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short readsAug 21, 2023

How Americans view Israel, Netanyahu and U.S.-Israel relations in 5 charts

Americans have generally positive views of Israel and its people. But their views of Israel’s government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are more mixed.
short readsJan 27, 2023

Religiously unaffiliated people face harassment in a growing number of countries

Religiously unaffiliated people were harassed by governments, private groups or both in 27 countries in 2020.
reportAug 30, 2023

Government policy toward religion in the People’s Republic of China – a brief history

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is officially atheist, and its members are not permitted to join any religion. The party’s attitude aligns with the Marxist view that religion is a temporary historical phenomenon that will disappear as societies advance. Although this stance has not changed in the seven decades since the state’s founding, policies on […]
data essayDec 21, 2022

Key Findings From the Global Religious Futures Project

The Global Religious Futures (GRF) project is jointly funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and The John Templeton Foundation. Here are some big-picture findings from the GRF, together with context from other Pew Research Center studies.
reportNov 29, 2022

2. Physical harassment related to religion occurred in more than two-thirds of countries in 2020

Religious groups faced harassment by governments, social groups or individuals in 189 countries and territories in 2020. This was nearly the same as in 2019, when harassment of religious groups was reported in 190 countries and territories – the highest number since this tracking began in 2007. (These counts include all countries in which the […]
reportNov 29, 2022

3. Small changes in median scores for government restrictions, social hostilities involving religion in 2020

CORRECTION (Dec. 19, 2025): One chart and some of the text in this chapter have been revised to correct the SHI median scores for the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the Middle East-North Africa region for 2019. The median scores changed by 0.1 point for these regions in 2019. Refer to the errata page for details. Government restrictions on […]
reportMar 15, 2024

1. Religion’s role in public life

Americans tend to say religion’s influence in public life is shrinking, and most see this as a bad thing.
short readsJun 21, 2023

One-in-six Americans have taken steps to see less of someone on social media due to religious content

17% of U.S. adults have unfollowed, unfriended, blocked or changed their settings to see less of someone on social media because of religious content the person posted or shared.
short readsFeb 9, 2023

Key facts as India surpasses China as the world’s most populous country

India is poised to become the world’s most populous country this year; its population has more than doubled since 1950.
short readsNov 29, 2022

Key findings about COVID-19 restrictions that affected religious groups around the world in 2020

Our study analyzes 198 countries and territories and is based on policies and events in 2020, the most recent year for which data is available.

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Search results for: “muslims”

How Americans view Israel, Netanyahu and U.S.-Israel relations in 5 charts

Religiously unaffiliated people face harassment in a growing number of countries

Government policy toward religion in the People’s Republic of China – a brief history

Key Findings From the Global Religious Futures Project

2. Physical harassment related to religion occurred in more than two-thirds of countries in 2020

3. Small changes in median scores for government restrictions, social hostilities involving religion in 2020

Key facts as India surpasses China as the world’s most populous country

Key findings about COVID-19 restrictions that affected religious groups around the world in 2020