Countries With the Highest Religiously Unaffiliated
Every country with a figure for religiously unaffiliated, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are China (89.6%), Korea, Dem. People's Rep. (72.9%) and Czechia (72.8%). The middle country of the 195 has 4.37%.
What this measures
Share of the population religiously unaffiliated, in % of population. Source: Pew Research Center. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
People who belong to no religion: atheists, agnostics and those who say "nothing in particular". Pew estimated it from censuses and surveys for 2010 and 2020. Belonging is a third thing, beside the attendance and importance measures already here. A country can be almost all affiliated and rarely attend, as much of Europe is. With only two years, nothing here shows a trend. No "better" direction is set.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2020–2020. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Religiously unaffiliated | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 89.6% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 72.9% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Czechia | 72.8% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 71.4% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 67.7% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 6 | Macao SAR, China | 67.6% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 7 | Japan | 57.5% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 8 | Netherlands | 54.1% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Uruguay | 52.4% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 10 | New Zealand | 51.4% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 11 | Korea, Rep. | 48.3% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 12 | Estonia | 43.6% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | France | 42.6% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Australia | 42.3% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 15 | Mongolia | 40.8% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 40.2% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | Belgium | 39% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Germany | 36.1% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Canada | 34.6% | 2020 | North America |
| 20 | Slovenia | 32.3% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Switzerland | 30.8% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Chile | 30.3% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 23 | United States | 29.7% | 2020 | North America |
| 24 | Sweden | 28.9% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Hungary | 27% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | Spain | 26.4% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Slovak Republic | 25.3% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 25.3% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Finland | 25% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Jamaica | 23.7% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 31 | Taiwan | 23.1% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 32 | Norway | 22.5% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Austria | 22.4% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Madagascar | 22.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Cuba | 21.6% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 36 | Cabo Verde | 20.6% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Russian Federation | 20.2% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Barbados | 20.1% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 39 | Singapore | 19.9% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 40 | Iceland | 19.8% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 19.6% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 42 | Latvia | 17% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Denmark | 16.6% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | Belize | 15.6% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Ireland | 15.6% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Ukraine | 15.1% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Botswana | 14.7% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Mozambique | 14.3% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Channel Islands | 14.2% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Portugal | 13.8% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 51 | Belarus | 13.8% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 52 | Brazil | 13.5% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 13.3% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 54 | Italy | 13.3% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 55 | El Salvador | 11.9% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.6% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 57 | Mexico | 10.6% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 10.5% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | New Caledonia | 10.5% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 60 | Puerto Rico (US) | 10.4% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 10.1% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 10% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Colombia | 9.94% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Honduras | 9.74% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | Venezuela, RB | 9.73% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 66 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.69% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 67 | Bolivia | 9.55% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 68 | Haiti | 9.43% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 69 | Argentina | 9.23% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 70 | Poland | 8.65% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 71 | Ecuador | 8.39% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | Suriname | 8.11% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Togo | 8.01% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.86% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Albania | 7.65% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Lithuania | 7.08% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Croatia | 6.66% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 78 | Cyprus | 6.57% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Panama | 6.21% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Eswatini | 6.16% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 81 | Angola | 6.11% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 82 | Guatemala | 6.02% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Curacao | 5.93% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 84 | St. Lucia | 5.9% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Aruba | 5.87% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 86 | Grenada | 5.77% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 87 | Gabon | 5.76% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 88 | Namibia | 5.63% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.56% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 90 | Malta | 5.24% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 91 | Congo, Rep. | 5.2% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 92 | Peru | 5.11% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 93 | French Polynesia | 5.04% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.99% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 95 | Benin | 4.89% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 4.76% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | Greece | 4.74% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Israel | 4.37% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 99 | Paraguay | 4.25% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 4.03% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Serbia | 4.01% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Tanzania | 3.48% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 103 | Chad | 3.13% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 104 | South Africa | 3.12% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 105 | Guyana | 2.91% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 2.53% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 107 | Turkiye | 2.53% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | Mali | 2.53% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.45% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 110 | Seychelles | 2.36% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 111 | Cameroon | 2.08% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 112 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.98% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 113 | Bahamas, The | 1.86% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 114 | Guam | 1.83% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 115 | Lesotho | 1.66% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 116 | Kenya | 1.6% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 117 | Vanuatu | 1.37% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | Guinea | 1.32% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 119 | Algeria | 1.27% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 120 | Burundi | 1.25% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 121 | Niger | 1.22% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 122 | Armenia | 1.18% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 1.18% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.17% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Montenegro | 1.14% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Djibouti | 1.1% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 127 | Ghana | 1.07% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 128 | Liberia | 1.07% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 129 | Eritrea | 1.06% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.05% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Rwanda | 1.01% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 132 | Georgia | 0.988% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | Malawi | 0.941% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 134 | Romania | 0.94% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Malaysia | 0.845% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 136 | Mauritius | 0.753% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 137 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 0.685% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 138 | Tonga | 0.581% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 139 | Burkina Faso | 0.576% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 140 | Sudan | 0.563% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 141 | Uzbekistan | 0.552% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 0.516% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Central African Republic | 0.452% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 144 | Tunisia | 0.441% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 145 | South Sudan | 0.44% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 146 | Nigeria | 0.379% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 0.336% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 0.328% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 149 | Bahrain | 0.32% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 0.311% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 151 | Qatar | 0.274% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 152 | Fiji | 0.251% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 153 | Kuwait | 0.248% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 154 | Moldova | 0.234% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.156% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 156 | Oman | 0.14% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 157 | Kosovo | 0.139% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | Morocco | 0.131% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 159 | Comoros | 0.13% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 160 | Saudi Arabia | 0.112% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 161 | Mauritania | 0.107% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 162 | Kiribati | 0.1% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 163 | Uganda | 0.0949% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 164 | Indonesia | 0.092% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 165 | Cambodia | 0.079% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 166 | Tajikistan | 0.0746% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 167 | Turkmenistan | 0.0719% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | 0.0699% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 169 | Maldives | 0.068% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 170 | Samoa | 0.0642% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 171 | Timor-Leste | 0.0639% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 172 | Ethiopia | 0.0623% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 173 | Yemen, Rep. | 0.0616% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 174 | Zambia | 0.0598% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 175 | Myanmar | 0.0586% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 176 | Lao PDR | 0.0528% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 177 | Libya | 0.0494% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 178 | Jordan | 0.0474% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 179 | Bhutan | 0.0437% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 180 | Philippines | 0.0411% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 181 | Senegal | 0.0207% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 182 | Lebanon | 0.0188% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 183 | Gambia, The | 0.0179% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 184 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.0161% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 185 | Pakistan | 0.0127% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 186 | Thailand | 0.0126% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 187 | Sierra Leone | 0.012% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 188 | Afghanistan | 0.00846% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 189 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.00465% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 190 | India | 0.00326% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 191 | Nepal | 0.00129% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 192 | Iraq | 0.000799% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 193 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 0.00005% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 194 | Bangladesh | 0% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 195 | West Bank and Gaza | 0% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
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