Semi Religious Countries

In this site, the deists and pseudoatheists aren’t considered as religious types.

57.400.000 inhab.

Usual statistics: 83-93% Catholics, 1% Protestants, 1% Muslims.

Data: In ’97, 88% by the italians had a catholic self identification, 2% other identification, and a 5% without belonging at any Church. The 59% pray once per week at least, 45-47% are churchgoers (min. one time per month). In the province of Cuneo (near of France): 90% believe of some fashion about the christian god, in His word is the Bible, and Jesus His Son. 70%: divine origin of the Church. The 63% expect the resurrection, and the 14% the reincarnation. The belief in hell is among the 58% of the population (close at the percent with resurrection). In the newspaper Auvenise, ’91: 91.4% italians say to be catholic, 2.1% other, 6.5% none; the 81.5% believe of Jesus as Son of God, the 68.1% in the other life, 19% in reincarnation. Weekly attendance is 24.5%, or once per month min. is 39.8%. The Italian institute SWG has the results of polls of 1999 about: The pornography must be taken as a dangerous matter; 41% very agree – 27% agree – 1% neither a favour nor against – 10% not agree – 19% very disagree // For the legal recognition of the homosexual couples; against 50% – a favour 39% – 11% no answer // On the abortion law of 1978; 42% states it as a good law – 34% as good but it needs changes – 20% consideres it as a very wrong law. The Italian newspaper “Avvenire” (3.4.1998) has published a public opinion poll on questions of faith in Italian society. Among the 3,600 interviewed, 91.4% reported their religion as Catholic, while 2.1% named another religion, and 6.5% claimed to belong to no religion. Even among Catholics, there are many doubts and mixtures of doctrines. For example, 81.4% [74.4% among the total] agree that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and 68.1% [62.2%] admit to faith in the afterlife; however 32.5% [29.7%] believe in predestination and 19% [17.4%] in reincarnation. Other non-Catholic beliefs cited by the poll were astrology (24.6%), the “evil eye” (34.6%), and magic (11.6%). The mass attendance in Italy is slightly above the average for European countries (24.5% attend Sunday Mass).

Abortions: 11.4, ratio 21.1%.

New statistic: 7% Atheist; 10% Agnostic; 2% Pseudoatheist (computing ISSP98); 8% Deist; 11% Christian deist; 23% Neodoukhobor; 0% Pseudochristian (or 10% computing WVS), 37 or 27 percent Catholic, with majority churchgoer; 1% Protestant; 1% Muslim.

New Statistic (WVS 2000): 4.5% Atheist, 5% Agnostic, 1.5% Pseudoatheist, 28% Deist, 10% New Age, 3.5% Neodoukhobor, 4% Pseudochristian, 42% Catholic.

4.800.000 inhab.

Usual statistics: 70-76-88% Catholic, 11-5% Serbian orthodox, 2% Muslim.

Data: (U. Mich.) in 1997, 22% weekly, 36% min. once per month.

Abortions: 12.9, Ratio 18.7%.

New statistic: 19% Atheist; 28% Deist; 20-30% Neodoukhobor (estimated); 22-32% Catholics and Orthodox, 1% Muslims.

New statistic (WVS 2000): 6% Atheist; 1.5% Agnostic, 31.5% Deist; 0.5% Pseudoatheist, 18.5% Neodoukhobor; 41% Catholics.

275.000 inhab.

Statistics: 93% Lutheran.

New Statistic (WVS 2000): 6% Atheist; 8% Agnostic, 17% Deist; 8% Pseudoatheist, 8% New Age, 19% Neodoukhobor; 17% Pseudochristians, 16% Protestant.

7.000.000 inhab.

Usual statistics ranges: 46-47.6% Catholics; 40-44.3% Protestants, 2.7% Muslims, 0.7% other religions.

Poll of 1989: Self consideration as religious humanist 51% (Democracy, Human Rights, deism, without belief in the next life); 7% real christians (calvinists); 25% christian syncretic (with Jesus and/or deism and/or reincarnation); 12% neoreligious (neither christian nor atheist, pro oriental religions); 4% humanist without religion (atheist). A 72% is not very agree or is very agree with Jesus as God. In another survey appears that 4% identified as atheist and 9% as agnostic. Weekly attendance: 16% (U. Michigan). The Research company SIDO found in 2000: Protestant 36.5%, 44% Catholic, 1% Orthodox, 4.5% Muslim, 2% other religion, 12% without confession.

Abortions: 8.4, Ratio 13.3%.

