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A new global religious study has revealed that the demographic center of religions in the world is changing rapidly and this change is faster than previously estimated. According to the report, due to population growth, large youth population and population growth in Africa and Asia, Islam is growing almost twice as fast as Christianity worldwide. However, despite this rapid growth, it is estimated that Christianity will remain the world’s largest religion by the middle of this century. This study is based on the Status of Global Christianity 2026 report published by the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Massachusetts.
The study includes United Nations data, population surveys and research from several Christian organizations and educational institutions. In this study, an estimated description of the religious structure of the world by 2075 has been presented. The report shows that the world’s Muslim population has now exceeded two billion and if this trend continues, it may reach approximately 3.4 billion by 2075. The growth rate of Islam is said to be about 1.57 percent annually, which is much higher than the 0.95 percent growth rate of Christianity. Despite this, the Christian population is likely to remain the largest in future also. According to the study, by 2075 there will be about 2.67 billion Christians in the world, while the number of Muslims may reach about 2.1 billion.
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Center changing Christianity
The report also shows that Christianity is not dying out, but its center is changing. While many parts of Europe are seeing a decline in churches and Christian populations, Christianity is growing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa, parts of Asia, and Latin America. A century ago, the main center of Christianity was Europe, but today the situation has changed and now a large part of the Christian population is found in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Christianity is declining in the Middle East
The report also states that its numbers are declining in historically Christian dominated areas. In Europe, a decrease of about 0.4 percent is being recorded every year. The decline is even more severe in the Middle East, where Christianity has its historical roots. In 1900, the share of Christians in the population of the Middle East was 12.7 percent, which has now come down to only 4.2 percent. The reasons cited behind this are war, migration, discrimination, economic crisis, Islamic extremism and continuous instability, due to which many old Christian communities have weakened.
Statistics related to Hindu population
Hindu is the fourth largest religion after Christians, Muslims and people of other religions. At present, 99% of the world’s Hindu population lives in the Asia-Pacific region, out of which about 95% of Hindus live in India. Hindus are the largest religious group in India, Nepal and Mauritius. However, according to a report by Pew Research, there will be a decline in population from the year 2055 to 2060. However, there is no data available regarding population in 2075. Earlier, from 2010 to 2020, the number of Hindus worldwide had increased by 12 percent.
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