Christians

==Persecution==
{{Main|Persecution of Christians}}
{{See also|Anti-Christian sentiment}}
In 2017, [[Open Doors]], a [[List of Christian human rights non-governmental organisations|human rights NGO]], estimated approximately 260 million Christians are subjected annually to "high, very high, or extreme persecution",<ref name="Weber 2017 CT">[https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/january/top-50-countries-christian-persecution-world-watch-list.html Weber, Jeremy. {{"'}}Worst year yet': the top 50 countries where it's hardest to be a Christian".] ''[[Christianity Today]]''. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.</ref> with North Korea considered the most hazardous nation for Christians.<ref name="Enos 2017 NK">[https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliviaenos/2017/01/25/north-korea-is-the-worlds-worst-persecutor-of-christians/#36250678318e Enos, Olivia. "North Korea is the world's worst persecutor of Christians".] ''[[Forbes]]''. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.opendoorsusa.org/ |title=Serving Persecuted Christians – Open Doors USA |last=Worldwatchlist2020 |first=Most dangerous countries for Christians |website=www.opendoorsusa.org |access-date=24 March 2020 |archive-date=2 March 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000302223728/https://www.opendoorsusa.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2019, a report<ref name="Mounstephen 2019 FCO interim rep">[https://christianpersecutionreview.org.uk/storage/2019/05/interim-report.pdf Mounstephen, Philip. "Interim report".] ''Bishop of Truro's Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO Support for Persecuted Christians''. April 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.</ref><ref name="Mounstephen 2019 FCO final rep"/> commissioned by the United Kingdom's [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Secretary of State]] of the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] (FCO) to investigate global persecution of Christians found [[religious persecution]] has increased, and is highest in the Middle East, North Africa, India, China, North Korea, and Latin America, among others,<ref name="Kay 2019 NP"/> and that it is global and not limited to Islamic states.<ref name="Mounstephen 2019 FCO final rep">[https://christianpersecutionreview.org.uk/storage/2019/07/final-report-and-recommendations.pdf Mounstephen, Philip. "Final Report and Recommendations".] ''[[Philip Mounstephen|Bishop of Truro's]] Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO Support for Persecuted Christians''. July 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.</ref> This investigation found that approximately 80% of persecuted believers worldwide are Christians.<ref name="Wintour 2019 Guardian"/>