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What is Atheism?
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities.
In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities. Most inclusively, atheism is the absence of belief that any deities exist. Atheism is contrasted with theism, which, in its most general form, is the belief that at least one deity exists.
Since conceptions of atheism vary, accurate estimations of current numbers of atheists are difficult. According to one 2007 estimate, 2.3% of the world's population are atheistic or irreligious and a further 11.9% are non-religious, while a global poll conducted by WIN/GIA in 2012 indicated that 13% of respondents said they were atheists. According to other studies, rates of atheism are among the highest in Western nations, again to varying degrees: the United States, for example, returned 4%, while Canada returned 28%. The figures for a 2010 Eurobarometer survey in the European Union (EU), reported that 20% of the EU population claimed not to believe in "any sort of spirit, God or life force".