2018-12-28, 01:59 AM
Can probably hunt down more stats, but this seems to be a nice start to wonder about global trends.
Why people with no religion are projected to decline as a share of the world’s population
UK:
Why do we insist on believing in ghosts?
America:
Paranormal America 2018
Belief in ghosts is on the rise (Oct 2017)
Why people with no religion are projected to decline as a share of the world’s population
Quote:In projecting the relative decline of the unaffiliated we also factored in religious switching, or conversion, for the 70 countries with reliable switching data. Religious switching has been powering the rise of the “nones” in the United States and Europe, and a net gain globally of nearly 70 million people are projected to join the ranks of the unaffiliated through religious switching between 2015 and 2060. But at the global level, gains made through religious switching are overshadowed by the impact of fertility and mortality.
Some social theorists have suggested that as countries develop economically, more of their residents will move away from religious affiliation, as has been seen in Europe. But there is little evidence of such a phenomenon in Muslim-majority countries. Moreover, in Hindu-majority India, religious affiliation is still nearly universal despite rapid economic and social change.
UK:
Why do we insist on believing in ghosts?
Quote:But do you believe in ghosts? A 2017 study by BMG Research suggests that as many as a third of Britons do, with some 40 per cent of believers claiming to have experienced actual paranormal activity.
America:
Paranormal America 2018
Quote:Paranormal beliefs have become the norm in the United States, if we examine how many such beliefs a person holds. Using the seven paranormal items included on the Chapman University Survey of American Fears Wave 5 (2018), we find that only about a fourth of Americans (24.1%) do not hold any of the seven beliefs. What this means is that more than ¾ of Americans believe in at least one paranormal phenomenon.
Belief in ghosts is on the rise (Oct 2017)
Quote:With Halloween just around the corner, some Americans take a moment to look toward the supernatural, the otherworldly – and for some, even the ghostly. A belief in spirits dates back far beyond recorded history and shows no sign of diminishing from the hearts and minds of humanity.
A recent study from YouGov Omnibus asked Americans about their level of belief in ghosts, in an effort to track how opinions have changed over the past several years. Since 2015, American belief in ghosts is on the rise.