Asia
Central Asia |
Kazakhstan |
Population |
16.400.000 |
| Muslim |
50% |
| Christian |
50% |
Ethnicites |
| Russian |
37.8% |
| Ukranian |
5.4% |
| Kazak |
39.7 |
| German |
5.2% |
| Uzbek |
2% |
| Abortions |
43.9, Ratio 41.3%. |
Turkmenistan |
Population |
4.500.000 |
Religion |
| Muslims |
87.2% |
| Nonreligious |
9.0% |
| Christian |
2.3% |
| Atheist |
1.4% |
| Abortions: in 1990 |
44.9, Ratio 22.9%. |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
Population |
4.600.000 |
Religion |
| Muslim |
65.8% |
| Nonreligious |
15.2% |
| Christian |
11.2% |
| Abortions |
17.5% |
Uzbekistan |
Population |
23.200.000 |
Religion |
| Muslim |
76.2% |
| Nonreligious |
18.1% |
| Atheist |
3.5% |
| Christian |
1.7% |
| Abortions |
11.8, Ratio 9.5% |
|
Tajikistan |
Population |
5.900.000 |
Religion |
| Muslims |
83.6% |
| Nonreligious |
12.0% |
| Christian |
2.1% |
| Atheist |
1.9% |
| Orthodox |
1.5% |
| Other |
0.4% |
| Abortions in 1990 |
49.1, Ratio 21.2%. |
|
Far East |
Burma |
Population |
46.000.000 |
Religion 1982 |
| Buddhism |
87-90% |
| Christianity |
4-6% |
| Islamism |
4% |
Malaysia |
Population |
20.500.000 |
Races |
| Islam |
53% |
| Malay |
47% |
| Chinese |
32% |
| Dayak |
9% |
| Indian |
8% |
Religion |
| Chinese religion |
29-31% |
| Hinduism |
7% |
| Christianity |
6-7% |
South Korea |
Population |
45.600.000 |
Religion 2001 |
| Christian |
40.8% |
| Protestants |
15.6% |
| Independents |
16.4% |
| Ethnoreligions |
15.6% |
| Buddhist |
15.3% |
| New-Religions |
15.2% |
| Confucionists |
11.1% |
| Catholics |
5.9% |
| Nonreligious |
1.5% |
| other |
0.6% |
| Abortions |
24.6% |
|
China |
Population |
1.221.700.000 |
Religion 2000 |
| Nonreligious |
59% |
| Confuncianist -Taoist |
15-20% |
| Atheist |
13% |
| Budhist |
5-10% |
| Muslim |
2% |
| Protestant |
1% |
| Catholic |
0.8% |
| Falung Gong |
0.6% |
| Abortions |
27.4% (underscored) |
Philippines |
Population |
72.000.000 |
Religion |
| Catholic |
56% |
| animist or syncretist |
16% |
| Deist |
13% |
| autochton churches |
6% |
| Muslim |
4% |
| Protestant |
2% |
| Agnostic |
1% |
| Atheist |
1% |
| Abortions |
16% (1994) |
Taiwan |
Population |
21.400.000 |
Religion |
| Nonreligious |
24% |
| Protestant |
3% |
| Catholic |
1.5% |
| Chinese religion |
70% |
|
Indonesia |
Population |
197.000.000 |
Religion |
| Muslim (Official) |
87% |
| Muslims |
43.7% |
| New-religionists |
35% |
| Christian |
13% |
| Ethnic religion |
2.6% |
| Hinduist |
2% |
| Nonreligious |
1.9% |
| Buddhists |
1% |
Singapore |
Population |
3.000.000 |
Religion |
| Muslim |
15% |
| Malayan |
14% |
| Christian |
13% |
| Hinduist |
3% |
Races |
| Chinese |
78% |
| Indian |
7% |
Vietnam |
Population |
75.300.000 |
Religion 2001 |
| Buddhist |
49.5% |
| Nonreligious |
13.5% |
| New-Religions |
11.3% |
| Ethnoreligions |
8.5% |
| Christian |
8.3% |
| Roman Catholic |
