Religion in the European Union is a diverse matter with significant levels of belief in all EU member states. The largest religion in the EU is Christianity, which accounts for 72% of EU population, with its largest denominations being Catholic Church, Protestantism (especially in the north), and Eastern Orthodoxy.
Q. Which is the largest Christian group in Europe?
Q. Which European countries are most religious?
The most religious countries are Romania (1% non-believers) and Malta (2% non-believers). Across the EU, belief is more common with older age and is higher amongst women, those with only basic education, and those “positioning themselves on the right of the political scale (57%)”.
Q. Which country has all religions?
Religion > Religions > All: Countries Compared
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- Q. Which is the largest Christian group in Europe?
- Q. Which European countries are most religious?
- Q. Which country has all religions?
- Q. Which city is the birthplace of Islam?
- Q. What is Europe’s main religion?
- Q. What are the subregions of the European Union?
- Q. Which is the least religious country in Europe?
| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Albania | Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10% |
| Algeria | Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1% |
| American Samoa | Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30% |
| Andorra | Roman Catholic (predominant) |
Q. Which city is the birthplace of Islam?
The history of Islam concerns the political, social, economic and cultural developments of Islamic civilization. Most historians believe that Islam originated in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE.
World Population by Religion The most popular religion is Christianity, followed by an estimated 2.38 billion people worldwide. Islam, which is practiced by more than 1.91 billion people, is second. However, population researchers predict that Islam will have nearly caught up to Christianity by 2050.
Q. What is Europe’s main religion?
Catholics are the largest Christian group in Europe. Three nations in Southeastern Europe have Muslim majorities (Turkey, Albany, Kosovo). The map below shows the spread of main religion confessions in Europe.
Q. What are the subregions of the European Union?
Europe is roughly divided into the geographic subregions of Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, and Western Europe, as the United Nations region classification uses it. For a list of countries in these regions, see Countries of Europe.
Q. Which is the least religious country in Europe?
Irreligion. The region of Eastern Germany, which was also under communist rule, is believed to be the least religious region in Europe. Other post-communist countries, however, have seen the opposite effect, with religion being very important in countries such as Romania, Lithuania and Poland.
