[314] On the other hand, according to Pew Research, the number of American converts to Islam is roughly equal to the number of American Muslims who leave Islam and this is unlike other religions in the United States where the number of those who leave these religions is greater than the number of those who convert to it,[195] and most people who leave Islam become unaffiliated, according to same study ex-Muslims were more likely to be Christians compare to ex-Hindus or ex-Jews. [307] According to an earlier 2001 census, surveys found that there was an increase of 60,000 conversions to Islam in the United Kingdom. [464] Within India, a majority of Sikhs live in the state of Punjab. [247] According to a report by the Singapore Management University, more people in Southeast Asia are converting to Christianity, and these new converts are mostly Chinese business managers. Comparing its amount to the obligatory zakah which an ex-dhimmi should give to the Muslim state in case he converts to Islam dismisses the claim that its aim was forced conversions to Islam. [493] It served as the state religion of the ancient Iranian empires for more than a millennium, from around 600 BCE to 650 CE, but declined from the 7th century onwards following the Muslim conquest of Persia of 633654. Look at who is 'going forth and multiplying', "1 Million Evangelical Christians March for Jesus in Brazil", "French Evangelicals through an American lens", "Nmero de brasileiros catlicos cai abaixo dos 70% pela 1 vez (Percent of Brazilian Catholics is below 70% for the first time)", "Growth stalls, falls for largest U.S. churches", "How many Jews are there in the United States? [393] Additionally, while in principle Reform Judaism favors seeking new members for the faith, this position has not translated into active proselytism, instead of taking the form of an effort to reach out to non-Jewish spouses of intermarried couples. [351] Eric Kaufman also argue that the main reason why Islam is expanding along with other religions, is not because of conversion to Islam, but primarily to the nature of the religion, as he calls it "pro-natal", where Muslims tend to have more children. [26] According to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey, over the next four decades the number of Jews around the world is expected to increase from 14.2 million in 2015 to 16.3 million in 2060. More than 100 people gathered Thursday at a vigil in Arlington to honor the bald eagle, named MK, who was found struggling in a town cemetery on . [465] Outside of India, the largest Sikh communities are in the core Anglosphere, with 771,790 in Canada (2.1% Sikh),[466][467] 472,498 in the United States (0.1% Sikh),[470] 432,429 in the United Kingdom (0.7% Sikh),[471][472][473] 210,397 in Australia (0.8% Sikh),[474][475] and 40,908 in New Zealand (0.9% Sikh). Since our first estimate of the size of the Muslim American population, the number of U.S. Muslims has been growing rapidly, albeit from a relatively low base. [270] The fertility rate for Israeli Druze in 2017 is 2.1 children per woman, while the fertility rate among Jewish women (3.2) and Muslim women (3.4) and the fertility rate among Israeli Christian women (1.9). Oxford University Press, 2007, pp. A 2014 study indicated that over 1.2 million people will leave the church in the next year. Sure, there are people losing faith, leaving Islam or stopping practicing but it is a minority. In this . the survey was based on 50,000 respondents with 90% of those surveyed living in Iran. [445] In addition, there are examples where the adherents have their highest density among minorities in societies who face their own challenges. When it comes to negative energies, the Evil Eye is something you should watch out for. [38] in 2018 a new data from the Gordon Theological Seminary shows that, for the first time ever, more number of Christians live in Africa than on any other single continent:[58] "The results show Africa on top with 631 million Christian residents, Latin America in 2nd place with 601 million Christians, and Europe in 3rd place with 571 million Christians". "I've confirmed it with. Religion remains one of modern Malaysia's most sensitive topics, especially when it comes to Islam, the country's official faith . Pew Research projections, over time fertility rates generally converge toward the [229], According to the Pew Research Center, Christianity is declining in the United States while non-Christian faiths are growing. (+1) 202-419-4300 | Main Some metro areas, such as Washington, D.C., have sizable Muslim communities. [335] Many Muslims who leave Islam face social rejection or imprisonment and sometimes murder or other penalties. [198], According to scholar Rob Scott of University of Tasmania in 2010 there were "approximately 180,000 Arab Americans and about 130,000 Iranian Americans who converted from Islam to Christianity",[196] Scholar Dudley Woodberry form Fuller Theological Seminary estimated approximately that 20,000 Muslims converts to Christianity annually in the United States. [40] This shows a significant growth from the 300400million people practicing Chinese traditional religion that were estimated in the 1990s and early 2000s. The results gave a figure of 1,400 conversions in the capital in the past 12 months which, when. [62] Changes in worldwide Protestantism over the last century have been significant. Arabs are increasingly saying they are no longer religious, according to the largest and most in-depth survey undertaken of the