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. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By 2030 Muslims are projected to represent about 26.4% of the global population (out of a total of 7.9billion people). The epicentre of these trends will be in immigration gateway cities like New York (a third white), Amsterdam (half Dutch), Los Angeles (28% white), and London, 45% white British. Some metro areas, such as Washington, D.C., have sizable Muslim communities. [62] Changes in worldwide Protestantism over the last century have been significant. Quite clearly, Christianity exceeds the other four major religious/non-religious bodies by a significant proportion of 0.6 billion - overtaking Islam in number of followers by an astounding 9.1% of the global population. [299] From 1990 to 2010, the global Muslim population increased at an average annual rate of 2.2%. [52] In 2010, 26% of the world's Christians lived in Europe, followed by 24.4% in Latin America and the Caribbean, 23.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, 13.2% in Asia and the Pacific, 12.3% in North America, and 1% in the Middle East and North Africa. ", "Losing their religion: the hidden crisis of faith among Britain's young Muslims", "Losing Their Religion: When Muslim Immigrants Leave Islam", "Iranians have lost their faith according to survey", " ", "5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe", "The Future of the Global Muslim Population - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life", World Muslim population doubling, report projects, Fewer differences between foreign-born and Swedish born childbearing women. [346] He further points out that Muslims are not a monolithic or cohesive group,[347] Most academics who have analysed the demographics dismiss the predictions that the EU will have Muslim majorities. [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. The survey was conducted in June 2020 for 15 days from June 17th to July 1st in 2020 and reflects the views of the educated people of Iran over the age of 19 (equivalent to 85% of Adults in Iran) and can be generalized to apply to this entire demographic. More people are killed by Islamists each year than in all 350 years of the Spanish Inquisition combined. [47] In Nigeria, the percentage of Christians has grown from 21.4%, in 1953, to 50.8%, in 2010. [350] Eric Kaufman of University of London denied the claims of Eurabia. The majority of Buddhists live in Asia; Europe and North America also have populations exceeding 1 million. Since 2010, the rate of increase was of 0.3% in the Americas and Europe. The paper concludes that the Pentecostalism movement is the fastest-growing religion worldwide. On the other hand, the secular West and East Asia have very low fertility and rapidly aging populations. [423][421][424] Most of the growth in the late 20th century was seeded out of North America by means of the planned migration of individuals. [448] (See the geographic distribution of atheism. Most of the net growth in the numbers of Christians is in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Low fertility rates and aging populations in countries such as China, Thailand and Japan are the main demographic reasons for the expected shrinkage in the Buddhist population in the years ahead". In surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019, Pew found that 65 percent of Americans described themselves as Christian, a 12 percent decline over the past decade. [47] It is expected that by 2025 there will be 600million Christians in Africa. Kimberly Winston. [276] Over the centuries a number of the Druze embraced Christianity,[222][221][277][278] Islam and other religions. [220][221][222] Churches in Europe say that there is an increase in the number of Muslims converting to Christianity among immigrants. (1927-2011): Missionary Statistician and Sociologist of Religion", "Barrett, David B. But, unlike some other faiths, Islam gains about as many converts as it loses. At the same time, our projections suggest that the U.S. Muslim population will grow much faster than the countrys Jewish population. Atheism Among Muslims is "Spreading Like Wildfire" Atheism among Muslim populations was once unthinkable. [38] According to scholar Mark Juergensmeyer of University of California, Berkeley, the global Christian population increased at an average annual rate of 2.3%, while Roman Catholicism is growing by 1.3% annually, Protestantism is growing by 3.3% annually, and Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism is growing by 7% annually. Ergo, we can expect significant immigration to the secular West which will import religious revival on the back of ethnic change. [268], The 2001 American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) survey estimated that between 1990 and 2001 the number of self-identifying deists grew from 6,000 to 49,000, representing about 0.02% of the US population at the time.