Buddha adalah sebuah agama yang diterapkan oleh sekitar 488 juta orang di seluruh dunia, 495 juta, atau 535 juta orang pada 2010an, mewakili 9% sampai 10% dari total populasi dunia.
Tiongkok adalah negara dengan populasi Buddha terbesar, sekitar 244 juta atau 18.2% dari total populasinya. Mereka kebanyakan adalah pengikut aliran Tionghoa Mahayana, menjadikannya aliran tradisi Buddha terbesar. Mahayana, yang juga dipraktikkan di wilayah Asia Timur lainnya, dipeluk oleh lebih dari setengah Buddha di dunia.
Aliran Buddha terbesar kedua adalah Theravada, kebanyakan dipeluk di Asia Tenggara. Aliran ketiga dan terkecil adalah Vajrayana, yang kebanyakan dipeluk di Tibet, wilayah Himalaya, Mongolia dan sebagian Rusia, but is disseminated throughout the world.
Menurut analisis demografi yang dikabarkan oleh Peter Harvey (2013):
- Buddha Timur (Mahayana) memiliki 360 juta pengikut;
- Buddha Selatan (Theravada) memiliki 150 juta pengikut; dan
- Buddhia Utara (Vajrayana) memiliki 18.2 juta pengikut.
- Tujuh juta Buddha lainnya tinggal di luar Asia.
Daftar negara dengan proporsi Buddha terbesar Sunting
Terdapat lebih dari 10 negara dengan persentase Buddha tertinggi:
| Negara | Perkiraan populasi Buddha | % total Buddha di negara |
|---|---|---|
| Kamboja | 13,701,660 | 96.90% |
| Thailand | 64,419,840 | 93.20% |
| Myanmar | 48,415,960 | 87.90% |
| Bhutan | 563,000 | 74.70% |
| Sri Lanka | 14,222,844 | 70.2% |
| Laos | 4,092,000 | 66.00% |
| Mongolia | 1,520,760 | 55.1% |
| Jepang | 45,820,000 | 36.2% |
| Singapura | 1,725,510 | 33.90% |
| Korea Selatan | 11,050,000 | 22% |
| Taiwan | 8,000,000 | 21.30% |
| Malaysia | 5,620,483 | 19.8% |
| Tiongkok | 244,130,000 | 18.2% |
| Vietnam | 14,380,000 | 16.4% |
Menurut negara Sunting
| Negara/Teritorial | Populasi (2013) | % Buddha: 1. Pew 2016-03-10 di Wayback Machine., 2. ARDA. | Jumlah Buddha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 24.108.077 | < 0.1% | |
| Aljazair | 38.087.812 | < 0.1% | |
| Samoa Amerika | 26.719 | 0.3% | |
| Angola | 25.789.024 | < 0.1% | |
| Argentina | 42.610.981 | < 0.1% | |
| Aruba | 109.153 | 0.1% | |
| Australia | 22.262.501 | 2.7% | 528.977 |
| Austria | 8.629.519 | 0.2% | |
| Bahama | 319.031 | < 0.1% | |
| Bahrain | 1.281.332 | 2.5% | |
| Bangladesh | 159.654.860 | 0.5% | |
| Barbados | 288.725 | < 0.1% | |
| Belarus | 9.625.888 | < 0.1% | |
| Belgia | 10.444.268 | 0.2% | |
| Belize | 324.528 | 0.5% | |
| Bermuda | 69.467 | 0.5% | |
| Bhutan | 725.296 | 74.7% | 563.000 |
| Bolivia | 10.461.053 | < 0.1% | |
| Botswana | 2.127.825 | < 0.1% | |
| Brasil | 201.009.622 | 0.1% | |
| Brunei | 415.717 | 8.6% | |
| Bulgaria | 6.981.642 | < 0.1% | |
| Burkina Faso | 17.812.961 | < 0.1% | |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 55.167.330 | 87.9% | 48.415.960 |
| Kamboja | 15.205.539 | 96.9% | 13.701.660 |
