Editing Thailand (section)

=== Religion ===
{{Main|Religion in Thailand}}

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Thailand (2018)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Population by religion, region and area, 2018 |url=http://statbbi.nso.go.th/nso/nso_center/project/table/files/S-soc-health/2561/000/00_S-soc-health_2561_000_000000_00100.xls |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424172255/http://statbbi.nso.go.th/nso/nso_center/project/table/files/S-soc-health/2561/000/00_S-soc-health_2561_000_000000_00100.xls |archive-date=24 April 2021 |access-date=9 March 2021 |publisher=NSO}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Buddhism in Thailand|Buddhism]]
|value1 =93.46
|color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Islam in Thailand|Islam]]
|value2 =5.37
|color2 = green
|label3 = [[Christianity in Thailand|Christianity]]
|value3 = 1.13
|color3 = red
|label4 = [[Religion in Thailand|Other]]
|value4 = 0.04
|color4 = black
}}

The country's most prevalent religion is [[Theravada]] Buddhism, which is an integral part of Thai identity and culture. Active participation in Buddhism is among the highest in the world. Thailand has the second-largest number of [[Buddhist]]s in the world after China.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2012 |title=The Global Religious Landscape |url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-exec/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828202350/http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-exec/ |archive-date=28 August 2014 |access-date=5 November 2018 |publisher=Pew Research Center}}</ref> According to the 2018 [[National Statistical Office (Thailand)|National Statistical Office]] data, 93.46% of the country's population self-identified as Buddhists.<ref name=":0"/>

[[File:Phutthamonthon Buddha.JPG|thumb|''[[Samanera]]'' of [[Theravada]] Buddhism, the most practised religion in Thailand]]

[[Islam in Thailand|Muslims]] constitute the second largest religious group in Thailand, comprising 5.37% of the population in 2018.<ref name=":0" /> Islam is concentrated mostly in the country's southernmost provinces: [[Pattani Province|Pattani]], [[Yala Province|Yala]], [[Satun Province|Satun]], [[Narathiwat Province|Narathiwat]], and part of [[Songkhla Province|Songkhla]], which are predominantly [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]], most of whom are [[Sunni Muslim]]s. Christians represented 1.13% of the population in 2018, with the remaining population consisting of [[Hinduism in Thailand|Hindus]] and [[Sikhism in Thailand|Sikhs]], who live mostly in the country's cities. There is also a small [[Jews and Judaism in Thailand|Jewish community in Thailand]] dating back to the 17th century.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Gerson |first1=Ruth |title=Jews in Thailand |last2=Mallinger |first2=Stephen Mark |date=2011 |publisher=River Books |isbn=978-616-90895-0-6 |location=Bangkok}}</ref>

The constitution does not name an official state religion, and provides for freedom of religion. There have been no widespread reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice.<ref>United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. [https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90155.htm Thailand: International Religious Freedom Report 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110084721/https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90155.htm |date=10 November 2019 }}. The article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [[public domain]].</ref> Thai law officially recognises five religious groups: Buddhists, Muslims, Brahmin-Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians.<ref>{{Cite news |title=2018 Report on International Religious Freedom: Thailand |work=US Department of State |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-report-on-international-religious-freedom/thailand/ |url-status=live |access-date=28 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208143016/https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-report-on-international-religious-freedom/thailand/ |archive-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> However, some laws are inspired from Buddhist practices, such as banning alcohol sales on religious holidays.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 February 2020 |title=No alcohol sales today – Makha Bucha Day|work=Thaiger |url=https://thethaiger.com/news/national/no-alcohol-sales-today-makha-bucha-day-february-7-2020 |access-date=31 July 2021 |archive-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328151332/https://thethaiger.com/news/national/no-alcohol-sales-today-makha-bucha-day-february-7-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>