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Protestantism by country

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The World Christian Database estimated a total of 637,856,000 Protestants and 426,370,000 Independents (mostly non-denominational Pentecostals who do not self-identify as Protestants), in early 2026.[1][2] Earlier estimates of Protestants worldwide are between 800 and 900 million,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][a] among approximately 2.3 billion Christians.[12][13][14][b] In 2010, a total of more than 800 million included 300 million in Sub-Saharan Africa, 260 million in the Americas, 140 million in Asia-Pacific region, 100 million in Europe and 2 million in Middle East-North Africa.[5] Protestants account for nearly 35% of Christians worldwide and more than one tenth of the total human population.[5] Various estimates put the percentage of Protestants in relation to the total number of the world's Christians at 33%,[7] 36%,[15] 36.7%,[5] and 40%,[6] while in relation to the world's population at 11.6%[5] and 13%.[10]

Within Europe, Protestantism remains the most practiced religion in the Nordic countries and United Kingdom.[7][16] In other historical Protestant strongholds such as Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia and Hungary, it remains one of the practiced religions.[17] Although Czech Republic was the site of one of the most significant pre-reformation movements,[18] there are only few Protestant adherents[19][20]—mainly due to historical reasons like persecution of Protestants by the Catholic Habsburgs,[21] restrictions during the Communist rule and also the ongoing secularization.[18] Over the last several decades, Protestant practice has been declining as secularization has increased.[7][22] According to a 2019 study about religiosity in the European Union (EU) by Eurobarometer, Protestants made up only 9% of the EU population.[23] According to Pew Research Center, Protestants constituted nearly one fifth (or 17.8%) of the continent's Christian population in 2010.[5] Clarke and Beyer estimate that Protestants constituted 15% of all Europeans in 2009, while Noll claims that less than 12% of them lived in Europe in 2010.[7][9]

Changes in worldwide Protestantism over the last century have been significant.[6][9][24] Since 1900, Protestantism has spread rapidly in Africa, Asia and South America.[25][10][24] That caused Protestantism to be called a primarily non-Western religion.[9][24] Much of the growth has occurred after World War II, when decolonization of Africa and abolition of various restrictions against Protestants in Latin American countries occurred.[10] According to one source, Protestants constituted respectively 2.5% of South Americans, 2% of Africans and 0.5% of Asians in 1900.[10] In 2000, these percentages had increased to 17%, more than 27% and 5.5%, respectively.[10] According to Mark A. Noll, 79% of Anglicans lived in the United Kingdom in 1910, while most of the remainder were found in the United States and across the British Commonwealth.[9] By 2010, 59% of Anglicans were found in Africa.[9] China is home to the world's largest Protestant minority.[5][c]

Protestantism is growing in Africa,[25][26][27] Asia,[25][27][28] Latin America[27][29] while declining in North America[24][30][31][32] and Europe.[7][33] In France, Protestantism was eradicated after the abolition of the Edict of Nantes by the Edict of Fontainebleau and the following persecution of Huguenots.[34] However, "by 2050 it is expected that less than 9% of Protestants will be European" and "sometime around 2040 half of all Protestants will likely live in Africa."[35] The United States is home to approximately 20% of Protestants.[5] According to a 2019 study, Protestant share of U.S. population dropped to 43%, ending its historical status as religion of the majority.[36][37][38] The decline is attributed mainly to the dropping membership of the Mainline Protestant churches [37][39] while Evangelical Protestant and Black churches are relatively stable.[37][40][41]

In 2010, the largest Protestant denominational families were historically Pentecostal denominations (10.8%), Anglican (10.6%), Lutheran (9.7%), Baptist (9%), United and uniting churches (unions of different denominations) (7.2%), Presbyterian or Reformed (7%), Methodist (3.4%), Adventist (2.7%), Congregationalist (0.5%), Brethren (0.5%), The Salvation Army (0.3%) and Moravian (0.1%). Other denominations accounted for 38.2% of Protestants.[5]

By 2050, some project Protestantism to rise to slightly more than half of the world's total Christian population.[42][d] In 2004, Hans J. Hillerbrand asserted that "wider Protestant" and Catholic share of the global Christian population will almost be the same by 2050, with "wider Protestants" exhibiting a significantly higher growth rate.[43]

Methodology

For the purposes of this list, the following Christian branches are considered Protestant:

Evangelicals, Charismatics, Neo-charismatics and other revivalists are found virtually across every Protestant branch. Nondenominationals, various independents and Protestants from other denominations, not easily fitting in the traditional classification, are also taken into account.

