What are the major religions?
In 2022, 43 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years or older said they belonged to a faith community such as a church, mosque or synagogue. This is nearly the same percentage as in the previous year. The largest group – 18 percent – said they were Catholic, followed by Protestants (13 percent) and Muslims (6 percent).
Twelve percent of the population over 15 years old said they attend a religious service on a regular basis, i.e. at least once a month. Of the main religious groups, Catholics went to church least often; just over one in ten attended a church service regularly. For Protestants this was just over half, while just under four in ten Muslims went to the mosque at least once a month.
Although involvement of Dutch people in religious communities has been stable in the last year, viewed over a longer period it can be seen to be waning.
| Jaartal | None | Catholic faith | Protestant faith | Islam | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 46.2 | 25.6 | 17.2 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
| 2013 | 46.2 | 26.4 | 16.8 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
| 2014 | 47.5 | 25.4 | 16.5 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 48.2 | 25.3 | 15.4 | 4.6 | 6.5 |
| 2016 | 49.7 | 24.1 | 15.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 2017 | 50.7 | 23.6 | 15.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | 52.2 | 22.3 | 16.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 54.5 | 20.2 | 14.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 55.4 | 19.8 | 14.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 57.5 | 18.3 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 6.1 |
| 2022 | 57.2 | 18.2 | 13.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
Loyal churchgoers also follow services remotely
Fifteen percent of regular church and mosque-goers in 2022 said they had followed a service on television, radio or the internet. Nearly half of people who attend a religious service at least weekly also followed a service via one of these channels at least once a week. Many of them watched TV and online services in addition to actually attending church or mosque, and not as a substitute for live attendance.
South of the Netherlands still mainly Catholic
Over 60 percent of people in the province of Limburg and over 40 percent in Noord-Brabant say they are Catholic. In only a small area, Noord-Overijssel, is a substantial part of the population (40 percent) Protestant.
The region Oost-Groningen has the smallest population share who say they belong to a religious group, just over 30 percent.
| Regio | Religious denomination |
|---|---|
| Oost-Groningen (CR) | 31.4 |
| Delfzijl en omgeving (CR) | 40.5 |
| Other Groningen (CR) | 35.6 |
| Noord-Friesland (CR) | 43.4 |
| Zuidwest-Friesland (CR) | 47.1 |
| Zuidoost-Friesland (CR) | 37.5 |
| Noord-Drenthe (CR) | 32.3 |
| Zuidoost-Drenthe (CR) | 39.3 |
| Zuidwest-Drenthe (CR) | 42.4 |
| Noord-Overijssel (CR) | 58.7 |
| Zuidwest-Overijssel (CR) | 47.3 |
| Twente (CR) | 55.6 |
| Veluwe (CR) | 57.2 |
| Achterhoek (CR) | 52.2 |
| Arnhem/Nijmegen (CR) | 47.6 |
| Zuidwest-Gelderland (CR) | 54.0 |
| Utrecht (CR) | 45.3 |
| Kop van Noord-Holland (CR) | 37.8 |
| Alkmaar en omgeving (CR) | 34.9 |
| IJmond (CR) | 37.4 |
| Agglomeratie Haarlem (CR) | 31.9 |
| Zaanstreek (CR) | 32.6 |
| Groot-Amsterdam (CR) | 37.7 |
| Het Gooi en Vechtstreek (CR) | 36.7 |
| Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek (CR) | 47.7 |
| Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage (CR) | 47.4 |
| Delft en Westland (CR) | 46.7 |
| Oost-Zuid-Holland (CR) | 52.0 |
| Groot-Rijnmond (CR) | 46.6 |
| Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland (CR) | 50.7 |
| Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen (CR) | 58.5 |
| Overig Zeeland (CR) | 51.6 |
| West-Noord-Brabant (CR) | 57.5 |
| Midden-Noord-Brabant (CR) | 60.4 |
| Noordoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) | 61.0 |
| Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant (CR) | 60.3 |
| Noord-Limburg (CR) | 69.4 |
| Midden-Limburg (CR) | 70.3 |
| Zuid-Limburg (CR) | 69.7 |
| Flevoland (CR) | 46.3 |
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