This visual shows the distribution of the most popular religions around our world.
- Christians (32%) and Muslims (23%) make up the largest religious groups, while those unaffiliated with a religious group make up 16% of the total population.
- In China, the number of religiously unaffiliated people is about 700 million, that is more than twice the total U.S. population!
- Members of traditional and folk religions make up 6% of the global population.
- Religious groups are heavily concentrated in the Asia-Pacific region, this map shows the distribution of the most common religions in that area.