Buddhists in the World

An article originally published at The Dhamma Encyclopedia's mother website, TheDhamma.com with the title Buddhists around the World by Dr. David N. Snyder. The statistics are shown here as well:
Area 	Percent Buddhist	Buddhists
China, liberal est. 	80.00% 	1,070,893,447
China, conservative est. 	50.00% 	669,308,405
Japan 	96.00% 	122,022,837
Thailand 	95.00% 	62,626,649
India 	3.25% 	37,913,134
Sri Lanka 	70.00% 	14,933,050
Other Asian countries 	20.00% 	280,209,398
Total Buddhists in Asia, lib. est. 	 	1,588,598,515
Total Buddhists in Asia, cons. est. 	 	1,187,013,473
 	 	
 	 	
U.S.A. 	2.00% 	6,135,071
Canada & N. Am. islands 	1.10% 	368,447
Total Buddhists in N. America 	 	6,503,518
 	 	
 	 	
Germany 	1.10% 	905,657
France 	1.20% 	773,215
United Kingdom 	1.20% 	733,395
Other European countries 	0.15% 	785,700
Total Buddhists in Europe 	 	3,197,966
 	 	
 	 	
Total Buddhists in Latin America and S. Am. 	0.15% 	868,929
 	 	
 	 	
Total Buddhists in Australia & Oceania 	1.80% 	618,752
 	 	
 	 	
Total Buddhists in Africa 	0.02% 	194,550
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
Total Buddhists in the world, liberal est. 	 	1,599,982,230
Total Buddhists in the world, conservative est.	 	1,198,397,187
Approximately 1.2 billion to 1.6 billion Buddhists in the world.
Last updated: July 2009
==See also==
*List of Buddhist Records and Trivia
*8 Wonders of the Buddhist World
*The appeal of Buddhism
*Misconceptions about Buddhism
==References==
*The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
*http://www.thedhamma.com/
*For a complete list of references and statistics used, see the article at TheDhamma.com website linked at the top.
Category:Buddhism by location
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