Japan - Religions
Religión Japan
The latest survey data indicate believers share of Japan population, has dropped to 88%. As to Shinto it has increased, the previous survey recorded 76.55% of the population professed it and according to the latest data 83.74% follow it.
The second-largest religion in Japan is Buddhism, accounts for about 69.65% of the population.
Related data:
| Date | Christianity | Islam | Hindu | Syncretic | Buddhism | Shinto | Baha’i | Confucianism | Non-Religious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.35% | 0.15% | 0.02% | 0.22% | 69.65% | 83.74% | 0.01% | 0.10% | 12.00% |
| 2000 | 2.35% | 0.15% | 0.02% | 0.20% | 66.08% | 76.55% | 0.01% | 0.10% | 11.20% |
| 1995 | 3.00% | 0.14% | 0.02% | 0.16% | 74.00% | 76.55% | 0.01% | 0.10% | 11.53% |
| 1990 | 3.00% | 0.13% | 0.02% | 0.10% | 74.62% | 76.55% | 0.01% | 0.11% | 9.96% |
| 1985 | 3.00% | 0.10% | 0.01% | 0.08% | 74.59% | 76.55% | 0.01% | 0.08% | 9.99% |
| 1980 | 3.42% | 0.07% | 0.01% | 0.04% | 73.00% | 76.55% | 0.01% | 0.06% | 10.05% |
| 1975 | 3.00% | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.04% | 70.82% | 76.55% | 0.01% | 0.03% | 10.18% |
| 1970 | 2.99% | 0.04% | 70.00% | 76.55% | 0.01% | 10.62% | |||
| 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% |
