List of religious populations

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Countries with the greatest proportion of Muslims (2002):

1. Saudi Arabia, 100%
2. Iran, 98%
3. Pakistan, 97%
4. Iraq, 97% (Christian, 3%)
5. Nigeria, 50% (Christian, 40%)
6. India, 12% (Hindu 81%, Christian 2%)

Countries with the greatest proportion of Christians (2002):

1. Poland, 96%
2. Ireland, 95%
3. USA, 84% (Jewish, 2%)
4. Brazil, 80%
5. Nigeria, 40% (Muslim, 50%)
6. Iraq, 3% (Muslim, 97%)

Countries with the greatest proportion of Hindus (2002):

1. India, 81% (Muslim 12%, Christian 2%)

Countries with the greatest proportion of Buddhists (1999):

1. Japan, Shinto and Buddhist 84%
2. Sri Lanka, 70% (Hindu 15%, Christian 8%, Muslim 7%)

Countries with the greatest proportion of Jews (2000):

1. Israel, 80% (Muslim 14%, Christian 2%)

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Largest Christan populations (2002):

• United States 189,983,000
• Brazil 170,405,000
• Mexico 96,614,000
• China 86,801,000
• Philipines 72,225,000
• Germany 60,712,000
• Nigeria 54,012,000
• Italy 47,704,000
• France 45,505,000
• Congo, Democratic Republic of 42,283,000

Largest Muslim populations (2002):

• Indonesia 182,570,000
• Pakistan 134,480,000
• India 121,000,000
• Bangladesh 114,080,000
• Turkey 65,510,000
• Iran 62,430,000
• Egypt 58,630,000
• Nigeria 53,000,000
• Algeria 30,530,000
• Morocco 28,780,000

Sources

• http://www.aneki.com/lists.html
• http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/