A new study released by the Center for the Study of Global Christianity is showing the world overall is growing more religious and will likely continue in that trend for many more years.

According to the report “Christianity In Its Global Context, 1970-2010”, an almost ten percent increase in religious belief is expected by 2020. In 1970, 80 percent of the world’s population was religious, 88 percent in 2010 and is predicted to be 90 percent by 2020.

The growth is attributed to a resurgence of religion in China and the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1991.

However, the number of atheists and agnostics is rising in the Western world.

The study shows that Christianity is beginning to shift away from countries in the Northern Hemisphere. In 1970, 41.3 percent of all Christians were in Africa, Asia or Latin America. In 2020, that figure is expected to be 64.7%.

According to the report, Christianity is declining in the North “at a dramatic rate.”