Church attendance
Attendance by country
### Attendance by country

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The frequency with which Christians attend church services varies greatly around the world. In some countries weekly attendance at religious services is common among Christians, while in others weekly attendance is rare. The following attendance statistics are mostly based on self\-reporting surveys and may not accurately reflect real attendance figures.

The following church attendance statistics are taken from the 2004 [Gallup](/wiki/Gallup%2C_Inc. "Gallup, Inc.") report, based on self\-reporting telephone surveys. However, it is unclear whether the survey was solely of Christians in the respective country or the entire population (including non\-Christians).

| Country | Year | Attendance (%) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Austria | 2004 | %[Religion in Europe: Trust Not Filling the Pews](http://www.gallup.com/poll/13117/religion-europe-trust-filling-pews.aspx), *Gallup*, September 21, 2004\. |
| Cyprus | 2004 | % |
| Denmark | 2004 | % |
| Czech Republic | 2004 | % |
| Estonia | 2004 | % |
| Finland | 2004 | % |
| Greece | 2004 | % |
| Hungary | 2004 | % |
| Ireland | 2004 | % |
| Italy | 2004 | % |
| Latvia | 2004 | % |
| Lithuania | 2004 | % |
| Malta | 2004 | % |
| Norway | 2002 | %[Norway: Church attendance](http://viaintegra.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/norway-church-attendancewomen-priestswomen-bishops/). |
| Poland | 2004 | % |
| Portugal | 2004 | % |
| Slovakia | 2004 | % |
| Slovenia | 2004 | % |
| Spain | 2004 | % |
| Sweden | 2004 | % |

A study by the [European Social Survey](/wiki/European_Social_Survey "European Social Survey") conducted in 2008 found these rates of respondents *never* attending religious service (excluding special occasions):[In which European countries are people least likely to attend religious services?](https://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/08/religious_attendance) *The Economist*, August 9, 2010\. Based on a [European Social Survey](http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org/).

| \+ Respondents never attending religious services | Percentage | Countries |
| --- | --- | --- |
| \<10% | Cyprus, Greece, Poland, Bosnia\-Herzegovina |
| 10–20% | Croatia, Italy, Ukraine |
| 20–30% | Turkey, Portugal, Russia |
| 30–40% | Estonia, Germany, Sweden |
| 40–50% | Israel, Spain, Netherlands |
| 50–60% | Belgium, United Kingdom, France |
| \>60% | Czech Republic |


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