Interfaith marriages have been part of many cultures since the beginning. Different countries have different rules for interfaith marriages. For instance, back in the day, communities would allow interfaith marriage as a promise of peace and harmony for both communities involved. Presently, interfaith marriages are common practice in our modern world.

Accordingly, Real Research — the online survey app, launched a survey on interfaith marriage. Furthermore, it focused on what respondents feel about inter-religious marriage. Also, it asks about public thoughts on interfaith marriage. For instance, What do you think about interfaith marriage? Here are the results.

Highlights

  • 34.68% follow Islam.
  • 10.33% understand opposing views of people on interfaith marriages.
  • 26.08% are unsure about interfaith marriages.

33.34% Follow Christianity (Protestant)

To start off, the survey asked respondents if they consider themselves to be religious. In response, 88.91% said ‘yes’ and 11.09% said ‘no’.

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Figure 1: Almost 35% of respondents are Muslims

In detail, the next question asks what religion they follow. Answers are as follows: Islam (34.68%), Christianity – Protestant (33.34%), Christianity – Catholic (6.55%), Buddhism (9.37%), and Other (16.06%).

Over 80% Personally Know Interfaith Marriage Couples

Next, the survey asked respondents about their thoughts on interfaith marriage. In reply, 52.76% say they are in favor of interfaith marriage and 26.76% are unsure on this matter. Adding on, 10.33% say they are in favor of interfaith marriage but also understand opposing views.

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Figure 2: 19.02% do not know any interfaith marriage couples

Meanwhile, 5.38% say they are against interfaith marriage as religion is a big part of their lives. Lastly, 4.27% say they feel bad for couples who cannot get married due to different religions. Accordingly, the next question asks respondents if they know any interfaith marriage couples. On this, a whopping, 80.98% said ‘yes’, and 19.02% said ‘no’.

8.13% Will Never Allow Interfaith Marriage

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Figure 3: 8.13% will never allow interfaith marriage

To conclude, the last question in the survey asks respondents what they think about interfaith marriage. Here, 48.80% say it is not a problem at all while 26.08% are ‘unsure’. In addition, 16.36% say it is a minor problem that can work out and 8.13% say they will never allow it to happen.

Methodology

 
Survey TitleSurvey on Interfaith Marriage
DurationFebruary 10 – February 17, 2022
Number of Participants20,000
DemographicsMales and females, aged 21 to 99
Participating Countries Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia,… Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, China (Hong Kong) China (Macao), China (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greanada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Maluritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar [Burma], Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.