Confucianism Adherents by Country
This chart shows current Confucianism followers by Country. Confucianism includes Non-Chinese followers of Confucius and Confucianism, mostly Koreans in Korea.
Number of Confucianism followers in the world: 0.09% (6,111,056 people).
Confucianism is an East Asian school of ethical, philosophical, and (more contentiously) religious thought originally developed from the teachings of the early Chinese sage Confucius (551 - 479 B.C.E.). As a school of thought, it is primarily focused on morality, interpersonal ethics and the cultivation of the civility, which is understood to contribute to the establishment of a harmonious and well-ordered society. All who studied and practiced Confucianism aimed at harmonious relationships that would result in greater peace in their countries. It might be considered a state religion of some East Asian countries, because of governmental promotion of Confucian philosophies. Elements of Confucianism, though it is no longer widely practiced, persist in many Asian cultures.
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ChartsBin statistics collector team 2009, Confucianism Adherents by Country, ChartsBin, viewed 13th March, 2010, <http://chartsbin.com/view/6uq>.
Source
- The Office of International Religious Freedom 2008, International Religious Freedom, 2008, The U.S. State Department, United States, viewed 16th September, 2009, <http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/index.htm>.
- The Association of Religion Data Archives 2006, National Profiles, Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, viewed 16th September, 2009, <http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/>.
- Central Intelligence Agency 2009, The World Factbook 2009, ISSN 1553-8133, Washington, DC, viewed 16th September, 2009, <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html>.
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