2026-08-07 · 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. Pew Research Center's regional Christian population estimates show the Americas holding the largest share of the world's 2.4 billion Christians — 37% — with Africa at 26%, Europe at 23% and Asia-Pacific at 14%. Europe, once the faith's demographic heart, now trails Africa: a rebalancing that is reshaping where the world's Christians live.
1 cell = 2.4 million Christians worldwide (0.1% of global Christians) · 1,000 cells
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Religious switching is reshaping Christianity's internal makeup: Pew finds Catholicism has lost people to switching in many countries, while Protestantism has gained in some.
Regional totals mask sharp local contrasts. In the Philippines, 92% of people identify as Christian, with Catholics the majority, while the Christian share of the U.S. population has been relatively stable since 2019 after years of decline.
Pew Research Center regional Christian population shares.
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