Most of China's theists are in the rural areas and they might 'believe' in something, but they are not that serious about it and don't really care that much (i might be wrong, but this is my opinion). Luke Galen, a personality researcher, writes "Many previously reported characteristics associated with religiosity are a function not of belief itself, but of strong convictions and group identification. "[55], A Infinite Insight survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted on November, 2014, found that 2% of Kenya were "convinced atheists. (2011). "[58][59], A DOXA survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 16 October 2014 to 30 October 2014, found that 6% of Italy were "convinced atheists. Furthermore, atheists may not report themselves as such, to avoid suffering from social stigma, discrimination, and persecution in some countries.
(2004), 7% of those in the Dominican Republic do not believe in God. [70], According to Statistics Netherlands in September 2018, 51% of the Dutch population is irreligious. A further four - Burundi, Djibouti, Mauritania and Somalia - saw 98 per cent reply in the affirmative. [6], Of the global atheist and non-religious population, 76% reside in Asia and the Pacific, while the remainder reside in Europe (12%), North America (5%), Latin America and the Caribbean (4%), sub-Saharan Africa (2%) and the Middle East and North Africa (less than 1%). [37] A study on depression and suicide suggested that those without a religious affiliation have a higher suicide attempt rates than those with a religious affiliation. [7], Historical records of atheist philosophy span several millennia. [27] Reviewing psychological studies on atheists, Miguel Farias noted that studies concluding that analytical thinking leads to lower religious belief "do not imply that that atheists are more conscious or reflective of their own beliefs, or that atheism is the outcome of a conscious refutation of previously held religious beliefs" since they too have variant beliefs such as in conspiracy theories of the naturalistic variety. "[58][59], A Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO) survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 2 November 2014 to 12 November 2014, found that 1% of Palestine were "convinced atheists.
"[58][59], A Pew Research Center poll, conducted from June 2015 to July 2016, found that 3% of Ukraine were atheists, while 9% stated that they "Do not believe in God". [56][57], A TNS RMS Ghana survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 7 November 2012, to 33 November 2012, found that 0% of Ghana were "convinced atheists. What do philosophers believe? [1] In the United States, only 5% of the population did not have a belief in a god and out of that small group only 24% self-identified as "atheist", while 15% self-identified as "agnostic" and 35% self-identified as "nothing in particular". (2014). "[58][59], According to Froese (2004), 7% of those in Kyrgyzstan are atheist. This may be a particularly important consideration among people who have neutral attitudes, as it is more likely that prevailing social norms will influence the responses of such people on survey questions that effectively force respondents to categorize themselves either as belonging to a particular religion or as belonging to no religion. [54], A TNSRMS Cameroun survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 29 October 2012, to 5 November 2012, found that 3% of Cameroon were "convinced atheists. According to the surveys, five countries tie for the title of most religious. [64], According to another Poll about religiosity in the European Union in 2012 by Eurobarometer 16% are Non-believers/Agnostics and 7% are Atheists. [63], According to Froese (2004), 2% of those in Turkmenistan are atheist. (2004) found that 13% of those in Singapore do not believe in God. [13], Discrepancies exist among sources as to how atheist and religious demographics are changing. When you add nonbelievers into the ranks of confirmed atheists (as I believe should be done, most people who are agnostic or who do not value religion would be atheists) there's really a lot of atheists in the world. (*) 13% of respondents in Hungary identify as Presbyterian. "[58][59], A Leger survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted on November 2014, found that 12% of Canada were "convinced atheists. Two thirds of people still claim to be religious", "The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050", "U.S. belief in God down, belief in theory of evolution up", "Do Scientists Really Reject God? "[7] Of the global atheist and nonreligious population, 76% reside in Asia and the Pacific, while the remainder reside in Europe (12%), North America (5%), Latin America and the Caribbean (4%), sub-Saharan Africa (2%) and the Middle East and North Africa (less than 1%). [38] A study into mental well-being in religious and non-religious people found that mental well-being for both religious people and non-religious people hinged on the certainty of their belief, and that previous studies had not controlled for the effect of belonging to a group when studying churchgoers. In 2007 Norway … If you like our posts, subscribe to the Atheist Republic newsletter to get exclusive content delivered weekly to your inbox. Questions to assess non-belief may ask about negation of the prevailing belief, rather than an assertion of positive atheism. "[58][59], A Tebbutt Research survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 1 November 2014, to 15 November 2014, found that 1% of the Fiji were "convinced atheists. [14] Also, self-identification is not congruous to people's lack of beliefs automatically. "[55], In November 2013, al-Sabah estimated that up to 3 million (3.57%) Egyptians were atheists. "[55], A Infinite Insight survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 5 November 2012, to 6 December 2012, found that 6% of South Sudan were "convinced atheists. [18][19] According to the CIA World Factbook, non-religious people make up 9.66%, while one fifth of them are atheists. However, the given numbers do not necessarily constitute the exact number of people who claim to be non-believers in God. [71], A BRIMA survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 1 November 2014 to 24 November 2014, found that 2% of the people of North Macedonia were "convinced atheists.
