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Religion Datasets

Pew Research Center makes its data available to the public for secondary analysis after a period of time. See this post for more information on how to use our datasets and contact us at info@pewresearch.org with any questions.

Pew Research Center’s religion datasets come in several formats, most commonly available as SPSS files or Excel spreadsheets. Depending on the subject matter, these files may include survey question and response data or demographic information and analysis. Each dataset download also includes relevant codebooks and supporting information.

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International religion survey data

This page includes large surveys that cover a broad range of questions across multiple religious and demographic groups in one or more regions around the globe. This includes general surveys of religion in India, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Israel, and other parts of the world.

U.S. religion survey data

This page lists data from larger surveys covering a broad range of questions across multiple religious and demographic groups across the United States. This includes the Religious Landscape Studies conducted in 2007 and 2014, as well as the 2020 survey of Jewish Americans.

International religious restrictions data

This page lists data on religious restrictions around the world, which Pew Research Center has been tracking since 2007. This information includes measures of both religious restrictions imposed by governments as well as hostilities committed by individuals and social groups.

Global Attitudes Project (GAP) survey data

This page lists data and surveys from Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project (GAP).