Irreligion, which may include atheism, agnosticism, ignosticism, antireligion, skepticism, freethought, antitheism, apatheism, non-belief, secular humanism, and deism, varies in the different countries around the world. About 16% of the world population (1.1 billion people) are estimated to be nonreligious. Country (2006–2011) Afghanistan 3% Albania 53% Algeria 9% Angola 10% Argentina 30% Armenia 18% Australia 67% Austria 51% Azerbaijan 54% Bahrain 10% Bangladesh 12% Belarus 50% Belgium 68% Belize 33% Benin 6% Bolivia 13% Bosnia and Herzegovina 38% Botswana 16% Brazil 10% Bulgaria 58% Burkina Faso 6% Burundi 2% Cambodia 3% Cameroon 6% Canada 61% Central African Republic 1% Chad 7% Chile 27% China 82% Colombia 13% Comoros 1% Democratic Republic of the Congo 5% Republic of the Congo 6% Costa Rica 17% Côte dIvoire 12% Croatia 29% Cuba 64% Cyprus 26% Czech Republic 72% Denmark 83% Djibouti 3% Dominican Republic 14% 7% Ecuador 2% Egypt (details) 4% El Salvador 13% Estonia (details) 78% 76% 49% Ethiopia 10% Finland (details) 69% 12% 28–60% France (details) 74% 43% 43–54% Georgia 15% Germany (details) 62% 25% 41–49% Ghana (details) 4% Greece 24% 4% 16% Guatemala 10% Guinea 2% Guyana 11% Haiti 8% Honduras 13% Hong Kong (details) 74% Hungary 63% 43% 32–46% Iceland (details) 60% 4% 16–23% India (details) 9% 7% Indonesia (details) 1% Iran (details) 8% 1% Iraq (details) 15% Ireland (details) 53% 7% Israel (details) 54% 15–37% Italy (details) 30% 18% 6–15% Jamaica 29% Japan (details) 71% 52% 64–65% Jordan 4% Kazakhstan 45% 11–12% Kenya (details) 3% Kosovo 9% Kuwait 2% Kyrgyzstan 36% 7% Laos 3% Latvia 58% 41% 20–29% Lebanon (details) 13% Liberia 7% Libya 12% Lithuania 52% 19% 13% Luxembourg 64% 30% Macedonia 23% Madagascar 7% Malawi 1% Malaysia 10% Mali 3% Malta 14% 1% Mauritania 2% Mexico (details) 44% 4% Moldova 21% Mongolia 50% 9% Montenegro 38% Morocco (details) 6% Mozambique (details) 13% Myanmar 3% Namibia 8% Nepal 5% Netherlands (details) 65% 55% 39–44% New Zealand (details) 67% 20–22% Nicaragua 19% Niger 2% Nigeria (details) 2% 1% North Korea 15% Norway(details) 78% 31–72% Pakistan (details) 4% Palestinian territories 5% Panama 11% Paraguay 10% Peru 15% 5% Philippines (details) 6% 11% Poland (details) 24% 5% Portugal 33% 11% 4–9% Puerto Rico 13% 11% Qatar 4% Romania 17% 2% Russia (details) 59% 48% 24–48% Rwanda (details) 5% Saudi Arabia (details) 4% Senegal 3% Serbia 45% Sierra Leone 1% Singapore (details) 53% 13% Slovakia 45% 23% 10–28% Slovenia 51% 30% 35–38% South Africa (details) 20% 11% South Korea (details) 52% 37% 30–52% Spain (details) 55% 16% 15–24% Sri Lanka (details) 2% Sudan (details) 9% Sweden (details) 88% 25% 46–85% Switzerland (details) 57% 17–27% Syria 15% Taiwan 45% 24% Tajikistan 11% Tanzania 5% 2% Thailand 2% Togo 13% Trinidad and Tobago 8% Tunisia 7% Turkey 13% 3% Turkmenistan 18% Uganda (details) 5% 1% Ukraine 46% 42% 20% United Arab Emirates 4% United Kingdom (details) 76% 31–44% United States (details) 36% 20% 3–9% Uruguay (details) 64% 12% Uzbekistan 39% Venezuela 19% 27% Vietnam 44% 46% 81% Yemen 1% Zambia 5% Zimbabwe 9%
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:59:53 +0000
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