As of 2010, there were nearly 14 million Jews around the world. In 2050, the Jewish population is expected to number about 16 million. The share of the world’s population that is Jewish – 0.2% – is expected to remain about the same in 2050 as it was in 2010. Over the next few decades, […]
The centerpiece of Pew Research Center’s 2014 Religious Landscape Study is a nationally representative telephone survey conducted June 4-Sept. 30, 2014, among a sample of 35,071 U.S. adults. Approximately 60% of the interviews were conducted with respondents reached on cellphones (n=21,160) and 40% were completed on landlines (n=13,911). A minimum of 300 interviews were conducted […]
Display: Number | Percentage Religion 87th 91st 96th 101st 106th 111th 112th 113th 114th (’61-’62) (’69-’71) (’79-’80) (’89-’90) (’99-’00) (’09-’10) (’11-’12) (’13-’14) (’15-’16) Protestant 398 379 340 325 315 295 307 299 306 Baptist 62 53 55 55 70 66 68 73 79 Methodist 97 88 78 78 64 57 51 46 45 Presbyterian 73 […]
Display: Number | Percentage Religion 87th 91st 96th 101st 106th 111th 112th 113th 114th Net change (’61-’62) (’69-’71) (’79-’80) (’89-’90) (’99-’00) (’09-’10) (’11-’12) (’13-’14) (’15-’16) 87th-114th Protestant 74.8% 70.9% 63.7% 60.7% 59.0% 55.1% 57.4% 56.1% 57.2% -17.6% Baptist 11.7% 9.9% 10.3% 10.3% 13.1% 12.4% 12.7% 13.7% 14.8% +3.1% Methodist 18.2% 16.5% 14.6% 14.6% 12.0% 10.7% […]
Pope Francis, leader of the world’s nearly 1.1 billion Catholics, enjoys broad support across much of the world: a median of 60% across 43 nations have a favorable view of him. Only 11% see the pope unfavorably, and 28% give no rating.