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Acceleration of 21st century desecularization (view source)
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''See also:'' [[Global atheism]] and [[Global atheism statistics]]
''See also:'' [[Global atheism]] and [[Global atheism statistics]]
According to the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'', 2% of the world's population self-identifies as atheist and the average annual global change for [[atheism]] from 2000 to 2010 was −0.17%.<ref name="eb-2010">{{cite web|title=Religion: Year in Review 2010: Worldwide Adherents of All Religions|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1731588/Religion-Year-In-Review-2010/298437/Worldwide-Adherents-of-All-Religions|work=Encyclopædia Britannica Online|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.|accessdate=2013-11-21}}</ref> There is excellent research from a number of sources indicating that the percentage of atheists is presently in decline (see: [[Global atheism statistics]]).
On December 23, 2012, Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] who teaches at Birbeck College, University of London wrote:
On December 23, 2012, Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] who teaches at Birbeck College, University of London wrote: