Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Views vary on other ideas, such as recognizing same-sex marriages. Most see Pope Francis as a change in the church’s direction, and he’s broadly popular.
Pope Francis is broadly popular in much of Latin America and the U.S., but favorability has fallen in the Latin American countries surveyed.
As millions celebrate Confucius’ birthday, here are key facts about Confucianism and how its beliefs and values shape public life for East Asians.
Among White evangelicals, support for Trump is higher among those who attend church regularly than among those who don’t.
Korean American adults are much less likely than adults in South Korea to be religiously unaffiliated or to be Buddhist.
Adults in Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines are the most likely to say it is important to have a leader who stands up for people with their religious beliefs.
The globe’s 280 million immigrants shape countries’ religious composition. Christians make up the largest share, but Jews are most likely to have migrated.
Explore our interactive table showing the religious composition of immigrants around the globe and how it’s changed from 1990 to 2020.
People in sub-Saharan Africa are typically among the most likely to say that religion is very important in their lives.
Buddhists, the religiously unaffiliated and Daoists each make up about a quarter of Taiwan’s adult population.
