Many religions are heavily concentrated in a few countries
Half of the world’s population lives in just seven countries. But some of the world’s religious groups are even more concentrated than that.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020
Christians remain the largest religious group, and Muslims grew the fastest from 2010 to 2020. Read how the global share of Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated changed.
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International views of the U.S. and its president are increasingly correlated
During Joe Biden’s presidency, as well as during Donald Trump’s first term, there was a much weaker relationship between views of the U.S. and confidence in its president.
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U.S. Image Declines in Many Nations Amid Low Confidence in Trump
More than half of adults in 19 of 24 countries surveyed lack confidence in Trump’s leadership on the world stage.
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🌍 How TPS has changed under Trump
Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The share of U.S. parents with kids under 18 who are highly confident the childhood vaccine schedule is safe, according to a fall 2025 survey. Another 27% are somewhat confident, while 24% are not too or not at all confident.
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7. ‘Other religions’ population change
Baha’is, Jains, Sikhs, Daoists and other groups that Pew Research Center classified as “other religions” combined – grew globally by 12% from 2010 to 2020.
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Appendix A: Global Attitudes Survey fieldwork timeline
There were many events, meetings and announcements that occurred shortly before and during our fieldwork period that may have impacted how people perceive China and its president. We highlight a few prominent events here that were relevant across multiple countries and directly relate to the questions included in our survey.
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The number of Christian-majority countries fell between 2010 and 2020
Countries that lost their Christian majorities all saw growing percentages of religiously unaffiliated people.
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The Jewish High Holidays
Religion & Public Life A weekly digest of the Center’s latest research on religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world · Subscribe ↗ Media mentions Mosques have more than doubled since 9/11. But Muslims say opposition is fierce Sept. 9 – Religion News Service In the news U.S. Jews feel ‘precarious’ as High […]
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3. The role of the international community
Israelis broadly agree that the U.S. is helpful in the work toward lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and that Iran is harmful.