Percentage and Number of Christians Per Asian Country or Territory
| Country or region | Percentage Christians | Total population | Christian population | Dominant religious affiliation, percentage of total population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 98.7% | 3,299,000 | 3,256,113 | Armenian Apostolic Church, 90% |
| Timor-Leste | 98% | 1,108,777 | 1,086,601 | Roman Catholic, 97% |
| Philippines | 90.5% | 92,681,453 | 83,876,714 | Roman Catholic, 83% |
| Georgia | 88.6% | 4,636,400 | 4,107,850 | Georgian Orthodox Church, 83.9% |
| Cyprus | 79.3% | 792,604 | 628,535 | Church of Cyprus, 70% |
| Lebanon | 39% | 3,971,941 | 1,549,057 | Islam, Shia Islam and Sunni Islam, each 27% |
| South Korea | 29.2% | 49,232,844 | 14,375,990 | Irreligion, 46.5% |
| Kazakhstan | 25% | 16,536,000 | 4,134,000 | Sunni Islam, 69% - 70% |
| Singapore | 18% | 4,608,167 | 829,470 | Buddhism (mainly Mahayana Buddhism), 33.3% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 17% | 5,587,443 | 949,865 | Sunni Islam, 86.3% |
| Russiaa | 17% - 22% | 142,200,000 | 24,174,000 - 31,284,000 | Irreligion, 63% - 73%i |
| Hong Kongb | 11.7% | 7,122,508 | 833,333 | Irreligion, 57% - 80% |
| Brunei | 10% | 381,371 | 38,137 | Sunni Islam, nearing 64% |
| Kuwait | 10% - 15% | 2,596,561 | 259,656–389,484 | Sunni Islam, 74% |
| Syria | 10% | 19,747,586 | 1,974,759 | Sunni Islam, 74% |
| Malaysia | 9.2% | 27,780,000 | 2,555,760 | Sunni Islam, 61.3% |
| Bahrain | 9% | 718,306 | 64,647 | Shia Islam, 66-70% |
| Indonesia | 9% | 230,512,000 | 20,746,080 | Sunni Islam, 85,4% |
| Macaub | 9% | 460,823 | 41,474 | Mahayana Buddhism, more than 75% |
| Turkmenistan | 9% | 4,997,503 | 449,775 | Islam (mainly Sunni Islam), 89% |
| United Arab Emirates | 9%g | 4,621,399 | 415,926 | Sunni Islam, 65% of residents, 85% of citizens |
| Uzbekistan | 9% | 28,128,600 | 2,531,574 | Islam 90% |
| Qatar | 8.5%g | 928,635 | 78,934 | Wahhabi Islam (Salafi Islam), 72.5% |
| Sri Lanka | 8% | 21,128,773 | 1,690,302 | Theravada Buddhism, 70% |
| Vietnam | 8% | 86,116,559 | 6,889,325 | Irreligion, 81% |
| Jordan | 6% | 6,198,677 | 371,921 | Sunni Islam, 90% |
| Azerbaijan | 4.8% | 8,845,127 | 424,566 | Shia Islam, 81% |
| Taiwanb | 4.5% | 22,920,946 | 1,031,443 | Buddhism (various sects), 35.1% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 4% | 47,758,224 | 1,910,329 | Theravada Buddhism, 89% |
| Iraq | 4% | 28,221,181 | 1,128,847 | Shia Islam, 60%–65% |
| Chinab | 3% - 4% | 1,322,044,605 | 39,661,338 - 52,881,784 | Irreligion, 60% - 70% |
| Palestinian territories | 3% c | 4,277,000 | 128,310 | Sunni Islam, 98% h |
| India | 2.3% | 1,147,995,226 | 26,403,890 | Hinduism, 80.5% |
| Mongolia | 2.1% | 2,996,082 | 62,918 | Tibetan Buddhism, 53% |
| Israel | 2% | 7,112,359 | 142,247 | Jewish (various sects), 75.4% |
| Japan | 2% | 127,920,000 | 2,558,400 | Irreligion, 70% - 84% |
| North Korea | 1.7% | 49,232,844 | 836,958 | Irreligion, 64.3% |
| Laos | 1.5% | 6,677,534 | 100,163 | Theravada Buddhism, 67% |
| Pakistan | 1.5% | 167,762,049 | 2,516,431 | Sunni Islam, 80% - 95% |
| Cambodia | 1% | 13,388,910 | 133,889 | Theravada Buddhism, 95% |
| Tajikistan | 1% d | 4,997,503 | 499,750 | Sunni Islam, 93% |
| Thailand | 0.7% | 65,493,298 | 458,453 | Theravada Buddhism, 94.6% |
| Nepal | 0.5% | 29,519,114 | 147,596 | Hinduism, 80.6% |
| Iran | 0.4% | 70,472,846 | 300,000 | Shia Islam, 90% - 95% |
| Bangladesh | 0.3% | 153,546,901 | 460,641 | Sunni Islam, 89.7% |
| Turkey | 0.2% | 74,724,269 | 149,449 | Sunni Islam, 70-80% |
| Afghanistan | 0% - insignificant | 32,738,775 | n.a. | Sunni Islam, 80% - 85% |
| Bhutan | 0% - insignificant | 682,321 | n.a. | Vajrayana Buddhism, 67% - 76% |
| Maldivese | 0% - insignificant | 379,174 | n.a. | Sunni Islam, 100% |
| Oman | 0% - insignificant | 3,311,640 | n.a. | Ibadi Islam, 75% |
| Saudi Arabiaf | 0% - insignificant | 23,513,330 | n.a. | Wahhabi Islam (Salafi Islam), 85% - 90% |
| Yemen | 0% - insignificant | 23,013,376 | n.a. | Sunni Islam, 53% |
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