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Did you know that more than 388 million Christians face high levels of persecution for their faith in Jesus?

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388m

Christians face high levels of persecution for their faith

4,849

Christians were murdered for their faith last year

6.1m+

Christians strengthened
worldwide last year

More than 388 million Christians face high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith in Jesus.

With your prayers and support, Open Doors is
strengthening Christians where faith costs the most.

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World Watch List: Where are Christians persecuted in 2026?

Our annual ranking documents and tracks the countries
where Christians face the highest levels of persecution.

Levels of persecution:

Extreme

Very high

High

15
countries out of 50 recorded extreme Christian persecution.
4,849
Christians were murdered for their faith last year.
388 million
Christians around the world suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith.
3,632
churches and public Christian properties were attacked last year.
224,129
Christians forced to leave their homes, go into hiding in-country or leave the country.

View country profiles

2026 ranking

What you can do

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When a suicide bomber attacked his church and killed 22 Christians, Elias from Syria lost his two brothers and a sister and was himself wounded. Right now, your gift will help provide Christians like Elias' family with trauma counseling, socioeconomic aid, and more.

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