It’s a shame Jews are so retiring and humble. It must inhibit their success. <\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (CBS DC)<\/a> \u2013 Shifts in the world\u2019s major religions will see Islam growing faster than any other faith, with the number of Muslims nearly equaling that of Christians by 2050. It’s a shame Jews are so retiring and humble. It must inhibit their success. WASHINGTON (CBS DC) \u2013 Shifts in the world\u2019s major religions will see Islam growing faster than any other faith, with the number of Muslims nearly equaling … Continue reading
\nA new Pew Research Center study finds that with the exception of Buddhists, the world\u2019s major religions will all see an increase in numbers by 2050, although some will make up a smaller percentage from today. Muslims are the only major religious group projected to increase faster than the world\u2019s population as a whole.
\nOver the coming four decades, Christianity will remain the world\u2019s largest religious affiliation, but Islam will see a major increase that will make the two religions nearly equal in numbers by 2050. In 2010, Christianity was by far the world\u2019s largest religion, with 2.2 billion followers of the faith and composing nearly one-third (31 percent) of the Earth\u2019s 6.9 billion people. Islam was second, with 1.6 billion adherents, or 23 percent of the world\u2019s population.
\nIf current fertility rates and youth populations continue to grow at their current rate, Muslims will make up 10 percent of Europe\u2019s overall population by 2050. Islam is expected to nearly match Christianity in the coming four decades as a result of a \u201ccomparatively youthful\u201d population with high fertility rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"