New statistic: 1% Atheist; 20% Agnostic; 17% Deist; 5% New Age; 5% Pseudoatheist; 26% Neodoukhobor; 9% Catholic; 7% Protestant; 6% Pseudochristian; 4% Muslim or another non Christian religion.

4.500.000 inhab.

Statistics: 44-60% Muslim, 31-17% Serbian orthodox, 17% Catholicism (croatian).

New statistic: 14% Atheist; 7% Agnostic; 28% Deist; 5% Christian or Muslim deist; 25% Neodoukhobor (?); 10% Muslim; 6% Orthodox; 4% Catholic.

New Statistic (WVS 2000): 12% Atheist; 2.5% Agnostic; 32% Deist; 20% Neodoukhobor (?); 19% Muslim; 9% Orthodox; 5% Catholic.

22.600.000 inhab.

Usual statistics: 80-87% Roman orthodox, 4% Protestants, 7-10% Catholics (the Magyar minority). In the recent census of 1998: 69.5% orthodox, 1% muslim, 8% protestant, 6% catholic, 14% no religion.

Data: (U. Mich.): 20% in 1997 attended the church weekly. University of Bucharest / Institute for Quality of Life (Survey, Modernity and Tradition: fundamental values – 1997): The religion is very important 50%, quite 34.5%, not important 12%, not at all 2.5%; Happiness, 7.5% very – 47% quite – 37% no very – 6% unhappy; Do you belong to some church ? 2% No, 84.3% Roman Orthodox, 6.5% Catholic Church, 5% Protestant; They attend the religious services weekly 24%, or monthly 20.5%; Is important to hold a religious service in birth, marriage or death ? 97% yes; Are you religious ? 83% Yes – 12.5% No – 1% convinced atheist; GOD: 96.5% believe – 1.5% don’t believe – 2% don’t know; Life after death 48% – 28% – 24%; Hell 39% – 47% – 14%; Heaven 60.5% – 23.5% – 15.5%; Sin 79.5% – 13.5% – 7.5%. What do you think about what is never justified: homosexuality 79%, abortion 27%, divorce 24.5%, euthanasia 52%; What do you think on the ideal number of children per family ? One 6%, Two 58.5%, Three 16%, Four, or more 10%. Do you approve if a woman wants to have a child, but she doesn’t wants to have an stable relationship with a man ? 38.5% approve, 16% depend, 41% disapprove. Abortion where the woman is not married ? 32% approve – 51% disapprove; If a married couple wants it ? 47.5% – 38.5%. Scale left – right: (1 – 4) with 9.5%, (5 – 7) with 42.5%, (8 – 10) with 10.5%. The church, they have a great deal 45.5% or quite a lot 36.5%, or not very much 15%, or none at all 2.5%. Persons with a stable partner but not married 2.8%, divorced 2.8%, separated 1%. Results of the survey “Public Opinion Barometer 2000” carried out by OSF (Open Society Foundation) / CURS (Center for Urban and Regional Sociology): the church attendance was 23% weekly, plus a 24% monthly. The confidence of the Romanians on their Church: 86% (much + very much). About beliefs, the poll gives us these percentages: for the utility of pray(ing) 85%, for witchcraft 12%, for the fortune-tellers (coffee, tarot…) an 11%, Horoscopes 21%, Telepathy 29%, about another life after death it was a 43%, and the believers of Heaven and the Last Judgment are a 55% of the population.

Abortions: 78.8, or 440.000 babes… the ciphers always are cool… Ratio 63%.

New statistic: 1.5% Atheist, 2% Agnostic, 41.5% Deist, 11.5% Christian deist, 18% Neodoukhobor, 1.5% Protestant, 2% Catholic (Hungarian), 22% Orthodox (see churchgoers).

New statistic (WVS 2000): 2.5% Atheist, 4% Agnostic, 32% Deist, 10% Christian deist, 1% Pseudoatheist, 17% Neodoukhobor, 1% Protestant, 3% Catholic (Magyar population), 30% Orthodox.

3.700.000 inhab.

Usual statistics: Catholics.

Abortions: 34.4%, Ratio: 41.5%.

New statistic: 12% Atheist; 15% Agnostic; 20% Deist; 1% New Age; 26% Neodoukhobor (compare); 26% Catholic.

New statistic (WVS 2000): 8% Atheist; 18% Agnostic; 20% Deist; 3% Pseudoatheist; 8% New Age; 16% Neodoukhobor 24% Catholic; 1% Orthodox; 1% Protestant.