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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

World Religious Population

When Nietzsche declared “God is dead” he meant that Judeo- Christianity has been lost as a

guiding force in our lives and there is nothing to replace it. Science pushed God off to the

sidelines and took over the reigns yet I believe there is still a strong religious contingent

still at work out there. With approximately 6.8 billion people on the planet approximately

6 billion are of some faith that is about 90% of the planet!



World Religions

Four largest religions↓

Adherents↓

% of World Population↓



World Population

6.8 billion



Christianity

1.9 billion - 2.1 billion

29% - 32%



Islam

1.3 billion - 1.57 billion

19% - 21%



Hinduism

800 million - 900 million

14% - 20%



Buddhism

500 million - 1 billion

7% - 19%



Total

4.65 billion - 6.17 billion

68.38% - 90.73%



Adherents.com estimates

Adherents.com says "Sizes shown are approximate estimates, and are here mainly for the purpose of ordering the groups, not providing a definitive number."[1]

Religion

Adherents

Christianity

2.1 billion

Islam

1.5 billion

Irreligious/agnostic/atheism

1.1 billion

Hinduism

900 million

Chinese traditional religion

394 million

Buddhism

376 million

Animist religions

300 million

African traditional/diasporic religions

100 million

Sikhism

23 million

Juche

19 million

Spiritism

15 million

Judaism

14 million

Baha'i

7 million

Jainism

4.2 million

Shinto

4 million

Cao Dai

4 million

Zoroastrianism

2.6 million

Tenrikyo

2 million

Neo-Paganism

1 million

Unitarian Universalism

800,000

Rastafari Movement

600,000



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