Christianity by country

For countries with Christianity as the official religion, see Christian state.
Christian population percentage by country[1]
Christianity by country
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Asia
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  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Cyprus
  • Georgia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Oman
  • Palestine
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen
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    As of the year 2023, Christianity had approximately 2.4 billion adherents and is the largest religion by population.[2] According to a PEW estimation in 2020, Christians made up to 2.38 billion of the worldwide population of about 8 billion people.[a][3][4][5][6][7] It represents nearly one-third of the world's population and is the largest religion in the world, with the three largest groups of Christians being the Catholic Church, Protestantism, and the Eastern Orthodox Church.[8] The largest Christian denomination is the Catholic Church, with 1.3 billion baptized members.[9] The second largest Christian branch is either Protestantism (if it is considered a single group), or the Eastern Orthodox Church (if Protestants are considered to be divided into multiple denominations).

    According to a 2012 Pew Research Center study, of the then 232 countries and territories, 157 had Christian majorities.[10]

    Christianity is the predominant religion and faith in Europe, the Americas, the Philippines, East Timor, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Oceania.[11] There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Indonesia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and West Africa where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam. The United States has the largest Christian population in the world, followed by Brazil, Mexico, Russia, and the Philippines.[12]

    Christianity in multiple forms is the state religion of the following 15 nations: Argentina (Catholic Church),[13] Armenia (Armenian Apostolic Church), Tuvalu (Church of Tuvalu), Costa Rica (Catholic Church),[14] Kingdom of Denmark (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark),[15] England (Church of England),[16] Greece (Church of Greece), Georgia (Eastern Orthodox Church),[17][18] Iceland (Church of Iceland),[19] Liechtenstein (Catholic Church),[20] Malta (Catholic Church),[21] Monaco (Catholic Church),[22] Vatican City (Catholic Church),[23] and Zambia. Christianity used to be the state religion of the former Ethiopian Empire (adopted in 340 A.D. by the Kingdom of Aksum) prior to the government's overthrow.[24]

    1. ^ "Global Christianity – A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Christian Population" (PDF). Pew Research Center.
    2. ^ Johnson, Todd M.; Grim, Brian J., eds. (2020). "All Religions (global totals)". World Religion Database. Leiden,Boston: BRILL, Boston University.
    3. ^ "Religion Information Data Explorer | GRF". www.globalreligiousfutures.org. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
    4. ^ 33.39% of ~7.2 billion world population (under the section 'People') "World". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 7 October 2021.
    5. ^ Pew Research Center, Christians are the largest religious group in 2015, pewforum.org, USA, MARCH 31, 2017
    6. ^ "Major Religions Ranked by Size". Adherents.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved 2009-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    7. ^ ANALYSIS (2011-12-19). "Global Christianity". Pewforum.org. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
    8. ^ Hinnells, The Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion, p. 441.
    9. ^ "Presentation of the Pontifical Yearbook 2019 and the Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae 2017". Holy See Press Office. 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
    10. ^ "Christians". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
    11. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica table of religions, by region; retrieved November 2007
    12. ^ "Which countries have the 10 largest Christian and Muslim Populations?". Pewresearch.org. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
    13. ^ "Argentina". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
    14. ^ "Costa Rica". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
    15. ^ "Denmark". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
    16. ^ "Church and State in Britain: The Church of privilege". Centre for Citizenship. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
    17. ^ The Church Triumphant: A History of Christianity Up to 1300, E. Glenn Hinson, p 223
    18. ^ Georgian Reader, George Hewitt, p. xii
    19. ^ "Iceland". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
    20. ^ "Liechtenstein". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
    21. ^ "Malta". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
    22. ^ "Monaco". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
    23. ^ "Vatican". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
    24. ^ "Zambia". U.S. State Department. Retrieved 2016-01-16.


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