2. Who do people think is their country’s greatest threat?
China, Russia and the U.S. are widely viewed as top threats around the world. The U.S. is mostly seen as an economic threat, while Russia is primarily considered a security threat.
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1. Views of China and Xi Jinping
People across 25 nations are mostly unfavorable toward China and lack confidence in Xi, but views have improved in some places.
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1. Religious switching into and out of Christianity
Read about where Christianity has had the largest net losses, and how those who’ve left Christianity now identify religiously.
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4. Global climate change as a threat
Majorities in 22 of 25 nations surveyed say global climate change is a major threat to their country. In many places, this view is more common among those on the left.
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Why is Buddhism shrinking worldwide?
The global population of Buddhists shrank by roughly 5% between 2010 and 2020, the sole major religious group to decline.
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4. Where China is seen as an ally or threat
China is named as a top ally in sub-Saharan African and Latin American countries surveyed, but considered a top threat in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Around the World, Many People Are Leaving Their Childhood Religions
In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have had especially large losses.
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6. Buddhist population change
Buddhism is the only major religion that declined in number globally between 2010 and 2020, mostly due to religious disaffiliation in East Asia and to low birth rates.
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2. Religious switching into and out of the religiously unaffiliated group
Read about where religiously unaffiliated populations have had the largest net gains, and how those who’ve joined the “nones” identified previously.
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International adoptions to the U.S. have slowed to a trickle, matching trends in other countries
After peaking in 2004, the annual number of international adoptions to the United States has fallen by 94% as of 2023.
