Religion in China

Religion in China is diverse and most Chinese people are either non-religious or practice a combination of Buddhism and Taoism with a Confucian worldview, which is collectively termed as Chinese folk religion.

For religion in the contemporary Republic of China, see Religion in Taiwan.

Religion in China (CFPS 2016)

  No religion / Chinese folk religion (73.56%)
  Buddhism (15.87%)
  Taoism, folk sects, and other religious organisations, (7.6%)
  Christianity (2.53%)
  Islam (0.45%)
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The People's Republic of China is officially an atheist state, but the government formally recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism are recognized separately), and Islam.

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