This statistic displays the share of people who identity as being Christian in selected Western European countries in 2017. Portugal is the country with the highest proportion of respondents identifying as Christians at 83 percent. On the other side of the scale, the Netherlands is the only country in this statistic where less than half the respondents advised they were Christian.
Share of individuals that identify as Christian in Western Europe in 2017
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The source adds the following information: Respondents were asked “What is your present religion, if any? Are you Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, agnostic, something else or nothing in particular?”
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Pew Research Center. (May 29, 2018). Share of individuals that identify as Christian in Western Europe in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881914/prevelance-of-christianity-in-western-europe/
Pew Research Center. "Share of individuals that identify as Christian in Western Europe in 2017." Chart. May 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881914/prevelance-of-christianity-in-western-europe/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Share of individuals that identify as Christian in Western Europe in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881914/prevelance-of-christianity-in-western-europe/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Individuals That Identify as Christian in Western Europe in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881914/prevelance-of-christianity-in-western-europe/
Pew Research Center, Share of individuals that identify as Christian in Western Europe in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881914/prevelance-of-christianity-in-western-europe/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of individuals that identify as Christian in Western Europe in 2017 [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881914/prevelance-of-christianity-in-western-europe/
