Religion In The Netherlands
Religion in the Netherlands (2010)
Irreligious (51.3%) Roman Catholicism (24.6%) Protestantism (14.6%) Islam (5.5%) Other religions (4.9%)The Netherlands was historically a predominantly Christian country until late into the 20th century. Although religious diversity remains to the present day, there is a major decline of religious adherence. Nowadays, the Netherlands is one of the most secular countries in Western Europe, with only 39% being religiously affiliated (31% for those aged under 35), and fewer than 20% visiting church regularly.
In 2010 the Netherlandic population was made up of 16.615.000 people. Among these 24.6% (4.100.000) were Roman Catholics, 14.6% (2.442.000) were Protestants (of these 2.250.000 or 13.5% were Reformed and Lutherans, 192.000 or 1.1% were Evangelicals and Pentecostals), 0.9% (166.000) were other Christians (Anglicans, Orthodox, Jehovah's Witnesses and others), 5.5% (907.000) were Muslims, 1.0% (170.000) were Buddhists, 0.9% (150.000) were Hindus. 8.527.000 people or 51.3% of the population were mostly non religious, and 2.1% were followers of other religions.
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