Islam

President Trump has called himself a defender of religious liberty. But how do Americans see his administration’s effect on religious groups?

We've distilled key findings from our data into four email mini-lessons to help people develop a better understanding of Muslims and Islam.

Test your knowledge of Muslims and Islam by taking our 12-question quiz.

Globally, Muslims live in the biggest households, followed by Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated.

Household size and composition often vary by religious affiliation, data from 130 countries and territories reveals. Muslims and Hindus have larger households than Christians and religious “nones,” influenced in part by regional norms.

A look at how supporters of European populist parties stand out on key issues, from the European Union to Putin.

Many across Western Europe and the U.S. would be willing to accept Muslims as family or as neighbors. Yet there is no consensus on whether Islam fits into these societies.

A decline in U.S. refugee admissions comes at a time when the number of refugees worldwide has reached the highest levels since World War II.

Most American adults (82%) say Muslims are subject to at least some discrimination in the U.S. today, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in March – including a majority (56%) who say Muslims are discriminated against a lot.

The global Muslim population is more concentrated in Islam’s main population centers than the global Christian population is for Christianity.