.4% |
10,000 |
| 4 |
 Solomon Islands |
507,000 |
97.0% |
American Samoa |
98.3% |
68,000 |
| 5 |
Fiji |
498,000 |
58.3% |
 Samoa |
98.2% |
176,000 |
| 6 |
 Vanuatu |
199,000 |
83.0% |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
95.4% |
106,000 |
| 7 |
 Guam |
170,000 |
95.6% |
 Marshall Islands |
97.3% |
64,000 |
| 8 |
Samoa |
179,000 |
~ 100.0% |
Solomon Islands |
97.0% |
507,000 |
| 9 |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
106,000 |
95.4% |
Papua New Guinea |
96.4% |
6,640,000 |
| 10 |
 United States Virgin Islands |
102,000 |
93.0% |
Guam |
95.6% |
170,000 |
[edit] Other definitions
[edit] Middle East
[edit] 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 |
Egypt |
7,892,000 |
10.0% |
Cyprus |
78.0% |
625,000 |
| 2 |
Syria |
2,251,000 |
10.0% |
Lebanon |
40.0% |
1,702,000 |
| 3 |
Lebanon |
1,702,000 |
40.0% |
Kuwait |
15.0% |
458,000 |
| 4 |
Saudi Arabia |
1,493,000 |
5.5% |
Egypt |
10.0% |
7,892,000 |
| 5 |
Iraq |
944,000 |
3.0% |
Syria |
10.0% |
2,251,000 |
| 6 |
Cyprus |
625,000 |
78.0% |
United Arab Emirates |
9.0% |
424,000 |
| 7 |
Kuwait |
458,000 |
15.0% |
Bahrain |
9.0% |
73,000 |
| 8 |
United Arab Emirates |
424,000 |
9.0% |
Qatar |
8.5% |
144,000 |
| 9 |
Jordan |
388,000 |
6.0% |
Jordan |
6.0% |
388,000 |
| 10 |
Iran |
300,000 |
0.4% |
Saudi Arabia |
5.5% |
1,493,000 |
[edit] 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.
[edit] Population
(2010 est.)
[edit] 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)
[edit] Population growth
[edit] See also
[edit] References
Abkhazia (details)
Kosovo (details)
Nagorno-Karabakh (details)
Northern Cyprus (details)
Palestine (details)
South Ossetia (details)
Taiwan (details)
Transnistria (details)
