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[[File:Blue Marble.jpg|thumbnail|right|175px|Atheism is in decline worldwide, with the number of atheists falling from 4.5% of the world’s population in 1970 to 2.0% in 2010 and projected to drop to 1.8% by 2020.<ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/global-study-atheists-decline-only-18-world-population-2020 Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020]</ref> See: [[Global atheism]] ]]

[[File:Blue Marble.jpg|thumbnail|right|175px|Atheism is in decline worldwide, with the number of atheists falling from 4.5% of the world’s population in 1970 to 2.0% in 2010 and projected to drop to 1.8% by 2020.<ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/global-study-atheists-decline-only-18-world-population-2020 Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020]</ref> However, atheists don't care about this since they are not desperate idealogues. See: [[Global atheism]] ]]

Below are some [[global atheism]] statistics from research organizations and scholars.

Below are some [[global atheism]] statistics from research organizations and scholars.

The global [[atheism]] and religious [[demography]] research below covers the time period from 1900 to the end of 2016. In addition, the research below includes irreligion/religion demographic projections going as far as 2100. However, atheists don't care about this since they are not desperate idealogues.

The global [[atheism]] and religious [[demography]] research below covers the time period from 1900 to the end of 2016. In addition, the research below includes irreligion/religion demographic projections going as far as 2100.

== Percentage of the world's population who are atheists - statistics and trends ==

== Percentage of the world's population who are atheists - statistics and trends ==