Estimates of total Protestant population vary considerably. Most reliable sources claim a range of 800 million to more than 1 billion. Difficulties occur as there is no consensus among scholars which denominations should be considered Protestant.

Countries

According to some, Russia is another country to see Protestant growth.[44][45][46]

The seven regions considered in the following table are the six traditional ones (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania), plus Middle East (i.e., countries with Islamic majority from the Mediterranean to Iran).

Protestants by country
Region Country Total population (year) % Protestant Protestant total
Asia File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan (details) 29,928,987 0.03% 10,000
Europe File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania (details) 3,563,112 0.23% 8,191
Africa File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (details) 35,531,853 1.62% 250,000
Europe File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra (details) 71,201 2.1% 1,495
Africa File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola (details) 19,600,000 30.6% 5,997,600
North America File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda (details) 68,722 68% 59,101[citation needed]
South America File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (details) 40,500,000 15.3% [47] 6,874,290
Europe File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia (details) 2,982,904 3.7% 110,368
Oceania File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (details) 23,401,892 (2016) 23.1% 6,355,952[48]
Europe File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (details) 8,823,053 (2017) 3.4% 297,578[49]
Europe File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan (details) 8,581,400 0.07% 6,007
North America File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas (details) 353,658[50] 70% 247,561
Asia File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain (details) 688,345 ? ?
Asia File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (details) 144,319,628 0.23% 331,935
North America File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados (details) 278,289 67% 186,454
Europe File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (details) 10,300,483 5% 515,024
Europe File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (details) 10,364,388 1.35% 140,000
North America File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize (details) 279,457 30% 83,837
Africa File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin (details) 9,100,000 23% 2,093,000
Asia File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan (details) 791,524 0.05% 400
South America File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia (details) 8,857,870 16%[51]-17.2%[52]-20%[53] 1,417,259
Europe File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina (details) 4,025,476 0.04% 1,610
Africa File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana (details) 2,000,000 66% 1,320,000
South America File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (details) 203,080,756 26.9%[54][55] 47,418,024[56]
Asia File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei (details) 372,361 1.3% 4,841
Europe File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (details) 6,445,481 1.1% 69,852
Africa File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso (details) 17,000,000 9% 1,360,000
Africa File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi (details) 10,200,000 20% 2,400,000
Asia File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia (details) 13,607,069 0.04% 5,390
Africa File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon (details) 16,380,005 20% 3,276,001
North America File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (details) 36,242,571 21.7% 7,869,955[57]
Africa File:Flag of Cape Verde (10-17).svg Cape Verde (details) 415,294 3.5% 14,535
Africa File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic (details) 5,000,000 61% 3,050,000
Africa File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad (details) 11,500,000 18% 2,070,000
South America File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (details) 18,192,000 16.3% [2] 2,466,607
Asia File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (details) 1,382,710,000 (2016) 2.9% 39,970,000[58]
South America File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (details) 46,900,000 (2011 est) 16.4% (2020) 5,862,500
Africa File:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros (details) 671,247 0.25% 1,678
Africa Template:Country data Congo, Republic of (details) 4,100,000 51% 2,091,000
Africa Template:Country data Congo, Democratic Republic of (details) 65,966,000 (2010) 50% 31,663,680[59]
North America File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (details) 4,700,000 (2011 est) 12.3%[60][61][62]-25%[63][51] 1,250,000
Africa File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire (details) 22,500,000 23% 5,175,000
Europe File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (details) 4,495,904 2% 89,918
North America File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (details) 11,346,670 11% 1,248,133
Europe File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus (details) 780,133 2% 15,603
Europe File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (details) 10,241,138 1.1% [64]
Europe File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (details) 5,700,000 77% - 82% 4,389,000 - 4,674,000
Africa File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti (details) 900,000 0.2% 1,800
North America File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica (details) 69,278 15% 10,392
North America File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (details) 10,000,000 (2011 est) 18% (poll) 1,800,000
Asia File:Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor (details) 1,040,880 1.2%[65]-1.96%[66] 31,226
South America File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador (details) 14,700,000 12.5%-14%[67] 1,837,500
Africa File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 105,000,000 2% 2,100,000
North America File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador (details) 6,200,000 34.4% / 28% [68] 2,132,800
Africa File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea (details) 700,000 6% 42,000
Africa File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea (details) 5,900,000 5% 295,000
Europe File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (details) 1,114,030 9.2% 101,940[69]
Africa File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini (details) 1,200,000 67% 801,000
