1. The number of unchurched people in America would make the 8th most populous country in the world.
\nAs of 2014, the estimated number of people in the U.S. who Barna Group would define as \u201cchurchless\u201d\u009d\u201d\u201dmeaning they have not attended a Christian church service, other than a special event such as a wedding or a funeral, at any time during the past six months\u201d\u201dstands at 114 million. Add to that the roughly 42 million children and teenagers who are unchurched and you have 156 million U.S. residents who are not engaged with a Christian church. To put that in context, if all those unchurched people were a separate nation, it would be the eighth most populous country in the world, trailing only China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the remaining churched public of the United States (159 million).<\/p>\n
2. In the past decade, more people in the U.S. have become churchless than live in Australia or Canada.
\nBarna tracking research has seen significant shifts in church involvement over the past decade. During that time, the number of adults who are unchurched has increased by more than 30%. This is an increase of 38 million individuals\u201d\u201dthat\u2019s more people than live in Canada or Australia.<\/p>\n
3. The vast majority of America\u2019s churchless have attended a church.<\/p>\n