Latin America

Majorities in most of the 24 nations surveyed by Pew Research Center this spring say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

Majorities of adults in 18 of 24 countries surveyed this spring rate their nation’s economic situation poorly.

In 24 places where detailed statistics are available, same-sex marriages in recent years have ranged from less than 1% to 3.4% of all marriages.

Sort through the more than 30 jurisdictions that have enacted laws allowing gays and lesbians to marry.

In 2020, properties in 102 of the 198 countries and territories in the study were targeted in incidents tied to religion.

An error in how the Census Bureau processed data from a national survey provided a rare window into how Brazilians living in the U.S. view their identity.

Incidents against Jewish people in 2020 ranged from verbal and physical assaults to vandalism of cemeteries and scapegoating for the pandemic.

The number of international migrants grew to 281 million in 2020; 3.6% of the world’s people lived outside their country of birth that year.

Our study analyzes 198 countries and territories and is based on policies and events in 2020, the most recent year for which data is available.

China has the world’s largest population (1.426 billion), but India (1.417 billion) is expected to claim this title next year.