In 2011, about 0.77 percent of the population identified with Buddhism as their religion, a slight increase from about 0.74 percent in 1951. Overall, India has been a religiously pluralistic and multiethnic democracy with people of several faiths.
Buddhists as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (June 30, 2021). Buddhists as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/702015/share-of-buddhists-india/
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