Major Changes on the Way for World’s Major Religions
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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The world is becoming more religious to the point where by 2050, just 13 percent of the planet’s population will not be affiliated with some religion.
A Pew Research Center study says that in 2010, 16 percent were not religiously affiliated.
Pew predicts that although Christianity will remain the world’s largest religion, Islam will be almost as large. By 2050, there will be estimated 2.92 billion Christians compared to 2.76 billion Muslims, up from 2.17 billion and 1.6 billion, respectively, in 2010.
The global population of Christians will essentially stay at 31.4 percent while Muslims will expand significantly from 23.2 percent to 29.7. percent between 2010 and 2050.
The primary reason: Muslims have the highest fertility rate at 3.1 children per woman with Christians second at 2.7 children per woman.
With the exception of Buddhists, all the world’s major religious groups are expected to increase in the next 35 years.
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