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Global fertility rates (view source)
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==Ukraine==
==Ukraine==
Since the collapse of [[communism]] in Ukraine, the population of the country was halved under [[capitalism]].<ref>[https://www.bitchute.com/video/IV7JSpNE2CoR/ ARESTOVICH SAYS UKRAINE WON'T EXIST AS A COUNTRY - IT HAS COMMITTED NATIONAL SUICIDE], [[Alexei Arestovich]], December 19, 2023.</ref>
Since the collapse of [[communism]] in Ukraine, the population of the country was halved under [[capitalism]].<ref>[https://www.bitchute.com/video/IV7JSpNE2CoR/ ARESTOVICH SAYS UKRAINE WON'T EXIST AS A COUNTRY - IT HAS COMMITTED NATIONAL SUICIDE], [[Alexei Arestovich]], December 19, 2023.</ref>
== Average Christian fertility rate in the world ==
[[File:Watoto Childrens Choir picture.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Watoto Children's Choir from Kampala, [[Uganda]]. In recent years, Christianity has seen a rapid growth in Africa.<ref>[http://gratefultothedead.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/the-african-apostles-how-christianity-exploded-in-20th-century-africa/ The African apostles: How Christianity exploded in 20th-century Africa]</ref>
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In 2005, there were four times as many non-[[Western World]] Christians as there were Western World Christians.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]</ref>]]
''See also:'' [[Global Christianity]]
Pew Research reported in 2015 that the average Christian woman in the world has 2.7 children.<ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/religious-projections-2010-2050/ The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050], Pew Research, 2015</ref>
In terms of its geographic distribution, Christianity is the most globally diverse religion.<ref>
*[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/08/27/many-religions-heavily-concentrated-in-one-or-two-countries/ Many religions heavily concentrated in one or two countries]
*[http://wwwgordonconwell.com/netcommunity/CSGCResources/ChristianityinitsGlobalContext.pdf Christianity in its global context]</ref> Christianity has recently seen explosive growth outside the [[Western World]].<ref>
*[http://pewforum.org/Christian/Faith-and-Conflict-The-Global-Rise-of-Christianity.aspx The global rise of Christianity - Pew Forum]
*[https://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]
*[http://pewforum.org/Religion-News/The-stunning-growth-of-Christianity-in-China.aspx The stunning growth of Christianity in China]
*[http://gratefultothedead.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/the-african-apostles-how-christianity-exploded-in-20th-century-africa/ The African apostles: How Christianity exploded in 20th century Africa]</ref> In 2000, there were twice as many non-Western Christians as Western Christians.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]</ref> In 2005, there were four times as many non-Western Christians as there were Western World Christians.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]</ref> There are now more non-Western missionaries than Western missionaries.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]</ref>
[[Phillip Jenkins]] published the book ''The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity''.
[[Chuck Colson]], citing the work of Jenkins, writes:
{{Cquote|As Penn State professor Philip Jenkins writes in ''The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity'', predictions like Huntingtons betray an ignorance of the explosive growth of Christianity outside of the West.
For instance, in 1900, there were approximately 10 million Christians in Africa. By 2000, there were 360 million. By 2025, conservative estimates see that number rising to 633 million. Those same estimates put the number of Christians in Latin America in 2025 at 640 million and in Asia at 460 million.
According to Jenkins, the percentage of the worlds population that is, at least by name, Christian will be roughly the same in 2050 as it was in 1900. By the middle of this century, there will be three billion Christians in the world -- one and a half times the number of Muslims. In fact, by 2050 there will be nearly as many Pentecostal Christians in the world as there are Muslims today.<ref>[http://www1.cbn.com/biblestudy/how-christianity-is-growing-around-the-world How Christianity is Growing Around the World] by Chuck Colson</ref>}}
According to Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's [[Center for the Study of Global Christianity]] (CSGC), which has made projections up until the year of 2050, the percentage of the global population that are [[Evangelicalism|evangelical Christians]]/[[Pentecostalism|Pentecostals]] is expected to increase.<ref>[http://www.gordonconwell.edu/ockenga/research/documents/wct-1-2.pdf Global adherents of the major religions/worldviews], Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's Center for the Study of Global Christianity</ref>
The American [[sociology|sociologist]] and author [[Peter L. Berger]] introduced the concept of [[desecularization]] in 1999.<ref>[http://intl-jcs.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/2/232.full#fn-2 ''Journal of Church and State'', Desecularization: A Conceptual Framework by Vyacheslav Karpov, 2010]</ref><ref>Peter L. Berger, “The Desecularization of the World: A Global Overview,” in The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics, ed. Peter L. Berger (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999)</ref> According to Berger, "One can say with some confidence that modern Pentecostalism must be the fastest growing religion in human history."<ref>[http://www.the-american-interest.com/2010/07/29/pentecostalism-protestant-ethic-or-cargo-cult/ Pentecostalism – Protestant Ethic or Cargo Cult?], Peter Berger, July 29, 2010</ref> See also: [[Growth of religious fundamentalism#Growth of pentecostalism|Growth of pentecostalism]] and [[Growth of religious fundamentalism]] and [[Historical examples of the exponential growth of Christianity]]
The [[Atheism|atheist]] author and advocate David Madison, PhD wrote in March 2019: "I remain haunted—and terrified—by what I read on a Christian website, not long after the turn of this century: that by 2025, there will be one billion (yes, that’s with a “b”) Pentecostals in the world."<ref>[https://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2019/03/atheist-author-and-advocate-is.html Atheist author and advocate is absolutely TERRIFIED about the future growth of pentecostal Christianity], ''Examining Atheism'', March 2019</ref>
=== Christianity in Africa ===
''See also:'' [[Christianity in Africa]] and [[Growth of global desecularization#Global scope of indigenous evangelical Christianity evangelism|Global scope of indigenous evangelical Christianity evangelism]]
[[Africa]] has a high fertility rate and it is seeing a big population boom. According to the Institute For Security Studies: "Africa's population is the fastest growing in the world. It is expected to increase by roughly 50% over the next 18 years, growing from 1.2 billion people today to over 1.8 billion in 2035. In fact, Africa will account for nearly half of global population growth over the next two decades."<ref>[https://issafrica.org/amp/iss-today/africas-population-boom-burden-or-opportunity#:~:text=Africa's%20population%20is%20the%20fastest,decades%20(see%20Figure%201). Africa’s population boom: burden or opportunity?], Institute For Security Studies</ref> See also: [[Desecularization#Global desecularization|Global desecularization]]
Between 2000 and 2020, the continent of Africa had more than 37,000 new Christians every day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/voices/christianity-is-growing-faster-than-any-time-in-history-why-is-the-church-in-europe-america-declining.html|title=Christianity is growing faster than any time in history. Why is the Church in Europe, America declining?|date=March 15, 2020|accessdate=March 16, 2020|author= Glenn Sunshine and Jerry Trousdale with Greg Benoi|publisher=[[The Christian Post]]}}</ref>
For more information, please see: [https://www.christianmessenger.in/study-traces-exponential-growth-of-christianity-in-africa/ Study traces exponential growth of Christianity in Africa]
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