2020 Religious Census

By Yujia Huo / October 4, 2023 According to the 2020 U.S. Religion Census, there are 356,739 religious congregations in the United States, comprised of 161 million people (48.6% of the population). A congregation is a group of persons who meet together regularly for worship. In different religious groups this can mean parishes, churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, or other […]

A Changing Population in Norway

We used world population data from the United Nations to create this population pyramid of Norway from 1950 projected to 2100. Our key takeaways? transition from expansive to stationary population  lowering fertility rates increasing life expectancy https://youtu.be/iXc-Ild56PQ?feature=shared  This animation visualizes the “demographic transition” predicted to occur this century.  Demographic transition is the shift from high […]