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Religions France, in 36 editions.
The entry for France published Religions in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 18 editions. Each is shown as published. Religions in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 18
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Religion” (1990 to 1991) and “Religions” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Religion”
90% Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant, 1% Jewish, 1% Muslim (North African workers), 6% unaffiliated
90% Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant, 1% Jewish, 1% Muslim (North African workers), 6% unaffiliated
Published as “Religion”
90% Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant, 1% Jewish, 1% Catholic 90%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim (North African workers), 6% workers) 1%, unaffiliated 6%
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim (North African workers)
1%, unaffiliated 6%
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim (North African workers)
workers) 1%, unaffiliated 6%
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim (North African
African workers) 1%, unaffiliated 6%
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim (North
(North African workers) 1%, unaffiliated 6%
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim
African workers) 1%, unaffiliated 6%
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim (North
(North African workers) 1%, unaffiliated 6%
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim
Roman Catholic 90%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim (North African workers) 1%, 3%, unaffiliated 6% 4%
The same text in 5 editions, 2002 to 2006.
- Roman Catholic 83%-88%,
- Protestant 2%,
- Jewish 1%,
- Muslim 5%-10%,
- unaffiliated 4%
Roman Catholic 90%, 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim (North African workers) 3%, 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- Roman Catholic 83%-88%,
- Protestant 2%,
- Jewish 1%,
- Muslim 5%-10%,
- unaffiliated 4%
- overseas departments:
- Roman Catholic,
- Protestant,
- Hindu,
- Muslim,
- Buddhist,
- pagan
Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
overseas departments: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- Roman Catholic 83%-88%,
- Protestant 2%,
- Jewish 1%,
- Muslim 5%-10%,
- unaffiliated 4%
- overseas departments:
- Roman Catholic,
- Protestant,
- Hindu,
- Muslim,
- Buddhist,
- pagan
Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%
overseas departments:
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan
- Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%,
- Muslim 7-9%,
- Jewish .5-.75%,
- Buddhist .5-.75%,
- other .5-1.0%,
- none 23-28%
note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of Church and State (2015 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2014 text remains to mark the changes.
Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%, Muslim 7-9%, Jewish .5-.75%, Buddhist .5-.75%, other .5-1.0%, none 23-28%
note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of Church and State (2015 est.)
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%,
- Muslim 7-9%,
- Buddhist 0.5-0.75%,
- Jewish 0.5-0.75%,
- other 0.5-1.0%,
- none 23-28%
note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state (2015 est.)
Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%, Muslim 7-9%, Jewish .5-.75%, Buddhist .5-.75%, 0.5-0.75%, Jewish 0.5-0.75%, other .5-1.0%, 0.5-1.0%, none 23-28%
note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of Church church and State state (2015 est.)
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
- Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%,
- Muslim 7-9%,
- Buddhist 0.5-0.75%,
- Jewish 0.5-0.75%,
- other 0.5-1.0%,
- none 23-28% (2015 est.)
note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state
Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%, Muslim 7-9%, Buddhist 0.5-0.75%, Jewish 0.5-0.75%, other 0.5-1.0%, none 23-28% (2015 est.)
note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state (2015 est.)
note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state
Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%, Catholic 47%, Muslim 7-9%, Buddhist 0.5-0.75%, 4%, Protestant 2%, Buddhists 2%, Orthodox 1%, Jewish 0.5-0.75%, 1%, other 0.5-1.0%, 1%, none 23-28% (2015 est.) 33%, unspecified 9%
note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state
note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state
Roman Catholic 47%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 2%, Buddhists Buddhist 2%, Orthodox 1%, Jewish 1%, other 1%, none 33%, unspecified 9%
note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state
The same text in 3 editions, 2023 to 2025.
note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state
Roman Catholic 47%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 2%, Buddhist 2%, Orthodox 1%, Jewish 1%, other 1%, none 33%, unspecified 9% (2021 est.)
note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state
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Central Intelligence Agency. “France: Religions.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/france/religions.