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Importance of Religion in Europe (results of a 2008/2009 Gallup poll) Predominance of Christianity in countries across Europe (2010) Religion has been a major influence on the societies, cultures, traditions, philosophies, artistic expressions and laws within present-day Europe.
Country Population Christian Muslim Irreligion Hindu Buddhist Jewish Other religion Not stated/Undeclared Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop.
This is an overview of religion by country or territory in 2010 according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report. [1] The article Religious information by country gives information from The World Factbook of the CIA and the U.S. Department of State .
The country with the largest number of Muslims in western Europe is believed to be France with an estimated 6–7 million (though the French census does not ask religious questions) followed by Germany (4.5 million), the United Kingdom (2.7 million) [34] and Italy (1.5 million). [35]
Christianity is the predominant religion and faith in Europe, the Americas, the Philippines, East Timor, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Oceania. [11] There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Indonesia , Central Asia , the Middle East , and West Africa where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam .
Reliable data on religious demography is difficult to obtain because an official nationwide census has not been conducted in decades. U.S. government estimates indicate a population of approximately 30.4 million, with Sunni Muslims comprising 80% of the population, Shia Muslims making up about 19%, and other religious groups comprising less than 1%.
Christianity is the predominant religion in Europe. [2] Christianity has been practiced in Europe since the first century, and a number of the Pauline Epistles were addressed to Christians living in Greece, as well as other parts of the Roman Empire.
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