Japan vs Netherlands: Share of people who attend religious services frequently
Japan
12.3%
in 2022
Netherlands
14.3%
in 2022
Japan rank
30th
Netherlands rank
27th
Share of people who attend religious services frequently over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 14.3% against 12.3% in Japan, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 38 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 39.8% | 27.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 30.3% | 15.9% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 25.2% | 13.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 19.1% | 8.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 14.3% | 2.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who attend religious services frequently, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 14.3% against 12.3% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who attend religious services frequently between Japan and Netherlands?
- 2.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for share of people who attend religious services frequently?
- Japan ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of people who attend religious services frequently. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
% of respondents replying "more than once a week", "once a week" or "once a month" when asked "Apart from weddings, funerals and christenings, about how often do you attend religious services these days?"