Religiously unaffiliated people face harassment in a growing number of countries
Religiously unaffiliated people were harassed by governments, private groups or both in 27 countries in 2020.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Religiously unaffiliated people were harassed by governments, private groups or both in 27 countries in 2020.
Those on the political right are more likely to say there should have been fewer public activity restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak.
91% of Americans have unfavorable views of Russia and 83% have unfavorable views of China.
As of the third quarter of 2021, 50.3% of U.S. adults 55 and older said they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
Third-quarter 2021 inflation was higher in nearly all (39) of the 46 nations analyzed than in the pre-pandemic third quarter of 2019.
The number of males has exceeded the number of females since the mid-1960s. But by 2050, the worldwide sex ratio is expected to even out.
The shares of American 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for fun on an almost daily basis have dropped from nearly a decade ago.
As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the White House this week as she wraps up her final year in office.
Republican lawmakers have produced three-quarters of recent congressional social media posts that mention places and people in Asia.
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