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TwitterThis graphic shows the forecasted number of Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, religiously unaffiliated people, believers in folk religions and in other religions in France in 2022. With almost ** million people identifying themselves as Christians, Christianity was the most represented religion in France. Furthermore, about **** million people considered themselves religiously unaffiliated.
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TwitterThe graph shows the distribution of young people aged from 18 to 30 years old according to their religious affiliation in France in 2023. The survey displays that ** percent of the respondents declared no religion. Moreover, ** percent of them declared themselves as Christians. The second religion among French young adults was Islam with ** percent of the respondents who stated Islam as their religion.
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TwitterThis statistic shows the distribution of individuals in France in 2023, according to their relationship to religion. It appears that ** percent of respondents declared themselves as believers in one of the monotheistic religions, while ** percent stated they were non-believers.
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TwitterThis statistic shows the estimated number of Muslims living in different European countries as of 2016. Approximately **** million Muslims were estimated to live in France, the most of any country listed. Germany and the United Kingdom also have large muslim populations with **** million and **** million respectively.
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TwitterThis statistic displays the projected Muslim population proportions in selected European countries in 2050, by scenario. In 2010 the proportion of Muslims in the population of Germany was *** percent, compared with *** percent in the UK and *** percent in France. Depending on the different migration scenarios estimated here, Germany's share of Muslims in the population could rise up to **** percent of it's population by 2050, higher than both the UK and France, with projected Muslim populations of **** and ** percent respectively.
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TwitterAccording to a survey conducted in April 2023 in France, more than 60 percent of responding non-Practicing Catholics stated that they did believe in God, whereas 80 percent of respondents of a religion other than Catholicism declared that did believe in God's existence. Finally, 94 percent of Practicing Catholics respondents were believers.
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TwitterIslam is the major religion in many African countries, especially in the north of the continent. In Comoros, Libya, Western Sahara, at least 99 percent of the population was Muslim as of 202. These were the highest percentages on the continent. However, also in many other African nations, the majority of the population was Muslim. In Egypt, for instance, Islam was the religion of 79 percent of the people. Islam and other religions in Africa Africa accounts for an important share of the world’s Muslim population. As of 2019, 16 percent of the Muslims worldwide lived in Sub-Saharan Africa, while 20 percent of them lived in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Together with Christianity, Islam is the most common religious affiliation in Africa, followed by several traditional African religions. Although to a smaller extent, numerous other religions are practiced on the continent: these include Judaism, the Baha’i Faith, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Number of Muslims worldwide Islam is one of the most widespread religions in the world. There are approximately 1.9 billion Muslims globally, with the largest Muslim communities living in the Asia-Pacific region. Specifically, Indonesia hosts the highest number of Muslims worldwide, amounting to over 200 million, followed by India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Islam is also present in Europe and America. The largest Islamic communities in Europe are in France (5.72 million), Germany (4.95 million), and the United Kingdom (4.13 million). In the United States, there is an estimated number of around 3.45 million Muslims.
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TwitterAccording to a survey conducted in France in April 2023, 44 percent of the respondents affirmed they believed in God, and there were 56 percent of the surveyed who defined themselves as non- believers. Since 1947, French people's faith in God kept slightly decreasing, indeed in that year there were 66 percent of respondents affirming they believed in God, and there were only 55 percent in 2004.
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TwitterAmong the ****anti-Muslim incidents recorded by the Ministry of the Interior and the National Advisory Commission on Human Rights in France in 2024, ** happened in January.
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TwitterThis bar chart shows France's total number of Catholic marriages between 2008 and 2023. It appears that in 2020, during the COVID-19 global pandemic, around 23,000 catholic marriages were celebrated, almost 45,000 one year earlier. The number of Catholic marriages has generally decreased in France since 2008.
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TwitterIn 2024 in France, ****anti-Muslim acts were reported, which represented a decrease in comparison with the previous year, when ****Islamophobic acts were reported. In 2015, France suffered two terrorist attacks on Charlie Hebdo and the Bataclan, and it was also the year with the highest number of anti-Muslim acts reported for the given period.
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TwitterIslam, like many religions, provides some life rules for its followers, where some activities are deemed "halal," the Arabic term for "permissible," and some are viewed as "haram," meaning "forbidden" in English. These two words are often used when talking about Islamic dietary rules. Over ** percent French Muslim people declared buying only halal meat in 2020. The market for halal food has been continuously progressing since 2009: its annual turnover grew by almost *** million euros since then.
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TwitterAccording to a survey conducted in 2023, only ** percent of Catholics in France went to church weekly. On the other hand, one Protestant out of four went to the temple weekly. Catholics tended to go more often, but mostly when gathering for a special event or major religious holidays, like Christmas.
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TwitterThis diagram shows France's total number of baptisms between 2008 and 2023. It displays that the total number of baptisms in France decreased during this period, reaching ******* baptisms in 2020, mostly due to the COVID crisis, but compared to more than ******* in 2008.
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TwitterIn 2020, Indonesia recorded the largest population of Muslims worldwide, with around 239 million. This was followed with around 226.88 million Muslims in Pakistan and 213 million Muslims in India.
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TwitterCeci est une représentation graphique du nombre de personnes déclarant être croyant en France, selon la religion, en 2020 et en 2030. Avec près de 38 millions de personnes se considérant comme chrétiens, le christianisme était la religion la plus représentée en France en 2020 et devrait, malgré une légère baisse, le rester en 2030 d'après les estimations. Par ailleurs, environ 20,8 millions de personnes ne s'affiliaient à aucune religion en 2020. Ce nombre devrait monter à plus de 24 millions en 2030. Il est également estimé que le nombre de musulmans devrait légèrement augmenter en France entre 2020 et 2030.
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TwitterLe nombre d'actes antimusulmans recensés en France a fortement fluctué entre 2010 et 2023. En 2023, le Service central du renseignement territorial (SCRT) avait reporté 242 actes antimusulmans, un chiffre en hausse par rapport aux trois années précédentes. C'est en 2015, l'année des attentats du 13 novembre et de Charlie Hebdo, que la population musulmane a été la plus touchée avec près de 430 actes antimusulmans recensés.
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TwitterCe graphique permet de visualiser la répartition selon la religion des Français en fonction de la religion de leurs parents en 2020. Pour la plupart des religions, les croyances sont transmises de génération en génération. En effet, parmi les Français élevés dans une famille catholique, 67% sont catholiques. Parmi les Français élevés dans une famille musulmane, ce sont même 91% qui sont musulmans. Pour les familles juives, ce taux s'établit à 84%.
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TwitterCe graphique montre l'évolution du nombre de faits à caractère antisémite, antimusulman, raciste ou xénophobe enregistrés en France entre 1997 et 2024. En 2023 et en 2024, une forte augmentation du nombre de faits antisémites a été mesurée en France par rapport aux années précédentes.
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TwitterCe graphique montre la proportion de la population musulmane sen France se rendant à la mosquée le vendredi en 2019, en fonction de leur catégorie socioprofessionnelle (CSP). On observe ainsi que la majorité des musulmans de France employés ne fréquentaient pas la mosquée chaque semaine. De même, près de trois quarts des musulmans faisant partie des cadres et professions intellectuelles supérieures n'allaient pas à la mosquée régulièrement.
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TwitterThis graphic shows the forecasted number of Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, religiously unaffiliated people, believers in folk religions and in other religions in France in 2022. With almost ** million people identifying themselves as Christians, Christianity was the most represented religion in France. Furthermore, about **** million people considered themselves religiously unaffiliated.