Level of Religious Observance
Poland religiosity | ||||
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Catholicism | 87.3% | |||
Orthodoxy | 1.3% | |||
Protestantism | 0.3% | |||
Jehovah's Witnesses | 0.3% | |||
Others | 0.3% |
According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll 2005:
- 80% of Polish citizens responded that "they believe there is a God" (which was the fifth highest result in Europe).
- 15% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force".
- 3% answered that "don't know".
- 2% answered that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, God or life force".
According to the most recent CBOS opinion poll published in the fall of 2008:
- 94% of Poles claim "they believe in God",
- 6% claim they "do not believe in God or do not know",
- 52% of believers claim "they attend to mass, religious meetings etc. at least once a week",
- while 17% do so "once or twice a month",
- 18% do so "a few times a year",
- and 13% "never do so".
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