Major Religions of the World martie 7, 2008
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Major Religions of the World
Ranked by Number of Adherents
(Sizes shown are approximate estimates, and are here mainly for the purpose of ordering the groups, not providing a definitive number. This list is sociological/statistical in perspective.)
- Christianity: 2.1 billion
- Islam: 1.5 billion
- Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
- Hinduism: 900 million
- Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
- Buddhism: 376 million
- primal-indigenous: 300 million
- African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
- Sikhism: 23 million
- Juche: 19 million
- Spiritism: 15 million
- Judaism: 14 million
- Baha’i: 7 million
- Jainism: 4.2 million
- Shinto: 4 million
- Cao Dai: 4 million
- Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
- Tenrikyo: 2 million
- Neo-Paganism: 1 million
- Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
- Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
- Scientology: 500 thousand
O statistica asemanatoare, din aprilie 2001, arata in felul urmator:
- Christianity: 2 billion - 33%
- Islam: 1.3 billion - 18%
- Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 850 milion - 16%
- Hinduism: 900 million - 16%
- Chinese traditional religion: 225 million - 4%
- Buddhism: 360 million - 6%
- primal-indigenous: 190 million - 4%
- Youruba 20 million
- Sikhism: 23 million
- Juche: 19 million
- Spiritism: 14 million
- Judaism: 14 million
- Baha’i: 6 million
- Jainism: 4 million
- Shinto: 4 million
- Cao Dai: 3 million
- Zoroastrianism: 150 thousant
- Tenrikyo: 2.4 million
- Neo-Paganism: 1 million
- Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
- Rastafarianism: 700 thousand
- Scientology: 750 thousand
O analiza “superficiala” arata ca Islamul a crescut cu 3 procente, in 7ani, (de la 18% - la 21%), in timp ce, procentual, Crestinismul stagneaza.
O alta religie cu o crestere exceptionala este Zoroastrianismul, de la 150 de mii in 2001, la 2.6 milioane in 2008.
