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How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020
Buddhists are older than other religious groups, with a median age of 39.8 years
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- How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020
- Christians are the world’s largest religious group
- Muslims were the fastest-growing religious group between 2010 and 2020
- Nearly a quarter of the world’s population is religiously unaffiliated
- Sub-Saharan Africa has surpassed Europe to become the region where the most Christians live
- Religiously unaffiliated populations grew substantially in 35 countries
- China has 7 times as many religiously unaffiliated people as the U.S. and Japan combined
- Christians were a majority in 59.7% of all places analyzed
- The Netherlands, New Zealand and Uruguay now have religiously unaffiliated majorities
- Worldwide, 3 adults have left a religion for every adult who has joined
- Economically advanced countries tend to have smaller shares of religiously affiliated people
- Christians are the world’s most evenly distributed religious group
- Vast majority of Muslims around the world are younger than 50
- Buddhists are older than other religious groups, with a median age of 39.8 years
- 84% of Christians live in places where Christianity is the majority religion