Irreligion, which may

include atheism, agnosticism, ignosticism, antireligion, skepticism,freethought, antitheism, ap

atheism, non-belief, secular humanism, and deism, varies in the different countries around the
world.
Sixteen percent of the world population (1.1 billion people) are considered non-religious.[2]
Contents
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1 Methodology

2 Countries

3 By population

4 See also

5 References

Methodology[edit

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The Gallup poll has the broadest definition of irreligion: the question "Is religion an important
part of your daily life?" was asked; the "no" answer is represented below. Dentsu
Communication Institute provides data for respondents who stated they have "no religion".
Phil Zuckerman uses only the number who describe themselves as atheist or agnostic. The
numbers come from different years, and might not be accurate for countries with governments
that require or urge religion or secularism.
Countries[edit

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Country

Afghanistan

Albania (details)

Gallup[3]
(20062011)

Dentsu[4]
(2006)

3%

53%

Algeria

9%

Angola

10%

Argentina

Zuckerman[5]
(2005)

30%

8%

13%

48%

Country

Gallup[3]
(20062011)

Dentsu[4]
(2006)

Zuckerman[5]
(2005)

Armenia

18%

34%

Australia (details)

67%

2425%

Austria

51%

Azerbaijan (details)

54%

Bahrain

10%

Bangladesh

12%

Belarus

12%

1826%

50%

48%

17%

Belgium (details)

68%

35%

4243%

Belize

33%

Benin

6%

Bolivia

13%

Bosnia and Herzegovina

38%

Botswana

16%

Brazil (details)

10%

Country

Bulgaria (details)

Gallup[3]
(20062011)

Dentsu[4]
(2006)

58%

Burkina Faso

6%

Burundi

2%

Cambodia

3%

Cameroon

6%

Canada (details)

61%

Zuckerman[5]
(2005)

30%

3440%

26%

1930%

Central African Republic

1%

Chad

7%

Chile

27%

34%

China (details)

82%

93%

Colombia

13%

Comoros

1%

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

Costa Rica

5%

6%

17%

814%

Country

Gallup[3]
(20062011)

Dentsu[4]
(2006)

Zuckerman[5]
(2005)

Cte d'Ivoire

12%

Croatia

29%

Cuba

64%

Cyprus

26%

Czech Republic (details)

72%

64%

5461%

83%

10%

4380%

Denmark (details)

Djibouti

Dominican Republic

13%

7%

7%

3%

14%

Ecuador

2%

Egypt (details)

4%

El Salvador

13%

Estonia (details)

78%

Ethiopia

10%

Finland (details)

France (details)

7%

76%

49%

69%

12%

2860%

74%

43%

4354%

Country

Gallup[3]
(20062011)

Dentsu[4]
(2006)

Georgia

15%

Germany (details)

62%

Ghana (details)

25%

4149%

4%

16%

4%

Greece

24%

Guatemala

10%

Guinea

2%

Guyana

11%

Haiti

Zuckerman[5]
(2005)

8%

Honduras

13%

Hong Kong

74%

Hungary

63%

43%

3246%

Iceland (details)

60%

4%

1623%

India (details)

9%

7%

Indonesia

1%

Iran (details)

8%

1%

Country

Gallup[3]
(20062011)

Dentsu[4]
(2006)

Iraq (details)

15%

Ireland (details)

53%

Israel (details)

54%

Italy (details)

30%

Jamaica

29%

Japan (details)

71%

Jordan

Kazakhstan

1537%

18%

615%

52%

6465%

45%

3%

Kosovo

9%

Kuwait

2%

Laos

7%

4%

Kenya (details)

Kyrgyzstan

Zuckerman[5]
(2005)

1112%

36%

7%

3%

Latvia

58%

Lebanon

13%

41%

2029%

Country

Gallup[3]
(20062011)

Dentsu[4]
(2006)

Zuckerman[5]
(2005)

Liberia

7%

Libya

12%

Lithuania

52%

19%

Luxembourg

64%

30%

Macedonia

23%

Madagascar

7%

Malawi

1%

Malaysia

10%

Mali

3%

Malta

14%

Mauritania

13%

1%

2%

Mexico (details)

44%

Moldova

21%

Mongolia

50%

Montenegro

38%

4%

9%

Country

Morocco

Mozambique

Gallup[3]
(20062011)

Dentsu[4]
(2006)

6%

13%

Myanmar

3%

Namibia

8%

Nepal

5%

Netherlands (details)

