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Islam (green) is the top religion in a string of countries from northern Africa through the Middle East to Indonesia. India stands out as a huge Hindu bloc (dark orange). Buddhism (light orange) is the majority religion in South East Asia and Japan. China is the country with the world's largest 'atheist/agnostic' population (grey) as well as ...
members of many other denominational families. The Protestant share of the population is down 4 percentage points over the last five years and has dropped 10 points in 10 years. By comparison, the Catholic share of the population, which had ticked downward between 2007 and 2014, has held relatively steady in recent years. As of 2021, 21% of U.S.
77% of whom, respectively, say there is only one true way to interpret the teachings of their religion. Americans Are Not Dogmatic About Religion % agreeing that… Many religions can There is more than one true way to lead to eternal life interpret the teachings of my religion % % Total affiliated 70 68 Protestant 66 64
2008. This suggests that although many more Russians now freely identify with the Orthodox Church or other religious groups, they may not be much more religiously observant than they were in the recent past, at least in terms of attendance at religious services. For centuries, Orthodox Christianity was the dominant religion in Russia.
A new nationwide study of obituaries has found that people with religious affiliations lived nearly four years longer than those with no ties to religion. Religious belief is declining in America. That four-year boost – found in an analysis of more than 1,000 obits from around the country – was calculated after taking into account the sex ...
If current trends continue Christians will remain the largest religious group by 2060 (32 percent of the world's population), but Islam will experience the fastest growth, with an expected increase from 24 percent to 31 percent of the global population over the next four decades. According to projections by the Pew Research Center, the number ...
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Adam Shirley. Islam is growing faster than any other religion, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. In fact, most of the world's major religious groups are expected to rise in absolute numbers by 2050, the research finds, with Islam set to overtake Christianity and become the world’s dominant religion by 2070. Those not affiliated ...
of many religions can live and practice freely. India’s massive population is diverse as well as devout. Not only do most of the world’s Hindus, Jains and Sikhs live in India, but it also is home to one of the world’s largest Muslim populations and to millions of Christians and Buddhists. A major new Pew Research Center survey of
**The “other world religions” category includes Sikhs, Baha’is, Taoists, Jains and a variety of other world religions. The “other faiths” category includes Unitarians, New Age religions, Native American religions and a number of other non-Christian faiths. Source: 2014 Religious Landscape Study, conducted June 4-Sept. 30, 2014 ...