Which is most loved religion?
Adherents in 2020
Religion | Adherents | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Christianity | 2.382 billion | 31.11\% |
Islam | 1.907 billion | 24.9\% |
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist | 1.193 billion | 15.58\% |
Hinduism | 1.161 billion | 15.16\% |
What is the most popular Islam country?
Indonesia
The country with the single largest population of Muslims is Indonesia in Southeast Asia, which on its own hosts 13\% of the world’s Muslims.
Why is Islam more popular than Christianity in the world?
Another factor is also due to fact that Islam has the highest number of adherents under the age of 15 (34\% of the total religion) of any major religion, compared with Christianity’s 27\%. 60\% of Muslims are between the ages of 16 and 59, while only 7\% are aged 60+ (the smallest percentage of any major religion).
What is the largest denomination of Islam in the world?
The largest denomination in Islam is Sunni Islam, which makes up 75\%–90\% of all Muslims and is arguably the world’s largest religious denomination. Sunni Muslims also go by the name Ahl as-Sunnah which means “people of the tradition [of Muhammad]”.
Who are the most likely converts to Islam?
Those in the third generation or higher also are much more likely to be converts: Two-thirds of Muslims in this group have not always been Muslim. By contrast, eight-in-ten second-generation U.S. Muslims (81\%) and nearly all immigrant Muslims (95\%) have been Muslim since childhood.
Where do most Muslims in the US come from?
Most U.S. Muslim adults (58\%) hail from other parts of the globe, their presence in America owing largely to the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act that lowered barriers to immigration from Asia, Africa and other regions outside Europe. But the U.S.-born share of the American Muslim population is also considerable (42\%).