Netherlands: population, by religion 2024| ��ƽ��

Share of religious population of the Netherlands from 2010 to 2024

Characteristic	No religious denomination	Roman Catholic	Protestant Church in the Netherlands	Dutch Reformed Church	Reformed Churches in the Netherlands	Islam	Other	Protestant
2024	56%	17%	-	-	-	6%	7%	14%
2023	58%	17%	-	-	-	6%	6%	13%
2022	57%	18%	-	-	-	6%	6%	13%
2021	57%	18%	-	-	-	5%	6%	14%
2020	55%	20%	-	-	-	5%	5%	14%
2019	54%	20%	-	-	-	5%	5%	15%
2018	53%	22%	6%	6%	3%	5%	5%	-
2017	51%	24%	6%	6%	3%	5%	6%	-
2016	50%	24%	6%	6%	3%	5%	6%	-
2015	50%	24%	6%	6%	3%	5%	6%	-
2014	49%	24%	6%	7%	3%	5%	6%	-
2013	47%	26%	5%	7%	4%	5%	6%	-
2012	48%	26%	6%	7%	3%	5%	5%	-
2011	47%	26%	6%	7%	4%	5%	5%	-
2010	45%	27%	6%	8%	4%	5%	5%	-

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April 2025

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Netherlands

Survey time period

2010 to 2024

Age group

15 years older

Supplementary notes

The source adds: "The question has been changed to determine the religious involvement. The categories Protestant Church in the Netherlands, Dutch Reformed, and Reformed are no longer distinguished separately. A new category Protestant has therefore been added to this table. Data for the categories Protestant Church in the Netherlands, Dutch Reformed, and Reformed will no longer be added from 2019."

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Between 2010 and 2024 in the Netherlands, the percentage of people who do not identify with any religion increased from 45 percent to 56 percent. The largest religious group in 2024 was the Roman Catholic group, with 17 percent of Dutch people identifying as Roman Catholic. In 2024, 14 percent of the Dutch population considered themselves a member of the three main protestant churches, the Dutch Reformed Church, the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, and the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands. The percentage of people who identify as Muslim has remained the same at five percent over the years.

Do the people who identify with a religion always participate?

The percentage of people in the Netherlands who participate in a religion is not necessarily the same as that of people who identify with a religion. The most prominent religious group, the Roman Catholics, only saw a participation of three percent, the same as those identifying with the Protestant Church, despite only six percent identifying with that denomination. The highest participation rate is in the group 'other' with four percent, despite only 10 percent identifying in those religions. It shows, therefore, that some religions see significantly higher participation rates despite a lower percentage identifying with it.

Does the percentage of Muslims in the Netherlands align with the perceived percentage of Muslims?

In 2018, the Dutch population believed that 20 percent of the population was Muslim, even though only five percent were Muslim. This overestimation of the Muslim population is in line with the rest of Europe. Germany, for example, predicted a Muslim population of 21 percent while the actual Muslim population was four percent. In Belgium, residents believed that 27 percent of the population was Muslim, while in reality, it was only five percent.