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Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century

Pew Research Center, November 8, 2017

Pew Research Center's November 8, 2017 study of global Orthodox Christianity, finding the worldwide Orthodox population had roughly doubled over the preceding century, from an estimated 124 million in 1910 (7 percent of world population, 20 percent of world Christians) to nearly 260 million by 2010 (4 percent of world population, 12 percent of world Christians), growing more slowly than Christianity as a whole even as Russia's Orthodox population surged past 100 million after the fall of the Soviet Union.

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Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
A dedicated Pew demographic study of Orthodox Christianity, built on the same global religion modeling as Pew's 2011 Global Christianity report and dated to the same 2010 reference year (nearly 260 million Orthodox, consistent with that report's 2.18 billion total Christian figure at a 12 percent Orthodox share), plus the report's own historical comparison to an estimated 1910 baseline, read in full directly from pewresearch.org.
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Publisher
Pew Research Center
Publication Year
2017
URL
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2017/11/08/orthodox-christianity-in-the-21st-century/
Source Type
Demographic study
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Global, Continents

This source names Global directly: "Center's November 8, 2017 study of global Orthodox Christianity, finding the worldwide Orthodox population had roughly doubled over the preceding century, from an estimated 124 million in 1910 (7..."

Source Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century
Soviet Union, Empires & Polities

This source names Soviet Union directly: "past 100 million after the fall of the Soviet Union."

Source Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century
Claims Backed By This Source (26 claims)

This source backs 26 claims across the atlas. As facts: 19 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Denominations, 18 claims: 13 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds.
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