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short readsJun 26, 2025

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.
reportJun 9, 2025

How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020

Christians remain the largest religious group, and Muslims grew the fastest from 2010 to 2020. Read how the global share of Buddhists, Hindus, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated changed.
featureJun 9, 2025

Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2020

Find how many people identify with each religious group and what percent each made up in 201 countries and territories, and by region, in 2010 and 2020.
short readsSep 23, 2024

5 facts about Confucianism

As millions celebrate Confucius’ birthday, here are key facts about Confucianism and how its beliefs and values shape public life for East Asians.
reportAug 19, 2024

The Religious Composition of the World’s Migrants

The globe’s 280 million immigrants shape countries’ religious composition. Christians make up the largest share, but Jews are most likely to have migrated.
reportAug 23, 2022

India’s Sex Ratio at Birth Begins To Normalize

India’s artificially wide ratio of baby boys to baby girls – which arose in the 1970s from the use of prenatal diagnostic technology to facilitate sex-selective abortions – now appears to be narrowing. Son bias has declined sharply among Sikhs, while Christians continue to have a natural balance of sons and daughters.