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The current global [[Atheist Population|atheist population]] mostly resides in East Asia (particularly China) and in secular Europe/Australia primarily among whites.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/23/a-surprising-map-of-where-the-worlds-atheists-live/ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live], By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey, ''Washington Post'', May 23, 2013</ref> See: [[Asian atheism]] and [[European atheism and 21st century decline]] and [[Western atheism and race]]
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[[Global atheism]] is facing significant challenges in terms of its aging populations.
 
[[Global atheism]] is facing significant challenges in terms of its aging populations.
  

Revision as of 18:20, June 16, 2016

The current global atheist population mostly resides in East Asia (particularly China) and in secular Europe/Australia primarily among whites.[1] See: Asian atheism and European atheism and 21st century decline and Western atheism and race

Global atheism is facing significant challenges in terms of its aging populations.

China's aging population

China has the largest atheists population in the world (see: Atheist population). The Chinese population is rapidly aging, due to a lower mortality rate and its former one child policy. This will lead to a pension problem for the Chinese government.[2] See: Asian atheism

Secular Europe and its countries aging populations

As far as secular Europe, 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. This is due to secular populations having sub-replacement fertility rates.[3] Blume also indicated concerning concerning his research on this matter: "What I found was the complete lack of a single case of a secular population, community or movement that would just manage to retain replacement level."[3]

Europe's aging population is a serious issue and it will stress its various pension systems.[4]

  1. ↑ A surprising map of where the world’s atheists live, By Max Fisher and Caitlin Dewey, Washington Post, May 23, 2013
  2. ↑ China's aging population
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leake, Jonathan (January 2, 2011). "Atheists a dying breed as nature 'favours faithful'". London Times website.
  4. ↑ Looming pension crisis
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