Vatican City
Vatican City is the world’s smallest country, with an area of 0.49 square kilometers. The population of Vatican City is predominantly male, with only 5.5% female. As of 2024, with a population of around 825 citizens Vatican City is 100% Christian. It the country with the highest percentage of Christians relative to its population.
- The Vatican is the headquarters of the Catholic Church and the pope lives in the Vatican.
- As of February 1, 2024, the population of the Holy See is 523, which is 1.0E-5% of the world’s population.
- The majority of its citizens are priests and nuns of various nationalities.
- Since, the 4th century Vatican city has been the permanent seat of the Popes.
- It’s also home to St. Peter’s Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, and the Vatican Museums.
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians: Christianity is the official religion in 15 countries in various forms. For example, Argentina follows the Catholic Church, Armenia follows the Armenian Apostolic Church, and Tuvalu has the Church of Tuvalu. Other countries, like Denmark, England, and Greece, have their national branches of Christianity. In Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, and Vatican City, the Catholic Church is the state religion. Additionally, Zambia also recognizes Christianity as a state religion.
Christians comprise the majority of the population in 158 countries and territories, about two-thirds of the world’s countries and territories. Christianity is the largest religion in the world and about one-third of the global population adheres to it.
In this article, we will look into the list of countries that adopted Christianity as their state religion and the current population of Christians in these countries.
Table of Content
- Christianity
- List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
- List of Countries with the Highest Percentage of Christians
- List of Countries Officially Adopted Christianity as their State Religion
- Vatican City
- Armenia
- Greece
- Zambia
- Argentina
- Tuvalu
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
- England
- Georgia
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Malta
- Monaco