Top Ten Organized Religions of the World

Statistics of the world's religions are only very rough approximations. Aside from Christianity, few religions, if any, attempt to keep statistical records; and even Protestants and Catholics employ different methods of counting members.

Religion	Members	Percentage
Christianity	2.1 billion	33.0%
Islam	1.3 billion	20.1
Hinduism	851 million	13.3
Buddhism	375 million	5.9
Sikhism	25 million	0.4
Judaism	15 million	0.2%
Baha'ism	7.5 million	0.1
Confucianism	6.4 million	0.1
Jainism	4.5 million	0.1
Shintoism	2.8 million	0.0

NOTES: As of mid-2004. This list includes only organized religions and excludes more loosely defined groups such as Chinese or African traditional religions.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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