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.
Between 2010 and 2018, the share of Chinese adults who identify with Christianity remained stable at about 2%.
Social hostilities around the world involving religion declined in 2019 to the lowest level in five years.
Around a fifth (21%) of the 198 countries evaluated banned at least one religion-related group in 2019, our analysis found.
In some countries – particularly in a segment of West and Central Africa – polygamy is frequently legal and widespread.
Government restrictions in 2018 were at their highest level since 2007, when Pew Research Center began tracking these trends.
Some countries where COVID-19 has been deadliest – including the United States and Italy – have populations that skew considerably older than the global average.
Looking at household living arrangements in 130 countries and territories may shed light on how coronavirus-related quarantines are being felt.
Four of the 10 most populous countries will no longer be among the top 10 in 2100 – and all four will be supplanted by rapidly growing African nations.
When compared with other wealthy nations, the U.S. is unique in that a large share of its population prays every day.
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