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According to some sources, Christianity is declining in Hungary. Between 1992 and 2022, Christianity declined from 92.9% to 42.5% (Catholicism from 67.8% to 29.2%). In 2022, only 35.5% of people with age group 30-39 identified as Christians, the number further dropping to 32.8% of people with age group 20-29. [47]
Oct 25, 2023 · The numbers went from an estimated 3.69 million people identifying as Catholics in 2011 to 2.6 million today. Combined with a smaller loss between 2001 and 2011, Hungary's Catholic population has ...
Jun 9, 2023 · The 2017 Pew research showed that 59% of Hungarians believe in God, 76% identify as Christian, and 41% see Christianity as important to Hungarian national identity.
Mar 1, 2024 · The contemporary decline reflects a long-term trend. Two decades ago, over half of Hungarians identified as Catholic; today only 28 percent do. ... [Hungary as the] ‘bastion of Christianity ...
Oct 14, 2023 · Overall a quarter of the population has some ability to speak in English or German, which is the second most popular language besides the native Hungarian. Read also : Irish census finds 10% drop ...
Oct 28, 2021 · The decline in registered membership, e.G., between 2009 and 2019 has been 15% for the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) and 17% in the Reformed Church in Hungary. According the the Pew Research survey, the proportion of those who say they attend worship services at least monthly is 24% in Germany, 20% in Great Brittain, and 17% in Hungary.
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Religion in Hungary is varied, with Christianity being the largest religion. In the national census of 2022, 42.5% of the population identified themselves as Christians, of whom 29.2% were adherents of Catholicism (27.5% following the Roman Rite, and 1.7% the Greek Rite), 9.8% of Calvinism, 1.8% of Lutheranism, 0.2% of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and 1.5% of other Christian denominations.