[60], A Be Research (Index Kosova) survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 1 November 2014 to 7 November 2014, found that 6% of South Korea were "convinced atheists. [35], According to William Bainbridge's international study, atheism is common among people whose interpersonal social obligations are weak and is also connected to lower fertility rates in advanced industrial nations. [23] These numbers conflicted with the latest Canadian census data that presupposed that a religious affiliation predisposed a belief in a deity and was based on a poorly worded question. According to the 2011 Albanian census found 2.5% of Albania were atheists.
[76], A Centro Nacional de Consultoría survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 1 November 2014, to 7 November 2014, found that 3% of the Colombia were "convinced atheists. The data, from the European Commission, found that France was the most atheistic country of those surveyed, whereas Romania was the least.

Diversity was observed in that "across the entire sample, almost 30% of all atheists surveyed said they sometimes prayed. As the map demonstrates, the most religious regions are Africa and the Middle East, with south-east Asia and Latin America not far behind. China has by far the highest percentage - and even then not quite half - of convinced atheists …

Norway ( 31 - 72% Atheist) The first of all three Scandinavian countries in the list.

(2004), less than 1% of those in Jordan do not believe in God. Additionally, many of these surveys only gauge the number of irreligious people, not the number of actual atheists, or group the two together. Furthermore, the conflation of terms such as atheist, agnostic, non-religious and non-theist add to confusion among poll data.

[34] In countries which have high levels of atheism such as Scandinavian nations, atheist organizations there generally have very low membership and only those that have links to a political party or offer legalized rituals have some noticeable membership. [60], Barret et al. [36], In a global study on atheism, sociologist Phil Zuckerman noted that countries with higher levels of atheism also had the highest suicide rates compared to countries with lower levels of atheism. but as you probably know, that is just a way of expressing the feeling of surprise. [60], A Infosearch survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 12 October 2014 to 13 November 2014, found that 1% of Thailand were "convinced atheists.

Secular group members tended to be less agreeable (e.g. This may be a particularly important consideration among people who have neutral attitudes, as it is more likely that prevailing social norms will influence the responses of such people on survey questions that effectively force respondents to categorize themselves either as belonging to a particular religion or as belonging to no religion.

Furthermore, the conflation of terms such as atheist, agnostic, non-religious and non-theist add to confusion among poll data.

"[58][59], A Pew Research Center poll, conducted from June 2015 to July 2016, found that 2% of Bosnia and Herzegovina were atheists, while 4% stated that they "Do not believe in God". Holiday quarantine: Which country will be removed from the 'green list' next? [68], A Pew Research Center poll, conducted from June 2015 to July 2016, found that 4% of Romania stated that they "Do not believe in God". "[55], In November 2013, al-Sabah estimated that up to 3 million (3.57%) Egyptians were atheists. A study on leading scientists in the US, with clearer wording and allowing for a broader concept of "god", concluded that 40% of prominent scientists believe in god. [68], A Pew Research Center poll, conducted from June 2015 to July 2016, found that 2% of Bulgaria were atheists, while 17% stated that they "Do not believe in God". On the religion question, South Korea had the greatest percentage without a religion (41%) while Italy had the smallest (5%). [8] According to the Pew Research Center's 2012 global study of 230 countries and territories, 16% of the world's population is not affiliated with a religion, while 84% are affiliated. Accurate demographics of atheism are difficult to obtain since conceptions of atheism vary across different cultures and languages from being an active concept to being unimportant or not developed. "[55], A Infinite Insight survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted on November, 2014, found that 2% of Kenya were "convinced atheists. dogmatic, less prejudiced, more tolerant of others, law-abiding, compassionate, conscientious, and well educated. However, 68% of all the unaffiliated expressed belief in God and out of the whole US population, only 2.4% self identified as "atheist". "[58][59], A Pew Research Center poll, conducted from June 2015 to July 2016, found that 3% of Ukraine were atheists, while 9% stated that they "Do not believe in God". [60], A REACH (Research and Consulting House) survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 17 October 2014 to 5 November 2014, found that 2% of Lebanon were "convinced atheists. [69], A Österreichisches Gallup Institute survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted on November, 2014, found that 13% of Austria were "convinced atheists.

"[58][59], A TNS Malaysia survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 27 October 2014 to 15 November 2014, found that 3% of Malaysia were "convinced atheists.

One quarter (23%) of those with no religious identity still believe in a God. Around three in 10 Britons feel religious, the polls suggest, compared to 56 per cent of Americans. [2] For instance, in the Netherlands some people with lack of beliefs in gods do have a variety of beliefs in other supernatural entities or things.[22]. [64], According to the Center for Sociological Research of July 2020, 14.8% of Spain were atheists.

