By 2070 Christians population in the USA will be less than 50 percent

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY(REDNA)- According to a new study the population of Christians in America by 2070 make up less than 50 percent of the country population.

The report done by Pew Research shows since 1970s the US society has experienced changes in its religious makeup and the trend will continue in the decades to come.

As “Indy 100” reported the study by Pew Research states, up to 90 per cent of US citizens identified as being Christians in 1972.

However, that number fell to 64 per cent in 2020. Meanwhile, around 30 per cent of people had no religion and around six per cent identified as being a believer in religions such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

According to the new research, the trend is partly down to “religious switching” where people stop identifying with the religion they were raised with.

The research projects that if switching continued at the rate the US is currently experiencing, Christians would account for less than 50 per cent of the population by 2070. Despite the change, Christians would still be the biggest religious group in the US.

In that scenario, people who identify as being religiously unaffiliated would be at 34 per cent.

In other possible scenarios proposed in the study, if no more religious switching was to take place, Christians would represent 54 per cent of the population. If there was to be an increase in switching levels, though, Christians could represent as few as 35 to 39 per cent.

“Though some scenarios are more plausible than others, the future is uncertain, and it is possible for the religious composition of the United States in 2070 to fall outside the ranges projected,” the report states.

New patterns of religious change could emerge at any time. Armed conflicts, social movements, rising authoritarianism, natural disasters, or worsening economic conditions are just a few of the circumstances that sometimes trigger sudden social – and religious – upheavals.”