But it's a different story in Britain.

在大不列顛就不是這麼一回事

Where in 2009, people of no religion outnumbered christians for the first time.

在 2009 年，沒有宗教信仰的人數有史以來第一次超過基督徒

And it's not the only country where religion is in decline.

而且這也不是唯一宗教勢力減弱的國家

In Israel only 39% of the population consider themselves a religious person.

在以色列只有 39% 的人民是有宗教信仰的

In Norway, it's 30 percent.

在挪威則是 30%

In Japan just 13 percent.

在日本僅有 13%

But China surpasses them all.

但中國比他們都還少

Only 9 percent of Chinese people report themselves as being religious.

只有 9% 的中國人回報自己有宗教信仰

And the majority say they are committed atheists.

而其他多數聲稱自己為無神論者

Making China the least religious country in the world. But how reliable are the polls in China?

這使中國成為全世界最沒有宗教信仰的國家。但這個民調的信服力夠嗎？

The communist government is officially atheist and religious freedom is restricted in the country.

這個共產政府的官方為無神論者構成，而這個國家的宗教自由也是被限制的

So it's likely that many Chinese people who hold religious beliefs do not report it.

所以很有可能有些中國百姓其實有宗教信仰，但沒有回報給政府

But globally the picture is very different.

但以全球的角度來看卻很不一樣

84 percent of the world's population say they are affiliated to a religious group.

84% 的人回報自己與某個宗教組織有關係

Around 7 percent are Buddhist.

大概有 7% 的人是佛教徒

15 percent are Hindu.

15% 的人為印度教教徒

24 percent are Muslim.

24% 的人為穆斯林

But the largest religious group are Christian.

但基督教還是影響力最大的

Making up nearly a third of the world's 7.5 billion people.

全世界有 75 億人口，基督教佔了三分之一。

But this is set to change.

但這個趨勢正在改變

It's predicted there will be almost as many Muslims as Christians by 2050.

數據預測出 2050 年之前，穆斯林的人口會與基督徒相當

This is because Muslims on average are younger than members of other religions, and they have more children.

這是因為信服穆斯林的教徒平均年齡比起其他信仰都來得小，而且他們的生育率也相對較高

This has made Islam the fastest-growing religion in the world.

這使伊斯蘭教成為全球最迅速成長的宗教

The religious profile of the world is changing.

世界的宗教信仰正在變化

But even in areas where religious affiliation is declining, spirituality is not. America has become less religious in recent years.

即使在宗教影響力減弱的區域來說，靈性並沒有削弱。美國在近年來越來越少人有宗教信仰

But the percentage of non-religious Americans, who say they often feel spiritual has risen.

但在這些無宗教信仰的美國人裡，說自己有精神上的信仰的人反而有增多

Globally, 15 percent of atheists believe in life after death. So if faith deserts you here there's always the hereafter

在全世界裡有 15% 的無神論者相信來生，所以如果現在你對信仰不抱希望，至少還有來生