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Line 39: − + − [[File:Europe map CIA 2005.jpg|thumbnail|right|165px|[[Secular Europe]] has one of the highest rates of [[agnosticism]] rates in the world. + − <br /> − <br /> − In 2014, the Pew Research Forum indicated that [[Europe]] will go from 11% of the world's population to 7% of the world's population by 2050.<ref>[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/10-projections-for-the-global-population-in-2050/ 10 projections for the global population in 2050] By Rakesh Kochhar, Pew Research Forum, February 3, 2014</ref> − <br /> − <br /> − According to the agnostic scholar [[Eric Kaufmann]], in the Europe of tomorrow, immigration and religious fertility will increase the proportion of committed Christians in Europe, many from the developing world.<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Shall the Righteous Inherit the Earth? Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century] by [[Eric Kaufmann]]</ref> ]]
→Projected 21st century decline of agnosticism
From a global perspective, religion saw a resurgence and scholars of religious [[demographics]] frequently use the term "global resurgence of religion" to describe the process of desecularization which began in the late portion of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2005/november-december/the-return-of-religion The return of religion]</ref>
From a global perspective, religion saw a resurgence and scholars of religious [[demographics]] frequently use the term "global resurgence of religion" to describe the process of desecularization which began in the late portion of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2005/november-december/the-return-of-religion The return of religion]</ref>
== Projected 21st century decline of agnosticism ==
=== Projected 21st century decline of agnosticism ===
In 2015, Pew Research indicated in their report ''The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050'' that [[agnosticism|agnostics]] and [[agnosticism|atheists]] “will make up a declining share of the world’s total population.”<ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/religious-projections-2010-2050/ The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050], Pew Research Forum</ref>
In 2015, Pew Research indicated in their report ''The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050'' that [[agnosticism|agnostics]] and [[agnosticism|atheists]] “will make up a declining share of the world’s total population.”<ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/religious-projections-2010-2050/ The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050], Pew Research Forum</ref>