In 2020, over the half of surveyed Portuguese young people followed a religion or a belief. The majority of them declared themselves Catholics, measuring at 50 percent while the share of Evangelicals and Protestants totaled three percent.
Distribution of young people who follow a religion or have any belief in 2020, by religion
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*Jehovah's Witnesses (1 percent), Buddhist (0.7 percent), Orthodox (0.7 percent), Muslim (0.2 percent), Jewish (0.2 percent) and other Christian denominations (1.1 percent) and non-Christians (0.8 percent).
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Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. (November 1, 2021). Distribution of young people who follow a religion or have any belief in 2020, by religion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339569/portugal-share-of-young-people-following-a-religion/
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Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. (2021). Distribution of young people who follow a religion or have any belief in 2020, by religion . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339569/portugal-share-of-young-people-following-a-religion/
Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. "Distribution of Young People Who Follow a Religion or Have Any Belief in 2020, by Religion ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339569/portugal-share-of-young-people-following-a-religion/
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