Religions

report | Apr 22, 2015

Republicans have become much stronger backers of Israel than Democrats over the years, yet American Jews have remained Democrats for the most part, writes Andrew Kohut.

short reads | Apr 21, 2015

India is projected to have 310 million Muslims (11% of the global total), making it the country with the largest population of Muslims in the world.

short reads | Apr 15, 2015

The number of Christians in Europe is forecast to drop by about 100 million by 2050, while the share of Muslims and smaller religious minorities will increase.

short reads | Apr 14, 2015

If current demographic trends hold, by 2050, Muslims are projected to be more numerous in the U.S. than people who identify as Jewish on the basis of religion.

short reads | Apr 7, 2015

The share of the world's Christians in Europe will continue to decline while the percentage in sub-Saharan Africa will increase dramatically.

report | Apr 2, 2015

Media Contact: Katherine Ritchey, Communications Manager 202-419-4372, kritchey@pewresearch.org Washington, April 2, 2015 — The religious profile of the world is rapidly changing, driven primarily by differences in fertility rates and the size of youth populations among the world’s major religions, as well as by people switching faiths. Over the next four decades, Christians will continue to […]

short reads | Apr 2, 2015

What will the world’s religious landscape look like a few decades from now?

report | Apr 2, 2015

As of 2010, nearly a third of the world's population identified as Christian. But if demographic trends persist, Islam will close the gap by the middle of the 21st century.

feature | Apr 2, 2015