Table 1.

The Changing Global Religious Landscape: 2015–2060.

Source Adapted from the Pew Research Center Demographic Projections (refer PRC, 2017 for additional detail)

Religious Belief	2015 Population	% World Population 2015	Projected 2060 Population	% World Population 2060	Population Growth 2015–2060
Christians	2,276,250,000	31.2%	3,054,460,000	31.8	778,210,000
Muslims	1,752,620,000	24.1	2,987,390,000	31.1	1,234,770,000
Unaffiliated	1,165,020,000	16.0	1,202,300,000	12.5	37,280,000
Hindus	1,099,110,000	15.1	1,392,900,000	14.5	293,790,000
Buddhists	499,380,000	6.9	461,980,000	4.8	−37,400,000
Folk Religions	418,280,000	5.7	440,950,000	4.6	22,670,000
Other Religions	59,710,000	0.8	59,410,000	0.6	−300,000
Jews	14,270,000	0.2	16,370,000	0.2	2,100,000
Total	7,284,640,000	100.00	9,615,760,000	100.0	2,331,120,000

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