Between 2010 and 2024 in the Netherlands, the percentage of people who do not identify with any religion increased from 45 percent to 56 percent. The largest religious group in 2024 was the Roman Catholic group, with 17 percent of Dutch people identifying as Roman Catholic. In 2024, 14 percent of the Dutch population considered themselves a member of the three main protestant churches, the Dutch Reformed Church, the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, and the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands. The percentage of people who identify as Muslim has remained the same at five percent over the years. Do the people who identify with a religion always participate? The percentage of people in the Netherlands who participate in a religion is not necessarily the same as that of people who identify with a religion. The most prominent religious group, the Roman Catholics, only saw a participation of three percent, the same as those identifying with the Protestant Church, despite only six percent identifying with that denomination. The highest participation rate is in the group 'other' with four percent, despite only 10 percent identifying in those religions. It shows, therefore, that some religions see significantly higher participation rates despite a lower percentage identifying with it. Does the percentage of Muslims in the Netherlands align with the perceived percentage of Muslims? In 2018, the Dutch population believed that 20 percent of the population was Muslim, even though only five percent were Muslim. This overestimation of the Muslim population is in line with the rest of Europe. Germany, for example, predicted a Muslim population of 21 percent while the actual Muslim population was four percent. In Belgium, residents believed that 27 percent of the population was Muslim, while in reality, it was only five percent.

In 2023 roughly half of the Dutch population did not identify with any religious denomination. Of the religious population, the largest number of people at 17 percent identified themselves as Roman Catholics. That is particularly interesting, as the dominating church in the Netherlands since the Reformation had been the Protestant church. According to the source, approximately 13 percent of the Dutch population considered themselves a member of the three main protestant churches, the Dutch Reformed Church, the Protestant Church in the Netherlands and the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands. The category 'other' includes not only the smaller protestant churches, but also religions that are newer to the Netherlands, such as Buddhism and Hinduism. According to this statistic, Muslims made up six percent of the population in the Netherlands.

This statistic shows the religious participation in the Netherlands in 2024, by age and frequency. It shows that in 2024, 12 percent of the people in the Netherlands that were 75 or older participated in a religious service/meeting at least once a week.

This statistic shows the religious participation in the Netherlands in 2021, by frequency. It shows that the large majority of the Dutch population (83 percent) rarely or never visited a religious service or meeting in 2021. Eight percent of the Dutch population participated in religious services or meetings at least once a week.

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.

This statistic shows the religious participation in the Netherlands in 2021, by gender and frequency. It shows that in 2021, 82 percent of the female population in the Netherlands rarely or never attended a religious service/meeting.

This statistic displays the distribution of the population of the Caribbean Netherlands in 2021, by religion. It shows that the largest share of the population was Roman Catholic, at nearly 50 percent. Next to that, the largest groups were the Methodists (7.6 percent) and the Adventists (7.4 percent). In contrast, only 0.2 percent of the population in the Caribbean Netherlands was Muslim.

Between 2008 and 2009, trust in churches and other religious organizations was low. Trust peaked in 2008/2009, at just under 20 percent. At its lowest point in 2016/2017, only 12 percent of respondents said to have trust in religious organizations.

The statistic displays the share of people sometimes reading religious books in the Netherlands in 2018, by migration background. The survey results show that, as of 2018, respondents with a Dutch background were least likely to read religious books. Just seven percent of respondents with a Dutch background indicated that they read religious books sometimes, while the share of Moroccan-Dutch respondents was over 50 percent.

This statistic displays the religiously unaffiliated population share in the Netherlands in 2017, by conviction. Roughly 50 percent of the Dutch respondents participating in this survey said to be religiously unaffiliated. Of this 48 percent, nearly 15 percent of the participants described themselves as atheist. Three percent said to be agnostic and over 30 percent considered themselves as "nothing in particular".

This statistic displays the results of a survey of opinions concerning the impact of declining Christian influence in Dutch society in the Netherlands in 2018. The survey outcome suggest that over half of the Dutch population saw the declining influence of the Christian religion on society as neither a strength nor a threat. Meanwhile, just over a fifth of respondents saw the decline of the impact of Christianity in society as a strength, while the share of people surveyed who saw this as a threat was slightly higher, at 23 percent.

This statistic shows the outcome of a survey on the trust in institutions in the Netherlands in 2017/2018, by type. As of 2017/2018, roughly 45 percent of the respondents had trust in the judiciary. Only 14 percent, on the other hand, had trust in the church or other religious organizations.

This statistic shows the outcome of a survey on the perceived importance of being Christian for being truly Dutch in the Netherlands in 2017, by age group. As of 2017, roughly 15 percent of the respondents that were 50 years and older indicate that they think being Christian is very important for being truly Dutch.

This statistic displays the religiously unaffiliated population in the Netherlands in 2017, by upbringing. 48 percent of the respondents participating in this survey said to consider themselves as religiously unaffiliated. Of these people, 40 percent was also raised unaffiliated. On the other hand, 50 percent of the unaffiliated said they were baptized.

This statistic displays the reasons to leave a religion in the Netherlands in 2017. When respondents in the Netherlands who were raised within a religion were asked why they left it, roughly 70 percent of the participants stated that they had gradually drifted away from religion. No longer believing in the religion's teachings was cited by 60 percent of the respondents. In contrast, only 14 percent said to have left their religion to marry someone from outside their own religion.

This statistic shows the religious participation by Muslims in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2018, by frequency. It shows that the majority of the Muslims in the Netherlands rarely or never visits a mosque or takes part in a religious meeting. Between 2010 and 2018, this number increased from 74 percent to 79 percent, which is comparable to the numbers for Christian denominations.

This statistic displays the share of Christians reading the Bible every day in the Netherlands in 2018, by denomination. It shows that Protestants in the Netherlands read the Bible much more frequently than Catholics. Of the Protestant respondents taking part in this survey, 40 percent said to read the Bible daily. This was only two percent among the Catholic participants.

The statistic displays the results of a survey conducted by Ipsos of the perceived and actual Muslim population share in the Netherlands and Belgium in 2018. The survey results show that as of 2018, there was a significant gap between the public perception and actual share of the population who were Muslim in the Netherlands and in Belgium.

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This statistic shows the opinions on police officers wearing a necklace with a cross while on duty in the Netherlands in 2017. When the Dutch respondents were asked how they feel about police officers wearing this Christian religious symbol while on duty, roughly 35 percent indicated that they strongly oppose this. On the other hand, approximately 20 percent indicated that they would have no objection at all against police officers wearing a necklace with a cross.

This statistic displays the frequency of praying in the Netherlands in 2017. The majority of the respondents participating in this survey said to never pray. In contrast, only 20 percent of the participants stated to pray daily. On the European level, 40 percent of the respondents answered to never pray, significantly lower than in the Netherlands.