Religions 1960

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Countries	Date	Religious	Christianity	Islam	Hindu	Syncretic	Buddhism	Animist	Judaism	Taoism
United States [+]	1960	88.07%	83.15%				1.11%		3.04%
United Kingdom [+]	1960	93.03%	90.74%	0.80%	0.25%	0.01%	0.03%		0.81%
Germany [+]	1945	98.00%	96.00%						0.49%
France [+]	1960	91.47%	87.14%	0.60%	0.03%	0.04%	0.03%	0.07%	1.04%
Japan [+]	1960	93.27%	3.22%		0.01%	0.02%	70.00%
Spain [+]	1960	98.68%	98.60%	0.03%					0.03%
Italy [+]	1960	92.74%	92.59%	0.05%					0.08%
Portugal [+]	1960	98.35%	97.73%						0.01%
Greece [+]	1960	99.91%	98.53%	1.30%					0.07%
Ireland [+]	1960	99.60%	99.44%						0.12%
Afghanistan [+]	1960	99.99%	0.04%	97.79%	0.58%		0.03%	0.15%	0.01%
Albania [+]	1960	85.00%	28.08%	56.89%					0.02%
Argentina [+]	1960	100.00%	95.19%	0.11%					1.94%
Austria [+]	1960	96.23%	95.54%						0.15%
Australia [+]	1960	96.00%	94.86%	0.21%	0.02%	0.09%	0.11%	0.08%	0.51%
Belgium [+]	1960	96.70%	96.36%						0.35%
Burkina Faso [+]	1960	100.00%	3.37%	23.00%				73.48%
Bulgaria [+]	1960	85.60%	76.41%	9.09%					0.08%
Benin [+]	1960	99.99%	15.13%	12.47%				72.21%
Bolivia [+]	1960	100.00%	94.50%
Brazil [+]	1960	100.00%	97.72%				0.17%		0.06%
Canada [+]	1960	100.00%	90.29%	0.01%	0.01%	0.05%	4.36%	0.16%	1.42%
Democratic Republic of the Congo [+]	1960	99.98%	79.56%	1.54%	0.01%			16.43%
Central African Republic [+]	1960	99.94%	43.94%	4.00%				50.12%
Republic of the Congo [+]	1960	99.80%	88.00%	0.39%				10.93%
Switzerland [+]	1960	99.46%	99.00%	0.05%					0.37%
Côte d'Ivoire [+]	1960	100.00%	10.86%	21.73%				66.37%
Chile [+]	1960	100.00%	98.22%					1.64%	0.09%
Cameroon [+]	1960	99.93%	33.91%	11.33%				54.01%
China [+]	1960	62.00%	0.61%	1.72%		46.39%	8.14%	5.08%		0.03%
Colombia [+]	1960	100.00%	97.43%						0.05%
Costa Rica [+]	1960	100.00%	95.53%
Cuba [+]	1960	100.00%	88.05%			80.00%
Cyprus [+]	1960	100.00%	78.88%	18.32%
Denmark [+]	1960	98.87%	98.72%						0.14%
Dominican Republic [+]	1960	100.00%	97.48%						0.01%
Ecuador [+]	1960	100.00%	92.52%
Egypt [+]	1960	100.00%	9.41%	89.32%					0.17%
Ethiopia [+]	1960	100.00%	49.43%	35.00%	0.01%			15.00%	0.11%
Finland [+]	1960	95.52%	94.13%	0.02%					0.03%
Gabon [+]	1960	100.00%	59.00%	0.49%				39.09%
Ghana [+]	1960	100.00%	44.00%	11.96%				43.96%
Guinea [+]	1960	99.89%	1.19%	49.51%				48.90%
Guatemala [+]	1960	100.00%	96.04%						0.03%
Honduras [+]	1960	100.00%	97.22%
Haiti [+]	1960	100.00%	85.52%			50.00%
Hungary [+]	1960	89.39%	87.79%						1.00%
Indonesia [+]	1960	99.34%	7.70%	76.00%	2.08%	0.94%	1.04%	11.15%
Israel [+]	1960	100.00%	2.98%	9.90%					85.62%
India [+]	1960	99.59%	2.71%	10.85%	79.00%	0.01%	0.74%	3.60%	0.01%
Iraq [+]	1960	100.00%	2.99%	87.97%		0.09%			0.09%
Iran [+]	1960	100.00%	0.54%	96.34%					0.30%
Iceland [+]	1960	98.82%	98.81%
Jamaica [+]	1960	83.06%	82.28%		0.07%				0.04%
Jordan [+]	1960	100.00%	5.90%	93.81%
Cambodia [+]	1960	96.87%	2.07%	2.87%		1.13%	86.94%	3.30%
North Korea [+]	1960	49.00%	2.00%				4.00%	43.00%
South Korea [+]	1960	99.76%	11.00%	0.01%		0.02%	17.00%	58.11%
Kuwait [+]	1960	100.00%	4.04%	93.19%
Laos [+]	1960	97.11%	3.00%	0.18%		0.32%	60.00%	32.26%
Lebanon [+]	1960	100.00%	52.88%	44.10%
