Sunday, October 31, 2010

History of Religions...




The four largest religious groups by population, estimated to account for between 5 and 6 billion people, are Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism.

Four largest religion
Adherents
 % of world population
Article
World population
6.8 billion
Figures taken from individual articles:
Christianity
1.9 billion – 2.1 billion
29% – 32%
Christianity by country
Islam
1.3 billion – 1.57 billion
19% – 21%
Islam by country
Buddhism
500 million – 1.5 billion
7% – 21%
Buddhism by country
Hinduism
950 million – 1 billion
14% – 20%
Hinduism by country
Total
4.65 billion – 6.17 billion
68.38% – 90.73%

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