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Country (Rank order by 2012, High to Low) |
2005 | 2012 | % point change in Atheism |
| Global Average | 4% | 7% | 3% |
| Japan | 23% | 31% | 8% |
| Czech Republic | 20% | 30% | 10% |
| France | 14% | 29% | 15% |
| Korea, Rep (South) | 11% | 15% | 4% |
| Germany | 10% | 15% | 5% |
| Netherlands | 7% | 14% | 7% |
| Austria | 10% | 10% | 0% |
| Iceland | 6% | 10% | 4% |
| Canada | 6% | 95% | 3% |
| Spain | 10% | 9% | -1% |
| Switzerland | 7% | 9% | 2% |
| Hong Kong | - | - | - |
| Italy | 6% | 8% | 2% |
| Argentina | 2% | 7% | 5% |
| Russian Federation | 4% | 6% | 2% |
| Finland | 7% | 6% | -1% |
| Moldova | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| United States | 1% | 5% | 4% |
| Poland | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| South Africa | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9% | 4% | -5% |
| Ukraine | 4% | 3% | -1% |
| Colombia | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| Cameroon | 5% | 3% | -2% |
| India | 4% | 3% | -1% |
| Peru | 2% | 3% | -1% |
| Serbia | 4% | 3% | -1% |
| Bulgaria | 5% | 2% | -3% |
| Pakistan | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Ecuador | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Kenya | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Turkey | - | - | - |
| Lithuania | 2% | 1% | -1% |
| Romania | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Macedonia | 3% | 1% | -2% |
| Nigeria | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Malaysia | 4% | 0% | -4% |
| Ghana | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Vietnam | 1% | 0% | -1% |
Source: WIN-Gallup International
I definitely have to read more about what is going on in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There's several major religions there. I wonder which religions are gaining strength, and which are declining.
It's amzing how fast this changes have been in some of the top countries on the list. This is something that makes me feel optimistic about the possibility of the human race becoming better.
This is the current situation in Spain (according to the last official study run by the CIS-Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas) from laicismo.org:
Catholics: 69,8% (practicing 26,4%)
Atheists and non-believers: 25,2%
Other religions: 2,6%