9. Religion in Asia and the Pacific
Hindus, Muslims and the unaffiliated each make up about a quarter or more of the Asia-Pacific population. These groups all grew there from 2010-2020.
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Hindus, Muslims and the unaffiliated each make up about a quarter or more of the Asia-Pacific population. These groups all grew there from 2010-2020.
Compared with last year, perceptions of discrimination against Jews and Muslims have declined among both Republicans and Democrats (including independents who lean toward each party). There also has been a modest decrease in the share of the public saying evangelical Christians face at least some discrimination, largely due to a change among Republicans. Read the […]
Christians are still a majority in Europe but disaffiliation thinned the Christian population 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.
Read how demographic factors – age composition, life expectancy and fertility rates – and religious switching changed the global religious landscape.
Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread. Others, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, vary more by country.
Muslims account for 29% of global migrants and most commonly live in the Middle-East North Africa and Asia-Pacific regions.
In nearly every place surveyed, half or more say life after death is likely. Fewer believe in reincarnation or that ancestral spirits can affect their lives.
Republicans are less likely than in 2024 to say there is discrimination against Black, Hispanic, Asian and White people.
The share of people who retain their childhood religious identity in adulthood varies across religious categories.
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