Religion plays a very important role in Thai life
Present-day spiritual society is composed of dissimilar ingredients: thousands of Theravada monasteries and over a quarter of a million monks; a ubiquitous belief in spirits and ghosts; a corresponing interest in astrology, palmistry and the occult; Brahman rites and ceremonies, confined mainly to the royal court; and Mahayana Buddhism, Confucianism and ancestorworship associated with the substantial Chinese population. Religious minorities of Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and Christians complete a rich variety of thought, philosophy, dogma, ritual, belief, superstition, worship and endeavour that is fashioned into a tolerant society with Buddhism as the dominant spiritual factor.

Based on the Latest census taken on December 31, 1992, Thailand 57,788,965 population is distributed by religious beliefs as follows:

Buddhists 93.47%
Muslims 3.96%
Christians 0.52%
Hindus, Sikhs 0.01%
Unidentified 2.04%