Age gaps in worship attendance are largest in the Middle East and Latin America, smallest in sub-Saharan Africa | Pew Research Center

June 8, 2018

2. Young adults around the world are less religious by several measures

Age gaps in worship attendance are largest in the Middle East and Latin America, smallest in sub-Saharan Africa

Age gaps in worship attendance are largest in the Middle East and Latin America, smallest in sub-Saharan Africa

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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