Luke Galen, a personality researcher, writes "Many previously reported characteristics associated with religiosity are a function not of belief itself, but of strong convictions and group identification. The surveyed individuals also had similar profiles for conscientiousness (discipline or impulse control, and acting on values like "pursuit of truth"). [39] Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi regarded atheists in Western society to be "much more likely to be a man, married, with higher education", and regarded the personality of atheists to be "less authoritarian and suggestible, less "[58][59], A Market Trends International survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 13 October 2014 to 9 November 2014, found that 2% of Nigeria were "convinced atheists. [13], Discrepancies exist among sources as to how atheist and religious demographics are changing. "Personality and social integration factors distinguishing non-religious from religious groups: The importance of controlling for attendance and demographics".

[20], Statistics on atheism are often difficult to represent accurately for a variety of reasons. Just under 2-in-10 U.S. adults described themselves as very religious, with an additional 4-in-10 describing themselves as somewhat religious down from 49 percent in 2007. "[55], A Infinite Insight survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 5 November 2012, to 6 December 2012, found that 6% of South Sudan were "convinced atheists. "[58][59], A Tebbutt Research survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 1 November 2014, to 15 November 2014, found that 1% of the Fiji were "convinced atheists. "[55], A ACSOR-Surveys survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 1 November 2014 to 10 November 2014, found that 0.33% of Afghanistan were "convinced atheists. When you add nonbelievers into the ranks of confirmed atheists (as I believe should be done, most people who are agnostic or who do not value religion would be atheists) there's really a lot of atheists in the world. [60], A Romir survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 23 October 2014 to 30 October 2014, found that 8% of Kazakhstan were "convinced atheists. (**) Identified as "don't know/refused" from the "other/idk/ref" column are excluded from this statistic. "[58][59], A DataPrompt International survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 20 October 2014 to 14 November 2014, found that less than 3% of India were "convinced atheists. [68], A iVOX bvba survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 28 October 2014 to 18 November 2014, found that 18% of Belgium were "convinced atheists. "[58][59], A BVA survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 20 October 2014 to 23 October 2014, found that 10% of France were "convinced atheists. Senegal - 96%. (2001), 9% of those in Mongolia are atheist. "[55], Inglehart et al. Jordan - 96%. [14] Also, self-identification is not congruous to people's lack of beliefs automatically. [30] It was also found that secular group members show no significant differences in their negative or positive affect. "[58][59], A BJ Group survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted on 8 November 2014, to 19 November 2014 found that 1% of Morocco were "convinced atheists.

"[58][59], A Dichter & Neira survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 16 October 2014 to 19 October 2014, found that 2% of Panama were "convinced atheists. Some politically motivated organizations that report or gather population statistics may, intentionally or unintentionally, misrepresent atheists. [1] In the United States, only 5% of the population did not have a belief in a god and out of that small group only 24% self-identified as "atheist", while 15% self-identified as "agnostic" and 35% self-identified as "nothing in particular".

and 19%, respectively, identify as Lutherans. "[22], A 2004 survey by the BBC in 10 countries showed the proportion of the population "who don't believe in God" to be close to 17% in the countries surveyed; however, 8% of the respondents specifically stated that they consider themselves to be "atheists". [50], A 1998 survey based on a self-selected sample of biological and physical scientists of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States found that 7% believed in the existence of God, 72.2% did not, and 20.8% were agnostic or had doubts.

[7], Historical records of atheist philosophy span several millennia. [17], Because some governments have strongly promoted atheism and others have strongly condemned it, atheism may be either over-reported or under-reported for different countries. They are included in the “other” "[58][59], A Pew Research Center poll, conducted from June 2015 to July 2016, found that 2% of Belarus were atheists, while 9% stated that they "Do not believe in God". To clarify this data, the World Economic Forum created the map below. [68], A ORB International survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 19 November 2014 to 28 November 2014, found that 13% of the United Kingdom were "convinced atheists. "[58][59][61], According to Inglehart et al.

"[58][59], A Palestinian Center for Public Opinion (PCPO) survey, commissioned by WIN-Gallup International, conducted from 2 November 2014 to 12 November 2014, found that 1% of Palestine were "convinced atheists.
[28] In terms of apostasy, a greater proportion of people who leave religion, do so for motivational rather than rational reasons and the majority of deconversions occur in adolescence and young adulthood when one is emotionally volatile. This study found that members of secular organizations are very likely to label themselves primarily as "atheists", but also very likely to consider themselves humanists.