China - Religions
Religión China
The latest survey data indicate believers share of China population, has dropped to 53.78%. As to Syncretic Religions it has also decreased, the previous survey recorded 42.87% of the population professed it and according to the latest data 37.51% follow it.
Buddhism is the second most practiced religion in China, accounts for about 8.22% of the population.
Related data:
| Date | Christianity | Islam | Syncretic | Buddhism | Animist | Taoism | Other | Non-Religious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.45% | 1.45% | 37.51% | 8.22% | 4.65% | 0.10% | 0.40% | 46.22% |
| 1970 | 0.10% | 1.47% | 42.87% | 6.63% | 4.91% | 0.02% | 1.21% | 42.77% |
| 1965 | 0.54% | 1.62% | 46.23% | 7.44% | 5.09% | 0.03% | 2.12% | 36.93% |
| 1960 | 0.61% | 1.72% | 46.39% | 8.14% | 5.08% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 38.00% |
| 1955 | 0.61% | 1.78% | 61.01% | 8.66% | 4.87% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 23.00% |
| 1950 | 0.19% | 1.82% | 73.45% | 9.08% | 4.54% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 10.88% |
| 1945 | 0.07% | 5.00% | 77.00% | 8.78% | 3.75% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 5.36% |
