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Most Atheist Countries 2024

Arguably the opposite of religion, atheism is a disbelief in the existence of God or any other divine being. The term "atheist" is slightly ambiguous. It is frequently applied to a wide range of spiritual stances, from people who've simply never considered the existence of a higher power to those who have thought deeply about it and passionately reject the notion that any such beings exist. However, this broad use is actually quite controversial, as there are those who argue that merely being unaware of or indifferent toward the idea of deities is instead "non-religion" or "irreligion," and that true atheism requires the individual to have considered, but dismissed the possibility that deities exist. Perhaps ironically, atheism is protected by many of the same constitutional rights that protect religion.

The breadth and variety of atheism

Atheists share a single common trait—a lack of belief in God (or gods)—but do not share a belief system, sacred scripture, or religious figurehead such as the Pope. As such, atheists hold a wide range of positions of any given idea or issue, and cannot be categorized as a particular demographic or group of people. Rather, atheists exist in countless variations across all races, ethnicities, ages, political affiliations, sexual preferences, social classes, and geographical boundaries. Because so many different beliefs can arguably be considered atheism, including agnostics (the "I don't know" category), cultural Catholics, humanists, non-religious, and more, it is difficult to accurately estimate the exact number of atheists in a given country. Perhaps the best data available came from a 2007 Cambridge University publication, which analyzed data collected in 2004.

Top 10 Countries with the Highest Number of Atheists

Country
Total Atheists (WVS 2017-2022)
IndiaNaN
China481.7M
United States27M
IndonesiaNaN
South Korea28.4M
Japan23.4M
United Kingdom14.7M
Vietnam11.7M
Germany9.7M
Russia8.6M

China boasts the highest population of atheists in the world by a considerable margin. Then again, China has the most people in the world as well. The results from a 2017 poll by Gallup International and the Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research (WIN) can help put these numbers in perspective.

Top 10 Countries with the Highest Percentage of Atheists - WIN-Gallup 2017:

Country
Total Atheists (%)
Macau59.3%
South Korea54.9%
Hong Kong52.3%
China33.8%
United Kingdom21.7%
Czech Republic21.6%
Taiwan21.1%
Australia20%
Canada19.4%
Japan19.1%

Approximately 68% of Chinese respondents to the WIN-Gallup poll self-identified as "convinced atheists," with another 23% claiming the "non-religious" tag and only 1% falling into the "haven't thought about it" category. Confucianism, which is one of China’s oldest philosophical systems, is notable for its lack of a belief in a deity. In fact, considering that China is home to more than 1.4 billion people, the 2004 estimate of the total number of atheists in the country may be badly outdated.

In the United States, approximately 10% of Americans identify as atheists. Although the dollar bill says, “In God We Trust,” belief in Christianity is at an all-time low. Approximately 40% of American atheists are aged 18-29, and 37% of atheists are aged 30-49. This has been attributed to an increased exposure to diverse perspectives in multicultural societies, which dilutes the dominance of any one particular worldview. Millennials and Gen Z are the most racially, ethnically, and religiously diverse generation in the US.

Notes:
- Data in table 1 courtesy of World Values Survey Wave 7 (2017-2022), released 2022.
- Data in table 2 courtesy of WIN-Gallup International, released 2017.

