Estimated size and distribution of the world’s Christian population

Christianity is a monotheistic religion that centers its beliefs in the life and death of Jesus Christ. While the religion started as a small group with a handful of followers, the number of Christians has grown tremendously over the past millennia to more than two billion believers as of 2023. Here is a table showing the estimated size and distribution of the world’s Christian population.

Regional Distribution of Christians by Region

Region	Population	Percentage (%) share of world’s total Christian population (2,184,060,000)
Americas	804,070,000	36.82%
Europe	565,560,000	25.89%
Sub-Saharan Africa	516,470,000	23.65%
Asia-Pacific	285,120,000	13.05%
Middle East and North Africa	12,840,000	0.59%

Countries with the highest number of Christians worldwide

Country	Christian Population	Percentage (%) share of country’s total population	Percentage (%) share of total Christians population worldwide (2,184,060,000)
United States	246,798,780.00	79.5%	11.3%
Brazil	174,724,800.00	90.2%	8%
Mexico	107,018,940.00	95%	4.9%
Russia	87,362,400.00	73.6%	4%
Philippines	65,521,800.00	93.1%	3.%
Nigeria	67,705,860.00	50.8%	3.1%
China	67,705,860.00	5%	3.1%
DR Congo	63,337,740.00	95.7%	2.9%
Germany	58,969,620.00	70.8%	2.7%
Ethiopia	52,417,440.00	63.4%	2.4%

Distribution of major Christian traditions worldwide

Denomination	Percentage (%) share of total Christian population (2,184,060,000)	Population
Catholicism	50.1%	1,094,214,060
Protestantism	36.7%	801,550,020
Orthodoxy	11.9%	259,903,140
Other Christians	1.3%	28,392,780

Average household size of Christians by region

Region	Average number of people per household
Sub-Saharan Africa	6
Asia Pacific	4.8
Latin American and the Caribbean	4.6
Middle East and North Africa	4.6
North America	3.4
Europe	3.1

Christianity vs Other Religious Groups Distribution Worldwide

Religious Group	Population	Percentage (%) share of total world population (6.9 billion)
Christianity	2,173,500,000.00	31.5%
Muslim	1,600,800,000.00	23.2%
Hinduism	1,035,000,000.00	15%
Folk Religion	407,100,000.00	5.9%
Jews	13,800,000.00	0.2%
Buddhists	489,900,000.00	7.1%
Other Religions	55,200,000.00	0.8%
Unaffiliated	1,124,700,000.00	16.3%

Note

Majority of this data is from 2010 and may have undergone some changes since then.