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==Studies==


Decades of census data suggest religion may become extinct in nine countries, namely; Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12811197</ref>
Decades of census data suggest religion may become extinct in nine countries, namely; Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12811197</ref> Though worldwide, the overall number of people classified as "No Religion" has been in decline ever since the collapse of the USSR. <ref>http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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Irreligion is an absence of, indifference towards, or hostility towards religion.[1] It includes agnosticism, atheism, nontheism, ignosticism, antireligion, skepticism, freethought, antitheism, apatheism, non-believer, secular humanism and deism, but it may even include theism if the believer does not identify with organized religion, or engage in religious practice.[2] Deism and Spiritual But Not Religious are two examples of the latter. Irreligion, therefore, is not synonymous with atheism.[3][4][5]

1.1 billion people (16% of the world population) are considered non-religious.[6] Some evidence suggests that the the fastest growing religious status is actually "no religion" in the United States.[7]

Demographics

Main article: Irreligion by country
Atheists, agnostics and nonreligious, by the Dentsu Institute (2006) and Zuckerman (2005)[8]
Gallup Religiosity Index 2009[9]
Irreligion on the World
Country Percentage of populations
who classify themselves as irreligious 		Source
Estonia 75.7 [10]
Azerbaijan 74 [11]
Albania 60 [12]

[13]
[14]

China 59-93 [15]
Czech Republic 59
(8% did not make any choice) 		[16]
Japan 51.8 [10]
Russia 48.1 [10]
Belarus 47.8 [10]
Sweden 46-85 [17]
Vietnam 46.1 [10]
Netherlands 44.0 [18]
Denmark 43-80 [17]
Hungary 42.6 [10]
Ukraine 42.4 [10]
Latvia 40.6 [10]
South Korea 36.4 [10]
Belgium 35.4 [10]
New Zealand 34.7
(from 87.3% who answered the optional question) 		[19]
Chile 33.8 [10]
Germany 32.7 [20]
Luxemburg 29.9 [10]
Slovenia 29.9 [10]
France 27.2
(23.9% of women, 30.6% of men) 		[21]
Venezuela 27.0 [10]
Slovakia 23.1 [10]
Mexico 20.5 [10]
Lithuania 19.4 [10]
Australia 18.7
(from 88.8% who answered the optional question) 		[22]
Italy 17.8 [10]
Spain 17 [23]
United Kingdom 16.8
(from 92.7% who answered the optional question) 		[24]
Canada 16.2 [25]
Argentina 16.0 [26]
South Africa 15.1 [27]
United States of America 15.0
(of the 94.6% who answered an optional question,
out of a sample of 50,281 households
in the 48 contiguous states) 		[28]
Croatia 13.2 [10]
Austria 12.2 [10]
Finland 11.7 [10]
Portugal 11.4 [10]
Puerto Rico 11.1 [10]
Bulgaria 11.1 [10]
Philippines 10.9 [10]
Turkey 10.5 [10]
India 6.6 [10]
Serbia and Montenegro 5.8 [10]
Ireland 4.5 [29]
Poland 4.6 [10]
Iceland 4.3 [10]
Greece 4.0 [10]
Romania 2.4 [10]
Tanzania 1.7 [10]
Malta 1.3 [10]
Iran 1.1
(Atheism and Agnosticism are forbidden) 		[10]
Uganda 1.1 [10]
Nigeria 0.7 [10]
Bangladesh 0.1 [10]

Studies

Decades of census data suggest religion may become extinct in nine countries, namely; Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland.[30] Though worldwide, the overall number of people classified as "No Religion" has been in decline ever since the collapse of the USSR. [31]

See also

References

  1. ^ Irreligion. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. (accessed: December 14, 2008).
  2. ^ http://www.gallup.com/poll/7759/americans-spiritual-searches-turn-inward.aspx
  3. ^ "Major Religions Ranked by Size". Adherents.com. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  4. ^ http://religions.pewforum.org/reports
  5. ^ http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htm
  6. ^ [http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html
  7. ^ American Nones: The Profile of the No Religion Population A Report Based on the American Religious Identification Survey 2008
  8. ^ Based on the data of the Dentsu Communication Institute and the data of Zuckerman. Largest values taken.
  9. ^ The Religiosity Index is a measure of the importance of religion for respondents and their self-reported attendance of religious services. For religions in which attendance at services is limited, care must be used in interpreting the data. (Gallup WorldView)
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Dentsu Communication Institute Inc., Research Centre for Japan (2006)Template:Ja icon
  11. ^ Gallup poll
  12. ^ "Albania". State.gov. 2006-09-15. Retrieved 2011-02-04. US Department of State - International religious freedom report 2006
  13. ^ L'Albanie en 2005
  14. ^ "Adherents.com". Adherents.com. Retrieved 2011-02-04. Some publications
  15. ^ "Adherents.com". Adherents.com. Retrieved 2011-02-04. Some publications
  16. ^ Czech statistical bureau (2001 census)[dead link‍]
  17. ^ a b Zuckerman, Phil. "Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns", Part of The Cambridge Companion to Atheism, Michael Martin, modified by the University of Cambridge Pres: Cambridge, BK (2005)
  18. ^ Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau[dead link‍]
  19. ^ Statistics New Zealand (2006 census)[dead link‍]
  20. ^ "fowid - Forschungsgruppe Weltanschauungen in Deutschland: Home". Fowid.de. Retrieved 2011-02-04. German Worldview Research Group (2004)
  21. ^ "Insee". Insee.fr. Retrieved 2011-02-04. INSEE (2004 survey)
  22. ^ "2914.0.55.002 - 2006 Census of Population and Housing: Media Releases and Fact Sheets, 2006". Abs.gov.au. 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2011-02-04. Australian Statistics Bureau (2006 census)
  23. ^ [1][dead link‍] Socialogical Research Centre (2005)
  24. ^ UK National Statistics Bureau (2001 census)
  25. ^ "96F0030XIE2001015 - Religions in Canada". 2.statcan.ca. Retrieved 2011-02-04. Canada 2001 census
  26. ^ "Table Of Statistics On Religion In The Americas". Prolades.com. Retrieved 2011-02-04. Gallup-Argentina survey, April 2001
  27. ^ [2][dead link‍] Güney Afrika 2001 census
  28. ^ US-American Religious Classification Research (2001), US Census Bureau [dead link‍]
  29. ^ "Microsoft Word - PDR 2006.doc" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-04. Central Statistics Bureau of Ireland 2006 census
  30. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12811197
  31. ^ http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm
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