Name: Religious identification in the Netherlands 2017, by type
Creator: Statista

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This statistic displays the religious identification in the Netherlands in 2017, by type. It shows that the largest group of Dutch respondents participating in this survey identified themselves as religiously unaffiliated. Only 15 percent of the participants was a practicing Christian, defined by the source as someone who goes to church at least monthly.

Religious identification in the Netherlands in 2017, by type

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Release date

May 2018

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

April 2017 to August 2017

Number of respondents

1,497 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.

The source adds the following information: "Church-attending Christians are defined as those who say they attend church at least monthly. Non-practicing Christians are defined as those who attend less often. Religiously unaffiliated adults are defined as those who identify as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” Other religion/don’t know/ref. are mostly Muslim respondents."