According to a 2018 survey, five percent of Europeans were vegetarians. Not eating meat was especially popular in Italy and the United Kingdom. Of the Italians taking part in this survey, six percent stated to be vegetarian. By comparison, among the Czechs this was only two percent.
Share of respondents who indicate they follow a vegetarian diet in selected countries in Europe in 2018, by country
respondents from UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Czech Republic
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following terms do you use to describe your diet? Vegetarian"
* Countries surveyed included the UK (n=1,003), Germany (n=1,001), France (n=1,018), Italy (n=1,016), Spain (n=1,001), Poland (n=1,001), Sweden (n=1,001), the Netherlands (n=1,005) and Czechia (n=1,001).
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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