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Religions Netherlands, in 36 editions.
The entry for Netherlands published Religions in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 16 editions. Each is shown as published. Religions in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 16
- 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”
- 36% Roman Catholic, 27% Protestant, 4% other, 33% unaffiliated (1986)
36% Roman Catholic, 27% Protestant, 4% other, 33% unaffiliated (1986)
Published as “Religion”
36% Roman Catholic, 27% Protestant, 4% other, 33% Catholic 36%, Protestant 27%, other 6%, unaffiliated (1986) 31% (1988)
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Roman Catholic 36%, Protestant 27%, other 6%, unaffiliated 31% (1988)
Roman Catholic 36%, 34%, Protestant 27%, 25%, Muslim 3%, other 6%, 2%, unaffiliated 31% (1988)
36% (1991)
Roman Catholic 34%, Protestant 25%, Muslim 3%, other 2%, unaffiliated
unaffiliated 36% (1991)
Roman Catholic 34%, Protestant 25%, Muslim 3%, other 2%,
2%, unaffiliated 36% (1991)
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Roman Catholic 34%, Protestant 25%, Muslim 3%, other
unaffiliated 36% (1991)
Roman Catholic 34%, Protestant 25%, Muslim 3%, other 2%,
2%, unaffiliated 36% (1991)
Roman Catholic 34%, Protestant 25%, Muslim 3%, other
The same text in 4 editions, 2001 to 2004.
Roman Catholic 34%, 31%, Protestant 25%, 21%, Muslim 3%, 4.4%, other 2%, 3.6%, unaffiliated 36% (1991) 40% (1998)
The same text in 3 editions, 2005 to 2007.
Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Muslim 4.4%, 5.5%, other 3.6%, unaffiliated 40% (1998) 2.5%, none 41% (2002)
The same text in 3 editions, 2008 to 2010.
Roman Catholic 31%, 30%, Dutch Reformed 13%, 11%, Calvinist 7%, 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.5%, 5.8%, other 2.5%, 2.2%, none 41% (2002) 42% (2006)
The same text in 3 editions, 2011 to 2013.
Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Protestant 20% (Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, 3%), Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)
The same text in 2014 and 2015.
Rewritten: too little of the 2013 text remains to mark the changes.
Roman Catholic 28%, Protestant 19% (includes Dutch Reformed 9%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, 7%, Calvinist 3%), other 11% (includes about 5% Muslim and lesser numbers of Hindu, Buddhist, Jehovah's Witness, and Orthodox), none 42% (2009 est.)
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
Roman Catholic 28%, Protestant 19% (includes Dutch Reformed 9%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, 7%, Calvinist 3%), other 11% (includes about 5% Muslim and lesser fewer numbers of Hindu, Buddhist, Jehovah's Witness, and Orthodox), none 42% (2009 est.)
Roman Catholic 28%, 23.6%, Protestant 19% 14.9% (includes Dutch Reformed 9%, 6.4%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, 7%, Netherlands 5.6%, Calvinist 3%), 2.9%), Islam 5.1%, other 11% 5.6% (includes about 5% Muslim and fewer numbers of Hindu, Buddhist, Jehovah's Witness, and Orthodox), Jewish), none 42% (2009 50.7% (2017 est.)
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
Roman Catholic 23.6%, Protestant 14.9% (includes Dutch Reformed 6.4%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands 5.6%, Calvinist 2.9%), Islam Muslim 5.1%, other 5.6% (includes Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish), none 50.7% (2017 est.)
The same text in 5 editions, 2021 to 2025.
Roman Catholic 23.6%, 20.1%, Protestant 14.9% 14.8% (includes Dutch Reformed 6.4%, Reformed, Protestant Church of The Netherlands 5.6%, Calvinist 2.9%), Netherlands, Calvinist), Muslim 5.1%, 5%, other 5.6% 5.9% (includes Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish), none 50.7% (2017 54.1% (2019 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Netherlands: Religions.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/netherlands/religions.