Distribution of the followers of secularism or humanism
Distribution of the followers of secularism (humanism)
Data and map adapted from Operation World DVD-ROM 2010, www.operationworld.org, World Factbook 2018, and cartography by GMI, www.gmi.org. Used by permission.

989,000,000 followers (2020 est.)

With 13% of the world population, secularism or humanism is the world’s fourth-largest religious group (even though they may officially consider themselves to be “non-religious”). The five largest blocs of followers are in:

  • China – 592 million (60% of all secularism)
  • USA – 67 million (7% of all secularism)
  • Germany – 28 million (3% of all secularism)
  • United Kingdom – 26 million (3% of all secularism)
  • Vietnam – 24 million (2% of all secularism)

These five countries represent almost 75% of the total followers of secularism or humanism.

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