Any views on this ?

[Terpe]

Anyone have any statistics on the % of the human population that have 'religious beliefs' and the % of the human population claim to be atheist ?

Here's something from Wikipedia:-

Since conceptions of atheism vary, determining how many atheists exist in the world today is difficult.[23] According to one estimate, atheists make up about 2.3% of the world's population, while a further 11.9% are nonreligious.[24] According to another, rates of self-reported atheism are among the highest in Western nations, again to varying degrees: United States (4%), Italy (7%), Spain (11%), Great Britain (17%), Germany (20%), and France (32%).[25] According to a 2012 report by the Pew Research Center, people describing themselves as "atheist" were 2% of the total population in the US, and within the religiously unaffiliated (or "no religion") demographic, atheists made up 12%.[26] According to a 2012 global poll conducted by WIN/GIA, 13% of the participants say they are atheists.

[Terpe]

Anyone have any statistics on the % of the human population that have 'religious beliefs' and the % of the human population claim to be atheist ?

Here's something from Wikipedia:-

The CIA's World Factbook gives the world population as 7,021,836,029 (July 2012 est.) and the distribution of religions as:-
Christian 31.59% (of which Roman Catholic 18.85%, Protestant 8.15%, Orthodox 4.96% and Anglican 1.26%)

Muslim 23.2%
Hindu 15.0%
Buddhist 7.1%
Sikh 0.35%
Jewish 0.22%
Baha'i 0.11%
other religions 10.95%
non-religious 9.66%
atheists 2.01%

[Ako Si Jamie]

Anyone have any statistics on the % of the human population that have 'religious beliefs' and the % of the human population claim to be atheist ?

Here's something from Wikipedia:-

I wouldn't believe everything Wikipedia says Pete. Every Tom, Dick and Harry has their input. Ironically it's a bit like the bible - full of contradictions.

[Terpe]

I wouldn't believe everything Wikipedia says Pete. Every Tom, Dick and Harry has their input. Ironically it's a bit like the bible - full of contradictions.

How about The CIA's World Factbook ??

[Ako Si Jamie]

How about The CIA's World Factbook ??

A more reliable source I reckon.