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According to reports from the WIN/Gallup International's (WIN/GIA) four global polls: in 2005, 77% were a religious person and 4% were "convinced atheists"; in 2012, 23% were not a religious person and 13% were "convinced atheists"; [2] in 2015, 22% were not a religious person and 11% were "convinced atheists"; [3] and in 2017, 25% were not a ...
In Finland, the Prometheus Camp Association was founded in 1990 to organise adult camps for non-religious young people. [64] [65] The camp usually takes place after the eighth or ninth grade, between the ages of 14 and 15. [66] In 2008, almost 1,000 young people attended the camp, representing about 1.5% of the age group. [67]
A more detailed report of census data relating to religion was published by the Central Statistics Office in October 2023. [22] It showed that the number of people with no religion increased across all age cohorts. [23] Among pre-school aged children (0 to 4 years) 16% had no religion and 11% of those in the 5 to 9 age cohort had no religion.
The region of Eastern Germany, which was also under communist rule, is by far the least religious region in Europe. [ 91 ] [ 92 ] Other post-communist countries, however, have seen the opposite effect, with religion being very important in countries such as Romania, Lithuania and Poland.
A 2015 analysis of the European Values Study in the Handbook of Children and Youth Studies identified a "dramatic decline" in religious affiliation across Europe from 1981 to 2008; [26] however, according to the same analysis, "the majority of young respondents in Europe claimed that they belonged to a Christian denomination". [26]
The status of religious freedom in Europe varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non-practitioners), the extent to which religious organizations operating within the country ...
The country with the largest number of Muslims in western Europe is believed to be France with an estimated 6–7 million (though the French census does not ask religious questions) followed by Germany (4.5 million), the United Kingdom (2.7 million) [34] and Italy (1.5 million). [35]
At the 2011 census, only 0.11% of the population declared itself atheist, up from the 2002 census, while 0.10% do not belong to any religion. [5] While still one of the most religious countries in Europe, practicing, church and mass attendance is quite low, even compared to some less religious countries than Romania.