Opinions on impact of declining Christian influence in Dutch society Netherlands 2018

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 6, 2024

This statistic displays the results of a survey of opinions concerning the impact of declining Christian influence in Dutch society in the Netherlands in 2018. The survey outcome suggest that over half of the Dutch population saw the declining influence of the Christian religion on society as neither a strength nor a threat. Meanwhile, just over a fifth of respondents saw the decline of the impact of Christianity in society as a strength, while the share of people surveyed who saw this as a threat was slightly higher, at 23 percent.

In your opinion, is the declining influence of Christianity on Dutch society threatening to, or strengthening for the Netherlands?*

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Release date

June 2019

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

June 2018 to September 2018

Number of respondents

4,885 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Is het volgens u bedreigend of versterkend voor Nederland dat de invloed van de christelijke godsdienst op de Nederlandse samenleving afneemt?" (English: ''According to you is the declining influence of Christianity on Dutch society threatening or strengthening for the Netherlands?")

The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.

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