Religious beliefs in selected countries worldwide 2023

Christianity was the largest religion in a high number of the countries included in the survey. Of the countries, Peru, South Africa, and Poland had the highest share of Christians at around 75 percent. Moreover, around 90 percent in India and Thailand stated that they believed in another religion, with Hinduism and Buddhism being the major religion in the two countries respectively. Sweden and South Korea were the only two countries where 50 percent or more of the respondents stated that they did not have any religious beliefs.

Share of population in selected countries worldwide in 2023, by religious beliefs

Characteristic	Christian	Muslim	Any other religion	Prefer not to say	No religion
Argentina	63%	-	5%	8%	25%
Australia	42%	3%	8%	5%	42%
Belgium	44%	4%	2%	3%	47%
Brazil	70%	-	5%	5%	20%
Canada	48%	2%	8%	6%	36%
Chile	59%	-	4%	8%	29%
Colombia	73%	-	4%	5%	18%
France	49%	6%	2%	3%	40%
Germany	47%	4%	5%	9%	35%
Hungary	58%	-	4%	8%	31%
India	2%	10%	87%	1%	-
Italy	68%	1%	1%	2%	28%
Japan	2%	-	39%	13%	46%
Mexico	71%	1%	7%	5%	17%
Netherlands	38%	2%	6%	6%	48%
Peru	76%	-	5%	5%	15%
Poland	75%	-	2%	5%	19%
Singapore	26%	9%	44%	3%	19%
South Africa	74%	3%	7%	3%	14%
South Korea	29%	-	16%	3%	53%
Spain	51%	1%	2%	3%	43%
Sweden	37%	4%	5%	4%	50%
Thailand	4%	4%	90%	1%	1%
Türkiye	2%	83%	2%	2%	12%
United Kingdom	39%	6%	3%	4%	48%
United States	57%	2%	8%	5%	29%

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Release date

May 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

January 20 to February 3, 2023

Number of respondents

19,371 respondents in 26 countries*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*There were around 1,000 respondents in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the U.S.. Around 500 in Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, and Türkiye. Around 2,200 in India.

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