Where Young Europeans Are and Aren't Religious

Statista ^ | 04/03/2018 | by Niall McCarthy

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Europe is a hugely diverse place in terms of culture, language and especially religion. The European Social Survey 2014-2016 found that across the continent, there is a huge difference in the share of young people identifying as having no religion. The research found that the youth in Poland are still quite religious with only 17 percent of respondents aged 16-29 not associating themselves with any religion.

The situation is much different in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands where 7 out of 10 young adults identify as having no religion. The highest share on non-religious youth was recorded in the Czech Republic where the share stood at 91 percent. Estonia came second with 80 percent while Sweden was third with 75 percent.

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The highest share on non-religious youth was recorded in the Czech Republic where the share stood at 91 percent. Estonia came second with 80 percent while Sweden was third with 75 percent.

[VanDeKoik]

Communism and two world wars.

The wars convinced people that there was no God because of all the death and destruction, or that the state had misused him to call people to war. Communism/Socialism just replaced him with the state that supposedly gives people “free” stuff, and “fairness”.

I suppose the west of Europe was the perfect storm for this to have led to the collapse of religion.

[Don Corleone]

“Catholic?”Spain worries me.

[Poison Pill]

Communism and two world wars. The wars convinced people that there was no God

Then why aren't Poland, Sovenia and Lithuania at the top? And why is Russia in the middle?

[Ouchthatonehurt]

I’m surprised Ireland is so low on the list.

[dfwgator]

I think the only Catholics left in Ireland are the Polish immigrants.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: I’m surprised Ireland is so low on the list.

Looks like St. Patrick’s influence is still felt in that place.

[jmaroneps37]

They WILL have a religion shortly. This chart proves Eurostan is dissolving very quickly and in a few years 5 for Sweden and a bit longer for the others, Sharia law will REQUIRE they become muslims and they WILL.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

What is interesting is the comparison of the Czech Republic and Austria. Or between Estonia and Lithuania. Why the disparity? Lithuania and Austria come across at the religious end of the spectrum, whereas Estonia and Czech Republic come across high on the atheist scale.

This is rather interesting that countries in the same "neighborhood" could be so different. It would seem to merit some exploration as to why.
 

[Verginius Rufus]

Estonia (along with Latvia) is historically Protestant and Lithuania is historically Catholic. I don't know if that has a bearing on how many of their citizens keep to their ancestral religions.

Bohemia in the 15th century was a hotbed of dissent from the Catholic Church with John Huss and his followers. Catholicism was forcibly re-imposed later by the Habsburgs but even 100 years ago "freethinkers" were more common in the Czech lands than elsewhere. Austria, on the other hand, was willingly Catholic.