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One of the latter, Yiguandao (Thai: Anuttharatham), spread to Thailand since the 1970s, and it has grown so popular to come into conflict with Buddhism; in 2009 there were more than 7,000 Yiguandao churches in the country and approximately 200.000 people convert each year into the religion. [88]
The country has an area of 198,000 square miles (510,000 km 2) and population of 70 million.According to the government's National Statistics Office, approximately 94.8 percent of the population is Buddhist and 4.5 percent is Muslim; [5] however, non-governmental organizations, academics, and religious groups estimated that approximately 85 to 90 percent of the population is Theravada Buddhist ...
Thailand religion-related lists (1 C, 1 P) + Thai people by religion (7 C) B. Buddhism in Thailand (15 C, 34 P) C. Christianity in Thailand (5 C, 6 P) F.
Buddhism is the majority religion in Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mongolia, and Laos. It is also the most followed religion in certain nations or territories without any majority religion, such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, [6] Macau, [7] Japan, [8] Singapore, [9] Taiwan, Vietnam, [10] and Kalmykia in Russia.
Hinduism in Thailand is a minority religion followed by 84,400 (0.1%) of the population as of 2020. [1] Despite being a Buddhist-majority nation, Thailand has a very strong Hindu influence. The majority of Thai Hindus reside in Bangkok , Chonburi , and Phuket .
Buddhism and the Thai monarchy have often been intertwined, with Thai kings historically seen as the main patrons of Buddhism in Thailand. Although politics and religion were generally separated for most of Thai history, Buddhism's connection to the Thai state would increase in the middle of the 19th century following the reforms of King ...
Islam is the most widely practised religion in Southeast Asia with approximately 240 million adherents in the region (about 42% of its population), with majorities in Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia as well as parts of Southern Thailand and parts of Mindanao in the Philippines respectively. [3]
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.