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It also seems somewhat out of date, it shows New Zealand as being 60-ish% Christian, but as of the 2013 census it was 48%.

godelski 8y ago
If you go to the source (see forkLding's comment) you can see the data is from 2010.
- sitharus 8y ago
  Ah, thanks :)
- BigJono 8y ago
  That's a huge drop for 3 years. I wonder what it is now? (presumably 2 censuses later).
  - godelski 8y ago
    Yeah this is actually super interesting to me. Calling it huge is an understatement. Looks like it wasn't over those 3 years though. But even from 2006 (I think the last census) there's still a 6.5% difference between 2006 and 2013 [0]. That's a pretty heavy rate of decline. Anyone got stats on how religion growth/decline rates are affected by economics and population size? I wonder if it is similar to how first world nations pretty much all have below a 2.0 population growth rate. Does the data suggest that as we become better off there's a correlation to less religion? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_New_Zealand#Religious_affiliation_statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_New_Zealand#Religi...
    - NamTaf 8y ago
      It's high, but not really so, at least when not compared to the US (which appears steadfastly religious). For example, Australia [1] saw a 9% decline in Christian religions between 2011 and 2016, and a corresponding 7.8% increase in non-religious over the same period. France, to randomly choose another, shows a 15.9% drop in Christian religions between 2010 and 2016, and a 7.6% jump in non-religious over the same period. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Australia#Censuses'_data https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Australia#Censuses... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_France#Demographics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_France#Demographic...
      - godelski 8y ago
        Oh wow that's interesting. Thanks for the comparisons. I'm now wondering why some of these countries are having quick declines in religion and the US isn't.
        burfog 8y ago
        The US has had a huge decline in religion. Look at New York City in 1956, and try to imagine the same thing today. https://churchpop.com/2016/03/21/beautiful-way-nyc-commemorated-easter-1956/ https://churchpop.com/2016/03/21/beautiful-way-nyc-commemora...

godelski 8y ago

If you go to the source (see forkLding's comment) you can see the data is from 2010.

sitharus 8y ago
Ah, thanks :)
BigJono 8y ago
That's a huge drop for 3 years. I wonder what it is now? (presumably 2 censuses later).
- godelski 8y ago
  Yeah this is actually super interesting to me. Calling it huge is an understatement. Looks like it wasn't over those 3 years though. But even from 2006 (I think the last census) there's still a 6.5% difference between 2006 and 2013 [0]. That's a pretty heavy rate of decline. Anyone got stats on how religion growth/decline rates are affected by economics and population size? I wonder if it is similar to how first world nations pretty much all have below a 2.0 population growth rate. Does the data suggest that as we become better off there's a correlation to less religion? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_New_Zealand#Religious_affiliation_statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_New_Zealand#Religi...
  - NamTaf 8y ago
    It's high, but not really so, at least when not compared to the US (which appears steadfastly religious). For example, Australia [1] saw a 9% decline in Christian religions between 2011 and 2016, and a corresponding 7.8% increase in non-religious over the same period. France, to randomly choose another, shows a 15.9% drop in Christian religions between 2010 and 2016, and a 7.6% jump in non-religious over the same period. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Australia#Censuses'_data https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Australia#Censuses... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_France#Demographics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_France#Demographic...
    - godelski 8y ago
      Oh wow that's interesting. Thanks for the comparisons. I'm now wondering why some of these countries are having quick declines in religion and the US isn't.
      - burfog 8y ago
        The US has had a huge decline in religion. Look at New York City in 1956, and try to imagine the same thing today. https://churchpop.com/2016/03/21/beautiful-way-nyc-commemorated-easter-1956/ https://churchpop.com/2016/03/21/beautiful-way-nyc-commemora...