In 2020, the number of religious adherents affiliated with Buddhism in Japan amounted to approximately 83.97 million people. This represented a slight increase compared to the close to 84.71 million Buddhists in 2011.
Number of religious adherents affiliated with Buddhism in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 22, 2022). Number of religious adherents affiliated with Buddhism in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/651159/japan-number-buddhist-adherents/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of religious adherents affiliated with Buddhism in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. November 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/651159/japan-number-buddhist-adherents/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2022). Number of religious adherents affiliated with Buddhism in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/651159/japan-number-buddhist-adherents/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Religious Adherents Affiliated with Buddhism in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/651159/japan-number-buddhist-adherents/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of religious adherents affiliated with Buddhism in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/651159/japan-number-buddhist-adherents/ (last visited September 28, 2023)
Number of religious adherents affiliated with Buddhism in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, November 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/651159/japan-number-buddhist-adherents/