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What is the main religion in the Netherlands?

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Michael Henderson

Published Mar 03, 2026

What is the main religion in the Netherlands?

Catholicism
Currently, Catholicism is the single largest denomination of the Netherlands, forming some 23.7% of the Dutch people in 2015, down from 40% in the 1960s. According to the church itself, 22.4% of the Dutch population were formal members in 2016.

Is the Netherlands a religious country?

An additional 4.2% of the population adhere to other Protestant churches. With 32.2% of the Dutch identifying as adhering to a religion, among which 25% adhere to Christianity and 5% to Islam, the Netherlands is one of the least religious countries of Europe.

Is Netherland an Islamic country?

Islam is the second largest religion in the Netherlands, after Christianity, and is practised by 5% of the population according to 2018 estimates. The majority of Muslims in the Netherlands belong to the Sunni denomination. Many reside in the country’s four major cities, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht.

What is the main religion in Amsterdam?

The largest religion in Amsterdam is still Christianity (17%, of which Roman Catholics form the majority, with 10%), though Islam (currently 14%) is rapidly growing in popularity and is predicted to be the largest religious group within a few years.

Which country is most atheist?

China
According to sociologists Ariela Keysar and Juhem Navarro-Rivera’s review of numerous global studies on atheism, there are 450 to 500 million positive atheists and agnostics worldwide (7% of the world’s population), with China having the most atheists in the world (200 million convinced atheists).

What country is the most atheist?

Is Amsterdam good for Muslims?

LONDON: Amsterdam is a city famed for its embrace of liberal hedonism. The vast majority of Amsterdammers are non-religious. This means, intriguingly, that the city’s largest religious group is in fact Muslims, and as a result Amsterdam is surprisingly welcoming for Muslim travellers seeking a European city getaway.

Is the Netherlands Protestant?

The Protestant Church in the Netherlands (Dutch: de Protestantse Kerk in Nederland, abbreviated PKN) is the largest Protestant denomination in the Netherlands, being both Calvinist and Lutheran….

Protestant Church in the Netherlands
PolityMixture of presbyterian and congregationalist

Where is religion banned?

Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan have significant restrictions against the practice of religion in general, and other countries like China discourage it on a wide basis. Several countries in Asia establish a state religion, with Islam (usually Sunni Islam) being the most common, followed by Buddhism.