China - Religions
Religión China
The latest survey data indicate believers share of China population, has increase to 63.93%. As to Syncretic Religions it has also increased, the previous survey recorded 38.39% of the population professed it and according to the latest data 38.96% follow it.
The second-largest religion in China is Buddhism, accounts for about 13.2% of the population.
Related data:
| Date | Christianity | Islam | Syncretic | Buddhism | Animist | Taoism | Other | Non-Religious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.21% | 1.52% | 38.96% | 13.20% | 4.32% | 0.30% | 0.41% | 36.07% |
| 1990 | 4.42% | 1.50% | 38.39% | 12.11% | 4.36% | 0.26% | 0.49% | 38.48% |
| 1985 | 3.60% | 1.50% | 38.19% | 11.09% | 4.48% | 0.22% | 0.27% | 40.66% |
| 1980 | 2.60% | 1.48% | 37.32% | 9.76% | 4.56% | 0.16% | 0.62% | 43.49% |
| 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% |
