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the current world population is 7.8 billion people and growing.
the current world population is 7.8 billion people and growing.
The current average population increase is estimated at 81 Million people per year. The world population forecast estimates that the population will reach 8.5 Billion by the year 2030. Only 56% of the world's population live in what is considered an "urban" environment.
WORLD POPULATION BY REGIOn:
WORLD POPULATION BY REGIOn:
ASIA: 4,641,054,775 TOTAL POPULATION | 59.5% OF WORLD SHARE
AFRICA: 1,340,598,147 TOTAL POPULATION | 17.2% OF WORLD SHARE
EUROPE: 747,636,026 TOTAL POPULATION | 9.6% OF WORLD SHARE
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN: 653,962,331 TOTAL POPULATION | 8.4% OF WORLD SHARE
NORTH AMERICA: 368,869,647 TOTAL POPULATION | 4.7% OF WORLD SHARE
OCEANIA: 42,677,813 TOTAL POPULATION | 0.5% OF WORLD SHARE
World population by religious affiliation:
World population by religious affiliation:
The Pew Forum conducted a wide-scale study in 2010 based on the then 6.9 Billion World Population and determined the following religious affiliations are made:
2,173,180,000 Christians (31% of world population), of which 50% are Catholic, 37% Protestant, 12% Orthodox, and 1% other.
1,598,510,000 Muslims (23%), of which 87-90% are Sunnis, 10-13% Shia.
1,126,500,000 No Religion affiliation (16%): atheists, agnostics and people who do not identify with any particular religion. One-in-five people (20%) in the United States are religiously unaffiliated.
1,033,080,000 Hindus (15%), the overwhelming majority (94%) of which live in India.
487,540,000 Buddhists (7%), of which half live in China.
405,120,000 Folk Religionists (6%): faiths that are closely associated with a particular group of people, ethnicity or tribe.
58,110,000 Other Religions (1%): Baha’i faith, Taoism, Jainism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Tenrikyo, Wicca, Zoroastrianism and many others.
13,850,000 Jews (0.2%), four-fifths of which live in two countries: United States (41%) and Israel (41%).
Status of global christianity
Status of global christianity
The Center for the Study of Global Christianity releases an annual report with a detailed breakdown of various aspects of Christianity in the world. From the financial impact of churches and missionaries to the associations held by groups and individuals in regions; this resource will be helpful to understanding the impact of Christianity among the nations. Click on the image to the left to see the full report.
Global Statistic Information:
Global Statistic Information:
The information provided here and much more can be found at the link below.
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