Most people associate Lutheranism with Germany, Scandinavia, and the United States. Germany indeed is number one (11,787,811), but number two is Ethiopia (7,886,595) and number three is Tanzania (6,531,336). Indonesia is fifth (6,046,321) and India is seven (4,042,543).
There are nine countries with more Lutherans than the United States (3,765,362). Followed by more African countries and Papua New Guinea.
See the list after the jump. The link discusses other significant Lutheran populations in other parts of the world, such as Australia and Brazil.
List of nations with more than a million Lutherans, from Lutheranism by region – Wikipedia:
Germany 11,787,811
Ethiopia 7,886,595
Tanzania 6,531,336
Sweden 6,300,000
Indonesia 6,046,321
Denmark 4,400,754
India 4,042,543
Finland 4,031,235
Norway 3,857,463
United States 3,765,362
Madagascar 3,000,000
Nigeria 2,321,000
Netherlands 1,969,755
Papua New Guinea 1,349,869
Namibia 1,196,832
List of nations with more than a million Lutherans, from Lutheranism by region – Wikipedia:
HT: Martin Marty
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