More Christians, but a smaller share of the world
From 2010 to 2020, 122 million more. Share: 30.6% → 28.8%.
Source: Pew Research Center: religious composition estimatesOpen on the chart →
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From 2010 to 2020, 122 million more. Share: 30.6% → 28.8%.
Bars start at zero. Each uses a published value; the year and measurement universe are listed below.
- 2010 thousand persons
2,147,230 (2010)
- 2020 thousand persons
2,268,860 (2020)
Published estimates with the same units. Small bounded estimates are not substituted as exact values. This is a descriptive comparison.
Pew all-age estimates, two dates from the same revised release, 2010 and 2020. Affiliation does not measure belief or practice; unaffiliated does not mean atheist. No intervening observations.
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