NEW REPORT: Measuring Religion in China

Many Chinese adults practice religion or hold religious beliefs, but only 1 in 10 formally identify with a religion.

https://pewresearch.org/religion/2023/08/30/measuring-religion-in-china/ 🧵

Measuring Religion in China

Only one-in-ten Chinese adults formally identify with a religion, but surveys indicate that religion plays a much bigger role in China when the definition is widened to include questions on spirituality, customs and traditional beliefs.

Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project
75% of Chinese adults say they visited gravesites of family members at least once in the last year
47% of Chinese adults say they believe in fengshui
@conradhackett since when visiting gravesites is religious I’m confused
Is China a religious country or not? It’s a tricky question to answer

Based on formal religious identity, China is the least religious country in the world - with just 10% of Chinese adults self-identifying with a religion.

Pew Research Center