Africa Overtakes Europe, America in Global Christian Population | Vantage With Palki Sharma
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Sub-Saharan Africa now has the largest Christian population in the world, according to Pew Research Centre data. About 31% of global Christians lived in the region in 2020, compared with 22% in Europe. The total number of Christians worldwide rose from 2.1 billion in 2010 to 2.3 billion in 2020, but their share of the global population declined as other groups grew faster. Sub-Saharan Africa had around 697 million Christians in 2020, while Europe’s number fell to about 505 million and North America’s to 238 million. Higher birth rates and younger populations are driving growth in Africa, while lower fertility and religious disaffiliation are reducing Christian shares in Europe and the Americas. Palki Sharma tells you more.
