demographic2020
Share of the population who are not religious
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
10.9percentage
Median: 4.0percentage
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
89.6percentage
Lowest
Bangladesh
0.0percentage
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China89.6percentage
2North Korea72.9percentage
3Czech Republic72.8percentage
4Hong Kong71.4percentage
5Vietnam67.7percentage
By Region
Oceania46.8percentage(2 countries)
Europe23.6percentage(32 countries)
North America20.3percentage(4 countries)
South America18.4percentage(7 countries)
Asia14.3percentage(27 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0percentage)High (89.6percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.9percentage)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (27)
Other (118)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 89.6percentage |
| 2 | North Korea | 72.9percentage |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 72.8percentage |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 71.4percentage |
| 5 | Vietnam | 67.7percentage |
| 6 | Macao | 67.6percentage |
| 7 | Japan | 57.5percentage |
| 8 | Netherlands | 54.1percentage |
| 9 | Uruguay | 52.4percentage |
| 10 | New Zealand | 51.4percentage |
| 11 | South Korea | 48.3percentage |
| 12 | Estonia | 43.6percentage |
| 13 | France | 42.6percentage |
| 14 | Australia | 42.3percentage |
| 15 | Mongolia | 40.8percentage |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 40.2percentage |
| 17 | Belgium | 39.0percentage |
| 18 | Germany | 36.1percentage |
| 19 | Canada | 34.6percentage |
| 20 | Slovenia | 32.3percentage |
| 21 | Switzerland | 30.8percentage |
| 22 | Chile | 30.3percentage |
| 23 | United States of America | 29.7percentage |
| 24 | Sweden | 28.9percentage |
| 25 | Hungary | 27.0percentage |
| 26 | Spain | 26.4percentage |
| 27 | Slovakia | 25.3percentage |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 25.3percentage |
| 29 | Finland | 25.0percentage |
| 30 | Jamaica | 23.7percentage |
| 31 | Taiwan, Province of China | 23.1percentage |
| 32 | Norway | 22.5percentage |
| 33 | Austria | 22.4percentage |
| 34 | Madagascar | 22.3percentage |
| 35 | Cuba | 21.6percentage |
| 36 | Cape Verde | 20.6percentage |
| 37 | Russian Federation | 20.2percentage |
| 38 | Barbados | 20.1percentage |
| 39 | Singapore | 19.9percentage |
| 40 | Iceland | 19.8percentage |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 19.6percentage |
| 42 | Latvia | 17.0percentage |
| 43 | Denmark | 16.6percentage |
| 44 | Belize | 15.6percentage |
| 45 | Ireland | 15.6percentage |
| 46 | Ukraine | 15.1percentage |
| 47 | Botswana | 14.7percentage |
| 48 | Mozambique | 14.3percentage |
| 49 | Portugal | 13.8percentage |
| 50 | Belarus | 13.8percentage |
| 51 | Brazil | 13.5percentage |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 13.3percentage |
| 53 | Italy | 13.3percentage |
| 54 | El Salvador | 11.9percentage |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.6percentage |
| 56 | Mexico | 10.6percentage |
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 10.5percentage |
| 58 | New Caledonia | 10.5percentage |
| 59 | Puerto Rico | 10.4percentage |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 10.1percentage |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 10.0percentage |
| 62 | Colombia | 9.9percentage |
| 63 | Honduras | 9.7percentage |
| 64 | Venezuela | 9.7percentage |
| 65 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.7percentage |
| 66 | Bolivia | 9.5percentage |
| 67 | Haiti | 9.4percentage |
| 68 | Argentina | 9.2percentage |
| 69 | Poland | 8.6percentage |
| 70 | Ecuador | 8.4percentage |
| 71 | Suriname | 8.1percentage |
| 72 | Togo | 8.0percentage |
| 73 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.9percentage |
| 74 | Albania | 7.7percentage |
| 75 | Lithuania | 7.1percentage |
| 76 | Croatia | 6.7percentage |
| 77 | Cyprus | 6.6percentage |
| 78 | Panama | 6.2percentage |
| 79 | Eswatini | 6.2percentage |
| 80 | Angola | 6.1percentage |
| 81 | Guatemala | 6.0percentage |
| 82 | Curaçao | 5.9percentage |
| 83 | Saint Lucia | 5.9percentage |
| 84 | Aruba | 5.9percentage |
| 85 | Grenada | 5.8percentage |
| 86 | Gabon | 5.8percentage |
| 87 | Namibia | 5.6percentage |
| 88 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.6percentage |
| 89 | Malta | 5.2percentage |
| 90 | Republic of the Congo | 5.2percentage |
| 91 | Peru | 5.1percentage |
| 92 | French Polynesia | 5.0percentage |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.0percentage |
