World Religions by Population

A visual breakdown of the world's major religions by estimated number of adherents (2024 estimates).

Estimated global adherents (billions), 2024

Christianity2.4B (31.1%)

Islam1.9B (24.9%)

Hinduism1.2B (15.2%)

Buddhism0.5B (6.6%)

Folk Religions0.43B (5.6%)

Unaffiliated1.2B (15.6%)

Judaism16M (0.2%)

Other60M (0.8%)

World population: ~8.1 billion (2024). Source: Pew Research Center.

Source: Pew Research Center, "Global Religious Landscape," updated 2024.