[269]. Looking at suicide as a share of total death is one way to compare differences across the world. Muslims in the U.S. are not as numerous as the number of Americans who identify as Jewish by religion, according to our estimate. [26], Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak in the 15th century. [327] In Europe Muslim population will be nearly double (from 5.9% to 10.2%). [464] Within India, a majority of Sikhs live in the state of Punjab. [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". [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 1996 to 2001 (200,000358,000). Since the 1980s, with the gradual opening of society, folk religion has begun to recover. And by 2050, the U.S. Muslim population is projected to reach8.1 million, or 2.1% of the nations total population nearly twice the share of today. There wereclear reasons why Muslim governments would not want to encourage conversion to Islam. And roughly one-in-five (19%) volunteered that they had no religion before converting to Islam, while smaller shares switched from Orthodox Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism or some other religion. To get an isolated comparison of suicide across the world we can use suicide rates - these measure the number of suicides per 100,000 . [336][337][b] A survey conducted by Pew Research Center in 2017 found that conversion has a negative impact on the growth of the Muslim population in Europe, with roughly 160,000 more people leaving Islam than converting into Islam between 2010 and 2016. 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. This increase primarily reflects the rapid growth of Haredi and some Orthodox sectors, who are becoming a growing proportion of Jews. [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]. [408] Since 2005, the world's Jewish population has been growing modestly at a rate of around 0.78% (in 2013). It is expected to increase up to 62million by 2100, given that the anticipated growth rate of 1.7% per year and adding at least 400,000 followers annually. . [381] Since non-Muslims are not required to pay Zakat nor entitled to benefit from it, they had to support their own poor and in addition they had to pay Jizya if they wanted the same protections the Muslims received. "[302] People switching their religions will likely have no effect on the growth of the Muslim population,[6] as the number of people who convert to Islam is roughly similar to those who leave Islam. By. [342] Pew study also reveals that Muslims are younger than other Europeans. The Druzites reside primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan. 218219. "[453], A similar pattern has been found in other countries such as Australia, Canada, and Mexico. [309] Studies estimated about 30,000 converting to Islam annually in the United States. forced converts from Islam. Over that same time period, the number of people who do not identify with any particular religion increased from 16 percent to 29 percent. [522], According to the Pew Research Center published in 2010, religious conversion may have little impact on religious demographics between 2010 and 2050. 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. Toleransi yang mengundang murka Allah Grim.[521]. [47][48] Christianity is reportedly the fastest growing religion in China with an average annual rate of 7% as of 2015. A 2014 study indicated that over 1.2 million people will leave the church in the next year. Muslims that seek to renounce Islam face legal obstacles, societal push-back, and harsh penalties. [463] Today, India is home to the largest Sikh population with 1.7% of its population, or about 20 million people identifying as Sikh. [391], Orthodox and Conservative Judaism discourage proselytism to non-Jews,[392] but many Jewish groups have tried to reach out to the assimilated Jewish communities of the Diaspora in order for them to reconnect to their Jewish roots. [324], According to the religious forecast for 2050 by Pew Research Center, between 2010 and 2050 modest net gains through religious conversion are expected for Muslims (3million)[326] and most of the net gains through religious conversion for Muslims found in Sub Saharan Africa (2.9million). 2010 Chinese Jesus Life Survey conducted by Dr. Yang Fenggang, Purdue University's Center on Religion and Chinese Society. When it comes to negative energies, the Evil Eye is something you should watch out for. ", "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! But what does Hajj constitute and why is it so. [483][466][484][485], Johnson and Barrett (2004) estimate that the global Sikh population increases annually by 392,633 (1.7% per year, based on 2004 figures); this percentage includes births, deaths, and conversions. [307] According to an earlier 2001 census, surveys found that there was an increase of 60,000 conversions to Islam in the United Kingdom. [1][2] [87] In Singapore, the percentage of Christians among Singaporeans increased from 12.7%, in 1990, to 17.5%, in 2010. [383] [446][447], In terms of absolute numbers, irreligion appears to be increasing (along with secularization generally). Democratic Republic of Congo: Muslim fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces, which earlier pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS), murdered at least 17 people, possibly many more, in the Christian-majority (95%) African nation. [29], Buddhism is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, who was born in modern day Nepal and lived and taught in India in the 5th century BC. [46], The Chinese folk religion is a "diffused religion" rather than "institutional". [407] The population grew again to around 13 million by the 1970s, but has since recorded near-zero growth until around 2005 due to low fertility rates and to assimilation. [319] While Muslim birth