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    By Region: in The World Is Practiced by An Estimated 488 Million, 495 Million, or 535 Million People

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    Buddhism is practiced by approximately 488 to 535 million people worldwide, representing 7-8% of the global population. China has the most Buddhists with nearly 244 million, who mostly follow Chinese Mahayana traditions. Theravada traditions are most common in Southeast Asia while Vajrayana is found in Tibet, Mongolia, and parts of Russia. The top ten Buddhist countries are China, Thailand, Japan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea, India, and Malaysia, making up over 94% of the world's Buddhists.

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    Buddhism is practiced by approximately 488 to 535 million people worldwide, representing 7-8% of the global population. China has the most Buddhists with nearly 244 million, who mostly follow Chinese Mahayana traditions. Theravada traditions are most common in Southeast Asia while Vajrayana is found in Tibet, Mongolia, and parts of Russia. The top ten Buddhist countries are China, Thailand, Japan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea, India, and Malaysia, making up over 94% of the world's Buddhists.

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    Buddhism is practiced by approximately 488 to 535 million people worldwide, representing 7-8% of the global population. China has the most Buddhists with nearly 244 million, who mostly follow Chinese Mahayana traditions. Theravada traditions are most common in Southeast Asia while Vajrayana is found in Tibet, Mongolia, and parts of Russia. The top ten Buddhist countries are China, Thailand, Japan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea, India, and Malaysia, making up over 94% of the world's Buddhists.

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    Buddhism in the world is practiced by an estimated 488 million, 495 million, or 535 million people

    as of the 2010s, representing 7% to 8% of the world's total population.


    China is the country with the largest population of Buddhists, approximately 244 million or 18.2% of
    its total population. They are mostly followers of Chinese schools of Mahayana, making this the
    largest body of Buddhist traditions. Mahayana, also practiced in broader East Asia, is followed by
    over half of world Buddhists.
    The second largest body of Buddhist schools is Theravada, mostly followed in Southeast Asia. The
    third and smallest body of schools, Vajrayana, is followed mostly in Tibet, Mongolia and parts
    of Russia, but has been disseminated throughout the world.
    According to a demographic analysis reported by Peter Harvey (2013):

    Eastern Buddhism (Mahayana) has 360 million adherents;

    Southern Buddhism (Theravada) has 150 million adherents; and

    Northern Buddhism (Vajrayana) has 18,2 million adherents.

    Seven million additional Buddhists are found outside of Asia.

    By region
    Buddhism by region in 2010

    Region

    Estimated total

    Estimated Buddhist

    population

    population

    11.9

    Asia-Pacific

    4,054,990,000

    481,290,000

    North America

    344,530,000

    3,860,000

    1.1%

    Europe

    742,550,000

    1,330,000

    0.2%

    Buddhism by region in 2010

    Region

    Middle East-North
    Africa

    Latin AmericaCaribbean

    Total

    Estimated total

    Estimated Buddhist

    population

    population

    341,020,000

    500,000

    590,080,000

    410,000

    6,895,890,000

    487,540,000

    0.1%

    <0.1
    %

    7.1%

    Ten countries with the largest Buddhist populations


    Countries with the largest Buddhist populations as of 2010

    Country

    Estimated

    % of the total

    % of world

    Buddhist

    population of the

    Buddhist

    population

    country

    population

    China

    244,130,000

    18.2%

    50.1%

    Thailand

    64,420,000

    93.2%

    13.2%

    Japan

    45,820,000

    36.2%

    9.4%

    Countries with the largest Buddhist populations as of 2010

    Country

    Estimated

    % of the total

    % of world

    Buddhist

    population of the

    Buddhist

    population

    country

    population

    Burma

    38,410,000

    80.1%

    7.9%

    Sri Lanka

    14,450,000

    69.3%

    3%

    Vietnam

    14,380,000

    16.4%

    2.9%

    Cambodia

    13,690,000

    96.9%

    2.8%

    South Korea

    11,050,000

    22.9%

    2.3%

    India

    9,250,000

    0.8%

    1.9%

    Malaysia

    5,010,000

    17.7%

    1%

    460,620,000

    15.3%

    94.5%

    26,920,000

    0.7%

    5.5%

    487,540,000

    7.1%

    100%

    Subtotal for the


    ten countries

    Subtotal for the


    rest of the world

    World total

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