In most Western European countries, the majority of adults identify as Christian:
Portugal 83%
Italy 80%
Austria 80%
Ireland 80%
Finland 77%
Switzerland 75%
UK 73%
Germany 71%
Spain 66%
Denmark 65%
France 64%
Belgium 55%
Sweden 52%
Norway 51%
Netherland 41% pic.twitter.com/u4yXMFZLLf— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) May 29, 2018
But in most European countries, most people who identify as Christian attend worship services less than once a month (identified below as "non-practicing Christians") pic.twitter.com/YFnmfgGyfp
— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) May 29, 2018
Europeans who identify with no religion
Netherlands 48%
Norway 43%
Sweden 42%
Belgium 38%
Denmark 30%
Spain 30%
France 28%
Germany 24%
UK 23%
Finland 22%
Switzerland 21%
Austria 16%
Portugal 15%
Ireland 15%
Italy 15% pic.twitter.com/RxsdYvV0OU— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) May 29, 2018
Churchgoing European Christians are more likely than religious nones to say Islam is incompatible with national values pic.twitter.com/njdqgld0j6
— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) May 29, 2018
Europeans who are atheists, agnostics or have no religion in particular
Netherlands 48%
Norway 43%
Sweden 42%
Belgium 38%
Denmark 30%
Spain 30%
France 28%
Germany 24%
UK 23%
Finland 22%
Switzerland 21%
Austria 16%
Portugal 15%
Ireland 15%
Italy 15% pic.twitter.com/M7gTNwGX35— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) May 29, 2018
How you ask about religious identity in Europe influences response patterns. Some surveys effectively filter out those with weaker religious commitment levels from the population of those with a religious identity. pic.twitter.com/BBG6oIhUm2
— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) May 29, 2018
Atheists make up 5% to 19% of the population in Western European countries
Belgium 19%
Denmark 16%
France 15%
Sweden 14%
Netherlands 14%
Norway 11%
Germany 10%
UK 8%
Spain 8%
Switzerland 8%
Austria 6%
Ireland 6%
Italy 6%
Portugal 5% pic.twitter.com/odwssx14Qf— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) May 29, 2018
US v. Europe: Americans more likely to say they are religious & spiritual, Europeans more likely to say they are neither religious nor spiritual pic.twitter.com/LCGQXIVNuJ
— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) May 29, 2018
