Religious practice in Sweden 2017, by type

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Jul 31, 2024
This statistic shows the result of a survey conducted in 2017 on religious practice in Sweden. That year, most of Swedes, with a share of 22 percent of respondents, practiced religion by giving money to their religious organization. The second largest share of Swedish people, reaching ten percent of respondents, practiced religion by wearing or carrying religious symbols.

How are you practicing your religion?

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Give money to their religious organization 22%
Wear or carry religious symbols 10%
Try to persuade other adults to adopt their religious views 7%
Fasting during holy times 5%
Showing entries 1 to 4 (4 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents22%22%10%10%7%7%5%5%Give money to their religious organizationWear or carry religious symbolsTry to persuade other adults to adopt their religiousviewsFasting during holy times
0%5%10%15%20%25%

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Release date

May 2018

Region

Sweden

Survey time period

April to August 2017

Number of respondents

1,493 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "Don’t know/refused responses not shown".

The source does not provide the original wording of the question posed during the survey. The wording of the question chosen for this statistic may therefore differ slightly from the original.

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