| Kamerun | 20.549.221 | < 0.1% | |
| Kanada | 34.568.211 | 0.8% | |
| Chad | 11.193.452 | < 0.1% | |
| Chili | 17.216.945 | < 0.1% | |
| Tiongkok | 1.349.585.838 | 18.2% | 244.130.000 |
| Pulau Natal | 1.513 | < 0.1% | |
| Kolombia | 45.745.783 | < 0.1% | |
| Republik Demokratik Kongo | 75.507.308 | < 0.1% | |
| Republik Kongo | 4.492.689 | < 0.1% | |
| Kosta Rika | 4.695.942 | < 0.1% | |
| Pantai Gading | 22.400.835 | < 0.1% | |
| Kroasia | 4.475.611 | < 0.1% | |
| Kuba | 11.394.043 | < 0.1% | |
| Curaçao | 146.836 | ||
| Siprus | 1.155.403 | 0.2% | |
| Republik Ceko | 10.162.921 | < 0.1% | |
| Denmark | 5.556.452 | 0.2% | |
| Dominika | 73.286 | 0.1% | |
| Republik Dominika | 10.219.630 | < 0.1% | |
| Timor Leste | 1.172.390 | ||
| Ekuador | 15.439.429 | < 0.1% | |
| Mesir | 85.294.388 | < 0.1% | |
| El Salvador | 6.108.590 | < 0.1% | |
| Estonia | 1.266.375 | < 0.1% | |
| Ethiopia | 93.877.025 | < 0.1% | |
| Kepulauan Falkland | 3.140 | < 0.1% | |
| Negara Federasi Mikronesia | 106.104 | 0.4% | |
| Fiji | 896.758 | < 0.1% | |
| Finlandia | 5.266.114 | < 0.1% | |
| Prancis | 65.951.611 | 0.5% | |
| Guiana Prancis | 239.450 | < 0.1% | |
| Polinesia Prancis | 277.293 | < 0.1% | |
| Jerman | 81.147.265 | 0.3% | |
| Ghana | 22.931.299 | < 0.1% | |
| Yunani | 10.772.967 | < 0.1% | |
| Guam | 160.378 | 1.1% | |
| Guatemala | 14.373.472 | < 0.1% | |
| Guinea | 11.176.026 | < 0.1% | |
| Guyana | 739.903 | < 0.1% | |
| Haiti | 9.893.934 | < 0.1% | |
| Honduras | 8.448.465 | 0.1% | |
| Hong Kong | 7.182.724 | 13.2% | |
| Hungaria | 9.939.470 | < 0.1% | |
| Islandia | 315.281 | 0.4% | |
| India | 1.326.987.437 | 0.8% | 9.250.000 |
| Indonesia | 251.160.124 | ||
| Iran | 79.853.900 | < 0.1% | |
| Irak | 31.858.481 | < 0.1% | |
| Irlandia | 4.775.982 | ||
| Israel | 7.707.042 | 0.2% | |
| Italia | 61.482.297 | 0.2% | |
| Jamaika | 2.909.714 | < 0.1% | |
| Jepang | 127.253.075 | 36.2% | 45.820.000 |
| Yordania | 6.482.081 | 0.4% | |
| Kazakhstan | 17.736.896 | 0.2% | |
| Kenya | 44.037.656 | < 0.1% | |
| Korea Utara | 24.720.407 | 1.5% | |
| Korea Selatan | 48.955.203 | 22.9% | 11.050.000 |
| Kuwait | 2.695.316 | 2.8% | |
| Kirgizstan | 5.548.042 | < 0.1% | |
| Laos | 6.695.166 | 66.1% | 4.092.000 |
| Latvia | 2.178.443 | < 0.1% | |
| Lebanon | 4.131.583 | 0.2% | |
| Lesotho | 1.936.181 | < 0.1% | |
| Liberia | 3.989.703 | < 0.1% | |
| Libya | 6.002.347 | 0.3% | |
| Liechtenstein | 37.009 | < 0.1% | |
| Lituania | 3.515.858 | < 0.1% | |
| Luksemburg | 514.862 | < 0.1% | |
| Makau | 583.003 | 17.3% | |
| Madagaskar | 22.599.098 | < 0.1% | |
| Malawi | 16.777.547 | < 0.1% | |
| Malaysia | 31.112.021 | 19.8 % | 5.620.483 |
| Maladewa | 393.988 | 0.6% | |
| Mali | 15.968.882 | < 0.1% | |
| Malta | 411.277 | < 0.1% | |
| Martinique | 403.795 | < 0.1% | |
| Mauritius | 1.322.238 | < 0.1% | |
