Religion in Bhutan

Religion in Bhutan(ARDA), 2020^[1]^[2]^[3]

Buddhism 82.75 (82.7%)
Hinduism 11.43 (11.4%)
Bon 3.28 (3.28%)
Christianity 2.28 (2.28%)
Others 0.27 (0.27%)

Bhutan is a Buddhist country culturally, socially, politically, and constitutionally, and Buddhism plays a vital role in the cultural and spiritual heritage of the nation.^[4]

The official religion in Bhutan is Buddhism, and According Census 2012, Budhhism is practiced by 74.7% of the population;.^[5] The rest of the population is mainly Hindu, Followed by 22.6% of the Population. Hinduism is the second largest & most significant religion in Bhutan after Buddhism. The freedom of religion is guaranteed by the King.2020 report of ARDA ~83% people follow Budhhism, ~11% Hinduism, 2.28% Christianity & remaining are other beliefs.^[6]

In the past, approximately 75% of the population of 770,000 followed either the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school, the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism or another school of Buddhism. Almost 22% of citizens (mainly Lhotshampas) practiced Hinduism.^[7]^[8]

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[2] "Bhutan, Religion And Social Profile | National Profiles | International Data | TheARDA". www.thearda.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2025-03-26.

[3] "National Profiles | World Religion". The Association of Religion Data Archives (the ARDA). Retrieved 2025-03-26.

[4] Arpi, Claude (2024-04-21). "Why a Tibetan lama visiting Bhutan is significant". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-11-06.

[US2022-5] "2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Bhutan". United States Department of State. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Archived from the original on 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-11-06.

[6] "Bhutan, Religion And Social Profile | National Profiles | International Data | TheARDA". www.thearda.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2025-03-26.

[pew-7] Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project: Bhutan. Pew Research Center. 2010.

[Aris-8] Aris, Michael (1979). Bhutan: The Early History of a Himalayan Kingdom. Aris & Phillips. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-85668-199-8.

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