Many people may not know that less than 1% of the world\u2019s Christians live in the place where Christianity began \u201d\u201d the Middle East-North Africa region. With only about 4% of its residents identifying as Christian, the region\u2019s share of Christians is the smallest in the world, according to a 2011 Pew Research report. There are more Christians living in Indonesia (24 million) than in the region where Jesus of Nazareth was born (13 million as of 2010).<\/p>\n
Although all Christians in the Middle East live as a minority, roughly nine-in-ten Christians worldwide live in countries where they are in the majority. Of the 232 countries and territories included in our 2012 Global Religious Landscape survey, roughly two-thirds have Christian majorities.<\/p>\n
How much do you know about the world\u2019s Christian population?<\/p>\n