For countries with Christianity as the official religion, see Christian state. This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly ailable information. (December 2024) Christian population percentage by country[1] Christianity by country Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Asia Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Korea North Korea South Korea Kyrgyzstan Laos Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Middle East Bahrain Cyprus Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen Europe Albania Andorra Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales North America Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States Oceania Australia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu South America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Christianity portalvte Part of a series onChristianity JesusChrist Nativity Baptism Ministry Crucifixion Resurrection Ascension BibleFoundations Old Testament New Testament Gospel Canon Church Creed New Covenant Theology God Trinity Father Son Holy Spirit Apologetics Baptism Christology History of theology Mission Salvation Universalism HistoryTradition Apostles Peter Paul Mary Early Christianity Church Fathers Constantine Councils Augustine Ignatius East–West Schism Crusades Aquinas Reformation Luther Denominations(full list) Nicene Catholic Latin Eastern Old Catholic Independent Catholic Sedevacantism Eastern Orthodox Oriental Orthodox Church of the East Protestant Adventist Anabaptist Anglican Baptist Free Evangelical Lutheran Methodist Morian [Hussite] Pentecostal Plymouth Brethren Quaker Reformed United Protestant Waldensian Non-denominational Christianity Restorationist Christadelphians Iglesia ni Cristo Irvingians Jehovah's Witnesses Latter Day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Members Church of God International The New Church (Swedenborgian) Unitarians and Universalists Related topics Civilization Criticism Culture Ecumenism Glossary Index Liturgy Other religions Prayer Sermon Symbolism Worship Glossary Index Outline Christianity portalvte
According to a Pew estimation in 2025, Christians made up to 2.64 billion of the worldwide population of about 8 billion people.[a][2][3][4][5][6] It represents nearly one-third of the world's population and is the largest religion in the world, with the three largest groups of Christians being the Catholic Church, Protestantism, and the Eastern Orthodox Church.[7] The largest Christian denomination is the Catholic Church, with 1.3 billion baptized members.[8] The second largest Christian branch is either Protestantism (if it is considered a single group), or the Eastern Orthodox Church (if Protestants are considered to be divided into multiple denominations).
According to a 2020 Pew Research Center study, of the then 201 countries and territories, 120 had Christian majorities.[2]
Christianity is the predominant religion and faith in Europe, the Americas, the Philippines, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Oceania.[9] There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Indonesia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and West Africa where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam. The United States has the largest Christian population in the world, followed by Brazil, Mexico, Russia, and the Philippines.[10]
Christianity in multiple forms is the state religion of the following 14 nations: Armenia (Armenian Apostolic Church), Tuvalu (Church of Tuvalu), Costa Rica (Catholic Church),[11] Kingdom of Denmark (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark),[12] England (Church of England),[13] Greece (Church of Greece), Georgia (Eastern Orthodox Church),[14][15] Iceland (Church of Iceland),[16] Liechtenstein (Catholic Church),[17] Malta (Catholic Church),[18] Monaco (Catholic Church),[19] Vatican City (Catholic Church),[20] and Zambia. Christianity used to be the state religion of the former Ethiopian Empire (adopted in 340 A.D. by the Kingdom of Aksum) prior to the government's overthrow.[21]
Lists[edit]Population data are compiled using statistical science and are subject to observational error; these numbers should therefore be considered estimates only.[22] The total number of Christians for each country is based on the number of people who are members of a Christian denomination or who identify themselves as Christian, plus their children. The number of people who actually believe in God or who regularly attend church is not addressed.
Top ten by numbers[edit]A list of the top ten countries by largest number of Christians according to Pew Research Center in 2020.[2]
Rank Country Christians % Christian 1 United States 217,270,000 64.0 2 Brazil 168,300,000 80.7 3 Mexico 113,070,000 89.2 4 Philippines 102,510,000 91.5 5 Russia 102,350,000 69.9 6 Nigeria 92,770,000 43.4 7 Congo DR 92,400,000 96.3 8 Ethiopia 73,230,000 61.6 9 South Africa 51,630,000 85.3 10 Italy 48,210,000 80.5 Top ten by percentage[edit]A list of the top ten countries by highest percentage of the population that is Christian according to Pew Research Center in 2010.[23]
