Religion in France

Statistics report on religion in France

Religion in France

This report provides an overview of religion in France. It contains a general outlook on religious demographics, as well as statistical data on the various religious communities. It addresses issues related to secularism and the financing of worship. Finally, it examines the question of anti-religious attacks.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Share of people believing in God in France 2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Share of people believing in God in France 2023, by education level
  • Premium Statistic Share of people believing in God in France 2023, by occupation
  • Premium Statistic Level of religiosity among French people 2023
  • Basic Statistic Sense of belonging to a religion in France 2022

Catholicism

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  • Premium Statistic Church or temple attendance frequency among Christians in France 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of Catholic baptisms in France 2008-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of Catholic marriages in France 2008-2021
  • Premium Statistic French opinion on France's Catholic culture and tradition 2024
  • Premium Statistic Opinion on the reforms in the Catholic Church in France 2021

Judaism

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  • Premium Statistic Jewish population size in France 1939-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of new immigrants to Israel from France 2010-2019
  • Premium Statistic Optimism level of the French of Jewish culture or confession as for their future 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of French Jews having already thought of leaving France 2021, by reason
  • Basic Statistic Discriminations in French universities according to Jewish students in France 2023

Islam

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  • Premium Statistic Share of French Muslims going to the mosque on Friday 1989-2019
  • Premium Statistic Rate of mosque attendance by French Muslims 2019, by socio-professional category
  • Premium Statistic Share of French Muslims who fasted during last Ramadan 2019 , by age group
  • Premium Statistic Muslim women wearing the hijab France 2020, by migration status and region of origin
  • Premium Statistic Share of Muslims buying halal meat in France 2020, by frequency

Secularism

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  • Premium Statistic Public opinion on secularism being in danger in France in 2023
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion on the role of the principle of secularism in France 2023
  • Premium Statistic French opinion on respecting the rules of secularism in schools 2024
  • Premium Statistic French opinion on prohibiting students from wearing religious symbols at school 2024
  • Premium Statistic French teachers having observed teaching objections due to private convictions 2022

Worship funding

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  • Premium Statistic French support for the principle of public funding of religious services 2021, by age
  • Premium Statistic French support for public funding of worships 2021, by political proximity
  • Premium Statistic French support for public funding of religious services 2021, by religion
  • Premium Statistic French support for more financial transparency of Muslim worship sites 2021, by party
  • Premium Statistic French people in favor of repealing the concordat in Alsace-Moselle 2021, by party

Anti-religious attacks

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  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of anti-religious incidents in France 2021, by religion
  • Premium Statistic Number of anti-Semitic incidents in France 1998-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of committed anti-Semitic acts in France 2023, by month
  • Premium Statistic Number of committed anti-Semitic acts in France 2023, by city
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of anti-Muslim incidents recorded in France 2022, by type
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