Questions referring to statistical indicators or a quantifiable measure of some aspect of Buddhism.
Examples would be population sizes of various Buddhist communities or analysis of communities by gender, social class or age.
Questions tagged [demographics]
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Are Western Buddhists generally older?
I was listening to the introductory podcast from the Buddhist Geeks series. The guys presenting are of the younger demographic i.e. in their twenties. They felt that this was unusual and most Western Buddhist practioners were older - baby boomer…
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Is Buddhism the fastest growing religion in the West
This is a companion question to this one.
I've heard it said that Buddhism is the fastest growing religion in the West. Is that true? Does anyone have any statistics to support or refute this? It seems that this wouldn't be right in absolute terms…
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