List of religions and spiritual traditions

Amish

Located in United States and Canada

World Population About 180,000 (only adults are considered Amish)

Place of Origin Switzerland

Bahá'í Faith

Observed in Primarily India and Iran

World Population About 6 million

Place of Origin Persia (now Iran)

Buddhism

Observed in Primarily countries in Central Southeast Asia

World Population About 350 million

Place of Origin India

Christianity

Observed in Countries with Christian populations

World Population About 2 billion

Place of Origin Jerusalem and environs

Confucianism

Observed in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam

World Population About 350 million

Place of Origin China

Hinduism

Observed in Countries with Hindu populations, primarity India, Napal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka

World Population One billion

Place of Origin Near River Indus (in modern-day Pakistan)

Islam

Observed in Countries with Muslim populations

World Population About 1.3 billion (2005 est.)

Place of Origin Saudi Arabia

Jainism

Observed in Primarily India

World Population About 4 million

Place of Origin India

Observed in Israel, and as a minority faith in the Diaspora (throughout the world where Jews have migrated after their exile from the Holy Land), particularly the United States, Canada, parts of the old Soviet Union, some European countries, Australia, Argentina, and South Africa

World Population About 15 million

Place of Origin Canaan (modern-day Israel and Lebanon)