Conrad Hackett
@conradhackett
Senior Demographer at @PewResearch Now primarily posting at http://conradhackett.bsky.social Also http://sciences.social/@conradhackett
No, China is not on track to have the largest Christian population in the world. pewresearch.org/short-reads/20… journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…
If fertility rates depended merely on providing sufficient $$$, what would be the reason for having a goal of replacement level rather than helping people realize their own fertility wishes (however high or low they may be) or for nudging societies toward rates +/- replacement?
Around the world, it would take probably less than 5% of global GDP added on top of current child benefits as an annual child allowance to raise every single below-replacement-rate country to replacement rate.
Share of young adults around the world who stay in the religion they were raised in: Hindus 99% Muslims 99% People raised without religion 93% Christians 83% Buddhists 78%
How common is religious switching around the world? A new Pew Research Center analysis of 117 surveys from 117 provides some answers: pewrsr.ch/46dKGbF
How common is religious switching around the world? A new Pew Research Center analysis of 117 surveys from 117 provides some answers: pewrsr.ch/46dKGbF
Before the pandemic hit, 70% of Republicans said that science has had a mostly positive effect on society. Four years later, fewer than half (47%) said so. pewresearch.org/science/2023/1…
Who is into crypto? 42% of 18-29 year old men in the US say they have invested in, traded or used cryptocurrency 36% of 30-49 year old men pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…
63% of U.S. adults say tax rates on large businesses and corporations should be raised. 58% also support raising taxes on household income over $400,000. pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…
About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported. pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…
Old media stories from the 2010s suggested that China was on the cusp of having the largest Christian population in the world. Such old claims are frequently repeated on this site. Recent surveys indicate that China’s Christian population remains outside the 10 largest in the…
Fun fact. China is set to be on track to having the largest Christian population in the world by 2030.
Since 2018, do you think churchgoing rates in England are:
Aside from surveys of opt-in panelists and anecdotal reports, what evidence is there of a nationwide boom in church attendance in England and Wales? If there is such a boom, why do national statistics from Christian denominations show a decline from pre-pandemic levels? cc:…
Humanists UK calling on Bible Society to retract its findings of a “Quiet Revival”, saying survey results are unreliable, doubting method of design and weighting. Bible Society stands by its survey and is confident it reflects the reality on the ground. humanists.uk/2025/07/15/rel…
Half of the people living in Africa haven't yet had a 20th birthday. In Europe, more than half of the population has already turned 40.
Most people in Mexico and Canada say the United States is their country's greatest threat pewresearch.org/global/2025/07…
About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…
This article says “some have questioned” the alleged UK churchgoing revival. To be clear, sources of doubt include: - Data from churches showing about 20% less churchgoing at national level than before the pandemic (no revival) - Trend data from British Social Attitudes Survey…
“Strange as it may seem to find 20 to 40-somethings belting out ‘One More Step Along The World I Go’, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised by festival-goers re-embracing songs of faith from their youth. After all, a spiritual change seems to be afoot.” My reflections on the Quiet…
Please listen to this episode and let me know if you are persuaded that a religious revival is happening in England bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
I discussed global religious change with the BBC, starting at the 7:37 point in the program: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
