Irreligion

According to a Pew Research Center survey in 2012 religiously unaffiliated

(including agnostics and atheists) make up about 21.2% of Asia population.[114]
According to the same survey, the religiously unaffiliated are the majority of the
population in four Asian countries/territories: North Korea (71%), Japan (57%),
Hong Kong (56%), and Mainland China (52%).[114]
Other sources say that in the People's Republic of China, 59% of the population
claim to be non-religious.[115] However, this percentage may be significantly
greater (up to 80%) or smaller (down to 30%) in reality, because some Chinese
define religion differently. Some Chinese define religion as practicing customs
(which may be done for cultural or traditional reasons), while others define it as
actually consciously believing their religion will lead to post-mortem salvation or
reincarnation. A Dentsu statistic states that 46% of Vietnamese and 51% of Japanese
are irreligious.[116]
Religious distribution Total: Christian: Muslim:
Irreligious: Hindu: Buddhist: Folk: Other:
Judaism
East Asia:
China 1340099260/639919780 68408340 5,1 24144120 1.80
700179480 52.2 100000 0.01 244123880 18.20 293753460 21.90 9389380 0,70 600-
1000 <0.01
Hong Kong 7103850/3148800 1048150 14,30 126900 1,80 3955050
56.1 35000 0.53 930600 13,20 902400 12,80 105750 1,50
Macau 540200/457040 38,880 7,2 1080 0.20 83160
15.40 200 0.04 93420 17.3 318060 58,90 5400 1.00
Taiwan 23215780/20266840 1277100 5,50 10000 0,04 2948940
12,70 9000 0.01 4945860 21.30 10263240 44,20 3761640 16,20
Japan 126806540/54678740 2024640 1.60 233080 0,16
72127800 57.00 160000 0.12 45807480 36.20 506,160 0.40 5947380 4.70
North Korea 24350010/6988460 487000 2.00
17361550 71.30 10 0.00 365250 1.50 2995050 12.30 3141150 12.90
South Korea 48189233/25833713 14164920 29,40 103773 0,2
22355520 46,40 50000 0.11 11033220 22,9 385440 0,80 96360 0,20
Mongolia 3296867/1958339 42859 1.3 105500 3.2 1338528
40,6 1704480 51,7 82422 2.5 23078 0,7
Total: