What religions are there in the Netherlands?

In the Netherlands, 28% of the population identify as Roman Catholic, 19% identify as Protestant and 11% identify with another religion. Almost half of the population (42%) do not identify with any religion.

Are the Dutch Catholics or Protestants?

According to CBS in 2018, 53% of the Dutch were religiously unaffiliated, 37% were Christians (of which 22% registered Catholics, 15% Protestants – 6% PKN + 6% hervormd + 3% gereformeerd), 5% were Muslims, and 5% followers of other religions.

The majority of the Dutch population is secular. There is also a relatively significant Muslim minority. In 2015, Statistics Netherlands, the government institute that collects statistical information about the Netherlands, found that 50.1% of the adult population declared no religious affiliation.

What kind of religion do they have in Holland?

Protestant Church in the Netherlands (5.7%) Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (3.3%) Other Christian denominations (4.6%) Islam (4.9%) Hinduism (0.6%) Buddhism (0.4%) Judaism (0.1%) Religions in the Netherlands ( 2015), based on in-depth interviews by Radboud University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

What is the percentage of Catholics in the Netherlands?

The vast majority of the Catholic population in the Netherlands is now largely irreligious in practice. Research among self-identified Catholics in the Netherlands, published in 2007, shows that only 27% of Dutch Catholics can be considered theists, 55% as ietsist, deist or agnostic and 17% as atheists.

What is the percentage of Muslims in the Netherlands?

Islam is a relatively new religion in the Netherlands, according to the latest (CBS) statistics, 4.9% of the Dutch population were Muslim in 2015.

Are there any Jews in the Netherlands?

Today, Jews (whether ethnic or religious) are a very small minority in the Netherlands. Due to its liberal culture, the Netherlands has always been a popular refuge for those who were persecuted for their faith – be it Jewish, Protestant or otherwise.