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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
Aum trials seen near completion as top court upholds life term for Katuya Takahashi 01/19/2018
Japan’s supreme court upholds acquittal of ex-Aum Shinrikyo cult member in Tokyo bombing case 12/27/2017
Robots Enter Religion; to Perform Buddhist Funeral Rites 08/23/2017
Christian-style weddings remain popular in Japan, but allure is more about optics than religion 06/23/2017
Former Aum cultist publishes memoir on gas attacks, Asahara 01/10/2017

Related Pew Research Reports

  • The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050
  • The Future of the Global Muslim Population
  • The Global Religious Landscape
Capital
Tokyo
Population (2010)
126,540,000
Annual population growth rate (2000-2010)
0.1%
Population gain (2000-2010)
816,000
GDP per capita
$31,267 (US)
Literacy
>99.0% of adult population
Life expectancy (2010)
83.7
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 2000 from 2007 Brittanica

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