Pew studies and analyzes issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs by conducting surveys, demographic analyses, and other research about the practice of religion and its place in American life.
Recent work includes a major portrait of Jews in America and interviews with 38,000 Muslims around the globe to provide a more complete understanding of the beliefs and political views of members of the world’s second- largest religion.
Recent Work
Korean American adults are much less likely than adults in South Korea to be religiously unaffiliated or to be Buddhist.
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Adults in Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines are the most likely to say it is important to have a leader who stands up for people with their religious beliefs.
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The globe’s 280 million immigrants shape countries' religious composition. Christians make up the largest share, but Jews are most likely to have migrated.
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Explore our interactive table showing the religious composition of immigrants around the globe and how it's changed from 1990 to 2020.
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People in sub-Saharan Africa are typically among the most likely to say that religion is very important in their lives.
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Buddhists, the religiously unaffiliated and Daoists each make up about a quarter of Taiwan’s adult population.
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Buddhists across the region also say that someone cannot be truly Buddhist if they do not respect deities or spirits.
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Among the places surveyed, people in Japan (85%) and Vietnam (84%) are most likely to say they have a family gravesite.
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