Is there a large proportion of religious people in America or Europe?

The proportion of the United States is large.

In the last century, the religious population in western developed countries has been decreasing. According to the statistics of the Cambridge Atheism Guide, during the half century from the middle of last century to the beginning of this century, the population believing in God in Sweden decreased by 33%, in the Netherlands by 22%, in Australia by 20%, in Norway by 19%, in Denmark by 18% and in Britain by 16.5%.

Canada decreased by 7% and Japan decreased by 3%; The number of people who don't believe in God has increased from 23% in 1985 to 30% in 1999 in Canada, from 24% in 1979 to 39% in 1999 in Britain and from 8% in Sweden.

Since the beginning of this century, the proportion of religious population in western developed countries has decreased faster. According to a sample survey conducted by Gallup International Survey Alliance, the proportion of religious people in the United States dropped from 73% in 2005 to 60% in 20 12, and then to 56% in 20 14, from 58% in Canada to 46% in 20 12, and from 58% in France to.

Switzerland decreased from 7 1% in 2005 to 50% in 20 12, and Germany decreased from 60% in 2005 to 5 1% in 20 12. By the end of 20 14, the proportion of religious population in Britain has dropped to 30%, which is one of the countries with the lowest proportion of religious population.

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The basic characteristics of the international religious situation are: the accelerated development of secularization, the sudden emergence of fundamentalism, the vicious expansion of religious extremism, the unstoppable networking of religion, and the increasingly active religious NGOs.

The regional characteristics of the current international religious situation are: the acceleration of secularization in Europe, the prominent "Iraqi phobia", the rise of new atheism in the United States, the backwardness of the Christian right wing, the revival of Russian Orthodox Church and the development of Islam, the strong Catholicism in Latin America, the growth of Protestants, the decline of traditional religions in Africa, the struggle between Christianity and Islam, the rise of radical forces in the Middle East and the prominent religious contradictions;

The rise of "three forces" in Central Asia challenges the governance ability of secular regime, Hindu forces in South Asia rise, religious conflicts intensify, Southern Buddhism in Southeast Asia becomes active, Islam is divided, religious nationalism in East Asia rises, and overseas missionary forces are powerful.

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Chinese mainland has the lowest proportion of religious population.