What are the statistics of religion?
What are the statistics of religion?
Adherents in 2020
| Religion | Adherents | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity | 2.382 billion | 31.11% |
| Islam | 1.907 billion | 24.9% |
| Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist | 1.193 billion | 15.58% |
| Hinduism | 1.161 billion | 15.16% |
Which religion is the most growing religion?
Modern growth. Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world. In 1990, 1.1 billion people were Muslims, while in 2010, 1.6 billion people were Muslims.
What percentage of us is religious?
Asked whether they personally had attended church, synagogue, mosque or temple in the past seven days, an average of 29% of U.S. adults in 2021 reported they had done so, either in person or virtually. In 2000, 44% had gone to church in the past seven days, and in 1958, 49% had. Line graph.
Which religion is declining the most?
The Public Religion Research Institute’s 2020 Census of American Religion showed that 70% of Americans identify as Christian. It also showed that, contrary to expectations, white evangelicals had continued to decline and that they were now outnumbered by white mainline protestants.
What percentage of world is religious?
World Population by Religion About 85% of the world’s people identify with a religion. The most popular religion is Christianity, followed by an estimated 2.38 billion people worldwide.
Do all denominations report annual figures?
Not every denomination reports annual figures, and each denomination determines its own statistical criteria. Detailed information is included only for religious groups which identify themselves as distinctively Christian; the yearbook is published under the auspices of the National Council of Churches of Christ.
What are the strengths of the Encyclopedia of religion?
The particular strengths of this encyclopedia are its attention to non-Christian religious groups and to new and small religious movements; it also includes descriptions of defunct religious movements of the recent past. This title started in 1978. Some earlier editions (Print Only) go by the title Encyclopedia of American Religions.
What research datasets are available for the church?
A research dataset is also available: Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1980: Codebook and Technical Documentation.