Middle East and North Africa. [433][434][435][436] Meanwhile in other times or places the religion has experienced surges in growth. [494] Zoroastrianism declined as forced conversion increased with the rise of Islam. The majority of post-9/11 converts are women, according to experts. Changes in son preference, ultrasound use and fertility", "Census shocker: Sikhs report lowest sex ratio", "India's Sex Ratio at Birth Begins To Normalize", "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables Religion (108), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey", "What is the Fastest Growing Religion in Australia? [85] According to Pew Research Center, "largely through the efforts of missionaries and churches, Christianity has grown rapidly in South Korea over the past century",[84] and has grown from 1% in 1900,[84] to 20.7% in 1985 and to 29.3% in 2010,[47] And the Catholic Church has increased its membership by 70% in the last ten years,[86] according to Pew Research Center, "the growth of Catholics has occurred across all age groups, among men and women and across all education levels. 2002. [440][441][442], Because Bah's do not represent the majority of the population in any country,[443] and most often represent only a tiny fraction of countries' total populations,[444] there are problems of under-reporting. [403][404] In the United States, only about a third of children from intermarriages affiliate with Jewish religious practice. And roughly one-in-five cited a reason specific to their experience with Islam, such as being raised Muslim but never connecting with the faith (9%) or disagreeing with the teachings (7%) of Islam. Werner Ustorf. [334] A 2007 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report argued that some Muslim population projections are overestimated, as they assume that all descendants of Muslims will become Muslims even in cases of mixed parenthood. The number of adherents of the Chinese traditional religion is difficult to count, because of:[45], Chinese rarely use the term "religion" for their popular religious practices, and they also do not utilize a vocabulary that they "believe in" gods or truths. Sociologist Phil Zuckerman's global studies on atheism have indicated that global atheism may be in decline due to irreligious countries having the lowest birth rates in the world and religious countries having higher birth rates in general. [252] According to a 2021 study by the Pew Research Center, Christianity in India gained an increase from conversion, most of the Christian converts in India are former Hindus. "[453], A similar pattern has been found in other countries such as Australia, Canada, and Mexico. April 1, 2021, 8:23pm. Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World, Size & Demographic Characteristics of Religious Groups, Muslims are a growing presence in U.S., but still face negative views from the public, Republicans account for a small but steady share of U.S. Muslims, The share of Americans who leave Islam is offset by those who become Muslim, New estimates show U.S. Muslim population continues to grow, 60% of Americans Would Be Uncomfortable With Provider Relying on AI in Their Own Health Care, Gender pay gap in U.S. hasnt changed much in two decades. This scenario (Chinese scenario) is based primarily on sensitivity tests.[26]. As per the Pew Research study, Muslim populations will grow in absolute number in all regions of the world between 2010 and 2050. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. The Taliban's armed uprising against . [19] In China it is difficult to project rates at which Christianity, Islam and Buddhism are gaining converts, nor what are the retention rates among converts. The growth of a religion can interact with factors such as persecution, entrenched rival religions (such as established religions), and religious market saturation. [358], There exist different views among scholars about the spread of Islam. (1927-2011): Missionary Statistician and Sociologist of Religion", "Barrett, David B. [310] According to The New York Times, an estimated 25% of American Muslims are converts,[311] these converts are mostly African American. These cases do not contribute to a growth of Christianity overall, but rather to a substitution of a brand of Christianity with another one. After the death of Muhammad in 632 CE, the young Muslim federation came under strain. [266] By 2012 percentage of Christians on mentioned communities was 71%, more than 30% and 37%,[267] respectively. The demographic disparity between the religious, growing global South and the aging, secular global North will peak around 2050. [394] Studies have shown that Haredi Jews population is rising rapidly due to the young age and very high fertility-rate,[395] especially in Israel. Clerics are now expressing their concern about people, particularly youngsters, leaving the fold of Islam. [462] The religion began in the region of Punjab in eastern Pakistan and Northwest India. Muslim women's low educational attainment is a likely factor; demographers find that higher educational attainment among women is tied to lower fertility rates". It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. [438] Bah' sources state "more than five million" Bah's in 1991-2. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. In every hour, 667 Muslims convert to Christianity. [448] (See the geographic distribution of atheism. No destruction was permitted. In fact, a solid 55 percent of those who leave Islam stop identifying with a religion at all. To many Muslims, it may be the word of God, but in thinking this, they deny the fact that faith is a lived experience and the faith that they follow has been shaped by human lives who have gone before. 