28/10/2023
World Population by Religion
Around 85% of the world's population claims to be religious. Christianity is the most widely practiced religion, with an estimated 2.38 billion followers worldwide. The second most popular religion is Islam, followed by more than 1.91 billion people. According to population experts, Islam will have nearly caught up to Christianity by 2050. Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and two umbrella groups are among the other religions measured and projected. The first is "folk religions," which includes traditional African religions, Chinese folk religions, and aboriginal faiths from North America and Australia. The second category is "other religions," which includes lesser religions including Shintoism, Taoism, Sikhism, and Jainism. Finally, many people-nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide-are either nonreligious or hold Atheist ideas.