Islam's Rapid Growth and Shifts in Global Religious Demographics
TL;DR
A Pew Research Center study shows that Islam is the fastest-growing religion globally, mainly due to natural demographic growth, with Muslims increasing by 347 million over a decade, while Christianity remains the largest religion but is declining slightly, and the religiously unaffiliated are the third largest group.
- Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, Pew study says NPR
- Islam grows, Christianity slips as share of world population, survey finds The Washington Post
- Christianity saw ‘steep drop’ in US over past decade, study finds. Here’s why Miami Herald
- Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2020 Pew Research Center
- The changing face of faith: Pew report on global religious landscape 2010-2020 Vatican News
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