rates are expected to experience a decline, it will remain above replacement level and higher fertility than the world's overall by 2050. [38], As of around 2020, there were about 8 million Bah's in the world. By contrast, during the same time period, the religiously unaffiliated category went from 17 percent in 2009 to 26 percent a decade later. [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. [507], There has been recent conversions of Kurds from Islam to Zoroastrianism in Kurdistan for different reasons, including a sense of national and/or ethnic identity or for recent conflicts with radical Muslims, which had been enthusiastically received by Zoroastrians worldwide. (Ms Lewthwaite reportedly had a close relationship with Muslim neighbours during her youth.) (+1) 202-857-8562 | Fax [386] Hugh Kennedy has also discussed the Jizyah issue and stated that Muslim governments discouraged conversion but were unable to prevent it. About a quarter of adults who were raised Muslim (23%) no longer identify as members of the faith, roughly on par with the share of Americans who were raised Christian and no longer identify with Christianity (22%), according to a new analysis of the 2014 Religious Landscape Study. [384] In a 2008 conference on religion at Yale University's The MacMillan Center Initiative on Religion, Politics, and Society which hosted a speech from Hugh Kennedy, he stated forced conversions played little part in the history of the spread of the faith. [328] By the end of 2100 Muslims are expected to outnumber Christians. Table 4.1: Police officer leavers, by route of exit, years ending 31 March . It also stated that over a 50% decline was found in 22 Muslim countries and over a 60% decline in Iran, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Bangladesh, Tunisia, Libya, Albania, Qatar and Kuwait. For example, it became gradually . [312] According to The Huffington Post, "observers estimate that as many as 20,000 Americans convert to Islam annually. [118], According to the World Christian Encyclopedia[122] estimate significantly more people have converted to Christianity from Islam in the 21st century than at any other point in Islamic history. These cases do not contribute to a growth of Christianity overall, but rather to a substitution of a brand of Christianity with another one. Islam is now the second most popular religion on the planet with more . The curse is said to cause misfortune or harm to the person that it is directed at. [69], In mid-2005 Christianity adds about 65.1 million people annually due to factors such as birth rate and religious conversion, while losing 27.4 million people annually due to factors such as death rate and religious apostasy. And many people who left last year are coming back too. [118] Many Muslims who convert to Christianity face social and governmental persecution. What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S. (+1) 202-419-4300 | Main According to other scholars, many converted for a whole host of reasons, the main statement of which was evangelization by Muslims, though there were several instances where some were pressured to convert owing to internal violence and friction between the Christian and Muslim communities, according to historian Philip Jenkins. [433][434][435][436] Meanwhile in other times or places the religion has experienced surges in growth. : Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century, I argue that 97% of the world's population growth is taking place in the developing world, where 95% of people are religious. According to the records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its membership has grown every decade since its beginning in the 1830s,[108] that it is among the top ten largest Christian denominations in the U.S.,[109] and that it was the fastest growing church in the U.S. in 2012. [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. [393] As a result of the efforts by these and other Jewish groups over the past 25 years, there has been a trend (known as the Baal teshuva movement) for secular Jews to become more religiously observant, though the demographic implications of the trend are unknown. Famed new believers like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Keith Ellison seem to get all the attentionalong with flamboyant. A total of 144 persons adopted Islam. : Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century", "Barrett, David B. 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". [335] Many Muslims who leave Islam face social rejection or imprisonment and sometimes murder or other penalties. [362][368][369][370] According to some scholars, the Jizya (poll tax) was the most important factor in the mass conversion to Islam, the tax paid by all non-Muslims (Dhimmis which translated means "protected persons") in Islamic empires[371][372][373][374] While other scholars oppose this belief, because the jizya was not of great value, and those who could not pay it were exempt from it. [478][479] Sikhs have the lowest fertility rate amongst India's four major religious groups, at 1.6 children per woman in 2019-20. Islam began in Arabia and from 633 AD until the late 10th century it was spread through conquests, far-reaching trade and missionary activity. According to statistics in Canada, the number of "Nones" increased by about 60% between 1985 and 2004. There is an ongoing silent migration away from the church of an estimated 3,500 individuals each and every day. 