This statistic displays the religious identification in Belgium in 2017, by type. It shows that the majority of the Belgians participating in this survey identified themselves as Christians. Only ten percent of this group however was a practicing Christian, defined by the source as someone who goes to church at least monthly. Approximately 40 percent of the respondents said to be religiously unaffiliated.
Religious identification in Belgium in 2017, by type
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
The source adds the following information: "Church-attending Christians are defined as those who say they attend church at least monthly. Non-practicing Christians are defined as those who attend less often. Religiously unaffiliated adults
are defined as those who identify as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” Other religion/don’t know/ref. are mostly Muslim respondents."
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Pew Research Center. (May 29, 2018). Religious identification in Belgium in 2017, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/878901/religious-identification-in-belgium-by-type/
Pew Research Center. "Religious identification in Belgium in 2017, by type." Chart. May 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878901/religious-identification-in-belgium-by-type/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Religious identification in Belgium in 2017, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878901/religious-identification-in-belgium-by-type/
Pew Research Center. "Religious Identification in Belgium in 2017, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878901/religious-identification-in-belgium-by-type/
Pew Research Center, Religious identification in Belgium in 2017, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878901/religious-identification-in-belgium-by-type/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Religious identification in Belgium in 2017, by type [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/878901/religious-identification-in-belgium-by-type/
