Christianity Booming, Atheism Declining around the World, Report Says
Michael Foust | Christian Headlines.com Contributor | Tuesday, October 22, 2019

The headlines might declare that Christianity is declining in the United States, but new research shows it’s growing faster than the population around the world – and atheism and agnosticism are on a gradual decline.

The 2019 Status of Global Christianity report shows there were 2.5 billion Christians in the world as of mid-2019 – a major increase from the 1.98 billion Christians in 2000 and more than double the number of Christians (1.2 billion) in 1970. Christianity is growing worldwide at a rate of 1.27 percent each year and outpacing population growth (1.20 percent) – and is booming in Africa (2.37 percent), Asia (2.79 percent) and Latin America (2.29 percent).

By comparison, there were 138 million atheists around the world in mid-2019 – slightly more than the 137 million in 2000 but less than the 165 million in 1970. Atheism’s annual growth (.04 percent) is less than that of the population, and the number of atheists worldwide is projected to decline to 132 million in 2025.

Agnosticism and those affiliated with the “non religionists” category also are on the descent, according to the report.

The Status of Global Christianity report is released by the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

A Pew Research Center study this month showed the percentage of American adults who call themselves Christian has declined the past decade, from 77 percent to 65 percent, while the percentage of U.S. adults who identify as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular” has risen from 17 percent to 26 percent in that same span.

Globally, though, the data is opposite of the Pew data, according to the Status of Global Christianity report.

There were 716 million agnostics in the world as of mid-2019, but by 2025 that is projected to fall to 707 million. Nonreligionists numbered 854 million this year but are expected to fall to 839 million by 2025.

Much of Christianity’s growth is due to its surge in other continents. Africa (119 million) and Asia (160 million) each have more Christians than North America (100 million).

Among Christian traditions, evangelicalism (2.19 percent) and Pentecostalism/charismatic Christianity (2.26 percent) are growing faster than Protestantism (1.61 percent) and Roman Catholicism (1.02 percent).

Despite the positive data for Christianity, the report showed its growth in cities isn’t as dramatic. The global urban population is growing at a rate of 2.15 percent, more than the growth of Christianity in those cities (1.58 percent).

https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/christianity-booming-atheism-declining-around-the-world-report-says.html

keep telling yaself that!

So what's the point of this thread? Giving an account of the success you folks are getting due to indoctrination..

We atheist don't have to Evangelise like Disturbed fellows,we aren't crowd-philic like you Christian's. We don't threaten people with hell into accepting Christ or give vague promises of eternal life or damnation..
Religion is the opium for the weak

You gloat at us over the increase in Christian's forgetting that the population of Christian's you rejoice over are mostly those born and indoctrinated into Christianity..

[quote author=OgunRitualHouse post=83410408][/quote]Dont mind him people are getting wiser

despite all the controversy and hatred for the church , the Church is matching on and waxing stronger. All we are seeing today are the sign of end times, friends we fellowship together before have err, this are the sign our LORD JESUS declared in Matthew 24. In fact other apostles revealed it more explicitly based on what was happening in their days (2 Tim 3:1-5). But God didn’t leave us to only this damning declarations or
testimonies, he made us to know that ENDURANCE is needed and the GOSPEL is key (Matt. 24:13-14).

We must therefore not only be disappointed or lose heart by those not living right around us, our concerns
should drive us to see perspective and not become like them. op stay bless.

falcon01:
Dont mind him people are getting wiser

Daniel 12:4
But you, Daniel, roll up and SEAL THE WORD of
the scroll until the time of the END. Many will
go here and there to INCREASE OF KNOWLEDGE."

indeed people are getting wiser.

[quote author=OgunRitualHouse post=83410408][/quote]. maddt

falcon01:
Dont mind him people are getting wiser

sounds like a competition to him.

falcon01:


keep telling yaself that!

Did you read the statistics?

hope u know most of those so called Christians are actually atheists, as Image123 can attest to.

Edybleketara:


hope u know most of those so called Christians are actually atheists, as Image123 can attest to.

Is it as a result of a survey or you are just hoping?

Edybleketara:
hope u know most of those so called Christians are actually atheists, as Image123 can attest to.

but image123 is a brother. so what your point ?

malvisguy212:
but image123 is a brother. so what your point ?

he claims many people who go to church are actually atheists.
here's what imag123 said ''No true Christian will commit suicide.
That someone is named Michael or
goes to church doesn't make him a
Christian. There are many atheist
bearing Chukwu and Oluwa whatever."

Edybleketara:
he claims many people who go to church are actually atheists.
here's what imag123 said ''No true Christian will commit suicide.
That someone is named Michael or
goes to church doesn't make him a
Christian. There are many atheist
bearing Chukwu and Oluwa whatever."

He is right my brother.

job 1:6 One day the angels came to present
themselves before the LORD, and SATAN
ALSO CAME with them.

malvisguy212:
He is right my brother.
job 1:6 One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and SATAN ALSO CAME with them.

thus invalidating the statistics in the Op

Well, religious people tend to give birth more.One would also notice that while atheism/agnosticsm is growing in intelligent societies,christainity grows in the other.

Edybleketara:
thus invalidating the statistics in the Op

I agree with him even though he conclude without statistics . FYI
I agree Christianity is blooming but atheism is not declining.

OLAADEGBU:


https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/christianity-booming-atheism-declining-around-the-world-report-says.html

Also See: Atheism in Decline

https://www.nairaland.com/4495285/atheism-decline

So your report conflicts with that of Pew Research which are we supposed to hold as true? The one from an obviously biased source or the one from a less biased source?

Michellekabod2:


So what's the point of this thread? Giving an account of the success you folks are getting due to indoctrination..

We atheist don't have to Evangelise like Disturbed fellows,we aren't crowd-philic like you Christian's. We don't threaten people with hell into accepting Christ or give vague promises of eternal life or damnation..
Religion is the opium for the weak

You gloat at us over the increase in Christian's forgetting that the population of Christian's you rejoice over are mostly those born and indoctrinated into Christianity..

Are you sure you don't have to evangelise? If you do what would the message be?

Edybleketara:
hope u know most of those so called Christians are actually atheists, as Image123 can attest to.

People just want me to talk sha.