The Global Religious Landscape June 2012 | Page 26
25
GLOBAL RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE
The religiously unaf liated are heavily concentrated in Asia and the Paci c, where more than
three-quarters ( 6 ) of the world’s unaf liated population resides. The remainder is in Europe
(
), North America ( ), Latin America and the Caribbean ( ), sub-Saharan Africa ( )
and the Middle East and North Africa (less than ).
Although a majority of the religiously unaf liated live in Asia and the Paci c, only about onein- ve people (
) in that region are unaf liated. More than one-in-six people in Europe
World Unaffiliated Population by Region
ESTIMATED 2010
UNAFFILIATED POPUL ATION
ESTIMATED 2010
TOTAL POPUL ATION
PERCENTAGE OF POPUL ATION
THAT IS UNAFFILIATED
Asia-Pacific
858,580,000
4,054,990,000
21.2 %
Europe
134,820,000
742,550,000
18.2
North America
59,040,000
344,530,000
17.1
Latin America-Caribbean
45,390,000
590,080,000
7.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
26,580,000
822,720,000
3.2
2,100,000
341,020,000
0.6
1,126,500,000
6,895,890,000
16.3
Middle East-North Africa
World Total
Population estimates are rounded to the ten thousands. Percentages are calculated from unrounded numbers. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.
10 Countries with the Largest Number of Unaffiliated
ESTIMATED 2010
UNAFFILIATED POPUL ATION
PERCENTAGE