5 facts about religion in Canada
A declining share of Canadians identify as Christians. Most Canadians say religion’s influence in public life is waning in their country.
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A declining share of Canadians identify as Christians. Most Canadians say religion’s influence in public life is waning in their country.
The Center’s tenth report on religious restrictions around the world focuses on trends in restrictions from 2007 to 2017.
When it comes to public attitudes on religion, national identity and the place of religious minorities, Greeks, like their neighbors to the East, hold more nationalist and less accepting views than do Western Europeans.
While Muslims are still a relatively small share of Europe’s population (roughly 5%), they are set to continue rising as a percentage of Europe’s population.
Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. Here are some questions and answers about their public opinions and demographics.
Religion has reasserted itself as an important part of individual and national identity in many places where communist regimes once repressed religious worship and promoted atheism.
While the world’s population is projected to grow 32% in the coming decades, the number of Muslims is expected to increase by 70% – from 1.8 billion in 2015 to nearly 3 billion in 2060.
Though the percentage of religiously “nones” in America has risen, the global share of religiously unaffiliated people is expected to fall in coming decades.
What will the world’s religious landscape look like a few decades from now?
Muslims comprise 11% of the collective population of the 16 countries that advanced out of the tournament’s group stage.
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