World Religions Pie Chart 2017
As you will see the pie chart only mentions percentages of the world s population whose religiously related self admission places them in each category.
World religions pie chart 2017. Christmas is one of christianity s most important festivals. Major religions around the world the table and the pie chart gave the list religions around the world. Christians remained the largest religious group in the world in 2015 making up nearly a third 31 of earth s 7 3 billion people according to a new pew research center demographic analysis but the report also shows that the number of christians in what many consider the religion s heartland the continent of europe is in decline.
A more recent world religions statistics page is now available here. This pie chart is based on statistics listing peoples self admitted adherence to one of the major world religions or to other faiths or to people stating that they are of no religion. Muhammad who was born in a d.
The big religion chart. The oldest religion it may date to prehistoric times. In 2017 around 70 percent of the total population of japan participated.
But they can be found in many international cities and have become an especially strong religious presence in the united kingdom and canada. Below is a collection of graphs maps and charts exploring the world s main religious faiths. Jesus christ who was crucified around a d.
Judaism christianity islam hinduism buddhism. The hebrew leader abraham founded judaism around 2000 b c. Largest muslim populations as of 2017.
570 at mecca in saudi arabia. Hinduism has no founder. Sikhs are not ubiquitous worldwide in the way that adherents of larger world religions are and they remain primarily an ethnic religion.
This big religion chart is our attempt to summarize the major religions and belief systems of the world buddhism christianity hinduism islam judaism and dozens more into a quick reference comparison chart. We have divided it into two categories one is major religion and other is medium size religion major religion religion other name number of followers in millions cultural tradition founded christianity 2 200 abrahamic religions middle east islam. Major world religions populations pie chart statistics list this pie chart is based on statistics listing peoples self admitted adherence to one of the major world religions or to other faiths or to people stating that they are of no religion.
But christianity is but one of many global religions.