People who are active in religious congregations tend to be happier and more civically engaged than either religiously unaffiliated adults or inactive members of religious groups, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of survey data from the United States and more than two dozen other countries.
International migration from sub-Saharan African countries to Europe and the U.S. has grown over the past decade. Many who live in sub-Saharan Africa say they would move to another country if they could.
Demographic methodology Migration statistics for this report were drawn from datasets from Europe and the U.S., as well as from global datasets. Europe Europe’s asylum applications from sub-Saharan Africa Number of asylum applications was drawn from Eurostat, Europe’s statistical agency. Annual inflows were calculated from first-time applications minus withdrawn applications within each country of application […]
Muslim Americans are a diverse and growing population, currently estimated at 3.45 million people of all ages, including 2.15 million adults (see below for an explanation of this estimate). The U.S. Muslim community is made up heavily of immigrants and the children of immigrants from around the world. On average, Muslim Americans are considerably younger […]