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Country
Total Atheists (%)
Total Atheists (WVS 2017-2022)
Non-Religious (%)
Religious (%)
Don't Know (%)
Other (%)
No Answer (%)
Macau59.3%422.9K26.2%14.4%0%0.1%0%
South Korea54.9%28.4M29%16.1%0%0%0%
Hong Kong52.3%3.9M31.5%15.3%0.5%0%0.3%
China33.8%481.7M49.4%15.5%0%0%1.2%
United Kingdom21.7%14.7M45.6%31.8%0.6%0.1%0.2%
Czech Republic21.6%2.3M49.4%25.9%2.8%0%0.4%
Taiwan21.1%5.1M37.9%41.1%0%0%0%
Australia20%5.3M43%36.5%0%0%0.5%
Canada19.4%7.6M44.5%36.1%0%0%0%
Japan19.1%23.4M55.7%14.3%10.6%0%0.3%
Andorra15.2%12.2K39.6%45%0%0%0.1%
Netherlands14%2.5M38.6%31.5%7.7%6.6%1.6%
New Zealand12.9%679.8K45.9%32.3%6.1%2.8%0%
Uruguay12%410.8K35.6%48.8%2.5%0%1.1%
Mongolia11.9%415.7K47.3%40.6%0.1%0%0%
Vietnam11.8%11.7M57.3%30.8%0%0%0%
Germany11.6%9.7M37.5%48%1.5%0%1.4%
Singapore9.5%575K33.6%55.1%0%0%1.9%
Slovakia9.3%530.4K21.1%66.7%2%0%0.9%
United States7.9%27M33.3%58%0%0%0.7%
Chile7.7%1.5M39.2%46.8%4.5%0%1.8%
Russia6%8.6M9.5%76.5%6.7%0%1.4%
Ukraine5.9%2.2M26.6%59.3%7.2%0%1%
Iraq4.5%2.1M17.2%71.7%3.9%0%2.7%
Argentina4.3%2M20.5%70.6%3.2%0%1.5%
Greece2.9%298.8K11.9%81.4%1.1%0%2.8%
Thailand2.6%1.9M70.7%25.6%0%1.2%0%
Serbia2.6%184.5K22.6%71.9%1.7%0%1.2%
Malaysia2.5%866.8K18.4%79.1%0%0%0%
Guatemala2.3%422.2K32.3%64.1%0%0%1.3%
Kyrgyzstan2.3%157.3K19.7%76.2%1.2%0%0.6%
Tunisia2.2%276.4K34.9%60.9%1.1%0.6%0.4%
Puerto Rico2.2%71.9K24.9%71.7%0%0%1.2%
Colombia2.1%1.1M24.1%73.8%0%0%0%
Kazakhstan2.1%416.4K8.2%81.9%5.9%0%2%
Lebanon2.1%109.6K39.4%57%1.5%0%0%
Brazil1.9%4.1M22.5%72.1%2.4%0%1%
Venezuela1.8%529.1K41.7%56.6%0%0%0%
Armenia1.4%38.9K16.1%81.5%0.8%0%0.2%
Iran1.3%1.2M14.3%83.2%0.4%0%0.8%
Bolivia1.3%163.4K12.7%84.5%1.1%0%0.4%
Nicaragua1.3%92.9K30.7%68%0%0%0%
Ecuador1.2%220.5K21%72.3%3.4%0.8%1.2%
Turkey1%862.6K24.5%66%4.4%0%4.1%
Cyprus1%12.7K19.2%74.4%1.8%0%3.7%
Peru0.9%312.2K17.1%81.3%0.3%0%0.5%
Romania0.7%137.3K20.9%73.6%3.4%0%1.4%
Mexico0.6%776.3K29.6%69.6%0.1%0%0.1%
Pakistan0.5%1.2M4.5%93.7%0.8%0%0.6%
Tajikistan0.5%51.7K58.1%41.4%0%0%0%
Nigeria0.4%916.6K5%94%0.5%0%0.1%
Kenya0.3%168.6K7.7%90.9%0.5%0.2%0.5%
Libya0.3%20.9K23.3%73.5%2.3%0.3%0.3%
Ethiopia0.2%259.4K6.7%93.2%0%0%0%
Myanmar0.2%109.9K5.1%94.8%0%0%0%
Zimbabwe0.2%34K3.5%96%0.2%0%0%
Jordan0.2%22.8K19.9%78.8%1.1%0%0%
Bangladesh0.1%174.7K1.9%95.1%2.8%0%0.2%
Egypt0.1%114.5K24.7%69%5.4%0%0.8%
Philippines0%015.2%84.7%0%0%0%
India0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Indonesia0%NaN8.2%90.4%1%0%0.4%
DR Congo0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Tanzania0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
France0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
South Africa0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Italy0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Uganda0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Sudan0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Spain0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Algeria0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Afghanistan0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Poland0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Morocco0%NaN35.8%64.2%0%0%0%
Angola0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Saudi Arabia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Uzbekistan0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Yemen0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Mozambique0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Ghana0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Nepal0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Madagascar0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Ivory Coast0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Cameroon0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Niger0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
North Korea0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Syria0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Mali0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Burkina Faso0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Sri Lanka0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Malawi0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Zambia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Chad0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Somalia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Senegal0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Cambodia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Guinea0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Rwanda0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Benin0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Burundi0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Haiti0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Belgium0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Dominican Republic0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
South Sudan0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Cuba0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Honduras0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Sweden0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Papua New Guinea0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Azerbaijan0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Portugal0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Hungary0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
United Arab Emirates0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Belarus0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Israel0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Togo0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Sierra Leone0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Austria0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Switzerland0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Laos0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Paraguay0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Bulgaria0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Turkmenistan0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
El Salvador0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Republic of the Congo0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Denmark0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Central African Republic0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Finland0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Liberia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Norway0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Palestine0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Costa Rica0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Ireland0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Mauritania0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Oman0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Panama0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Kuwait0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Croatia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Eritrea0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Georgia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Moldova0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Gambia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Albania0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Jamaica0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Qatar0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Botswana0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Lithuania0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Namibia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Gabon0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Lesotho0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Guinea Bissau0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Slovenia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
North Macedonia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Latvia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Equatorial Guinea0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Trinidad and Tobago0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Bahrain0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Timor Leste0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Estonia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Mauritius0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Eswatini0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Djibouti0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Reunion0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Fiji0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Comoros0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Guyana0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Bhutan0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Solomon Islands0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Luxembourg0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Suriname0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Montenegro0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Cape Verde0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Western Sahara0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Malta0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Maldives0%NaN14.5%84.2%0.3%0%1%
Brunei0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Belize0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Bahamas0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Guadeloupe0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Iceland0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Martinique0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Mayotte0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Vanuatu0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
French Guiana0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
French Polynesia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
New Caledonia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Barbados0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Sao Tome and Principe0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Samoa0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Curacao0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Saint Lucia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Guam0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Kiribati0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Grenada0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Micronesia0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Jersey0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Tonga0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Seychelles0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Aruba0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
United States Virgin Islands0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Antigua and Barbuda0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Isle of Man0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Dominica0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Cayman Islands0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Bermuda0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Guernsey0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Greenland0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Faroe Islands0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Northern Mariana Islands0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Saint Kitts and Nevis0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Turks and Caicos Islands0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Sint Maarten0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
American Samoa0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Marshall Islands0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Liechtenstein0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Monaco0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
San Marino0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Gibraltar0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Saint Martin0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
British Virgin Islands0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Palau0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Cook Islands0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Anguilla0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Nauru0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Tuvalu0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Wallis and Futuna0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Saint Barthelemy0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Montserrat0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Falkland Islands0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Niue0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Tokelau0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
Vatican City0%NaN0%0%0%0%0%
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Most Atheist Countries 2024

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China is the most atheist country in the world, with 91% of its population being outright atheist or non-religious.

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