Belief in God or higher power worldwide by country 2023

In Brazil, 70 percent of the respondents believed in God as described in the holy scriptures, and another 19 percent believed in a higher power or spirit. In South Africa, the figures were 73 and 16 percent respectively. By contrast, less than one in five in Japan and only one in three in South Korea believed in God or some form of spirit or higher power.

Share of respondents in selected countries worldwide who believe in God or a higher power in 2023

Characteristic	I believe in God as described in holy scriptures	I believe in a higher power or spirit, but not in God as described in holy scriptures	Prefer not to say	Not sure	I do not believe in God or in a higher power or spirit of any kind
Brazil	70%	19%	2%	4%	5%
South Africa	73%	16%	4%	4%	4%
Colombia	63%	23%	5%	3%	6%
Mexico	60%	25%	7%	4%	4%
Peru	65%	19%	9%	3%	4%
Türkiye	73%	9%	6%	5%	8%
India	70%	11%	4%	11%	4%
Chile	52%	24%	10%	5%	9%
Argentina	53%	12%	9%	8%	7%
United States	51%	22%	5%	10%	12%
Singapore	43%	25%	8%	15%	10%
Poland	52%	12%	8%	15%	14%
Canada	34%	26%	8%	12%	20%
Italy	37%	23%	7%	14%	19%
Australia	31%	25%	4%	12%	27%
Thailand	28%	21%	14%	24%	12%
Hungary	20%	27%	16%	14%	25%
Germany	21%	24%	6%	14%	35%
Spain	23%	22%	7%	17%	32%
France	26%	18%	5%	15%	37%
United Kingdom	27%	16%	2%	16%	39%
Belgium	18%	24%	5%	15%	39%
Sweden	16%	25%	3%	16%	39%
Netherlands	22%	17%	6%	12%	42%
South Korea	15%	18%	4%	19%	44%
Japan	3%	16%	10%	34%	38%

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Release date

May 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

January 20 to February 3. 2023

Number of respondents

19,371 respondents in 26 countries*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*There were around 1,000 respondents in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the U.S.. Around 500 in Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, and Türkiye. Around 2,200 in India.

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