Share of Christians reading the Bible weekly in the Netherlands 1996-2017

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024
This statistic displays the share of Christians reading the Bible every week in the Netherlands in 1996 and 2017. Respondents taking part in this survey considered themselves Christian and saw the Bible as relevant. Between 1996 and 2017, the share of Christians who read the Bible at least once a week in the Netherlands declined. In 1996, just over half of the Christians stated to read the Bible weekly. By 2017, this had decreased to just one-third.

Share of Christians reading the Bible every week in the Netherlands in 1996 and 2017

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Release date

September 2017

Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

1996 and 2017

Number of respondents

756 (2017)

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

respondents who consider themselves as Christian and do not consider the Bible as irrelevant

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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 does not specify the date of the survey or number of respondents in 1996.

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