This chart shows the distribution of the Chinese population according to their religious beliefs in 2020. Nearly **** of Chinese people are agnostic, and almost as many belong to Shenism, the religion practiced by the Han, the historical ethnic group of China. There were less than * percent Muslims in China that year.
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Council on Foreign Relations. (September 25, 2020). Distribution of the population in China in 2020, according to religious belief [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1628844/distribution-of-the-population-by-belief-china/
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