RANR - global distribution of the five major religious traditions

Question 1

Christianity

Answer 1

• Number of adherents worldwide
• 2.3 billion
• Percentage of the worlds population
• 31.2%

• Christianity is the largest religion in the world today; 1-5

• Which continent, do majority of the adherents live in
South America

Question 2

christianity Top 10 countries with the highest proportion of followers in that tradition – list in order from highest to lowest.

Answer 2

• Zaire/Congo, Germany, Nigeria, India Russia, China, Philippines, Mexico, brazil and Usa

Question 3

Judaism

Answer 3

• There are 0.01 billion Jewish adherents throughout the world. That is 0.22% worldwide
• It is 7 out of the 7 major religions

which continent do the majority of the traditions adherents live in?
Majority of Jews live in Europe (Israel)

Question 4

Judaism Top 10 countries with the highest population of followers in that tradition- list in order from lowest to highest

Answer 4

10. BRAZIL (95,000)
11. AUSTRALIA (113,000)
12. GERMANY (118,000)
13. ARGENTINA (182,000)
14. RUSSIA (190,000)
15. UNITED KINGDOM (290,000)
16. CANADA (380,000)
17. FRANCE (478,000)
18. UNITED STATES (5,425,000)
19. ISRAEL (6,014,000)

Question 5

islam

Answer 5

There are just over 1.8 billion Muslims in the world today, which makes up 24.1% of the world’s population. Islam is the second biggest religion in the world, after Christianity.

Majority if Islamic adherents live in the North of Africa regions and the Middle East centered on West of Asia.

As a tradition, Islam is increasing in followers, and is expected to increase by 70% from 1.8 billion (2015) to almost 3 billion in 2060.

Question 6

Hinduism

Answer 6

The number of adherents world-wide is 1.1 billion and is 15.1% of the world’s religious population. It is the 3rd largest religion and is largely increasing, most adherents are situated in India.

Question 7

hinduism Top 10 countries with the highest population of followers in that tradition- list in order from highest to lowest

Answer 7

nepal 
india 
Mauritius 
Guyana 
Fiji
suriname
Bhutan 
trinidad and tobago 
sri lanka
Bangladesh

Question 8

buddhism

Answer 8

o Adherents world wide – 0.5 Billion
o 6.9% world population
o 4 highest populated religion
o Steadily growing in western countries

Question 9

buddhism Top ten countries that follow this tradition are

Answer 9

o	Taiwan 
o	Macau 
o	Japan
o	Vietnam
o	Laos
o	Tibet
o	Sri Lanka 
o	Bhutan 
o	Cambodia 
o	Thailand 
o	Buddhism is assumed to stay with steady adherents 
o	Most Adherents live in China