世界上最流行的宗教是基督教。据估计,目前约有20亿基督徒在修行。其中大约一半是天主教徒,其他基督教信仰的大部分包括新教徒和圣公会教徒。总的来说,世界上大约33%的人以某种形式信奉基督教。
伊斯兰教是世界上第二受欢迎的宗教,约有10亿成员。一些伊斯兰人士声称,实际上,信奉伊斯兰教的穆斯林比信奉基督教的人要多。这取决于如何定义“练习”一词例如,一个将自己的宗教称为基督教的人可能不会定期去教堂。对穆斯林来说,这似乎是实践宗教的失败。对基督徒来说,这似乎只是一种可以接受的实践他或她的信仰的方式。。
然而,在美国,伊斯兰教是发展最快的宗教。美国大约80%的清真寺是在过去20年内建成的。这些清真寺主要不是为伊斯兰移民建造的,而是为那些出生在美国的皈依者建造的。当然,穆斯林移民的增加增加了美国的穆斯林人数;然而,自9/11事件以来,移民速度有所放缓。
第三大人口群体被认为是非宗教的。大约有十亿人认为自己不经常练习任何宗教,或者是无神论者。这实际上是一个多元化的群体,包括不可知论者。无神论者只代表十亿人中的一小部分。许多人只是不确定什么样的信仰才是适合他们的,也可能在有组织的宗教方面存在问题。
大约9亿人信奉印度教。儒教(有时被称为中国传统宗教)和佛教都有近4亿人信奉。土著和非洲传统宗教分别约有3亿人和1亿人信奉。对于随后的宗教来说,人数下降到1000万。
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