2006-06-13 12:35:52 · 22 answers · asked by neologicskm 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
World Religions:
"Christians 33.03% (of which Roman Catholics 17.33%, Protestants 5.8%, Orthodox 3.42%, Anglicans 1.23%), Muslims 20.12%, Hindus 13.34%, Buddhists 5.89%, Sikhs 0.39%, Jews 0.23%, other religions 12.61%, non-religious 12.03%, atheists 2.36% (2004 est.)" -CIA World Fact Book
2006-06-13 18:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
"(Sizes shown are approximate estimates, and are here mainly for the purpose of ordering the groups, not providing a definitive number. This list is sociological/statistical in perspective.)
Christianity: 2.1 billion
Islam: 1.3 billion
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
Hinduism: 900 million
Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
Buddhism: 376 million
primal-indigenous: 300 million
African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
Sikhism: 23 million
Juche: 19 million
Spiritism: 15 million
Judaism: 14 million
Baha'i: 7 million
Jainism: 4.2 million
Shinto: 4 million
Cao Dai: 4 million
Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
Tenrikyo: 2 million
Neo-Paganism: 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
Scientology: 500 thousand"
2006-06-13 19:41:30 · answer #2 · answered by ted_armentrout 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christanity is the dominant religion right now with more than 2.1 billion followers. Islam, being second, has 1.3 billion followers.
I saw somewhere some analyst said that within the next 30 years
Muslims will equal Christians in number due to vast expanding of Islam.
2006-06-13 20:00:18 · answer #3 · answered by SFNDX 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity 32%
2006-06-13 19:37:05 · answer #4 · answered by Jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure about the world, but I'm pretty sure Christianity is most dominant on Yahoo!!!! Either that or just more Christians can afford a computer.
2006-06-13 19:39:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moslems are the fastest growing relegion, but with the current state of affairs within the denomination, Christianity with the Roman Catholic Church be #1.
Pax
Bp. David
2006-06-13 19:40:39 · answer #6 · answered by Bishop David F. Milne DD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2.1 Billion Christians
1.3 Million Muslims
2006-06-13 19:37:29 · answer #7 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Islamic religion has thje largest following.
2006-06-13 19:41:45 · answer #8 · answered by fortyfive 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ignorance is the dominant religion, it just goes by different names (kind of like laundry soap is all the same thing, they just put different brands on it so more people will buy different products)
2006-06-13 19:41:18 · answer #9 · answered by other_worlds2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Islam is the fastest growing. I think it is 2 million worshippers larger than Christianity.
2006-06-13 19:38:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