This statistic displays the place of religion in life in Belgium and the Netherlands in 2017. The majority of the respondents participating in this survey in both countries said that religion did not play a really important part in their lives. In Belgium, 64 percent of the participants stated that religion does not play too much of a role or not at all an important role in their life. In the Netherlands, this was 56 percent of the respondents.
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Statistics on Religion in the Netherlands
Religious identification
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- Basic Statistic Population of the Netherlands 2010-2021, by religion
- Premium Statistic Religious identification in the Netherlands 2017, by type
- Premium Statistic Belief in God in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Place of religion in life in Belgium and the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Religiously unaffiliated population share in the Netherlands 2017, by conviction
- Premium Statistic Religiously unaffiliated population in the Netherlands 2017, by upbringing
- Premium Statistic Reasons to leave a religion in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Opinions on impact of declining Christian influence in Dutch society Netherlands 2018
Religious participation
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- Basic Statistic Religious participation in the Netherlands 2018, by denomination
- Basic Statistic Religious participation the Netherlands 2021, by frequency
- Basic Statistic Religious participation in the Netherlands 2021, by gender and frequency
- Basic Statistic Religious participation in the Netherlands 2021, by age and frequency
- Basic Statistic Religious participation in the Netherlands 2021, by education level
- Premium Statistic Knowledge about religion in the Netherlands 2017, by religion
- Premium Statistic Feeling of safety in a religious institute in the Netherlands 2019
- Premium Statistic Praying frequency in the Netherlands 2017
Religious organizations
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- Premium Statistic Trust in institutions in the Netherlands 2017/2018, by type
- Premium Statistic Trust in religious organizations in the Netherlands 2008-2018
- Premium Statistic Total number of Catholic Church members in the Netherlands 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Total number of Protestant Church members in the Netherlands 2000-2017
- Premium Statistic Total number of Protestant Church members in the Netherlands 2000-2017, by church
- Premium Statistic Total number of Bible Society members in the Netherlands 2000-2017
Religious holidays
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- Premium Statistic Christmas share of holiday season expenditure in the Netherlands 2018, by type
- Premium Statistic Expenditure forecast in supermarkets during Easter in Netherlands 2018, by product
- Premium Statistic Most popular ways to send holiday greetings in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Grocery expenditure during and outside Ramadan in the Netherlands 2014-2017
- Premium Statistic People celebrated Eid al-Fitr with in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Places to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Opinions on making Eid al-Fitr an official holiday in the Netherlands 2019
Religious books
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- Premium Statistic Bible reading frequency in the Netherlands 1996-2017
- Premium Statistic Share of Christians reading the Bible weekly in the Netherlands 1996-2017
- Premium Statistic Share of Christians reading the Bible daily in the Netherlands 2018, by denomination
- Premium Statistic Bible reading frequency among Christians in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Share of people sometimes reading religious books the Netherlands 2018, by background
Religious education
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Society and religion
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- Premium Statistic Total number of CU members in the Netherlands 2002-2023
- Premium Statistic Total number of SGP members in the Netherlands 2001-2023
- Premium Statistic Reasons to vote ChristenUnie in the parliamentary elections in the Netherland in 2017
- Premium Statistic Perceived importance of being Christian Dutch identity in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Opinions on the impact of Islam in the Netherlands 2018
- Premium Statistic Opinions on restricting religious clothing of Muslim women in the Netherlands 2017
- Premium Statistic Opinions on introducing a burqa ban in public spaces in the Netherlands 2018
- Premium Statistic Share of people in favor of a burqa ban in public spaces Netherlands 2018, by party
Further related statistics
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- Religiosity among Catholics in the Netherlands 2017, by characteristic
- Religiosity among Protestants in the Netherlands 2017, by characteristic
- Survey on the importance of being a Christian in Sweden 2016
- Share of people in favor of abortion in Netherlands 2017, by religious identification
- Religious identification and participation in the Netherlands 2018, by denomination
- Willingness to accept Jews/Muslims into the family in Belgium 2017
- Knowledge about religion in Belgium 2017, by religion
- Catholic-Protestant divide in the Netherlands 2017
- Praying frequency in Italy 2017
- Christian beliefs in western Europe 2017
- Seating capacity of American places of worship 2010
- Number of weekend services held by American congregations 2010
- Opinions on Christians as part of the national community in Belgium 2018
- Americans' views on monotheism and religious diversity in 2011
- Religious commitment in Europe 2018, by country
- Poll on integration and national independence in the EU in Hungary 2021
- Hungarians opinion on Europe favoring Christian or worldly values 2021
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- Poll on integration and national independence in the EU in Hungary 2021
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Pew Research Center. (May 29, 2018). How important is religion in your life?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/879681/place-of-religion-in-life-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
Pew Research Center. "How important is religion in your life?*." Chart. May 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879681/place-of-religion-in-life-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
Pew Research Center. (2018). How important is religion in your life?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879681/place-of-religion-in-life-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
Pew Research Center. "How Important Is Religion in Your Life?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879681/place-of-religion-in-life-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
Pew Research Center, How important is religion in your life?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879681/place-of-religion-in-life-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
How important is religion in your life?* [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/879681/place-of-religion-in-life-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/