Protestantism is one other three major branches of Christianity. Protestant Christians refer to the group of Christians that separated from the Roman Catholic Church and any other denominations that rose from under the group. Over the years, followers of the Protestantism denomination have grown to over 900 million in 2010 and are projected to experience a steady increase in the coming decades. Here is a table showing the estimated size and regional distribution of protestant Christians.
Distribution of Protestants by Region
|
Region |
Protestant Population |
Percentage (%) share of Christians population per region |
Percentage (%) share protestant population worldwide (900 million) |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
350,000,000 |
41% |
36.9% |
|
Americas |
260,000,000 |
84% |
32.9% |
|
Asia Pacific |
190,000,000 |
4% |
17.4% |
|
Europe |
100,000,000 |
23% |
12.6% |
|
Middle East and North Africa |
2,000,000 |
1% |
0.2% |
Top 10 Countries with the highest number of Protestants worldwide
|
Country |
Population of Catholics |
Percentage share of total protestants population (900 million) |
Percentage (%) share of country’s population |
|
United States |
159,850,000 |
17.76% |
5%2 |
|
Nigeria |
59,680,000 |
6.63% |
37% |
|
China |
58,040,000 |
6.45% |
4% |
|
Brazil |
40,500,000 |
4.5% |
21% |
|
South Africa |
36,550,000 |
4.06% |
71% |
|
United Kingdom |
33,820,000 |
3.76% |
54% |
|
DR Congo |
21,700,000 |
2.41% |
33% |
|
Germany |
28,640,000 |
3.18% |
35% |
|
Kenya |
21,160,000 |
2.35% |
51% |
|
India |
18,860,000 |
2.1% |
2% |
Distribution of Italian Protestants
|
Protestant denomination |
Population |
Percentage(%) share of all Italian Pentecostals |
Percentage (%) share of all protestant population in Italy |
|
Pentecostal Church |
25,000 |
65.5% |
10.00% |
|
Historical protestants |
71,000 |
18.6% |
28.40% |
|
Evangelicals |
23,900 |
6.2% |
9.56% |
|
Adventists |
19,800 |
5.1% |
7.92% |
|
Free Christian Church |
9,400 |
2.5% |
3.76% |
|
Restoration movement |
5,700 |
1.5% |
2.28% |
|
Other denomination |
2,600 |
0.7% |
1.04% |
Protestantism vs Other Christian Religions
|
Denomination |
Population |
Percentage (%) of global population (6.97 billion) |
Percentage (%) share of total Christians (2.2 billion) |
|
Catholicism |
1,100,000,000 |
15.78% |
50% |
|
Protestantism |
900,000,000 |
12.91% |
40.9% |
|
Orthodoxy |
260,000,000 |
3.73% |
11.8% |
Note: Majority of this data is from 2010 and may have undergone some changes since then.
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