By Region
These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, all but last row, is the percentage of population that is Buddhist in a region (Buddhists in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last row shows the Buddhist percentage compared to the total Buddhist population of the world (Buddhists in the region * 100/total Buddhist population of the world).
(Note: Egypt, Sudan, and other non-arab Maghreb countries are counted as part of North Africa, not Middle East).
| Region | Total Population | Buddhists | % of Buddhists | % of Buddhist total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Africa | 88,166,923 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| East Africa | 202,711,873 | 40,454 | 0.019% | |
| North Africa | 211,584,604 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Southern Africa | 143,871,660 | 77,127 | 0.035% | |
| West Africa | 280,965,354 | 40,000 | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 927,300,414 | 157,581 | 0.012% |
| Region | Total Population | Buddhists | % of Buddhists | % of Buddhist total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Asia | 95,398,532 | 2,879,280 | 3.018% | |
| East Asia | 1,585,083,298 | 467,848,179 – 1,397,268,963 | 29.515% – 88.151% | |
| Middle East | 285,194,911 | 585,025 | 0.205% | |
| South Asia | 1,491,019,011 | 38,997,284 | 2.615% | |
| Southeast Asia | 592,738,430 | 214,723,860 | 36.226% | |
| Total | 4,049,434,182 | 726,336,585 – 1,655,757,369 | 17.936% – 40.888% |
| Region | Total Population | Buddhists | % of Buddhists | % of Buddhist total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balkans | 67,379,383 | 101,070 | 0.15% | |
| Central Europe | 77,052,660 | 2,912,591 | 3.78% | |
| Eastern Europe | 212,144,987 | 387,165 | 1.825% | |
| Western Europe | 389,933,160 | 20,666,457 | 5.3% | |
| Total | 746,510,190 | 24,067,283 | 3.223% |
| Region | Total Population | Buddhists | % of Buddhists | % of Buddhist total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean | 24,683,536 | 43,498 | 0.176% | |
| Central America | 44,030,092 | 152,228 | 0.345% | |
| North America | 462,382,674 | 7,241,845 | 1.566% | |
| South America | 384,863,028 | 499,020 | 0.129% | |
| Total | 915,959,330 | 7,936,420 | 0.866% |
| Region | Total Population | Buddhists | % of Buddhists | % of Buddhist total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceania | 32,021,885 | 542,920 | 1.695% |
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