Africa File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia (details) 120,750,932 (2020) 32.6% 45,717,673
Oceania File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (details) 893,354 42.5% 379,676
Europe File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (details) 5,636,000 62.9%[70] 3,546,000
Europe File:Flag of France.svg France (details) 60,656,178 2% 1,213,124
Africa File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon (details) 1,500,000 39.7%[71]
Africa File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia (details) 1,593,256 7%[citation needed] 360,000[citation needed]
Europe File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia (details) 4,677,401 2.14% 100,000
Europe File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (details) 83,155,000 (2020) 22.6% 18,600,000[72]
Africa File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana (details) 24,200,000 (2010) 58.1% 14,060,200
Europe File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (details) 10,668,354 0.28% 30,000
North America File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada (details) 89,502 30% 26,851
North America File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (details) 14,700,000 38.2% 6,038,150
Africa File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea (details) 10,200,000 4% 408,000
Africa File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau (details) 1,600,000 2% 32,000
South America File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana (details) 765,283 38% 290,808
North America File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti (details) 10,100,000 (2011 est) 30% 3,030,000
North America File:Flag of Honduras (1949–2022, 2026–present).svg Honduras (details) 6,975,204 41% 2,859,834
Europe File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (details) 10,006,835 14% 1,401,640
Europe File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland (details) 389,400 (2025) 64.1% 249,600[73]
Asia File:Flag of India.svg India (details) 1,407,563,842 (2021)[74][75] 1.5% 18,860,000[76]
Asia File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (details) 270,000,000 (2020) 7.6% 20,246,000[77]
Asia File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (details) 68,017,860 0.3% 204,054
Asia File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq (details) 38,146,025 0.1% 40,000
Europe File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (details) 4,761,900 (2016) 4.2% 201,400[78]
Asia File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel (details) 9,076,883 0.71% 64,000
Europe File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (details) 58,102,112 1,3% 755,328
North America File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (details) 2,731,832 60% 1,639,099
Asia File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (details) 127,417,244 0.4% 509,668
Asia File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan (details) 5,759,732 0.5% 28,799
Asia File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (details) 15,185,844 2% 303,717
Africa File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (details) 50,953,000 (2019) 60.8% 31,081,162
Oceania File:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati (details) 103,500 40% 41,400
Asia File:Flag of North Korea.svg Korea, North (details) 22,912,177 0.04% 10,000
Asia File:Flag of South Korea.svg Korea, South (details) 51,815,810 19.70% 10,207,715
Asia File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait (details) 2,335,648 2.14% 50,000
Asia File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan (details) 5,146,281 0.03% 1,337
Asia File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos (details) 6,217,141 0.56% 35,000
Europe File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (details) 2,070,371 35% 714,000
Asia File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon (details) 3,826,018 1% 40,000
Africa File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho (details) 2,200,000 50% 1,100,000
Africa File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia (details) 4,100,000 75% 3,075,000
Africa File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya (details) 6,765,563 Less than 1% ?
Europe File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein (details) 33,436 7% 2,341
Europe File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania (details) 3,596,617 1% 35,966
Europe File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg (details) 468,571 1% 4,686
Africa File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar (details) 21,300,000 38% 8,094,000
Africa File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi (details) 15,900,000 55% 8,745,000
Asia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (details) 28,900,000 4% 1,156,000
Asia File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives (details) 349,106 0 0
Africa File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali (details) 15,400,000 1% 154,000
Oceania File:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands (details) 62,000 76.7% 47,554
Africa File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania (details) 3,500,000 0.1% 3,500
Africa File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius (details) 1,230,602 4.5% 55,377
North America File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (details) 114,800,000 (2011 est) 5%-7.3%[79]-10% [80] 5,700,000-11,400,000
Europe File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova (details) 4,455,421 0.26% 11,634
Oceania File:Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia (details) 108,155 47% 50,833
Asia File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia (details) 3,348,272 1.25% 41,800
Africa File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (details) 32,725,847 Protestant minorities ?
Africa File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique (details) 23,100,000 27% 6,237,000
Asia File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar (details) 42,909,464 3% 1,287,284
Africa File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia (details) 2,300,000 74% 1,702,000
Oceania File:Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru (details) 13,048 66% 8,612
Asia File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal (details) 27,676,547 0.01 3,979
Europe File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (details) 16,407,491 11% 3,445,573
Oceania File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (details) 4,699,755 26.7%[81] 1,253,742
North America File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua (details) 5,900,000 (2011 est) 26.5% (PF) 1,563,500
Africa File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger (details) 16,100,000 0.5% 80,500
