Buddhism in Saudi Arabia

The International Religious Freedom Report 2007, of U.S. Department of State, estimated that more than 8 million foreigners are living and working in Saudi Arabia, including Muslims and non-Muslims.^[1]

There are 400,000 Sri Lankans, as well as a few thousand Buddhist workers from East Asia, the majority of which are: Chinese, Vietnamese, and Taiwanese. There is also a possibility that a percentage of Nepalese immigrants also help make up the estimated 8 million foreign residents in Saudi Arabia.

This amount of foreign inhabitants makes about 1.5% of Saudi Arabia's population Buddhists, or around 400,000 nominal Buddhists, most likely giving Saudi Arabia the largest Buddhist community in the Middle East or Arab World.

References

^ "The US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2007 - Saudi Arabia". 2001-2009.state.gov. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. September 14, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

Demographics of Saudi Arabia

Religions

Ethnic groups

Arabs
- Bedoon
- Bedouin
- Rashaida

Foreign nationals

Youth

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