RELIGIOUS COMPOSITION IN CHINA

    (Shiva temple on Mount Hua)

The population of China in 2019 was 139.77 crores. As per the estimate of 2010 the religious composition was as follows.
Buddhism -    18.2%
Christians -      5.1%
Muslims    -      1.8%
Folk religions 21.9% 
Hindu          -      0.1%
Jewish        -      0.1%
Other           -      0.7%
Unaffiliated-    52.2%

K V George

      

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