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short readsOct 26, 2023

Most countries don’t observe daylight saving time

Only about a third of the world’s countries practice daylight saving time, and the vast majority of them are in Europe.
reportJun 9, 2025

Methodology

This section describes the methods used to estimate religious composition at the country level, regionally and globally; our procedures for measuring religious groups’ demographic characteristics and their religious “switching” rates; as well as methodological challenges that we considered in some countries. The final section lists the 201 countries and territories that make up each of […]
short readsDec 16, 2022

Key facts about recent trends in global migration

The number of international migrants grew to 281 million in 2020; 3.6% of the world’s people lived outside their country of birth that year.
reportAug 19, 2024

Appendix B: Sources for the religious distribution of migrants, by destination country

For each destination country, this Appendix tabulates the methods of deriving the religious composition of migrant stocks from various origin countries. We only estimate the religious composition of origin-destination country pairs that appear in the United Nations’ migrant stock database. For example, for Afghanistan, the UN only provides estimates of the number of migrants from […]
reportAug 21, 2025

U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population Reached a Record 14 Million in 2023

The number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. reached an all-time high after two consecutive years of record growth.
reportJan 20, 2022

6. African- and Caribbean-born adults differ on measures of religiosity

Although the Census Bureau provides some types of demographic data, it does not collect information on religious identification. However, a Pew Research Center survey of Black adults in the U.S. conducted in 2019-2020 offers some insight into this population’s religious identities. While Black adults who are either U.S. born or U.S. immigrants are more likely […]
reportJan 20, 2022

1. The Caribbean is the largest origin source of Black immigrants, but fastest growth is among African immigrants

The vast majority of Black immigrants are from two regions: the Caribbean and Africa. These two areas accounted for 88% of all Black foreign-born people in the United States in 2019. Black immigrants from Africa have been the primary driver for much of the overall recent growth in the Black immigrant population. Between 2000 and […]
short readsFeb 28, 2023

Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of the 118th Congress

At least 81 voting members of Congress (15%) are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country.
short readsDec 7, 2021

African immigrants in U.S. more religious than other Black Americans, and more likely to be Catholic

Immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa tend to be more religious than U.S.-born Black adults or immigrants from the Caribbean.
reportJun 21, 2023

About this canvassing of experts

This report covers results from the 16th “Future of the Internet” canvassing by Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center. Advances in the digital tools and systems have allowed humans to benefit greatly. “Being digital” has significantly expanded the ability to connect, to cope and to take on and solve complex problems. […]

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Most countries don’t observe daylight saving time

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Key facts about recent trends in global migration

Appendix B: Sources for the religious distribution of migrants, by destination country

U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population Reached a Record 14 Million in 2023

6. African- and Caribbean-born adults differ on measures of religiosity

1. The Caribbean is the largest origin source of Black immigrants, but fastest growth is among African immigrants

Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of the 118th Congress

African immigrants in U.S. more religious than other Black Americans, and more likely to be Catholic

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