Religion in Poland - Level of Religious Observance

Level of Religious Observance

Poland religiosity
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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