Vietnamese Religions & Beliefs
Most Vietnamese would describe themselves as Buddhists, but theirs is a very different Buddhism to that practiced elsewhere in mainland Southeast Asia. Buddhism came to Vietnam from the north, by way of China, as did the other major belief systems of the Vietnamese, Confucianism, and Taoism. The resultant mix, combined with an indigenous tradition of spirit worship, makes Vietnamese spiritual values both complex and unique.
Vietnam Religion Percentage
- Vietnam non-religious or folk religion: 73.1% of the Vietnamese population
- Buddhism: 12.2% of the Vietnamese population
- Christianity: 6.9% of the Vietnamese population
- Caodaism: 4.8% of the Vietnamese population
- Protestantism: 1.5% of the Vietnamese population
- Hoahaoism: 1.4% of the Vietnamese population
- Other religions: 0.1% of the Vietnamese population
