Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Nearly seven-in-ten Americans identify with a religion – higher than the shares seen in several other wealthy countries. Explore our interactive feature to see how the U.S. compares with more than 30 countries on questions about spirituality and religion.
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Adults in Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines are the most likely to say it is important to have a leader who stands up for people with their religious beliefs.
The globe’s 280 million immigrants shape countries’ religious composition. Christians make up the largest share, but Jews are most likely to have migrated.
Explore our interactive table showing the religious composition of immigrants around the globe and how it’s changed from 1990 to 2020.
People in sub-Saharan Africa are typically among the most likely to say that religion is very important in their lives.
Buddhists, the religiously unaffiliated and Daoists each make up about a quarter of Taiwan’s adult population.
Buddhists across the region also say that someone cannot be truly Buddhist if they do not respect deities or spirits.
Among the places surveyed, people in Japan (85%) and Vietnam (84%) are most likely to say they have a family gravesite.
Many people in the region – including the religiously unaffiliated – hold religious or spiritual beliefs and engage in traditional rituals.
Few are religiously affiliated, but many in the region hold religious or spiritual beliefs and engage in traditional rituals.
Voters who support Biden and Trump have starkly different opinions on many issues, and these two groups are divided internally as well.
After years of decline, the U.S. Christian share now shows signs of leveling off. The new Religious Landscape Study explores trends in identity, beliefs and practices.
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.
Belief in an afterlife, God and spirits in nature is widespread globally. Older adults are more likely than younger adults to believe in God.
Majorities want the church to allow use of birth control and IVF, and to permit priests to bless same-sex couples. But views differ by Mass attendance.
