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.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Read about where religiously unaffiliated populations have had the largest net gains, and how those who’ve joined the “nones” identified previously.
Few pray daily, but many pray at least occasionally and offer respects to certain religious figures.
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.
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.
In most countries surveyed, around nine-in-ten or more adults are online. In South Korea, 99% of adults use the internet.
In East and Southeast Asia, half or more of adults say that people who disagree with their government’s actions should be able to publicly criticize the government.
When asked what it takes to “truly” belong in a country, many people globally say speaking the local language is key.
As the largest economy and military in the Asia-Pacific region, and the second-largest population in the world, China is an important regional and global player. To learn more about views of its impact in the region and more broadly, we asked adults in 10 Asia-Pacific countries the following questions: A 10-country median of 72% are […]
Many in the region practice ancestor veneration and say it is important to follow traditional funeral practices.
After peaking in 2004, the annual number of international adoptions to the United States has fallen by 94% as of 2023.
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