In 2020, around 28.8 percent of the global population were identified as Christian. Around 25.6 percent of the global population identify as Muslims, followed by 14.9 percent of global populations as Hindu. The number of Muslims increased by 347 million, when compared to 2010 data, more than all other religions combined.
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Share of global population affiliated with major religious groups in 2020, by religion
Pew Research Center estimates based on more than 2,700 censuses and surveys.
Supplementary notes
Overview - Based on the 2010 Pew Research Center report, GCS data and the selected metrics, an estimation of religions has been conducted for the period of 2011 to 2022 Approach - Over 200 countries from 6 different regions have been selected to identify their population's religions - The number of births, death, net migration, and fertility rate index data from 2011 onwards have been determined for Christians, Muslims, unaffiliated, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, folk and other religions KPIs used Population, Birth Rate, Death rate, Net Migration, Fertility rate index.
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