16 February 2008. The UN concluded that in the first eight months of 2014, at least 9,347 civilians had been killed and at least 17,386 wounded. [59] In 2017 Christianity added nearly 50 million people due to factors such as birth rate and religious conversion. [93] Professor Aris Ananta reported in 2008 that "anecdotal evidence suggests that more Buddhist Chinese have become Christians as they increased their standards of education, because Christianity, unlike Buddhism, is often associated with 'modernity' and Western education", although there are no stats to support this. According to Pew research, 13 percent of Americans today self-identify as "former Catholics," and many of them leave organized religion altogether. [340] According to a religious forecast for 2050 by Pew Research Center conversion does not add significantly to the growth of the Muslim population in Europe,[343] according to the same study the net loss is (60,000) due to religious switching. [60] According to various scholars and sources Pentecostalism a Protestant Christian movement is the fastest growing religion in the world,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] this growth is primarily due to religious conversion. ", most of them are women and African-Americans. One striking difference between former Muslims and those who have always been Muslim is in the share who hail from Iran. But many people, disgusted by the role that some priests and nuns played in the killing frenzy, have shunned organized religion altogether, and many more have turned to Islam. A study by Pew Research found that the number of Americans who identified as Christian was 64% in 2020, with 30% of the US population being classed as "religiously unaffiliated". [400], Rates of interreligious marriage vary widely: In the United States, it is just under 50percent,[401] in the United Kingdom, around 53percent; in France; around 30percent,[402] and in Australia and Mexico, as low as 10percent. Muslims take 2.5% out of their salaries and use the funds give to the needy. [300] According to a 2019 study by the Pew Research Center; "around the globe, Muslims have higher fertility rates than Christians on average. Some faiths grow exponentially at first (especially, for example, along trade routes[27] The death of a bald eagle that succumbed to what experts suspect is rat poisoning has led a push from wildlife advocates for state lawmakers to do more to protect the birds of prey and other creatures. It is an autonomous republic in Russia. or for reasons of social prestige[28]), The growth of Muslims is also expected in the Middle East-North Africa region, It is projected to increase from about 300 million in 2010 to more than 550million in 2050. [115][116] According to study by Pew Research Center in 2021, around 19% of American those who say they were raised Jewish or who had at least one Jewish parent now identify as Christian. ", "The Zoroastrians who remained in Persia (modern Iran) after the ArabMuslim conquest (7th century CE) had a long history as outcasts. Many Moriscos were suspected of practicing Islam in secret . [102] On the other hand, Eric Kaufman, of University of London, argued that the main reason for the expansion of Catholicism and conservative Protestantism along with other religions is because their religions tend to be "pro-natal" and they have more children, and not due to religious conversion.[103]. [45] It is a meaning system of social solidarity and identity, ranging from the kinship systems to the community, the state, and the economy, that serves to integrate Chinese culture. [318] With 3.1 children per woman, Muslims have higher fertility levels than the world's overall population between 2010 and 2015. by Daniel. [199] Also according to the historian Daniel Pipes of Harvard University and University of Chicago,[200] and a researcher specializing in criticism of Islam, "reports of widespread conversions of Muslims to Christianity come from regions as disparate as Algeria, Albania, Syria, and Kurdistan",[133] in northern Iraq and Algeria, the conversions of Kurds and Berbers to Christianity are unusually high. [38], As of around 2020, there were about 8 million Bah's in the world. According to a 2012 Pew Research Center survey, over the next four decades the number of Buddhists around the world is expected to decrease from 487 million in 2010 to 486 million in 2050. Becoming a Muslim is not easy: people say hurtful things about your faith, and it's a struggle to fit in with pious-looking sisters who wear traditional Arabic dress. The Parsis will then cease to be called a community and will be labeled a 'tribe'. The report also shows that the fall in the birth rate of Muslims slowed down the growth rate from 1990 to 2010. Kalmykia is the only Buddhist majority region in Europe. That means 3 of every 4 people leaving Islam go to something other than Christianity. [285][286] According to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey, between 2010 and 2015 "an estimated 109 million babies were born to Hindu mothers and roughly 42 million Hindus died, meaning that the natural increase in the Hindus population i.e., the number of births minus the number of deaths was 67 million over this period". will continue. Berkeley: University of California