Share of people who attend religious services frequently by country
% 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?"
What the numbers show
Share of people who attend religious services frequently is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 90.3% in Nigeria; the lowest is 2.8% in China.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.5%, and the mean is 28.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 28.4%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 51.5%).
Share of people who attend religious services frequently: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 90.3% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 2 | South Africa | 69.0% | 2014 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 64.3% | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 4 | India | 62.7% | 2022 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 5 | Mexico | 60.6% | 2022 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 59.6% | 2022 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 7 | Peru | 57.1% | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 46.0% | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 40.7% | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 10 | Turkey | 39.5% | 2022 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 11 | United States | 39.0% | 2022 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 12 | Slovakia | 36.1% | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 13 | Argentina | 36.0% | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 14 | Chile | 31.0% | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 15 | Ukraine | 29.1% | 2022 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 23.8% | 2022 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 22.8% | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 18 | South Korea | 22.8% | 2022 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 19 | Belarus | 19.9% | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 19.2% | 2022 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 21 | Australia | 17.5% | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 17.3% | 2022 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 17.3% | 2022 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 24 | Canada | 16.4% | 2022 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 25 | Russia | 16.3% | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 16.1% | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 27 | Netherlands | 14.3% | 2022 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 12.8% | 2022 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 29 | France | 12.4% | 2022 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 30 | Japan | 12.3% | 2022 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 31 | Norway | 11.8% | 2022 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 32 | Finland | 11.1% | 2022 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 10.0% | 2022 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 34 | Sweden | 9.6% | 2022 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 35 | Iceland | 8.5% | 2022 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 8.0% | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 37 | Denmark | 6.5% | 2022 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 38 | China | 2.8% | 2022 | down 41.9% | volatile |
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?"