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Faith Survey is a website where the visitor may answer questions on a variety of topics relating to religious belief or unbelief. Also included are the results of surveys held by such organisations as IPSOS/MORI.

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The Surveys

Multinational Survey, 2010

Source: Ipsos
Sample size: 18,192.

The full question was: In a world of globalization and rapid social change some say religion provides the common values and ethical foundations that diverse societies need to thrive in the 21st century [Positive impact] while others say that deeply held religious beliefs promote intolerance, exacerbate ethnic divisions, and impede social progress in developing and developed nations alike [Negative impact]... Which is closer to your own point of view?

» Further Survey Findings

UK Religion Poll, 2011

Which religion, if any, do you regard yourself as belonging to?
If Christian, which specific church would that be?

Source: Opinion Research Business, 9-11 September 2011
Unweighted Base: 2,049.

European Social Survey, 2010

Unweighted Base: 50,781.

* The full question was: 'Apart from special occasions, how often do you attend religious services?'

Note: The ESS data is a summary of answers from many of the countries of the European Union and also includes Israel, Croatia, Russia, Switzerland and Ukraine.

Based on this survey, the maximum and minimum percentages for each answer are:

• For 'Every Day': 2.1% in Ireland; 0.1% in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Norway and Sweden.
• For 'More than once a week': 7.8% in Slovakia; 0.6% in Denmark.
• For 'Once a week': 44.9% in Poland; 2.0% in Denmark.
• For 'At least once a month': 27.0% in Greece; 3.4% in the Czech Republic.
• For 'Only on special holy days': 41.8% in Ukraine; 12.2% in the United Kingdom.
• For 'Less often': 37.2% in Finland; 3.8% in Poland.
• For 'Never': 66.5% in the Czech Republic; 3.1% in Cyprus.

Source: ESS 2010.

Further findings from the ESS 2010

Click the arrow for more information for each country surveyed.

Country	Population 1	Not Religious 2	Very Religious 2
Belgium	11,007,020	15.8%	5.4%
Additional information 13.5% of Belgians pray every day (apart from religious services) against 54.5% who never do so. 58.5% of Belgians never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Bulgaria	7,364,570	9.8%	4.2%
Additional information 9.0% of Bulgarians pray every day (apart from religious services) against 28.5% who never do so. 21.9% of Bulgarians never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Croatia	4,290,612	4.7%	10.0%
Additional information 33.1% of Croatians pray every day (apart from religious services) against 12.4% who never do so. 10.6% of Croatians never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Cyprus	838,897 3	0.6%	20.1%
Additional information 45.5% of Cypriots pray every day (apart from religious services) against 7.5% who never do so. 3.1% of Cypriots never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Czech Rep.	10,562,214	35.3%	1.2%
Additional information 4.5% of Czechs pray every day (apart from religious services) against 73.4% who never do so. 66.5% of Czechs never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Denmark	5,529,888	12.4%	2.5%
Additional information 10.6% of Danes pray every day (apart from religious services) against 59.9% who never do so. 39.0% of Danes never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Estonia	1,340,194	24.0%	3.7%
Additional information 6.8% of Estonians pray every day (apart from religious services) against 63.7% who never do so. 35.0% of Estonians never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Finland	5,404,956	8.2%	3.2%
Additional information 21.3% of Finns pray every day (apart from religious services) against 30.2% who never do so. 26.6% of Finns never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
France	65,350,000	25.8%	3.3%
Additional information 11.5% of French persons pray every day (apart from religious services) against 54.7% who never do so. 51.1% of French persons never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Germany	81,799,600	18.8%	3.8%
Additional information 14.1% of Germans pray every day (apart from religious services) against 38.9% who never do so. 37.6% of Germans never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Greece	10,787,690	3.5%	8.9%
Additional information 39.2% of Greeks pray every day (apart from religious services) against 6.1% who never do so. 4.6% of Greeks never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Hungary	10,014,324	20.0%	6.5%
Additional information 18.0% of Hungarians pray every day (apart from religious services) against 39.8% who never do so. 36.8% of Hungarians never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Ireland	4,588,252	7.3%	3.2%
Additional information 34.4% of Irish persons pray every day (apart from religious services) against 14.2% who never do so. 15.6% of Irish persons never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Israel	7,859,300	14.6%	10.6%
Additional information 25.4% of Israelis pray every day (apart from religious services) against 41.8% who never do so. 41.4% of Israelis never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Netherlands	16,847,007	18.1%	3.9%
Additional information 23.1% of Dutch persons pray every day (apart from religious services) against 51.4% who never do so. 54.9% of Dutch persons never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Norway	4,985,870	15.8%	2.6%
Additional information 13.6% of Norwegians pray every day (apart from religious services) against 48.9% who never do so. 39.5% of Norwegians never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Poland	38,501,000	3.3%	8.2%
Additional information 41.4% of Poles pray every day (apart from religious services) against 8.8% who never do so. 6.5% of Poles never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Portugal	10,576,252	5.6%	3.7%
Additional information 32.9% of Portugese every day (apart from religious services) against 18.2% who never do so. 22.9% of Portugese never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Russia	143,030,106	9.9%	3.7%
Additional information 14.2% of Russians pray every day (apart from religious services) against 37.6% who never do so. 33.6% of Russians never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Slovakia	5,445,324	11.7%	15.3%
Additional information 31.1% of Slovaks pray every day (apart from religious services) against 24.3% who never do so. 25.1% of Slovaks never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Slovenia	2,050,189	12.8%	4.6%
Additional information 12.7% of Slovenes pray every day (apart from religious services) against 40.4% who never do so. 28.4% of Slovenes never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Spain	46,030,109	14.8%	3.7%
Additional information 20.8% of Spanish persons pray every day (apart from religious services) against 37.6% who never do so. 36.4% of Spanish persons never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Sweden	9,415,295	21.0%	3.0%
Additional information 9.3% of Swedes pray every day (apart from religious services) against 57.3% who never do so. 40.8% of Swedes never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Switzerland	7,866,500	9.6%	6.8%
Additional information 23.9% of Swiss pray every day (apart from religious services) against 31.7% who never do so. 33.5% of Swiss never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
Ukraine	45,888,000	5.8%	3.4%
Additional information 23.0% of Ukrainians pray every day (apart from religious services) against 22.2% who never do so. 15.5% of Ukrainians never attend religious services apart from special occasions.
UK	62,262,000	17.9%	3.6%
Additional information 17.5% of UK persons pray every day (apart from religious services) against 48.4% who never do so. 50.9% of UK persons never attend religious services apart from special occasions.

¹ Information taken from Wikipedia, 2012.
² ESS Question asked: "How religious are you?"
³ Excludes Northern Cyprus. Population of whole Island: 1,099,341.

ESS Data

How Religious by Country

Prayer by Country

Religious services attendance by Country

International Social Survey Reports

Source: ISSP Report.