The impression that Buddhism gives to many people is full of a sacred feeling. Buddhism was born in 565 BC and is one of the earliest global religions. Every country has a Buddhist population, do you know which country has the largest Buddhist population?
China
China is the country with the largest Buddhist population, and of course, there are data points here. In 2010, a data statistic was made, which showed that China's Buddhist population reached 240 million. Such population data accounts for 18.2% of the total population, and of course, accounts for 50% of the global Buddhist population. Throughout the lives of Chinese people, there have been significant changes, and it is possible that the number of Buddhist people will decrease in the coming decades. However, compared to other countries, it is the country with the largest Buddhist population.
Thailand
Although Thailand and China have a smaller Buddhist population compared to China, Thailand is currently the country with the largest Buddhist population in the world, ranking second. It is expected to continue to maintain its second place ranking by 2050. This is reflected in the 2010 data statistics, where the Buddhist population in Thailand reached 6442 million people, accounting for 93.2% of the total population in Thailand. From this phenomenon, it can be seen that the majority of the population is Buddhist, although not as large as China, it is related to their total population.
Japan
Japan currently has a particularly large population of Buddhism in the world rankings, ranking third. About 45 million people are engaged in religious activities, reaching 36.2% of the total population in Japan. However, it is predicted that by 2050, the number of Buddhism in Japan will gradually decline, because there are many elderly people who are Buddhist, and some of their children are not Buddhist.