A third of the world's population is Christians. Not a single continent can claim to be the "center of Christianity", since adherents of the Christian faith live all over the world. At the beginning of the 20th century, a significant part of Christians lived in Europe.
Research by PEW has shown that the situation has changed dramatically with about 26% of Christians living in the same area, while 37% in America, 24% in Sub-Saharan Africa, and 13% in Asia-Pacific. region. 40% of all Christians are Protestants, or nearly 900 million people.
10. India (19 million)
Adherents of Christianity in India make up 2.3% of the total population of the country. This is about 28 million people, 19 million of whom are Protestants. The Christian population in India grows predominantly in the southern part of the country.
9. Kenya (24 million)
Approximately 84% of Kenya's population is Christian: out of 48 million of the country's population, about 40 million are Christians. 47.7% of the population are Protestants, Catholics - 23.4%. The large number of Protestants is explained by the fact that the country was once a colony of Great Britain.
8. Germany (29 million)
63% of the German population profess Christianity, while the majority (33.5) consider themselves to be believers. The adherents of Roman Catholic Christianity include 29.5% of the population, and 27.9% (29 million) are Protestants. Historically, Germany is considered the birthplace of Protestantism, represented by a group of Christians who opposed the main doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.
7. Democratic Republic of the Congo (32 million)
95% of the population of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is Christian. Research has shown that there are about 32 million Protestants in the country, including the Kimbangists, who make up 48% of the population.
6. United Kingdom of Great Britain (34 million)
Today, about 48.5% of the UK population identify themselves as atheists, while 43.8% are Christian. Of the 65 million people, 34% are Protestants, 8% are Catholics and 5% are Muslims.
5.South Africa (37 million)
85% of the population of the southernmost country on the African continent, South Africa, professes Christianity. 37 million people (representing 36% of the population) are Protestant Christians. It is the most dominant religion in the country, with 15% of the population not belonging to any religion. There are many more Protestants in the country among the white population than among the native Africans.
4. Brazil (41 million)
On the South American continent, Brazil, there are about 185 million Christians, making up 90% of the country's population. Of these, 41 million are Protestant Christians. Roman Catholics make up a significant proportion of Christians in the country - according to research, there are twice as many Catholics in Brazil as in Italy.
3. China (58 million)
The most populous country in the world has about 58 million Protestant Christians. The Christian community in China is the fastest growing in the world, and with an annual growth rate of 10%, there will be more Christians in China than in the United States by 2030.
2. Nigeria (60 million)
The African state of Nigeria has about 85 million Christians, 60 million of whom are Protestants - the largest number of Christians in Africa. Since the moment when Christianity appeared in the country in the colonial era, the number of the population professing this religion has been constantly growing, despite the fact that conflicts constantly arose between indigenous Muslims and Christians.
1. United States of America (160 million)
About 20% (160 million) of all Protestants live in the United States of America. This number is directly related to the early settlement of Protestant Europeans, mostly British, on the territory of the country when America was a colony of Great Britain.
The significant influence of Protestant Christianity is very noticeable in all spheres of life, especially in the educational environment: for example, Yale and Harvard Universities are among those institutions that were founded by Protestant Christians.
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