A survey by Pew Research Center has shown that Islam is likely to overtake Christianity in popularity and numbers by 2070.
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At a youthful 1,400 years, Islam is the youngest of the world's
major religions — and it's on track to be the largest sometime this
century.
That's the prediction from demographers at the Pew Research Center
who say high fertility rates among Muslim women and a youth bulge in the
faith are fueling its growth.
A Pew survey released this month, “The Future of World Religions,” says that if current trends continue, Islam will surpass Christianity in 2070 to become the world’s largest faith.
A panel of demographers discussed the findings of the report
recently during a seminar at the headquarters of Pew’s Religion &
Public Life project.
Fertility a main factor
Conrad Hackett, the lead researcher on the report, said that while
fertility rates around the world are slipping toward the replacement
rate of 2.1 children per woman, Muslim women are having on average more
than three children each. At the same time, around a third of all
Muslims are under age 15.
"What this means is that the Muslim population has more people
who are going to grow into their childbearing years in the years to come
than any other religious group," he said.
In fact, Islam is the only major religion expected to grow faster
than the global population. But the Pew report is mainly a story about
Africa, a continent that is expected to double its population by 2050.
That means 1 billion new people, divided primarily between Islam and
Christianity.
In the United States, Muslims will edge upward from around 1
percent of the population to a little more than 2 percent. In Europe,
the increase will be from around 6 percent to 10 percent.
Christianity is also growing because of high birth rates in Africa,
which will be home to 40 percent of the faith by midcentury. Hinduism
and Judaism as well as folk and aboriginal religions in different parts
of the world are also expected to grow. Only Buddhism among the major
faiths will stay constant, at about half a billion adherents.
No certainty of dominance
British population studies professor David Voas said the results
should be looked at country by country and with an understanding that
greater numbers do not guarantee dominance.
"What really matters is economic and cultural productivity," he said. "Does the country manage to translate its numbers into influence — both in the global economy and in terms of soft power?"
The researchers concede that measuring religious identification is
an inexact science, and that they had to rely on official statistics in
countries such as Egypt and China that allegedly underreport minority
faiths. They also say demographic trends can shift in unforeseen ways
because of natural catastrophes or human events. But they insist the
data provide much valuable information about how religions are
developing now.
Rabbi David Saperstein, the U.S. ambassador for religious freedom,
who was in the audience at seminar, said the findings underscore the
importance of interfaith understanding.
"If we have countries, as was discussed here, in sub-Saharan
Africa, that are fairly evenly divided between Christians and Muslims," he said,
"then the ability of that country to hold together its unity, its
common national identity, depends on the cooperative endeavors of the
Muslim and the Christian communities."
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