Religion in Belgium

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Fast Facts and Religious Adherent Statistics
Population 11,778,842 (#80 in world) (2021 est.)
Ethnic Groups Belgian 75.2%, Italian 4.1%, Moroccan 3.7%, French 2.4%, Turkish 2%, Dutch 2%, other 10.6% (2012 est.)
Religions Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant and other Christian 2.5%, Muslim 5%, Jewish 0.4%, Buddhist 0.3%, atheist 9.2%, none 32.6% (2009 est.)
Roman Catholicism 50% (2009 est.)
Unaffiliated 32.6% (2009 est.)
Atheism 9.2% (2009 est.)
Islam 5% (2009 est.)
Protestantism 2% (2009 est.)
Judaism 0.4% (2009 est.)
Buddhism 0.3% (2009 est.)

Sources

  1. “Belgium.” CIA World Factbook.
  2. “Belgium.” Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project.
  3. “Belgium.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
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Title Religion in Belgium
Published
Last UpdatedFebruary 13, 2021
URL religionfacts.com/belgium
Short URLrlft.co/5543
MLA Citation “Religion in Belgium.” ReligionFacts.com. 13 Feb. 2021. Web. Accessed 22 Jan. 2022. <religionfacts.com/belgium>