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According to adherants.com, there are about 3 million atheists living in the USA (about 9% of the population). Worldwide, there are an estimated 200 million atheists worldwide (though other estimates vary wildly up to 1.1 billion, a number which seems to include the nonreligious, agnostics etc).

These figures would mean that 1.5% of atheists live in the USA. But figures on this are notoriously unreliable, as it is very difficult to estimate the number of atheists in countries where it would be a stigma. In Iran, for example, telling people you are atheist could put your life in danger. In the USA, it can lead to social stigma - and would certainly affect a career in politics in a negative manner.

The true number of atheists both in the USA and worldwide is almost certainly higher than stated, so a very rough guess is all you will be able to get, I'm afraid.

Also: the figures I gave are a few years out of date, and secularism (which includes Atheism) is the fastest growing philosophy - outstripping all major religions for growth over the last 150 years - so those numbers are changing by the year.

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9% of the U.S. population would be about 27 million, not 3.

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about 1.6%, myself included.

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Due to the societal pressures in America and the prejudice against atheists the data is difficulty to determine. Some studies show the the number of people in the US who don't believe in a god to be about 9%. Others that 6% of the US population believed that no god or universal spirit exists. Many, however, feel that the number is less than 2% of the U.S. population.

Strangely Canada with a similar demographic and cultural background has an estimated +20% of its population who do not believe in a god.

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At the moment about 15 - 20%. Some polls put it as high as 40%

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Depending on whose stats are correct, there are about 547,000 who admit to being atheist. I am happy to say more and more of us are coming out each year to avow our atheism!

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about 16%

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