2026-06-28 · Christians worldwide
Christianity's center of gravity moved south
Europe's share fell as churches grew in Africa and the Americas.
Christianity's center of gravity has moved south. The Americas now hold 37% of the world's 2.4 billion Christians and Africa 26%, while Europe — the faith's historical heartland — accounts for 23% and Asia-Pacific 14%. Pew Research Center's regional shares map a global religion whose geography has been remade.
1 cell = 2.4 million Christians worldwide (0.1% of global Christians) · 1,000 cells
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The Americas' 37% makes the Western Hemisphere the largest bloc of world Christianity, while Africa's 26% reflects the church growth behind the southward shift. Europe's 23% is the share that has fallen — the story this grid tells, using Pew Research Center's 2026 regional shares.
Underlying the regional totals, Pew's research on religious switching finds Catholicism has lost adherents in many countries while Protestantism has gained in some. Within Asia-Pacific, the Philippines stands out: 92% of Filipinos identify as Christian, most of them Catholic.
Even in the United States, the picture is more mixed: Pew's Religious Landscape Study finds the Christian share of the population has been relatively stable since 2019, after years of decline.
Pew Research Center regional Christian population shares.
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