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. January 26, 2018 The share of Americans who leave Islam is offset by those who become Muslim By Besheer Mohamed and Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac Like Americans in many other religious groups, a substantial share of adults who were raised Muslim no longer identify as members of the faith. Because of the Holocaust, the number had been reduced to 11 million by the end of 1945. [500][492], India has the world's largest Zoroastrian population who are called Parsis. [271], According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics in 2017, the Israeli Druze population growth rate of 1.4%, which is lower than the Muslim population growth rate (2.5%) and the total population growth (1.7%), but higher than the Arab Christian population growth rate (1.0%). [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. [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. The estimated world's Sikh population was over 30 million in 2020, and it will reach 42million by 2050. It is the same mental and emotional struggle Cottee observed when researching his book. In 2010, the median age of Muslims throughout Europe was (32), eight years younger than the median for all Europeans (40). [246] According to a study by a scholar Fenggang Yang from Purdue University, Christianity is "spreading among the Chinese of South-East Asia", and "Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity is growing more quickly in China",[247] also according to him, more than half of them have university degrees. Statistics published in: Katharina Wenzel-Teuber, David Strait. Islam has also been shaped by those who leave it and this happened early on in the formation of an Islamic community in seventh century Arabia. [280] The Lebanese Druze have the lowest fertility among all age groups after the Lebanese Christians. [320] Globally, Muslims were younger (median age of 23) than the overall population (median age of 28) as of 2010. In probably a first in India, an organisation has been formed in Kerala to provide a platform to those who are renouncing Islam, a move which has significant socio-political implications. "Five Centuries After Reformation, Catholic-Protestant Divide in Western Europe Has Faded," Pew Research Center, 31 August 2017, 5/11, Garrison, David; 2014; "A Wind in the House of Islam: How God Is Drawing Muslims Around The World To Faith in Jesus Christ"; WIGTake Resources. Thus, this report excludes religious conversion as a direct factor from the projection of Muslim population growth. [303][304] According to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the World Christian Database as of 2007 has Islam as the fastest-growing religion in the world. "I've confirmed it with. [47] In South Africa, Pentecostalism has grown from 0.2%, in 1951, to 7.6%, in 2001. "[] the insignificant amount of this yearly tax, the fact that it was progressive, that elders, poor people, handicapped, women, children, monks, and hermits were exempted, leave no doubt about exploitation or persecution of those who did not accept Islam. [38], According to a survey of religion in China in the year 2010, the number of people practicing some form of Chinese folk religion is near to 950 million (70% of the Chinese),[39] of which 173 million (13%) practice some form of Taoist-defined folk faith. "[294], Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world. For example, federal legislation prohibits and criminalizes non-Muslims for preaching or converting Muslims into their religion, even though the reverse is allowed. One-fifth of the U.S. public and a third of adults under 30 are religiously unaffiliated today, the highest percentages ever in Pew Research Center polling. [74], According to a 2005 paper submitted to a meeting of the American Political Science Association, most of Christianity's growth has occurred in non-Western countries. [369] Under Islamic law, Muslims are required to pay Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam. [382] [63][64][65][66] Since 1900, due primarily to conversion, Protestantism has spread rapidly in Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America. [306], According to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey, between 2010 and 2015 "an estimated 213 million babies were born to Muslim mothers and roughly 61 million Muslims died, meaning that the natural increase in the Muslim population i.e., the number of births minus the number of deaths was 152 million over this period",[38] and it added small net gains through religious conversion into Islam (420,000). It is an autonomous republic in Russia. In 2015, the internationally recognized religion was the second-largest international religion in Iran,[413] Panama,[414] Belize,[415] Bolivia,[416] Zambia,[417] and Papua New Guinea;[418] and the third-largest in Chad,[419] and Kenya. 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The majority of post-9/11 converts are women, according to experts. The clash of internal currents is wearing the movement down a year and a half after it regained power in Afghanistan. When the kingdom fell to Islamic influences and Brawijaya V converted to Islam in 1478, Sabdapalon cursed the King.

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