Comparison of demographic development of countries with different religions

The bachelor thesis tries to map the demoghraphic developement of the chosen countries and to find out or deny the links between the religious environment and the demographic situation during the 100 years period / from 1950 to 2050/. In total the analysis studies 77 countries in which most of the inhabitants belong to the one religious group. Religious afiliation of the inhabitants of the chosen countries is taken from the UN (United Nations) and CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) databasis. Demographic situation mentioned above is presented by the concrete demgraphic indexes - total amount of the inhabitants in the chosen countries, total fertility, life expectancy, infant mortality, total dependency ratio and sex ratio. The one hundred time year period allows to study not only the current situation but also its developement in the past as well as the presumed developement in the future. The bachelor thesis is based on the assumption of the stable ratio of believers belong to the dominant religion in the chosen countries from to 1950 to 2050. Keywords: demography, religion, population projec