Our 2010 estimates of the size of religious groups differ from the 2010 estimates we published in previous reports, including “The Global Religious Landscape” (2012), “The Future of World Religions: ...

Buddhists are the world’s only major religious group whose population shrank between 2010 and 2020, according to a recent Pew Research Center analysis of religion in 201 countries and territories. In ...

Despite the rise of science, technology, and secular thought, religion remains a powerful force shaping the beliefs, behaviors, and identities of billions. From ancient spiritual systems to newer ...

Apart from Muslims, the only other group that grew as a percentage of the global population were those who identify as having no religion, known as 'nones.' The report covered 201 countries, focusing ...

The United States is one of many countries struggling with declining birth rates and this is partly because more people are abandoning religion, population and religion experts told Newsweek. There ...