- Source: Buddhism by country
This list of Buddhism by country shows the distribution of the Buddhist religion, practiced by about 535 million people as of the 2010s, representing 7% to 8% of the world's total population. It also includes other entities such as some territories.
Buddhism is the official religion in four countries, Bhutan, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. The religion also holds a special status in two countries, Thailand and Laos.
Buddhism is the majority religion in Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mongolia, and Laos. It is also the most followed religion in certain nations or territories without any majority religion, such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Kalmykia in Russia. Large Buddhist populations live in North Korea, Nepal, India and South Korea. China has the largest population of Buddhists, around 470 million or 33.3% of its total population according to the new data of 2023. They are mostly followers of Chinese schools of Mahayana, making this the largest body of Buddhist traditions.
Mahayana, also practised in broader East Asia, is followed by over half of the world's Buddhists. The second largest body of Buddhist schools is Theravada, mostly followed in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka. The third largest body of schools Vajrayana, is followed mostly in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Mongolia and parts of Russia, but is disseminated throughout the world. The fourth largest body of Buddhist schools is Navayana, mostly followed in Maharashtra, India.
By country
= Pew Research Center (2010)
== Other data
=By region
Ten countries with the largest Buddhist populations
See also
Buddhism in Southeast Asia
Buddhism in the West
East Asian Buddhism
Buddhism and Eastern religions
General:
List of religious populations
Religions by country
References
External links
The US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2010
CIA FactBook Archived 10 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
adherents.com
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Buddhisme menurut negara
- Mahāyāna
- Indonesia
- Singapura
- Agama di Filipina
- Buddhisme di Bangladesh
- Suku Sinhala
- Agama di Vietnam
- Kerajaan Ayutthaya
- Amitābha
- Buddhism by country
- Buddhism in China
- Korean Buddhism
- Buddhism in Japan
- Chinese Buddhism
- Buddhism in Russia
- Buddhism in Vietnam
- Buddhism in Canada
- Buddhism
- Buddhism in Mongolia