New survey shows Islam most popular among Chinese youth

Islam is followed by Catholicism which is followed by 22% of Chinese youth

Reflecting the rapid growth of the world’s second largest religion, a recent survey found that Islam has the largest number followers among Chinese under the age of 30, surpassing Buddhism and Catholicism in the Asian country.

According to China Religion Survey 2015, Islam has the highest number of young believers, with 22.4% of them aged below 30.

Islam is followed by Catholicism which is followed by 22% of Chinese youth.

On the other hand, more than half of Chinese over 60 follow Buddhism and Taoism.

A few months ago, a new study found that the number of Muslims is expected to surpass that of Christians by 1% after 2070.