Violence against women and the role of religion march 2005 page 3 of 7 vawnet. Undata record view population by religion, sex and urban. Approximately 1 billion adherents 15% of the world population u. Talmud teaches that a person who saves a life is as one who has saved an entire world talmud, sanhedrin 37a.
Quoted in religion todays current news summary for 1999oct19. This is a list of religious populations by number of adherents and countries. The religious roots of inequality in africa, stanford. In addition, cameroon is the 24th largest country with a land area of 475,442 square kilometers 183,521 square miles. The world statistics pocketbook is prepared annually by the statistical services. Adherents of folk religions, jews and members of other religions make up smaller shares of the world s people. Major world religions populations pie chart statistics list this pie chart is based on statistics listing peoples selfadmitted adherence to one of the major world religions, or to other faiths, or to people stating that they are of no religion. The largest change was between 2011 22 per cent and 2016, when an additional 2.
The world in 2000 by religious adherence total growth rate3 conversion growth rate4 % of world population all christians evangelicals1,2 pentecostals charismatics2 33%. Islam is growing faster than any other religion, according to a study by the pew research center. The demographic yearbook disseminates statistics on population size and composition. The world bank edstats query holds around 2,500 internationally comparable education indicators for access, progression, completion, literacy, teachers, population, and expenditures. Data based on the latest united nations population division estimates.
Islam could overtake christianity as the worlds dominant religion by 2070. Yet despite progress toward eliminating extreme poverty, ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world, due both to rapid population growth and a low starting base. Apr 05, 2017 in 2015, there were slightly fewer than 1. Capital paris population 2010 62,790,000 annual population growth rate 20002010 0. Those with no religion now account for just under 10 per cent of the population 9. This report states that the percentage of the population in brazil of catholic religion, over the age of 16 years, is just 57%, in contrast to the 64. World religions statistics place the bahai faith around 0. Sep 05, 2017 featuring work from expert contributors, world religions. Religion world population by religion over 23rds worlds population adhere to christianity, islam, hinduism, or buddhism. Pdf statistical analysis of religious population in asian countries. The growing percentage of australias population reporting no religion has been a trend for decades, and is accelerating.
The worlds christian population is expected to grow to 2. The worlds christian population also has continued to grow, but more modestly. Themes included are demographics, education, health, labor. Adherents of the major world religions as a percent of world. In terms of each countrys population growth, we can expect india to surpass china as the most populated country in the world by 2050. This apparent stability, however, masks a momentous shift. It took over 200,000 years of human history for the world s population to reach 1 billion, and only 200 years more to reach 7 billion.
Featuring work from expert contributors, world religions. In 2016, thetruthsource did a quantitative analysis. The size and distribution of the worlds christian population. World religions fact sheet formatted teaching tolerance.
Pdf the religious profile of the world is rapidly changing, driven. In recent years, 33% of the worlds babies were born to christians, which is slightly greater than the christian share of the worlds population in 2015 31%. Estimate for population growth in india 20102050 by religion share of registered births in india by religion 2014 hindus as a share of population in india 19512011. Eastern traditions, fourth edition, provides students with an authoritative examination of hinduism, sikhism, jainism, buddhism, and chinese, korean, and japanese religions. Due to these demographic factors, muslims are expected to increase in number. World population prospects population division united nations. Size and projected growth of major religious groups in the world 1. India, nigeria, pakistan, democratic republic of the congo. This web site contains data tables, figures, maps, analyses and technical notes from the current revision of the world population prospects. A third report, the future of the global muslim population. Changes in rainfall associated with world wide weather patterns resulted in the worst drought in 30 years in 201516, creating food insecurity for millions of ethiopians. The rate of increase of the world muslim population is expected to slow down, increasing their percentage to 28% by 2050ad or 1470h, to 32% by 2100ad. Related pew research christian population by percentage worldwide. The introduction of agriculture and the gradual movement of humanity into settled communities saw the global population increase gradually to around 300 million by ad 0.
As a matter of fact, according to the estimates of hackett et al. New map of the worlds religious populations explore. Those reporting no religion increased noticeably from 19 per cent in 2006 to 30 per cent in 2016. There has been a corresponding rise in the number with no religion which grew by 73. Find resources for working and learning online during covid19. Most people in the world follow one of the religions listed in the table below. In 2010, 34% of the worlds muslim population was under 15 years old, while 30% of hindus and 27% of christians. A more recent world religions statistics page is now available here. People under 18 years of age made up over a quarter of the world population 29.