65%

New Zealand (details)

67%

Nicaragua

19%

Niger

Nigeria (details)

2%

3944%

2022%

1%

15%

78%

Pakistan (details)

4%

Palestinian territories

5%

Panama

55%

2%

North Korea

Norway(details)

Zuckerman[5]
(2005)

11%

3172%

Country

Gallup[3]
(20062011)

Dentsu[4]
(2006)

Zuckerman[5]
(2005)

Paraguay

10%

Peru

15%

5%

6%

11%

Poland (details)

24%

5%

Portugal

33%

11%

Puerto Rico

13%

11%

Philippines

Qatar

4%

Romania

17%

2%

Russia (details)

59%

48%

Rwanda

5%

Saudi Arabia (details)

4%

Senegal

3%

Serbia

Sierra Leone

Singapore (details)

49%

2448%

45%

1%

53%

13%

Country

Gallup[3]
(20062011)

Dentsu[4]
(2006)

Zuckerman[5]
(2005)

Slovakia

45%

23%

1028%

Slovenia

51%

30%

3538%

South Africa (details)

20%

11%

South Korea (details)

52%

37%

3052%

Spain (details)

55%

16%

1524%

25%

4685%

Sri Lanka (details)

2%

Sudan

9%

Sweden (details)

Switzerland (details)

88%

57%

Syria

15%

Taiwan

45%

Tajikistan

11%

Tanzania

5%

Thailand

2%

Togo

13%

1727%

24%

2%

Country

Gallup[3]
(20062011)

Dentsu[4]
(2006)

Trinidad and Tobago

8%

Tunisia

7%

Turkey

13%

Turkmenistan

18%

Uganda (details)

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

Zuckerman[5]
(2005)

3%

5%

1%

46%

42%

20%

4%

United Kingdom (details)

76%

United States (details)

36%

Uruguay (details)

64%

Uzbekistan

39%

Venezuela

19%

27%

Vietnam

44%

46%

Yemen

1%

Zambia

5%

3144%

20%

39%

12%

81%

Gallup[3]
(20062011)

Country

Dentsu[4]
(2006)

Zuckerman[5]
(2005)

9%

Zimbabwe

By population[edit source

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Countries with the greatest number of people without religion (including agnostics and
atheists) based on the total population of each country as of 2004 and the percentage of
nonreligious people according to Zuckerman:[6]
Country

People without religion

China

103,907,840 - 181,838,720

Japan

81,493,120 - 82,766,450

Vietnam

66,978,900

Russia

34,507,680 - 69,015,360

Germany

33,794,250 - 40,388,250

France

25,982,320 - 32,628,960

United Kingdom

18,684,010 - 26,519,240

South Korea

14,579,400 - 25,270,960

Ukraine

9,546,400

United States

8,790,840 - 26,822,520

Netherlands

6,364,020 - 7,179,920

Country

People without religion

Canada

6,176,520 - 9,752,400

Spain

6,042,150 - 9,667,440

Taiwan

5,460,000

Hong Kong

5,240,000

Czech Republic

5,328,940 - 6,250,121

Australia

4,779,120 - 4,978,250

Belgium

4,346,160 - 4,449,640

Sweden

4,133,560 - 7,638,100

Italy

3,483,420 - 8,708,550

North Korea

3,404,700

Hungary

3,210,240 - 4,614,720

Bulgaria

2,556,120 - 3,007,200

Denmark

2,327,590 - 4,330,400

Belarus

1,752,870

Greece

1,703,680

Country

People without religion

Kazakhstan

1,665,840 - 1,817,280

Argentina

1,565,800 - 3,131,600

Austria

1,471,500 - 2,125,500

Finland

1,460,200 - 3,129,000

Norway

1,418,250 - 3,294,000

Switzerland

1,266,670 - 2,011,770

Israel

New Zealand

Cuba

Slovenia

929,850 - 2,293,630

798,800 - 878,680

791,630

703,850 - 764,180

Estonia

657,580

Dominican Republic

618,380

Singapore

566,020

Slovakia

542,400 - 1,518,720

Lithuania

469,040

Country

People without religion

Latvia

461,200 - 668,740

Portugal

420,960 - 947,160

Armenia

418,740

Uruguay

407,880

Kyrgyzstan

355,670

Croatia

314,790

Albania

283,600

Mongolia

247,590

Estonia

147,620

Iceland

47,040 - 67,620