This analysis highlights countries with very large populations where a single religious tradition accounts for a dominant share of the population, while only a limited number of languages are spoken by large groups of people.
| Country | Population | Dominant religion | Major languages |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,412,914,000 |
Unaffiliated
89.6%
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| Indonesia | 287,886,000 |
Islam
87.0%
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| Pakistan | 259,299,000 |
Islam
96.5%
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| Brazil | 213,562,000 |
Christianity
80.7%
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| Bangladesh | 177,818,000 |
Islam
91.1%
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| Mexico | 132,997,000 |
Christianity
89.2%
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| Egypt | 120,101,000 |
Islam
95.2%
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| Philippines | 117,724,000 |
Christianity
91.5%
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 116,452,000 |
Christianity
96.3%
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| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 93,168,000 |
Islam
99.8%
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| Türkiye | 87,926,000 |
Islam
97.1%
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| Thailand | 71,559,000 |
Buddhism
94.4%
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| South Africa | 65,453,000 |
Christianity
85.3%
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| Italy | 58,926,000 |
Christianity
80.5%
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| Kenya | 58,636,000 |
Christianity
85.7%
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| Myanmar | 55,184,000 |
Buddhism
89.1%
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| Colombia | 53,936,000 |
Christianity
86.3%
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| Sudan | 53,282,000 |
Islam
98.9%
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| Uganda | 52,761,000 |
Christianity
87.7%
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Methodology: Countries are included if their population exceeds 50 million and if one religious tradition accounts for at least 80% of the population. Languages are shown by estimated number of speakers.