Sri Lanka [+]	1960	99.67%	8.94%	7.32%	18.00%		65.00%	0.01%
Liberia [+]	1960	100.00%	15.55%	14.00%				70.00%
Luxembourg [+]	1960	99.79%	99.27%	0.10%					0.20%
Libya [+]	1960	100.00%	2.92%	86.23%
Morocco [+]	1960	100.00%	3.00%	95.22%					1.37%
Madagascar [+]	1960	99.95%	47.76%	1.58%	0.01%	0.06%	0.03%	50.31%
Mali [+]	1960	99.93%	1.17%	75.67%				21.10%
Myanmar [+]	1960	99.78%	6.04%	3.44%	3.35%	0.30%	75.00%	11.54%
Mongolia [+]	1960	51.03%	0.28%	4.00%		0.20%	4.48%	42.06%
Mauritania [+]	1960	100.00%	0.59%	99.00%
Mexico [+]	1960	99.47%	94.35%						0.28%
Malaysia [+]	1960	99.82%	4.09%	38.94%	5.78%	40.87%	5.11%	4.39%
Niger [+]	1960	99.94%	0.33%	72.00%				27.34%
Nigeria [+]	1960	99.83%	39.05%	35.93%				24.01%
Nicaragua [+]	1960	100.00%	97.38%
Netherlands [+]	1960	91.99%	91.26%	0.31%		0.09%	0.02%		0.13%
Norway [+]	1960	97.00%	95.69%	0.06%					0.02%
Nepal [+]	1960	99.78%	0.04%	3.01%	74.00%		11.00%	11.58%
New Zealand [+]	1960	97.31%	95.47%	0.03%	0.10%	0.25%	0.05%	0.34%	0.15%
Panama [+]	1960	100.00%	98.88%
Peru [+]	1960	100.00%	96.27%					2.01%
Philippines [+]	1960	99.76%	93.15%	4.00%		0.21%	0.14%	2.00%
Pakistan [+]	1960	99.98%	1.37%	91.46%	6.64%		0.31%	0.11%
Poland [+]	1960	96.33%	95.28%						0.15%
Paraguay [+]	1960	100.00%	94.44%
Romania [+]	1960	94.63%	92.46%	1.16%					0.78%
Russia [+]	1960	50.40%	32.89%	14.00%			0.38%	0.52%	1.70%
Saudi Arabia [+]	1960	100.00%		99.02%
Sudan [+]	1960	100.00%	3.08%	71.65%				25.08%
Sweden [+]	1960	97.00%	96.40%						0.19%
Senegal [+]	1960	97.77%	4.14%	73.00%			0.01%	18.21%
Somalia [+]	1960	99.83%	0.30%	99.47%	0.02%
El Salvador [+]	1960	100.00%	93.10%
Syria [+]	1960	100.00%	8.01%	91.68%					0.26%
Chad [+]	1960	99.98%	12.43%	57.11%				30.12%
Togo [+]	1960	100.00%	24.58%	8.45%				66.83%
Thailand [+]	1960	99.79%	0.99%	3.85%	0.19%	1.73%	92.00%	0.94%
Tunisia [+]	1960	100.00%	5.33%	93.11%					1.37%
Türkiye [+]	1960	100.00%	0.81%	99.07%					0.08%
Trinidad and Tobago [+]	1960	97.43%	63.86%	5.53%	21.16%
Taiwan [+]	1960	99.85%	4.33%	0.40%		57.00%	26.15%	0.55%		11.00%
Uruguay [+]	1960	100.00%	78.28%						0.88%
Venezuela [+]	1960	100.00%	91.38%					1.33%
Viet Nam [+]	1960	32.92%	5.11%			4.00%	13.00%	9.00%
South Africa [+]	1960	99.49%	73.11%	1.20%	2.10%	0.01%	0.01%	22.00%	0.68%

Countries by Religion

This section provides statistics related to religion.

Do you Know what are the world's religions, and how they distributed? In our table you can ordering of religions by adherents by percent of total countries population.

Our map shows importance of religion by country.

The world's principal religions may be classified:

Christianity : Protestant, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox , Anglican, Other Christian.
Judaism: Orthodox, Conservative, Reform.
Islam: Sunni, Shi’a,Ibadhi, Nation of Islam, Alawite, Ahmadiyya.
Buddhism:Mahayana, Theravada.
Zoroastristan.
Hindu.
Sikh.
Shinto.
Baha’i.
Taoism.
Confucianism.
Jain.
Syncretic Religions: Afro/Christian Religions of Latin America – Santeria.
Animist:Various native American/African religions.
Non-Religious : Atheists, non-believers.
Other: Resto de religiones.

This data religious by country gives information from ARDA