6.7% |
| Independent |
0.8% |
| Protestant |
0.7% |
| Atheist |
7.0% |
| Chinese Folk |
1.0% |
| Muslims |
0.7% |
| Baha'i |
0.5% |
| Abortions |
58.3% |
|
Indian Subcontinent |
India |
Population |
1.011.230.000 |
Religion |
| Hinduist |
80% |
| Muslim |
11% |
| Christian, Sikh, other |
2.3% |
|
Pakistan |
Population |
133.400.000 |
Religion |
| Muslim. |
99% |
Beliefs |
| Black Magic |
44% |
|
Sri Lanka |
Population |
18.300.000 |
Religion |
| Buddhist |
70% |
| Hinduist |
16% |
| Islamism |
8% |
| Catholicism |
7% |
| Protestant |
0.8% |
| Nonreligious |
1.8% |
| Atheist |
0.5% |
| others |
0.4%. |
|
Middle East |
Iraq |
Population |
21.300.000 |
Religion |
| Islam |
96% |
Turkey |
Population |
62.600.000 |
| Muslim |
99% |
| Shiites or Alevis |
19% |
| "orthodox" Muslim |
30% |
| Alevi |
28% |
| Pseudo-Sikh |
26% |
| Deist |
9% |
| Islamic Deist |
4% |
| Agnostic |
2% |
| Atheist |
1% |
|
Israel |
Population |
5.700.000 |
Official Religion |
| Jewish |
81% |
| Muslim |
14% |
Religion 1991 |
| Atheist |
25.5% |
| Agnostic |
18% |
| Jewish |
30% |
| Deist |
10.5% |
| Muslim |
9% |
| Druse |
3% |
| Christian |
1% |
1998 |
| Jewish |
48% |
| Deist |
18% |
| Atheist |
11% |
| Muslim |
10% |
| Agnostic |
7% |
| Theist |
5% |
| Pseudoatheist |
2% |
|
Lebanon |
Population |
4.100.000 |
Religion |
| Muslim |
60% |
| Christian |
41% |
| Meronite |
24% |
| Druzes |
10% |
In 1967 41 out of 69 immigrant American Arab Lebaneses have had when young homosexual intercourse |
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Oceania |
Australia |
Population |
18.300.000 |
Religion |
| Catholic |
30% |
| Anglican |
-28% |
| other |
23% |
| practicing weekly |
16% |
| euthanasia |
81% |
| atheist |
4.5% |
| pray occasionally |
66% |
| pray one time at month |
27% |
Religions importance |
| very important |
26 |
| quite important |
39 |
| little importance |
19 |
| no importance |
14.5 |
| regular churchgoers |
22.3% |
Beliefs |
Belief in God |
| yes |
74% |
| no |
19.5% |
| telepathy |
39.5% |
Belief in Riencarnation |
| Yes |
20% |
| Don´t know |
6% |
Belief in The Afterlife |
Yes |
10% |
| Don´t know |
6.5% |
| Heaven |
13.6% |
| Hell |
16.2% |
Homosexuality |
| Immoral |
36% |
| Moral |
59% |
| With religion |
73% |
| Homosexual/Bisexual |
2% |
God |
| Believe |
74% |
| Don't believe |
20% |
| life after death |
45.5% |
| Abortions |
22.2, Ratio 26.4%. |
| monthly practice 1960 |
31% |
| monthly practice 1983 |
14% |
|
New Zealand |
Population |
3.600.000 |
Religion |
| Protestant |
25% |
| Agnostic |
16% |
| Deist |
16% |
| New Age |
12% |
| Neodoukhobor |
11% |
| Atheist |
10% |
| Catholic |
5% |
| Pseudoatheist |
2% |
|
Papua New Guinea |
Population |
4.400.000 |
Religion |
| Protestant |
58.5% |
| Catholic |
33% |
| Anglican |
5.5% |
| Animist |
2.5% |
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