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The thriller nonetheless continues. Final yr, 42 % of Dutch individuals noticed themselves as a part of a non secular neighborhood, it appears figures from CBS. Ten years earlier that was nonetheless a majority: 53 %.
The lower is seen largely amongst Catholics. In 2013, 26 % of Dutch individuals nonetheless referred to as themselves Catholic. Right now that’s solely 17 %.
The variety of Protestants fell from 16 to 13 % in the identical interval. The variety of Muslims really elevated, from 5 to six %. The variety of individuals with a unique faith remained fixed at 6 %.
Christians older than Muslims
The best variety of believers are among the many aged. For instance, 63 % of individuals over 75 say they belong to a non secular neighborhood. That is about half as a lot among the many youthful teams. Spiritual involvement is lowest within the 25 to 34 age group: solely 29 % say they observe a faith.
Amongst Muslims, the age distribution is kind of totally different. Whereas the typical age of Catholics and Protestants is over 50 years, Muslims have a median age of 36.
Proportionately, Protestants attend prayer providers extra usually. Of those, 33 % go to church no less than each week. Amongst Catholics that is solely 6 %. Of Muslims, 27 % go to the mosque no less than weekly.
2024-05-17 00:50:40
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