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Religious Demography: Affiliation

Source: The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050

Restrictions on Religion

Source: Global Restrictions on Religion studies

Latest Religion News

Title Date
India produces bill that jails Muslim men for instant divorce 12/30/2017
India tightens Christmas security after Christians attacked 12/25/2017
Indian cult leader sentenced to 20 years’ jail for raping two female followers 08/29/2017
Jailed sect leader: Why deras command huge following 08/28/2017
North India cities on lockdown, stadiums readied as prisons before sect guru’s rape trial verdict 08/24/2017

Related Pew Research Reports

  • The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050
  • Spirit and Power: A 10-Country Survey of Pentecostals
  • The Global Religious Landscape
Capital
New Delhi
Population (2010)
1,224,610,000
Annual population growth rate (2000-2010)
1.5%
Population gain (2000-2010)
170,716,000
GDP per capita
$3,452 (US)
Literacy
62.8% of adult population
Life expectancy (2010)
66.0
Source: Population data from United Nations (updated May 2011); 2005 GDP per capita (in 2005 PPP $) from 2007/2008 U.N. Human Development Report; Literacy rate for 2012 from U.N. Organization for Education, Science and Culture

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