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Get the facts about the various religions around the world.
• Religion around the world is broken down like this:
33 percent of the people in the world are Christians (2.1 billion).
21 percent of the people in the world are Muslims (1.3 billion).
16 percent of the people in the world are nonreligious (agnostic/atheist/secular) (1.1 billion).
14 percent of the people in the world are Hindus (900 million).
6 percent of the people in the world are Chinese traditional religionists (394 million).
6 percent of the people in the world are Buddhists (376 million).
• Women make up 55 percent of the adult born-again population.
• Brazil is the largest Catholic country in the world.
• Approximately 85 percent of Christians make their commitments to Christ between ages 4 and 14.
Sources: www.adherents.com, www.barna.org, www.nationmaster.com, www.viva.org