5 facts about Buddhists around the world
Buddhists made up roughly 7% of the world’s population in 2015. Half of the world’s Buddhists live in China.
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Appendix A: Methodology
The study, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation, is part of a larger effort by Pew Research Center to understand religious change and its impact on societies around the world. The Center previously has conducted religion-focused surveys across sub-Saharan Africa; the Middle East-North Africa region and many other countries with […]
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Faith on the Hill
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In Western European Countries With Church Taxes, Support for the Tradition Remains Strong
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Eastern and Western Europeans Differ on Importance of Religion, Views of Minorities, and Key Social Issues
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Stephanie Kramer
Stephanie Kramer is a senior researcher at Pew Research Center specializing in religion. She is an expert in global religious demography and the psychology of religion. Kramer is an author of Pew Research Center reports such as The Changing Global Religious Landscape, Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World, Europe’s Growing Muslim Population, and The Age […]
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Religion’s Relationship to Happiness, Civic Engagement and Health Around the World
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