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Yep, these visualizations are pretty neat. The data for non-believers/atheists can be hard to gather for several reasons.Fascinating, I like those sort of infographics.
A pity it didn't include non-belief
Do you have a source for that? I suspect that only to be true for the western world. With the still massive population increase there is plenty of room for one religion to outpace the gains of the non religious.Although many religions are increasing their number, and therefore claim to be growing. when compared to population increase they are all declining overall.
And, if so, that’s a GOOD thing, imo.Although many religions are increasing their number, and therefore claim to be growing. when compared to population increase they are all declining overall.
Nice, great visuals.
Although as a percentage of world population the Muslims population is growing slightly, now at 24.9%.
The rate of that growth is dropping, as is that of non-Muslims
Do you have a source for that? I suspect that only to be true for the western world. With the still massive population increase there is plenty of room for one religion to outpace the gains of the non religious.
I searched for "atheists percentage world population" (using Duck-Duck-Go) and found:I googled world population increase followed by the increase in religion. Most major religions put their growth rate on the net.
The minor ones are not an issue
I searched for "atheists percentage world population" (using Duck-Duck-Go) and found:
"For years, the percentage of Americans who do not identify with any religion has been rising, a trend similar to what has been happening in much of Europe (including the United Kingdom). Despite this, in coming decades, the global share of religiously unaffiliated people is actually expected to fall, according to Pew Research Center’s new study on the future of world religions." at Religious 'nones' projected to decline as share of world population
You're not wrong. But the correlation isn't that easy. More developed/wealthy nations tend to have fewer babies and more atheists. Atheism is still growing in the developed world but the world population is growing faster.Correct me if I'm wrong, that's largely projected as a function of reproduction, right? Us heathens don't have as many babies.
I searched for "atheists percentage world population" (using Duck-Duck-Go) and found:
"For years, the percentage of Americans who do not identify with any religion has been rising, a trend similar to what has been happening in much of Europe (including the United Kingdom). Despite this, in coming decades, the global share of religiously unaffiliated people is actually expected to fall, according to Pew Research Center’s new study on the future of world religions." at Religious 'nones' projected to decline as share of world population
America accounts for just 5% of world population
Europe 10%. If you take the entire population of europe it is approximately equal to the number of non affiliated in china. So not sure of the links relevance
From what i can see there is no estimate of worldwide religious uptake compared to world population increase which is why i had to do the maths myself.
But i did find this
The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050
Consider world population is estimated to be around 10 billion in 2050 and apply that to the estimates of religious numbers and you will see what i am talking about
That can only be if the non-religious are gaining overall. I don't know where the discrepancy is. It may be in the dates (the Pew study was from 2017), it may be that Pew or you had some inaccurate data or simply that you made a calculation error. I believe that Pew is right; the percentage of non-religious is currently declining. That trend will reverse once the developing countries reach a level of wealth comparable with ours. Whenever that may be.Although many religions are increasing their number, and therefore claim to be growing. when compared to population increase they are all declining overall.
Your initial statement was:
That can only be if the non-religious are gaining overall. I don't know where the discrepancy is. It may be in the dates (the Pew study was from 2017), it may be that Pew or you had some inaccurate data or simply that you made a calculation error. I believe that Pew is right; the percentage of non-religious is currently declining. That trend will reverse once the developing countries reach a level of wealth comparable with ours. Whenever that may be.