The current world population growth is approximately 1. In demographics, the world population is the total number of humans currently living, and was estimated to have reached 7. Included is the name of the religion, the approximate date of its origin, its main sacred or ethical texts if any and its estimated numerical strength both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of the world s population. Statistics population, world, countries, cities, religions. Over 23rds worlds population adhere to christianity, islam, hinduism, or buddhism. The demographic factors that make islam the worlds. The global religious landscape pew research center. Which is the worlds fastest growing major religion. In fact, most of the world s major religious groups are expected to rise in absolute numbers by 2050, the research finds, with islam set to overtake christianity and become the world s dominant religion by 2070. The country is sparsely populated, however, with merely 40 people per square kilometer 103square mile, which ranks 167th in the world for population density.
Pdf on jan 10, 2016, m rahman and others published statistical. It projects that the population will reach 8 billion by 2023. According to the pew research centers 2012 global study of 230 countries and territories, 16% of the world s population is not affiliated with a religion, while 84% are affiliated. As a result, christians make up about the same portion of the worlds population today 32% as they did a century ago 35%. Apr 05, 2017 christians remained the largest religious group in the world in 2015, making up nearly a third 31% of earths 7. Religions role in the global population crisis letters. The rate of increase of the world muslim population is expected to slow down, increasing their percentage to 28% by 2050ad or 1470h, to 32% by 2100ad or 1520h, to 33% by 2200ad or 1630h, then to. Changes in rainfall associated with worldwide weather patterns resulted in the worst drought in 30 years in 201516, creating food insecurity for millions of ethiopians. Aug 27, 2018 islam is the fastestgrowing religion in the world more than twice as fast as the overall global population. Heres an interesting perspective on todays world population in 2016. Accessible and engaging, this acclaimed text explores the origins, central teachings, divisions and branches.
Other includes judaism, bahai, sikhism, and jainism pew research center, 2012. Share of global population by religion 2010 statista. Jun 27, 2017 the growing percentage of australias population reporting no religion has been a trend for decades, and is accelerating. Also, the 2010 mexican census showed this percentage to be 83. Adherents of islam constitute the worlds second largest religious group. Census 2016 results show that irelands population increased by 173,6 persons over the five years since april 2011, to reach 4,761,865 persons in april 2016.
Why the generation z population will be nonreligious the. According to the pew research centers 2012 global study of 230 countries and territories, 16% of the worlds population is not affiliated with a religion, while 84% are affiliated. Worlds largest religion by population is still christianity. Major world religions populations pie chart statistics list. In fact, most of the worlds major religious groups are expected to rise in absolute numbers by 2050, the research finds, with islam set to overtake christianity and become the worlds dominant religion by 2070. The world population more than tripled during the 20th century from about 1. The present world statistics pocketbook, 2016 edition series v, no. But the report also shows that the number of christians in what many consider the religions heartland, the continent of europe, is in decline. In 1950, six of the 10 most populous nations were in the developed world. The worlds population increased by 50 percent between 1900 and 1950 and by 140 percent between 1950 and 2000, and is projected by the united nations to. The book of religions comprising the views, creeds, sentiments, or opinions, of all the principal religious sects in the world particularly of all christian denominations in europe and america to which are added church and missionary statistics together with biographical sketches by john hayward author of new england gazetteer boston. Cameroon population 2020 demographics, maps, graphs.
Sep 12, 2016 religions role in the global population crisis letters. The country is sparsely populated, however, with merely 40 people per square kilometer 103square mile, which ranks 167th in. Click on the name of the country or dependency for current estimates live population clock, historical data, and projected figures. These documents do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the secretariat of the united nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the. Christianity is the single largest world religion with 2. Christians remained the largest religious group in the world in 2015, making up nearly a third 31% of earths 7. By 1920 the population reached 2 billion, which was estimated to be 3 billion by 1960 coale 1974. The national online resource center on violence against women. Sikhs are not ubiquitous worldwide in the way that adherents of larger world religions are, and they remain primarily an ethnic religion. This makes christianity the worlds largest religion.
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