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2. Young adults around the world are less religious by several measures
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- 2. Young adults around the world are less religious by several measures
- Japan has a 29-point age gap in daily prayer
- Substantial age gaps in daily prayer among both Christians and Muslims
- Younger adults are less likely than older adults to pray daily in 71 countries
- In a clear majority of countries surveyed, young adults are less likely to pray daily
- Age gaps in worship attendance seen in both Christian, Muslim nations
- Both Christians, Muslims show age gap in attendance
- Younger adults attend religious services less than their elders across groups
- Younger adults are rarely more religious than older adults, regardless of faith
- Younger adults are less likely to attend worship weekly than are older adults in 53 countries
- Young adults are less likely than older adults to attend worship services weekly in 53 of 102 countries surveyed
- Age gaps in worship attendance are largest in the Middle East and Latin America, smallest in sub-Saharan Africa
- Age gaps in importance of religion are smallest in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
- In Poland, 45 other countries, young adults less likely to say religion very important in their lives
- Among Christians, 7-point age gap in share who say religion is very important
- Age gap in affiliation most common in predominantly Christian countries
- Younger adults are less likely to identify with a religion in North America, Europe and Latin America
- Younger adults are less likely than older adults to consider religion very important in 46 countries
- Younger adults less likely to say that religion is very important across regions
- Younger adults are less likely to identify with any religious group than are older adults in 41 countries
- Double-digit gaps in daily prayer in several regions