Czech census shows big decline in religion

In the 2011 Czech census, 34% of the total recorded population of 10,562,214 said they had no religious beliefs.  A further 45% chose not to answer this optional question. 

Roman Catholics were 10% (1.1 million, down from 2.7 million ten years ago) and another 4% named another denomination or religion while 7% simply said they were religious without saying what they were. 

The results confirm the status of the Czech Republic as one of the world’s most atheistic countries.

Sources: Czech Statistical Office table “Podrobné údaje – Náboženská víra podle krajů” at http://www.scitani.cz/ and Czech radio website; further details of 2001 statistics are here and here.
 

This content last updated 30 December 2011 @ 1:25 pm