As following statistics is a kind of hobby for me, I open this topic where I will show various statistical data that have a great connection with "today's times"; but also a close connection with the Christian faith. I hope you will like it. Changes in the number of children born in marriage and out of wedlock from 1964 to 2014. The second image shows the latest data for Europe.
I would be lying if I said that there are, maybe some minimal ones. But believe me, I didn't even start putting those awful things, this is just the beginning. What has been happening since the 2000s and such an acceleration in the last 10 years or so is just unbelievable. That's why I say that statistics show the best, because people can only understand some things when they see numbers.
For a full perspective, it is important to know the size of the US population, which grew drastically from 1965 to 2022. YEAR US CENSUS POPULATION 1960 179,323,175 1970 203,392,031 1980 226,545,805 1990 248,709,873 2000 281,421,906 2010 308,745,538 2020 331,449,281 United States Catholic statistics
