무종교

종교를 믿지 않거나 소속되어 있지 않은 상태

무종교(중국어: 無宗敎, 영어: irreligion) 또는 무교(無敎)는 종교를 믿지 않음, 혹은 종교가 없거나 특정 종교 집단에 소속되어 있지 않은 상태를 뜻한다.

2010년 국가별 비종교 인구

무신론과의 차이점

무신론과 많은 공통점이 있으나, 무종교가 단순히 종교 활동을 하거나 신을 숭배하지 않음을 의미하는 반면 무신론은 의 존재나 종교 자체를 부정함을 의미한다. 검증되지 않은 믿음을 거부하는 합리주의 성향을 가진 무신론과 달리 무종교인이라 해도 체계적인 종교에 속하지 않는 도깨비드라큘라 등의 초자연적 존재를 믿을 수도 있다.

나라별 통계

나라별 무종교인 비율
국가종교가 없다고 응답한 비율출처
중국59-93%여러 자료[1]
에스토니아75.7%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
아제르바이잔74%Gallup WorldView (2008)[3][4]
알바니아60%US Department of State - International Religious Freedom Report 2006[5]

L'Albanie en 2005[6]
Various publications[7]

체코59%[8]Czech Statistical Office (2001 census)[9]
독일59%Worldwide Independent Network/Gallup International Association (2015)[10]
대한민국56.1%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
일본51.8%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
러시아48.1%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
벨라루스47.8%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
베트남46.1%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
네덜란드44.0%Social and Cultural Planning Office[11]
스웨덴43%Zuckerman, Phil. "Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns", chapter in The Cambridge Companion to Atheism, ed. by Michael Martin, Cambridge University

Press: Cambridge, UK (2005)[12]

헝가리42.6%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
우크라이나42.4%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
라트비아40.6%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
벨기에35.4%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
뉴질랜드34.7%[13]Statistics New Zealand (2006 census)[14]
칠레33.8%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
룩셈부르크29.9%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
슬로베니아29.9%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
프랑스27.2%[15]INSEE (2004 survey)[16]
베네수엘라27.0%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
슬로바키아23.1%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
멕시코20.5%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
리투아니아19.4%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
덴마크19%Eurobarometer(2005)[17]
오스트레일리아18.7%[18]Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006 census)[19]
이탈리아17.8%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
스페인17%Centre of Sociological Investigations (2005)[20]
영국16.8%[21]UK National Statistics (2001 census)[22]
캐나다16.2%Canada 2001 Census[23]
아르헨티나16.0%Gallup-Argentina poll, April 2001[24]
남아프리카 공화국15.1%Statistics South Africa Census 2001[25]
미국15.0%[26]American Religious Identification Survey (2001), as reported by US Census Bureau[27]
크로아티아13.2%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
오스트리아12.2%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
핀란드11.7%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
포르투갈11.4%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
푸에르토리코11.1%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
불가리아11.1%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
필리핀10.9%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
브라질7.4%National Demografic Census in 2000, conducted by the IBGE.[28]
인도6.6%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
폴란드6%Public Opinion Research Centre (2007)[29]
세르비아 몬테네그로5.8%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
아일랜드4.5%Central Statistics Office Ireland Census 2006[30]
페루4.7%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
아이슬란드4.3%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
그리스4.0%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
터키2.5%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
루마니아2.4%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
탄자니아1.7%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
몰타1.3%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
이란1.1%[31]Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
우간다1.1%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
나이지리아0.7%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]
방글라데시0.1%Dentsu Communication Institute Inc, Japan Research Center (2006)[2]

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