Global Statistics for Christianity by Continent - 2010 Estimate:
Info courtesy of the Pew Forum report on Global Christianity, December 2011.
10 Countries with the Largest Number of Christians
COUNTRY | ESTIMATED 2010 CHRISTIAN POPULATION | PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION THAT IS CHRISTIAN | PERCENTAGE OF WORLD CHRISTIAN POPULATION |
UNITED STATES | 246,780,000 | 79.5% | 11.3% |
BRAZIL | 175,770,000 | 90.2% | 8.0% |
MEXICO | 107,780,000 | 95.0% | 4.9% |
RUSSIA | 105,220,000 | 73.6% | 4.8% |
PHILIPPINES | 86,790,000 | 93.1% | 4.0% |
NIGERIA | 80,510,000 | 50.8% | 3.7% |
CHINA | 67,070,000 | 5.0% | 3.1% |
D.R. OF CONGO | 63,150,000 | 95.7% | 2.9% |
GERMANY | 58,240,000 | 70.8% | 2.7% |
ETHIOPIA | 52,580,000 | 63.4% | 2.4% |
TOTAL FOR TOP TEN COUNTRIES | 1,043,880,000 | 40.4% | 47.8% |
COUNTRY | ESTIMATED 2010 CHRISTIAN POPULATION | PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION THAT IS CHRISTIAN | PERCENTAGE OF WORLD CHRISTIAN POPULATION |