| Meksiko | 116.220.947 | < 0.1% | |
| Mongolia | 3.226.516 | 55.1% | 1.520.760 |
| Montenegro | 653.474 | < 0.1% | |
| Maroko | 32.649.130 | < 0.1% | |
| Mozambik | 24.096.669 | < 0.1% | |
| Namibia | 2.182.852 | < 0.1% | |
| Nauru | 9.434 | 1.1% | |
| Nepal | 30.430.267 | 10.3% | |
| Belanda | 16.805.037 | 0.2% | |
| Kaledonia Baru | 264.022 | 0.6% | |
| Selandia Baru | 4.365.113 | 1.6% | |
| Nikaragua | 5.788.531 | < 0.1% | |
| Nigeria | 174.507.539 | < 0.1% | |
| Kepulauan Mariana Utara | 51.170 | 10.6% | |
| Makedonia Utara | 2.087.171 | < 0.1% | |
| Norwegia | 4.722.701 | 0.6% | |
| Oman | 3.154.134 | 0.8% | |
| Pakistan | 193.238.868 | < 0.1% | 1.884 |
| Palau | 21.108 | 0.8% | |
| Palestina | 4.293.313 | < 0.1% | |
| Panama | 3.559.408 | 0.2% | |
| Papua Nugini | 6.431.902 | < 0.1% | |
| Paraguay | 6.623.252 | < 0.1% | |
| Peru | 29.849.303 | 0.2% | |
| Filipina | 98.215.000 | < 0.1% | 46.558 |
| Polandia | 38.383.809 | < 0.1% | |
| Portugal | 10.799.270 | 0.6% | |
| Puerto Riko | 3.674.209 | 0.3% | |
| Qatar | 2.042.444 | 3.1% | |
| Réunion | 839.500 | 0.2% | |
| Rumania | 21.790.479 | < 0.1% | |
| Rusia | 142.500.482 | 0.1% | |
| Arab Saudi | 26.939.583 | ||
| Senegal | 12.521.851 | 0.3% | |
| Serbia | 7.450.265 | < 0.1% | |
| Seychelles | 90.846 | < 0.1% | |
| Sierra Leone | 5.612.685 | ||
| Singapura | 5.460.302 | 33.9% | |
| Slowakia | 5.488.339 | < 0.1% | |
| Slovenia | 1.992.690 | < 0.1% | |
| Kepulauan Solomon | 597.248 | 0.3% | |
| Afrika Selatan | 48.601.098 | 0.2% | |
| Spanyol | 47.370.542 | < 0.1% | |
| Sri Lanka | 21.675.648 | 69.3% | 14.222.844 |
| Sudan | 34.847.910 | < 0.1% | |
| Suriname | 566.846 | 0.6% | |
| Swaziland | 1.403.362 | < 0.1% | |
| Swedia | 9.119.423 | 0.4% | |
| Swiss | 7.996.026 | 0.4% | |
| Taiwan | 23.299.716 | 21.3% | |
| Tajikistan | 7.910.041 | < 0.1% | |
| Tanzania | 48.261.942 | < 0.1% | |
| Thailand | 67.448.120 | 93.2% | 64.420.000 |
| Togo | 7.154.237 | < 0.1% | |
| Tonga | 106.322 | ||
| Tunisia | 10.835.873 | < 0.1% | |
| Trinidad dan Tobago | 1.225.225 | 0.3% | |
| Turki | 80.694.485 | < 0.1% | |
| Turkmenistan | 5.113.040 | < 0.1% | |
| Tuvalu | 10.698 | < 0.1% | |
| Uganda | 34.758.809 | < 0.1% | |
| Ukraina | 44.573.205 | < 0.1% | |
| Uni Emirat Arab | 5.473.972 | 2% | |
| Britania Raya | 63.395.574 | 0.4% | |
| Amerika Serikat | 316.668.567 | 1.2% | 3.800.023 |
| Uruguay | 3.324.460 | < 0.1% | |
| Kepulauan Virgin AS | 104.737 | < 0.1% | |
| Uzbekistan | 28.661.637 | < 0.1% | |
| Vanuatu | 261.565 | < 0.1% | |
| Venezuela | 28.459.085 | < 0.1% | |
| Vietnam | 92.477.857 | 16.4% | 14.380.000 |
| Yemen | 25.408.288 | < 0.1% | |
| Zambia | 14.222.233 | < 0.1% | |
| Zimbabwe | 13.182.908 | < 0.1% | |
| TOTAL | 7.095.217.980 | Pew: 7.1% | Pew: 487.540.000 |
Referensi Sunting
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