Africa File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (details) 200,000,000 37.7% 60,118,563[82]-75,400,000
Europe File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia (details) 2,045,262 3% 61,358
Europe File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (details) 5,367,000 72.0% 3,865,000[83][84]
Asia File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman (details) 3,001,583 5.8%[98] 11,500
Asia File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (details) 162,419,946 0.86% 1,400,000
Oceania File:Flag of Palau.svg Palau (details) 20,000 29.6% 5,960
North America File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama (details) 3,600,000 24% 864,000
Oceania File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (details) 5,545,268 61.5% 3,410,340
South America File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay (details) 6,600,000 6% 396,000
South America File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru (details) 32,510,000 (2019) 12.5% (2006 census) 3,675,000
Asia File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (details) 100,000,000 10.0%-8.2%[85] 10,000,000
Europe File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (details) 38,635,144 0.35% 130,000
Europe File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal (details) 10,421,117 2.2% 229,265
North America File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (details) 3,500,000 33% 1,100,000
Asia File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar (details) 863,051 1% Unknown
Europe File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (details) 22,329,977 6% 1,339,799
Europe File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (details) 143,420,309 2% 2,485,000
Africa File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda (details) 10,900,000 43% 4,687,000
North America File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis (details) 38,958 74% 29,335
North America File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia (details) 166,312 10% 16,631
North America File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (details) 117,534 77% 90,501
Oceania File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (details) 179,000 49.8% 89,142
Asia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia (details) 26,417,599 3.33% 800,000
Africa File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal (details) 11,126,832 0.5% 55,634
Europe File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia (details) 7,186,175 1.2% 80,291
Africa File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles (details) 81,188 8% 6,495
Africa File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone (details) 5,400,000 14% 756,000
Asia File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (details) 4,425,720 8% 354,058
Europe File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (details) 5,431,363 8.9 935,235
Europe File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (details) 2,011,070 0.8% 16,135
Oceania File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands (details) 540,000 76.6% 410,000
Africa File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia (details) 9,900,000 0 0
Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (details) 50,500,000 (2010) 72.9% 36,814,500[59]
Africa File:Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan (details) 9,950,000 20.7% 2,060,000
Europe File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (details) 50,000,000 3%[59] 1,500,000
Asia File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (details) 20,064,776 0.8% 160,518
Africa File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan (details) 44,600,000 5% 2,200,000
South America File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname (details) 500,000 25% 125,000
Europe File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (details) 10,000,000 60% 6,000,000
Europe File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (details) 8,482,152 (2017) 27%[86] 2,290,000
Asia File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria (details) 18,448,752 0.2% 37,605
Asia File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan (details) 22,894,384 2.6% 595,254
Asia File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan (details) 7,163,506 0.01% 711
Africa File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania (details) 62,092,761[87] 38% 22,765,045
Asia File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (details) 64,076,033 0.77% 492,800
Africa File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo (details) 5,681,519 9.5% 539,744
Oceania File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (details) 112,422 73% 82,068
North America File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago (details) 1,300,000 38% 494,000
Africa File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (details) 10,074,951 3.33% 335,496
Europe File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (details) 84,680,273 Less than 1% 13,000
Asia File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan (details) 4,952,081 0.6% 81
Oceania File:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu (details) 11,636 94% 11,450
Africa File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (details) 34,856,000 (2014) 45.1% 15,720,056
Europe File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (details) 47,425,336 2.3% 900,000
Asia File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates (details) 2,563,212 5% 128,160
Europe File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg United Kingdom (details) 67,330,000 (2021) 31% [88] 20,770,000
North America File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (details) 341,000,000 [89] 46.5%[90]
36%[91]
43% [92]
40% [93]
158,565,000
122,760,000
146,630,000
136,400,000
South America File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (details) 3,400,000 15% 510,000
Asia File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (details) 26,851,195 0.01% 1,345
Oceania File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu (details) 243,304 40% 97,321
Europe File:Flag of Vatican City (2023–present).svg Vatican City (details) 921 0% 0
South America File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (details) 33,221,865 17%[94] 5,647,717
Asia File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (details) 83,535,576 1% 835,355
Asia File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen (details) 20,727,063 Approximately 1% ?
Africa File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia (details) 13,500,000 68% 9,180,000
Africa File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (details) 12,100,000 67% 8,107,000
World 7,600,000,000 (2017) 12.1% 920,000,000

