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Religious sentiment and practice in Europe according to the 2017 EVS survey

The survey shows large variations within Europe. People who say they believe in God almost always outnumber those who consider themselves religious. In general, the survey confirms the disconnection between belief and practice. Indeed, the number of people attending a religious service at least once a week is much lower than the number of people who consider themselves religious.
The country with the fewest people who consider themselves religious is Sweden, while Georgia has the most. The same applies to belief in God. On the other hand, Denmark has the lowest weekly attendance at a religious service and Poland has the highest.

CountryPeople who consider themselves religious (%)People who believe in God (%)People who attend a religious service at least once a week (%)
Sweden 27,40 36,13 5,23
Estonia 35,47 45,70 3,74
Czech Republic 35,79 38,35 6,52
United Kingdom 37,36 48,44 11,27
Norway 37,64 47,31 5,60
France 41,51 53,67 7,90
Netherlands 43,60 43,66 10,65
Switzerland 47,93 67,20 8,19
Spain 48,67 68,01 16,98
Finland 50,98 56,71 4,65
Denmark 54,40 50,82 2,54
Germany 54,61 63,35 8,78
Island 54,66 61,20 2,62
Hungaria 54,92 71,04 10,32
Austria 60,70 73,69 13,09
Ukraine 64,60 84,09 22,05
Bulgaria 65,13 79,41 8,83
Slovenia 68,85 60,88 15,29
Portugal 71 84,92 17,58
Slovakia 71,99 72,77 26,73
Turkey 72,15 95,32 36,77
Russia 76,16 77,25 7,76
Italy 77,65 84,36 27,30
Serbia 80,02 84,08 8,15
Albania 80,47 97,06 9,04
Croatia 83,85 85,27 21,90
Lithuania 84,82 84,76 13,86
Romania 85,20 97,19 30,34
Macedonia 85,57 95,52 25,33
Poland 85,92 93,37 47,70
Bosnia-Herzegovina 86,83 95,98 29,50
Montenegro 88,25 96,12 16,21
Azerbaijan 90,76 98,54 6,82
Armenia 92,37 91,95 19,29
Georgia 95,52 98,67 19,95

The results can be consulted in the form of an interactive map.

D 5 October 2021    ARomain Mertens

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