Religious affiliation in 2010
The following data from the Russian Centre for the Study of Public Opinion are from a poll conducted on 23-24 January 2010 with 1,600 people in 140 cities in 42 regions of the Russian Federation.
Religious affiliation, conviction (as a percentage of respondents)
2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orthodox | 72 | 63 | 73 | 70 | 75 |
Muslim | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Catholic | 1 | 1 | >1 | >1 | 1 |
Protestant | >1 | >1 | >1 | >1 | >1 |
Jew | - | >1 | >1 | >1 | >1 |
Buddhist | >1 | 1 | >1 | 1 | 1 |
Believer, but not belonging to any religion | - | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Non-believer, atheist | 13 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
I hesitate about being a believer or non-believer | 4 | - | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Other religion | 1 | 1 | - | >1 | >1 |
No answer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
An analysis of religious belief and national belonging in Central and Eastern Europe (May 2017) is available on the Pew Research Center website (full report available as a pdf document).
3 October 2012