Globally, 1 in 10 adults under 55 have left their childhood religion
The share of people who retain their childhood religious identity in adulthood varies across religious categories.
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The share of people who retain their childhood religious identity in adulthood varies across religious categories.
Identifying with a group for reasons “aside from religion” – such as ethnically, culturally, or because of family background – is somewhat rare. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Highly religious Americans tend to be Republican, while less religious adults lean Democratic. But this varies somewhat by race and ethnicity. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Most people in sub-Saharan Africa are Christian. Christians and Muslims grew rapidly in number in the region from 2010 to 2020.
Most people in the Latin America-Caribbean region are Christian. The region’s unaffiliated population grew rapidly since 2010.
Read more about how views of climate change and environmental laws vary by religious group. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Explore our interactive database to find how religious adults are in your state based on service attendance, prayer, belief in God, and importance of religion.
About three-in-ten are “cultural” or former Catholics, or have other ties to the faith. Read about these groups and why some say they left the religion.
Most Black Americans are Christian, though the share who identify as such has fallen since 2007.
The gender gap in American religion is shrinking. Historically, women have been more religious than men. But the gap is smaller than it once was.
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