Regional Distribution of Orthodox Christians

The Eastern Orthodox Church also known as the Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian church in the world with more than 2 million members as of 2023. The Christian denomination follows the seven ecumenical councils. Over the years, the Orthodox Church has gained a lot of followers with approximately 70% settling in Europe. Here is a table showing the regional distribution of Orthodox Christians.

Regional Distribution of Orthodox Christians

RegionPopulationPercentage(%) share of the total Orthodox Christians population (260 million)
Europe199,940,000.0076.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa40,040,000.0015.4%
Asia-Pacific11,960,000.004.6%
Middle East and North Africa5,460,000.002.1%
America2,600,000.001%

Top 20 Countries with the most number of Orthodox Christians

CountryPopulationPercentage (%) share of the total country population
Russia113,409,00079.3%
Ethiopia53,670,00043.5%
Ukraine20,748,00054.6%
Romania15,526,00081.9%
Greece10,355,00098%
Egypt8,879,0008%
Belarus7,367,00080%
Serbia5,719,00084.6%
Bulgaria4,913,00076%
Uzbekistan3,208,0009%
Georgia3,115,00083.9%
Moldova2,419,00093.3%
Germany1,598,0001.9%
Eritrea1,474,00040%
Kyrgyzstan1,361,00020%
North Macedonia1,333,00064.8%
Cyprus1,115,00089.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina993,00030.7%
Australia987,0003.8%
Canada623,0001.6%

Top 10 Countries with the highest share of Orthodox Christians

CountryPercentages (%) share of the total populationTotal Population of Orthodox Christians
Greece98%10,355,000
Moldova93.3%2,419,000
Cyprus89.1%1,115,000
Serbia84.6%5,719,000
Georgia83.9%3,115,000
Romania81.9%15,526,000
Belarus80%7,367,000
Russia79.3%113,409,000
Bulgaria76%4,913,000
North Macedonia64.8%1,333,000

Top African Countries with Highest Orthodox Christians

CountryPopulationPercentage % share of the population
Ethiopia37,710,00042%
Egypt8,879,00010%
Eritrea3,030,00096%
Kenya650,0002%
Lebanon350,0007%

Orthodox Christians vs Other Denominations

DenominationsPopulationPercentage (%) share of total Christians (2.2 billion)
Orthodox260,000,00011.50%
Catholicism1,200,000,00053.10%
Protestants800,000,00035.40%

Note

The Protestant denominations cover all the Protestant church such as Anglicans, Methodists, and Pentecostals etc.

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

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