Press, c1990 1990. When asked where they think tensions between the Muslim and Western worlds originate, answers vary. [195], Resurgent Islam is one of the most dynamic religious movements in the contemporary world. [7] While according to various scholars and sources Pentecostalism a Protestant Christian movement is the fastest growing religion in the world,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] this growth is primarily due to religious conversion and denomination switching among Christians. [498] Recent estimates place the current number of Zoroastrians at around 110,000120,000,[499] at most with the majority living in India, Iran, and North America; their number has been thought to be declining. Ellethy 2014, p. 181. By 2040, Muslims will replace Jews as the nations second-largest religious group after Christians. [223][224], Religious conversions are projected to have a "modest impact on changes in the religious groups including Christian population" between 2010 and 2050;[225] and may negatively affect the growth of Christian population and it's share of the world's populations "slightly". [328] By the end of 2100 Muslims are expected to outnumber Christians. ", "Sikhs fastest-growing minority in NZ: Census", "There could be more Sikhs in the future maybe", "Our year-long exploration of religions ends with Unitarianian Universalism and paganism", "PRLog (Press Release) "Wicca"- The Fastest Growing Belief System in the World Today! (RNS) It's bad news for organized religion: A majority of the religiously unaffiliated the so-called "nones" say they fell away from faith not because of any . [47] In South Africa, Pentecostalism has grown from 0.2%, in 1951, to 7.6%, in 2001. [317] According to Foreign Policy, high birth rates were cited as the reason for the Muslim population growth. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. By contrast, during the same time period, the religiously unaffiliated category went from 17 percent in 2009 to 26 percent a decade later. [94] According to a poll conducted by the Gallup Organization in 2006, Christianity has increased significantly in Japan, particularly among youth, and a high number of teens are becoming Christians. The large number of Iranian American former Muslims is the result of a spike in immigration from Iran following the Iranian Revolution of 1978 and 1979 which included many secular Iranians seeking political refuge from the new theocratic regime. Although such attitudes have a long history in Europe, the idea that Muslims are 'the enemy' has become more widespread over the last 30 years. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. [397] The diaspora countries, by contrast, have low Jewish birth rates, an increasingly elderly age composition, and a negative balance of people leaving Judaism versus those joining. [486][479] By 2050, according to Pew research center based on growth rate of current Sikh population between (2001-2011), India will have 27,129,086 Sikhs by half-century which will be more than that of any country including the Western world. According to him, Muslims will be a significant minority rather than majority in Europe and as per their projections for 2050 in the Western Europe, there will be 1015 per cent Muslim population in high immigration countries such as Germany, France and the UK. [38], It was reported in 2013 that around 5,000 British people convert to Islam every year, with most of them being women. [279] Syria is home to the largest Druzite community in the world, according to a study published by Columbia University, the number of Syrian Druze increased from 684,000 in 2010 to 730,000 in mid of 2018. According to statistics in Canada, the number of "Nones" increased by about 60% between 1985 and 2004. Like Americans in many other religious groups, a substantial share of adults who were raised Muslim no longer identify as members of the faith. Based on the data from 49 Muslim-majority countries and territories, he found that Muslims' birth rate has significantly dropped for 41% between 1975 and 1980 to 200510 while the global population decline was 33% during that period. HarperCollins, 2009, p.15,93. Asia has the second largest Pentecostal-charismatic Christians of any continent, with the number growing from 10 million to 135 million between 1970 and 2000". Since the countries' religious establishments also serve as. [244] On the other hand, demographer Conrad Hackett of Pew Research Center stated that the World Christian Encyclopedia gives a higher estimate for percent Christian when compared to other cross-national data sets. However John L. Esposito, a scholar on the subject of Islam in The Oxford History of Islam states that the spread of Islam "was often peaceful and sometimes even received favorably by Christians". [313] Experts say that conversions to Islam have doubled in the past 25 years in France, among the six million Muslims in France, about 100,000 are converts. [298] According to the same study "globally, Muslims have the highest fertility rate, an average of 3.1 children per woman well above replacement level (2.1)", and "in all major regions where there is a sizable Muslim population, Muslim fertility exceeds non-Muslim fertility". Unless you are from a totalitarian country like China where the religion is intentionally put down. [39] Comparing this with other surveys, evidence suggests that nowadays three-fifths to four-fifths of the Chinese believe in folk religion.
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