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> 2005년 11월 16일 Gallup International Release ▶ Voice of the People 2005 - Religiosity Around The World *첨부파일에는 다음 내용과 함께 리포트의 이해를 돕는 도표가 포함되어 있습니다. *갤럽리포트의 내용을 인용하실 때에는 반드시 출처를 밝혀주시기 바랍니다. Religiosity persists in the aftermath of the change of century, according to a new Voice of the People survey of more than 50,000 interviews in over 65 countries, released by Gallup International for International Day for Tolerance, November 16th. Two-thirds (66%) of all world citizens interviewed declared themselves to be religious persons while only 6% claim to be convinced atheists. Religious beliefs have been found to remain powerful across all regions and sociodemographic strata. As part of the unique Voice of the People survey, Gallup International measured religiosity across the globe. Two thirds (66%) of the world citizens who participated in the survey, declared to be religious, irrespective of whether they attend a place of worship. A quarter (25%), on the contrary, mentioned they were not religious. Only 6% claimed to be convinced atheists. Large majorities of religious people can be found in almost all regions. Africa is the continent where religiosity is more powerful, with 9 out of 10 Africans declaring themselves to be religious (91%). 8 out of 10 Latin Americans (82%) and Middle East citizens (79%), 7 out of 10 North Americans (71%) and Eastern and Central Europeans (65%) and in Western Europe (60%) are religious. Religiosity figures are at their lowest in Asia Pacific, though even here, half of the population (50%) still mentions being religious. Although levels of religiosity show some variations across regions as mentioned above, it is worth pointing out that ‘convinced atheists’ remain a complete minority across the globe with low level support that goes from 1% in regions as diverse as Africa and North America, to a maximum of 12% in Asia Pacific. Religiosity encounters its maximum strength in the African countries of Nigeria and Ghana (94% and 96% respectively). It’s worth noticing that the Philippines, located in the least religious region of the world – Asia, is the country in the region with the highest level of religiosity (90%) and is amongst the most religious countries in the world. Interestingly, it is among their neighbours in Thailand where the highest percentage of non-religious people can be traced (65%) and among Hong Kong citizens where the highest figure of convinced atheists can be found by far (54%; the next country with 23%). Greece is the country in Western Europe with the most religious people (86%); Norway, the one with the least (36%). While in this region, in most countries the majority of the population is religious, in Norway, Netherlands and UK opinions are somewhat more evenly divided between those that label themselves as religious and those that don’t. In all countries of Eastern and Central Europe, at least 6 out of 10 citizens are religious. The exception is the Czech Republic, with half of the population declaring not to be religious (51%) and a fifth (20%), saying they are a convinced atheist. It is in Kosovo (86%), Macedonia, Poland and Rumania (85% for all three), where the highest religiosity figures can be found. Although levels of religiosity show some variations across regions as mentioned above, it is worth pointing out that ‘convinced atheists’ remain a complete minority across the globe with low level support that goes from 1% in regions as diverse as Africa and North America, to a maximum of 12% in Asia Pacific. Religiosity encounters its maximum strength in the African countries of Nigeria and Ghana (94% and 96% respectively). It’s worth noticing that the Philippines, located in the least religious region of the world – Asia, is the country in the region with the highest level of religiosity (90%) and is amongst the most religious countries in the world. Interestingly, it is among their neighbours in Thailand where the highest percentage of non-religious people can be traced (65%) and among Hong Kong citizens where the highest figure of convinced atheists can be found by far (54%; the next country with 23%). Greece is the country in Western Europe with the most religious people (86%); Norway, the one with the least (36%). While in this region, in most countries the majority of the population is religious, in Norway, Netherlands and UK opinions are somewhat more evenly divided between those that label themselves as religious and those that don’t. In all countries of Eastern and Central Europe, at least 6 out of 10 citizens are religious. The exception is the Czech Republic, with half of the population declaring not to be religious (51%) and a fifth (20%), saying they are a convinced atheist. It is in Kosovo (86%), Macedonia, Poland and Rumania (85% for all three), where the highest religiosity figures can be found. In the Middle East, in Turkey 83% of the population is religious and only 1% a convinced atheist. The case of Israel is more surprising; with 52% declaring themselves not to be religious, 11% convinced atheists and only a third (33%) saying they are religious people. But perhaps this indicates that the term “religious” also has political connotations in Israel. In most Latin American countries, around 8 out of 10 citizens are religious. The exceptions are Guatemala (64%) and Uruguay (54%). Asia Pacific is a continent of diversity when it comes to religion. Religious beliefs are strong in several countries such as Philippines (90% as mentioned above) and India (87%), while in Thailand and Japan, the highest figures for the self-declared non-religious can be found (65% and 59% respectively). Hong Kong is the only country in the world with a percentage of convinced atheists above 50% (54%). Religiosity is strong in all African countries; moreover, in most countries around 9 out of 10 consider themselves religious. Ethiopia shows the lowest figures (66% religious people, 23% non-religious). 7 out 10 North Americans consider themselves religious (73%) against a quarter non-religious (25%) and only 1% atheists. In Canada, religiosity diminishes comparatively to 58% who are religious, compared with 33% non-religious and 6% convinced atheists. Religiosity - an analysis by socio-demographics Across all socio-demographic strata, the majority consider themselves religious people - especially among women; as age increases; and in the least educated and poorest socio-economic levels. Women (71%) are comparatively more religious then men (61%): there are more non-religious persons and convinced atheist amongst men (28% and 7% respectively) than women (22% and 5% respectively). Religiosity grows with age: there is a significant difference amongst those above 50 years old – aprox. 70% of them see themselves as religious, compared with only 63% of the under 30s. Religion appears to be influenced by education and income too: People with no education or only a basic one (76%) are more religious than people with secondary school (62%) or high level education (64%). Religiousness is stronger amongst lower income households (70%) when compared to respondents with medium and high income (63% and 62%, respectively). The Voice of the People Survey Gallup International’s unique survey Voice of the People interviews more than 50,000 people in 65+ countries around the world, representing the views and attitudes of more than 1.3 billion global citizens. Fieldwork was conducted between May and July 2005. Gallup International Registered in Zurich as a verein (Association), Gallup International was established in 1947 by George H Gallup and his European colleagues. It currently has member agencies in 65 countries across the world, conducting market and opinion research in more than 100 countries. Contact: Meril James, Secretary General Tel: +44 207 868 6674 Email: gallupinternational@btconnect.com www.gallup-international.com www.voice-of-the-people.net