| 94 | Benin | 4.9percentage |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 4.8percentage |
| 96 | Greece | 4.7percentage |
| 97 | Israel | 4.4percentage |
| 98 | Paraguay | 4.2percentage |
| 99 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 4.0percentage |
| 100 | Serbia | 4.0percentage |
| 101 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.5percentage |
| 102 | French Guiana | 3.4percentage |
| 103 | Chad | 3.1percentage |
| 104 | South Africa | 3.1percentage |
| 105 | Guyana | 2.9percentage |
| 106 | Martinique | 2.7percentage |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 2.5percentage |
| 108 | Türkiye | 2.5percentage |
| 109 | Mali | 2.5percentage |
| 110 | Guadeloupe | 2.5percentage |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.4percentage |
| 112 | Seychelles | 2.4percentage |
| 113 | Reunion | 2.1percentage |
| 114 | Cameroon | 2.1percentage |
| 115 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.0percentage |
| 116 | Bahamas | 1.9percentage |
| 117 | Guam | 1.8percentage |
| 118 | Lesotho | 1.7percentage |
| 119 | Kenya | 1.6percentage |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 1.4percentage |
| 121 | Guinea | 1.3percentage |
| 122 | Algeria | 1.3percentage |
| 123 | Burundi | 1.3percentage |
| 124 | Niger | 1.2percentage |
| 125 | Armenia | 1.2percentage |
| 126 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.2percentage |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2percentage |
| 128 | Montenegro | 1.1percentage |
| 129 | Djibouti | 1.1percentage |
| 130 | Ghana | 1.1percentage |
| 131 | Liberia | 1.1percentage |
| 132 | Eritrea | 1.1percentage |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.0percentage |
| 134 | Rwanda | 1.0percentage |
| 135 | Georgia | 1.0percentage |
| 136 | Malawi | 0.9percentage |
| 137 | Romania | 0.9percentage |
| 138 | Malaysia | 0.8percentage |
| 139 | Mauritius | 0.8percentage |
| 140 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.7percentage |
| 141 | Tonga | 0.6percentage |
| 142 | Burkina Faso | 0.6percentage |
| 143 | Sudan | 0.6percentage |
| 144 | Uzbekistan | 0.6percentage |
| 145 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.5percentage |
| 146 | Central African Republic | 0.5percentage |
| 147 | Tunisia | 0.4percentage |
| 148 | South Sudan | 0.4percentage |
| 149 | Nigeria | 0.4percentage |
| 150 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3percentage |
| 151 | Solomon Islands | 0.3percentage |
| 152 | Bahrain | 0.3percentage |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3percentage |
| 154 | Qatar | 0.3percentage |
| 155 | Western Sahara | 0.3percentage |
| 156 | Fiji | 0.3percentage |
| 157 | Kuwait | 0.2percentage |
| 158 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.2percentage |
| 159 | Mayotte | 0.2percentage |
| 160 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2percentage |
| 161 | Oman | 0.1percentage |
| 162 | Morocco | 0.1percentage |
| 163 | Comoros | 0.1percentage |
| 164 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1percentage |
| 165 | Mauritania | 0.1percentage |
| 166 | Kiribati | 0.1percentage |
| 167 | Uganda | 0.1percentage |
| 168 | Indonesia | 0.1percentage |
| 169 | Cambodia | 0.1percentage |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 0.1percentage |
| 171 | Turkmenistan | 0.1percentage |
| 172 | Sri Lanka | 0.1percentage |
| 173 | Maldives | 0.1percentage |
| 174 | Samoa | 0.1percentage |
| 175 | Timor-Leste | 0.1percentage |
| 176 | Ethiopia | 0.1percentage |
| 177 | Yemen | 0.1percentage |
| 178 | Zambia | 0.1percentage |
| 179 | Myanmar | 0.1percentage |
| 180 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1percentage |
| 181 | Libya | 0.0percentage |
| 182 | Jordan | 0.0percentage |
| 183 | Bhutan | 0.0percentage |
| 184 | Philippines | 0.0percentage |
| 185 | Senegal | 0.0percentage |
| 186 | Lebanon | 0.0percentage |
| 187 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0percentage |
| 188 | Somalia | 0.0percentage |
| 189 | Pakistan | 0.0percentage |
| 190 | Thailand | 0.0percentage |
| 191 | Sierra Leone | 0.0percentage |
| 192 | Afghanistan | 0.0percentage |
| 193 | Egypt | 0.0percentage |
| 194 | India | 0.0percentage |
| 195 | Nepal | 0.0percentage |
| 196 | Iraq | 0.0percentage |
| 197 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0percentage |
| 198 | State of Palestine | 0.0percentage |
| 199 | Bangladesh | 0.0percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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