Rank Country % Christian Christians 1 Vatican City 100.0% 800 2 Romania 99.0% 21,490,000 3 Papua New Guinea 99.0% 6,860,000 4 Timor-Leste 99.0% 1,120,000 5 Tonga 99.0% 100,000 6 Armenia 98.5% 3,090,000 7 Namibia 97.6% 2,280,000 8 Moldova 97.5% 3,570,000 9 Solomon Islands 97.5% 520,000 10 Marshall Islands 97.5% 50,000 UN members and dependent territories[edit] This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly ailable information. (July 2020) Christianity by country Country or entity Christians[b] % Christian[c] % Catholic [c] % Protestant / Orthodox / Other Christian [c] Afghanistan (details) 6,250/8,000[24] – 30,000[25] 0.02%[25] Albania (details) 384,833[26] 19.0% 10.0% 9.0% Algeria (details) 20,000 – 200,000[27] or 71,000 (estimate for 2010)[28] 0.01% 0.01% 1.0%[figures disagree] American Samoa (details) 70,000 98.3% 20.0% Andorra (details) 78,000 89.5% 88.2%[29] 1.3% Angola (details) 27,816,413 79.2% 41.1%[30] 38.1%[30] Anguilla (details) 15,000 90.5% 3.0% 87.0% Antigua and Barbuda (details) 70,183 87.6%[31] 8.6% 79.0% Argentina (details) 34,940,108 77.0%[32] 66.0%[32] 11.0%[32] Armenia (details) 2,645,110[33] 98.6% 0.6% 98.0% Aruba (details) 83,128[34] 82.3% 75.7% 6.6% Australia (details) 11,148,814[35] 47.3% 21.5% 25.8% Austria (details) 5,185,959 58.0% – 62.0% 54.9%[36] 3.0% – 7.0%[37][38] Azerbaijan (details) 280,000[39] 3.1% 3.1% Bahamas (details) 335,975 95.0%[40] 12.0% 83.0% Bahrain (details) 185,000 15.0%[41] 9.0% Bangladesh (details) 488,583[42] 0.3% Barbados (details) 244,000 74.0%[43][44] 4.2% 70.0% Belarus (details) 5,265,000 55.4%[45] 7.1% 48.3% Belgium (details) 6,860,000 65.0%[46] 58.0%[46] 7.0%[46] Belize (details) 244,859[47] 62.2% 32.2% 30.0% Benin (details) 5,570,000 48.5%[48][49] 25.5% 23.0% Bermuda (details) 37,688[50] 61.1% 15.1% 46.0% Bhutan (details) 7,000 1.0% 0.1% 0.9% Bolivia (details) 9,730,000 89.0% 76.0% 13.0% Bosnia and Herzegovina (details) 1,622,093[51] 45.94%[51] 15.19%[51] 30.75%[51] Botswana (details) 1,416,000 71.6% 5.0% 66.0% Brazil (details) 147,634,177[52] 83.7% 56.8% 26.9% British Virgin Islands (details) 22,951[53] 83.9% 9.0% 74.9% Brunei (details) 29,462 6.7%[54] Bulgaria (details) 4,219,270[55] 81.6% 0.7% 80.9% Burkina Faso (details) 4,787,272[56] 26.3%[57] 20.1% 6.2% Burundi (details) 7,662,000 75.0% 60.0% 15.0% Cambodia (details) 50,000 0.3%[58] Cameroon (details) 15,390,000 73.0%[59] 44.4% 29.3% Canada (details) 19,373,325[60][61] 53.3%[60] 29.9%[60] 23.4%[62] Cape Verde (details) 287,640[63] 81.9% 72.0% 9.9% Cayman Islands (details) 52,600 66.9%[64] 13.6% 53.3% Central African Republic (details) 2,302,000 80.0% 29.0% 51.0% Chad (details) 4,150,000[25] 35.0% 20.0% 15.0% Chile (details) 11,061,994 73.2%[65][66]
54.6% 18.6% People's Republic of China (details) 31,220,000[67] – 34,610,000 / 49,170,000[68]2.5% – 3.5%[68]
0.46% – 0.69%[68] 2.0% – 2.89%[68] Colombia (details) 43,560,000 92.0%[69] 79.0% 13.0% Comoros (details) 15,000 2.1% Cook Islands (details) 11,980[70] 79.9% 16.7% 63.2% Congo, Republic of (details) 3,409,000 90.7% 50.0% 40.0% Congo, Democratic Republic of (details) 105,000,000-107,000,000 92.0-95.0% 50.0% 42.0% Costa Rica (details) 4,000,000 82.0% 57.0% 25.0% Côte d'Ivoire (details) 11,701,583[71] 40.7% Croatia (details) 3,383,046[72] 89.6%[73] 80.7% 8.5% Cuba (details) 6,670,000[25] 65.0%[74] 52.7% 7.5% Curaçao (details) 130,585[75] 86.1% 70.1% 16.0% Cyprus (details) 718,067[76] 94.0% 1.8% 92.2% Czech Republic (details) 1,725,963[77] 16.4% 13.4% 3.0% Denmark (details) 4,480,000[78] 76.9% 0.8% 76.1% Djibouti (details) 4,455[79] 0.4% Dominica (details) 58,089[80] 85.0% 54.3% 30.7% Dominican Republic (details) 9,734,000 83.0% 65.0% 18.0% Ecuador (details) 14,099,000 94.0% 74.0% 20.0% Egypt (details) 9,029,000 10.0%[81] El Salvador (details) 5,073,000 81.9% 52.6% 29.3% Equatorial Guinea (details) 683,000 88.7%[25] 80.7% 8.0% Eritrea (details) 3,577,000 67.0%[82] 4.0% 54.0% Estonia (details) 408,847 30.7%[83] 0.9% 29.8% Eswatini (details) 975,757[84] 91.3% 3.4% 87.9% Ethiopia (details) 77,477,000 75.0% 0.7% 63.4% Falkland Islands (details) 3,000 94.3% 94.0% Faroe Islands (details) 33,018[85] 95.4% 94.0% Fiji (details) 612,415[86] 69.2% Finland (details) 3,736,000[87] 67.1%[87] 0.3% 66.9% France (details) 25,744,860–33,874,816 38.0% (2020 est.)[88][d]50% (2021 est.)60.6%[89] 29.0% – 47%[90] - 57.5% 9.0%[88] - 3%[90] - 3.1% Gabon (details) 1,081,000 88.0%[91] 41.9% 46.1% Gambia (details) 79,000 4.2%[92] Georgia (details) 3,240,724[93][94] 88.3% 0.5% 87.8% Germany (details) 44,861,000 53.9%[95] 26.7%[95] 27.2%[95] Ghana (details) 21,932,708[96] 71.3% 10.0% 61.3% Gibraltar (details) 26,935[97] 83.7% 72.1% 11.5% Greece (details) 10,000,000 93.0%[98]