5. Hindu population change
Hindus are the fourth-largest religious category in the world. Nearly all Hindus live in the Asia-Pacific region, with about 95% living in India alone.
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Trump Gets Negative Reviews Internationally as Fewer Say U.S. Is a Reliable Partner
A 36-country survey finds declining ratings for the U.S. amid rising concerns about its foreign policy and the health of its democracy.
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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 […]
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4. Muslim migrants around the world
Muslims account for 29% of global migrants and most commonly live in the Middle-East North Africa and Asia-Pacific regions.
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2. Global migration change, 1990-2020
Migration outpaced global population growth by 83% to 47% from 1990-2020. Buddhist and Muslim migrants more than doubled in number during this time.
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2. Number of countries where religious groups were harassed reached new peak level in 2022
In 2022, governments and/or social actors harassed religious groups in 192 countries and territories out of the 198 analyzed – two more than 2021.
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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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24. Age, race, education and other demographic traits of U.S. religious groups
Read about U.S. religious groups’ demographics – such as race/ethnicity, age, immigrant status, gender and sexual orientation – and their trends since 2007. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
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Most people across 36 countries have negative views of Israel and little confidence in Netanyahu
Majorities in most of the countries we surveyed express an unfavorable view of Israel and little or no confidence in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.