"[58][59], A CEDATOS survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 31 October 2014, to 20 November 2014, found that 2% of the Ecuador were "convinced atheists. "[55], A Maagar Mochot ltd. survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted on November, 2014, found that 8% of Israel were "convinced atheists. "[58][59], A Pew Research Center poll, conducted from June 2015 to July 2016, found that 2% of Bosnia and Herzegovina were atheists, while 4% stated that they "Do not believe in God". [68], A Pew Research Center poll, conducted from June 2015 to July 2016, found that 4% of Russia were atheists, while 15% stated that they "Do not believe in God". [60], A BRAIN Research survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 27 October 2014, to 7 November 2014 found that 4% of Mexico were "convinced atheists.
: New Poll Contradicts Earlier Ones", "Scientists are still keeping the faith,", "GLOBAL INDEX OF RELIGIOSITY AND ATHEISM", "Egypt: Are there really three million atheists? "[58][59], A 2010 Eurobarometer poll found that 29% of the Norway stated that "I don't believe there is any sort of spirit, God or life force". [39] Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi regarded atheists in Western society to be "much more likely to be a man, married, with higher education", and regarded the personality of atheists to be "less authoritarian and suggestible, less To clarify this data, the World Economic Forum created the map below. "[58][59], According to Barret et al. "[58][59], The International Social Survey Programme was conducted by Massey University in 2008 found 13% of New Zealand were atheists. [73], A Pew Research Center poll, conducted from June 2015 to July 2016, found that 2% of Serbia were atheists, while 10% stated that they "Do not believe in God". Galen, L.W., & Kloet, J.
[17], Because some governments have strongly promoted atheism and others have strongly condemned it, atheism may be either over-reported or under-reported for different countries. Or make a one-time donation in any amount. "[58][59], A SRGB (SRG Bangladesh Limited) survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 5 November 2014, to 25 November 2014, found that 0.4% of Bangladesh were "convinced atheists. (2004), less than 1% of those in Jordan do not believe in God. Sign up below for the Atheist Republic newsletter to get exclusive content delivered weekly to your inbox. The literal definition of “atheist” is “a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any … "[26], A study on global religiosity, secularity, and well-being notes that it is unlikely that most atheists and agnostics base their decision to not believe in the gods on a careful, rational analysis of philosophical and scientific arguments since science testing scores in societies where atheism or theism is widespread, are just as poor and such societies have widespread supernatural beliefs besides gods. [50], A 1998 survey based on a self-selected sample of biological and physical scientists of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States found that 7% believed in the existence of God, 72.2% did not, and 20.8% were agnostic or had doubts. It is difficult to determine actual atheist numbers. But if you look at the percentage of atheists in china, it is rather low (it's high because of China's population). Norway ( 31 - 72% Atheist) The first of all three Scandinavian countries in the list.
Bourget, David & Chalmers, David J. [53], A 2014 survey by David Chalmers and David Bourget on nearly 1,000 professional philosophers from 99 leading departments of philosophy shows that 72.8% considered themselves as atheists, 14.6% considered themselves as theist, and 12.6% as something else. [72], A Pew Research Center poll, conducted from June 2015 to July 2016, found that 2% of Poland were atheists, while 8% stated that they "Do not believe in God". If you find any joy or stimulation at Atheist Republic, please consider becoming a Supporting Member with a recurring monthly donation of your choosing, between a cup of tea and a good dinner. A negative perception of atheists and pressure from family and peers may also cause some atheists to disassociate themselves from atheism. [60], According to Inglehart et al.
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