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According to reports from the WIN/Gallup International's (WIN/GIA) four global polls: in 2005, 77% were a religious person and 4% were "convinced atheists"; in 2012, 23% were not a religious person and 13% were "convinced atheists"; [2] in 2015, 22% were not a religious person and 11% were "convinced atheists"; [3] and in 2017, 25% were not a ...
In 2020, the World Religion Database estimated that the countries with the highest percentage of atheists were North Korea and Sweden. [64] A 2023 Gallup International survey found that Sweden was the country with the highest percentage of citizens that stated they do not believe in God.
Countries with the greatest proportion of people without religion, including agnostics and atheists, from Irreligion by country (as of 2020): [41] Nonreligious population by country as of 2010 [42] Czech Republic 78.4% North Korea 71.3% Estonia 60.2% Hong Kong 54.7% China 51.8% New Zealand 48.2% [43] South Korea 46.6% Latvia 45.3%
note: the proportion of Christians continues to fall mainly as a result of the growth of the Muslim population but also because of the migration and the declining birth rate of the Christian population (2012 est.); Gaza Strip - Muslim 98.0 - 99.0% (predominantly Sunni), Christian <1.0%, other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0% note: dismantlement ...
More recently (2000–2010), the countries with highest growth rates are Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and some African countries. [1] The Australian Bureau of Statistics , through statistical analysis, held Buddhism to be the fastest-growing spiritual tradition in Australia in terms of percentage gain, with a growth of 79.1% for the period ...
Atheism in the Soviet Union (5 P) U. Atheism in the United Kingdom (1 C, 16 P) Atheism in the United States (2 C, 39 P) This page was last edited on 23 December 2023 ...
Pixabay/Public Domain. 6. Guyana. While it has registered a slight decrease from 2016, more than 26 people per 100,000 still commit suicide in the country.
[15]: 59 For instance, Scandinavian countries have among the highest measures of nonreligiosity and even atheism in Europe. For example, 58% of the Swedish population identify with the Church of Sweden. [45] Yet, 47% of atheists who live in those countries are still formally members of the national churches. [46]