Japan - Religions 1965 | countryeconomy.com

Religión Japan

InJapan decreases believers but Shinto remained

Shinto is the Japan's top religion, around 76.55% of the population. A very hight percentage of population, 91.19%, consider themselves religious.

The latest survey data indicate believers share of Japan population, has dropped to 91.19%. As to Shinto has not change, the previous survey recorded 76.55% of the population professed it and according to the latest data 76.55% follow it.

Buddhism is the second most practiced religion in Japan, accounts for about 70% of the population.

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Japan - Religions

Date	Christianity	Hindu	Syncretic	Buddhism	Shinto	Baha’i	Non-Religious
1965	3.00%		0.03%	70.00%	76.55%	0.01%	8.81%
1960	3.22%	0.01%	0.02%	70.00%	76.55%	0.01%	6.73%
1955	1.01%	0.01%	0.02%	69.66%	76.55%	0.01%	4.07%
1950	0.79%	0.01%	0.02%	70.00%	76.55%	0.01%	1.84%
1945	0.97%	0.01%	0.02%	68.03%	76.55%	0.01%	0.87%

Japan - Religions