The religion with the largest number of followers in the world is:

Christianity is the largest religion in the world, and it is also called the three major religions in the world together with Islam and Buddhism. It is also the most widely circulated religion with the largest number of followers and the most far-reaching influence in the world.

Christianity is a general term, generally divided into: Catholicism (also known as Orthodox Church), Orthodox Church (also known as Catholic Church) and Protestantism (also known as Protestantism). Catholicism is centered on the Vatican in Rome, while Orthodox Church is centered on Constantinople in Turkey.

The number of Christians in the world is 265,438+billion, of which the number of Catholics is165,438+billion.

Catholic-dominated countries: Italy, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia, Spain, Portugal, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Malta and Andorra. Among them, Christianity has a great influence in the Czech Republic and Hungary. The proportion of Christians in the Czech Republic is 30%, and that in Hungary is about 25%.

Countries dominated by Christianity (Protestantism): Britain, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Estonia and Latvia. Among them, Catholicism in the United States and Australia also has great influence. The proportion of Catholics in the United States is 35%, and that in Australia is about 28%. New Zealand (18%) and Britain (10%) also have high proportions.

Countries where Catholicism and Christianity are equally powerful: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and Canada.

Orthodox countries: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Greece, Armenia and Georgia.

Among them, the eastern part of western Ukraine is dominated by Catholicism (its basic teachings, rituals and systems are Orthodox, but the Catholic Pope is recognized as the living head of its church). Macedonia and Bulgaria also have a large Muslim population, accounting for 30% and 10% respectively. This is mainly the result of the 500-year rule of Ottoman Turkey.

According to the new yearbook, the number of Catholics in the world increased from 65.438+0.86 billion in 2003 to 65.438+0.98 billion in 2004, an increase of 65.438+0.2 million, that is, 654.38+0. 1%. In the same period, the total population of the world increased from 6.3110,000 to 6.388 billion. If compared with the world population, the number of Catholics in the world accounts for 17. 1% of the world population, which is 1‰ lower than that in 2003, because the world population is growing faster than Catholics.

Christianity is a general term for Roman Catholicism, Greek Orthodox Church and Protestantism. The Protestant Church in China calls itself Christianity or Jesus, not Protestantism.

There are many Protestant sects, but there are mainly three mainstream sects, namely Lutheranism, which are distributed in most German and Nordic countries, including Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. There are about 360 million Protestants in the world, two thirds of whom are concentrated in Europe and North America.

Orthodox Christians are mainly distributed in Southeast Europe, the Balkans, Asia Minor, the United States and other regions, with a small number in China, mainly concentrated in the Northeast.

Catholicism is the largest sect in Christianity, with about 1 1 .50 million people in the world, accounting for about 1.8% of the world population, about 460 million people in Latin America, about 300 million people in Europe, about1million people in North America and Africa, about 85 million people in Oceania and about 95 million people in Asia.

Christianity includes three branches, Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity and Protestantism. China generally only translated Protestantism into Christianity. Including several major sects.

1, Lutheran Sect, mainly distributed in Germany and northern Europe, has become a major Sect in the United States with the arrival of immigrants in the United States and Australia.

2. Calvinism, mainly in Switzerland and Australia.

3. Baptists are mainly distributed among black Americans, but also in Latin America and Africa.

4. Anli Ganzong is the seat of the Anglican Church, mainly in Britain and other Commonwealth countries.

5. Wesleyan Sect, mainly in the United States

Christianity is a general term for Roman Catholicism, Greek Orthodox Church and Protestantism. The Protestant Church in China calls itself Christianity or Jesus, not Protestantism.

There are many Protestant sects, but there are mainly three mainstream sects, namely Lutheranism, which are distributed in most German and Nordic countries, including Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. There are about 360 million Protestants in the world, two thirds of whom are concentrated in Europe and North America.

Orthodox Christians are mainly distributed in Southeast Europe, the Balkans, Asia Minor, the United States and other regions, with a small number in China, mainly concentrated in the Northeast.

Catholicism is the largest sect in Christianity, with about 1 1 .50 million people in the world, accounting for about 1.8% of the world population, about 460 million people in Latin America, about 300 million people in Europe, about1million people in North America and Africa, about 85 million people in Oceania and about 95 million people in Asia.