Buddhism by country
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Buddhism by country

This list shows the distribution of the Buddhist religion, practiced by about 320 million, representing 4.1% of the world's total population as of 2020. It also includes other entities such as some territories.

Buddhism is the state religion in four countries — Cambodia, Myanmar, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.

Mahayana, the largest branch of Buddhism, is followed by around 53% of Buddhists, mainly centered in East Asia whereas the second-largest branch Theravada is mostly followed in Mainland Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka with around 36% population as of 2010. Other smaller schools such as Navayana are scantly followed in India.

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Percentages calculated using the official total population figure of 126,088,000 as of the end of 2020."Population Estimates Monthly Report - December 1, 2020 (Final estimates)".

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