The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the scale of participation in Sunday Mass and the sacramental life of Polish Catholics. The proportion of people attending Sunday Mass dropped to 28.3 percent in 2021. Due to the pandemic restrictions, the number of people receiving Holy Communion also decreased. In 2022, their number increased.
Share of people attending Sunday Mass (dominicantes) and receiving Holy Communion (communicantes) in Poland from 1980 to 2022
Characteristic
Dominicantes
Communicantes
2022
29.5%
13.9%
2021**
28.3%
12.9%
2019
36.9%
16.7%
2018
38.2%
17.3%
2017
38.3%
17%
2016
36.7%
16%
2015
39.8%
17%
2014
39.1%
16.3%
2013
39.1%
16.3%
2012
40%
16.2%
2011
40%
16.1%
2010
41%
16.4%
2009
41.5%
16.7%
2008
40.4%
15.3%
2007
44.2%
17.6%
2006
45.8%
16.3%
2005
45%
16.5%
2004
43.2%
15.6%
2003
46%
16.9%
2002
45.2%
17.3%
2001
46.8%
16.5%
2000
47.5%
19.4%
1999
46.9%
16.3%
1998
47.5%
17.6%
1997
46.6%
15.2%
1996
46.6%
14.5%
1995
46.8%
15.4%
1994
45.6%
13.1%
1993
43.1%
13%
1992
47%
14%
1991
47.6%
10.8%
1990
50.3%
10.7%
1989
46.7%
9.9%
1988
48.7%
10.7%
1987
53.3%
11.1%
1986
52.9%
10.4%
1985
49.9%
9.1%
1984
52.2%
8.9%
1983
51.2%
8.6%
1982
57%
9.6%
1981
52.7%
8.1%
1980
51%
7.8%
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*In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the survey of Poles' Sunday practices did not take place
**A survey of Sunday practices was held in 2021, but on Sept. 26, 2021 - the day for which the survey was scheduled - government directives and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic were in place: worshippers were allowed to occupy half of all temple seats (the limit did not apply to those fully vaccinated), and the obligation to cover the mouth and nose was in effect
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Institute for Catholic Church Statistics. (February 9, 2024). Share of people attending Sunday Mass (dominicantes) and receiving Holy Communion (communicantes) in Poland from 1980 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365508/poland-sunday-mass-and-holy-communion-attendance-rate/
Institute for Catholic Church Statistics. "Share of people attending Sunday Mass (dominicantes) and receiving Holy Communion (communicantes) in Poland from 1980 to 2022." Chart. February 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365508/poland-sunday-mass-and-holy-communion-attendance-rate/
Institute for Catholic Church Statistics. (2024). Share of people attending Sunday Mass (dominicantes) and receiving Holy Communion (communicantes) in Poland from 1980 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365508/poland-sunday-mass-and-holy-communion-attendance-rate/
Institute for Catholic Church Statistics. "Share of People Attending Sunday Mass (Dominicantes) and Receiving Holy Communion (Communicantes) in Poland from 1980 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365508/poland-sunday-mass-and-holy-communion-attendance-rate/
Institute for Catholic Church Statistics, Share of people attending Sunday Mass (dominicantes) and receiving Holy Communion (communicantes) in Poland from 1980 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365508/poland-sunday-mass-and-holy-communion-attendance-rate/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of people attending Sunday Mass (dominicantes) and receiving Holy Communion (communicantes) in Poland from 1980 to 2022 [Graph], Institute for Catholic Church Statistics, February 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365508/poland-sunday-mass-and-holy-communion-attendance-rate/