By region

The following are summary tables of the numbers and percentages of Protestants in each region. Also included are the percentages of Protestants in the world that reside in that region ("% of Protestant total").

Protestants in Africa
Region Total Population Protestants % Protestant % of Protestant total
Central Africa 91,561,875 18,322,151 20.01% 3.09%
East Africa 225,488,566 36,965,728 16.39% 6.23%
North Africa 161,963,837 100,300 0.06% 0.01%
Southern Africa 137,092,019 55,432,677 40.44% 9.35%
West Africa 269,935,590 49,230,627 18.24% 8.30%
Total 886,041,887 160,051,482 18.06% 26.99%
Protestants in Asia
Region Total Population Protestants % Protestant % of Protestant total
Central Asia 92,019,166 308,736 0.34% 0.05%
East Asia 1,527,960,261 25,550,708 1.67% 4.31%
Middle East 271,013,623 680,757 0.25% 0.11%
South Asia 1,437,326,682 9,458,283 0.66% 1.59%
Southeast Asia 571,337,070 26,387,155 4.62% 4.45%
Total 3,899,656,802 62,385,639 1.6% 10.52%
Protestants in Europe
Region Total Population Protestants % Protestant % of Protestant total
Central Europe 82,033,047 7,803,177 9.51% 1.32%
Eastern Europe 209,198,166 1,389,452 0.66% 0.23%
Northern Europe 191,466,473 104,997,796 54.8% 17.71%
Balkans 65,407,609 1,713,080 2.62% 0.31%
Southern Europe 180,498,923 1,964,538 1.09% 0.33%
Total 728,604,218 117,868,043 16.2% 19.90%
Protestants in the Americas
Region Total Population Protestants % Protestant % of Protestant total
Caribbean 37,285,819 5,912,490 15.86% 0.99%
Central America 147,338,108 16,376,631 11.12% 2.76%
North America 328,539,175 172,167,236 52.4% 29.03%
South America 371,075,531 44,682,767 12.04% 7.53%
Total 884,238,633 239,139,124 27.05% 40.32%
Protestants in Oceania
Region Total Population Protestants % Protestant % of Protestant total
Oceania 30,809,781 13,474,012 43.73% 2.27%

Maps

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World

See also

Other religions

Notes

  1. ↑ Most current estimates place the world's Protestant population in the range of 800 million to more than 1 billion. For example, author Hans Hillerbrand estimated a total Protestant population of 833,457,000 in 2004,[11] while the World Christian Database estimated a total of 637,856,000 Protestants and 426,370,000 Independents (mostly non-denominational Pentecostals who do not self-identify as Protestants), in early 2026.[1]
  2. ↑ Current sources[which?] are in general agreement[citation needed] that Christians make up about 33% of the world's population—slightly over 2.4 billion adherents in mid-2015.
  3. ↑ Estimates for China vary in dozens of millions. Nevertheless, in comparison to the other countries, there is no disagreement that China has the most numerous Protestant minority.
  4. ↑ Protestant, Independent and Anglican parties are understood as Protestant as stated previously in the article, as well as in the book: Statistics for the P, I and A megablocs are often combined because they overlap so much-hence the order followed here.

References

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