Solo il 55% degli spagnoli afferma di essere cattolici, rispetto al 90% che lo ha detto 50 anni fa
El 55 % de los españoles dice ser católico, frente al 90 % que lo decía hace 50 años
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Solo il 55% degli spagnoli afferma di essere cattolici, rispetto al 90% che lo ha detto 50 anni fa
El 55 % de los españoles dice ser católico, frente al 90 % que lo decía hace 50 años
di Menkhal
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>**55% of Spaniards say they are Catholic, compared to 90% who said so 50 years ago.**
>Madrid (EFE).- 55% of adult Spaniards identify as Catholic, a figure that has dropped considerably from the 90% recorded in the mid-1970s, according to the Social Situation Report published this Monday by Funcas, which highlights the secularization of Spanish society.
>After an initial period of stability at levels close to 90%, Funcas detects a decline in the late 1980s and mid-1990s, with Catholic identification hovering around 80%. From then on, a new phase of stabilization is recorded until approximately 2004, followed by a further decline that stops in 2023 at around 54%. In the last two years, the data point to a further stabilization at levels close to 55%.
>The decline in the proportion of Catholics is especially pronounced among the youngest, as evidenced by data from the European Social Survey analyzed by Funcas.
>While in 2002, 60% of the population aged 18 to 29 identified as Catholic, in 2024 only 32% did so. In contrast, among those aged 70 and over, identification as Catholic decreased from 89% to 77% over the same period.
>Funcas attributes the advance of secularization to generational replacement, but also to the loss of religiosity throughout life. For example, 83% of those born between 1943 and 1952 identified as Catholic in 2002, when they were between 50 and 59 years old, but by 2024, when those between 70 and 79 were already aged, that figure had fallen to 73%.
>This trend is even more pronounced among younger generations: between 2002 and 2024, the proportion of Catholics among those born between 1973 and 1984 fell from 60% to 42%.
>**The decline in Catholics is greatest among young people**
>This decline is not only evident in beliefs, but also in religious practice: in 2024, only 17% of adults identified themselves as Catholic and attended religious services at least monthly, a percentage that stood at 28% in 2002.
>By age, in 2024, only 8% of Spaniards between the ages of 18 and 29 identified themselves as Catholic and attended services regularly (at least once a month), compared to 33% in the 70 and older age group.
>**Decline in Catholic marriages and religion classes at school**
>Likewise, a decline in Catholic marriages and a gradual decline in enrollment in Catholic religion classes have been detected.
>Regarding the former, in 2023 only 18% of marriages between people of different sex were celebrated according to Catholic rites, while in 2000 they still represented 76% of the total, and in 1976 virtually all marriages were religious.
>Regarding the proportion of children taking Catholic religion classes in school, in the last academic year for which data is available, 2022-2023, 56% of primary school students were enrolled in this subject, compared to 85% in the first academic year for which data is available, 1998-1999.
>In public schools, enrollment in this subject fell from 81% to 44%, while in private schools, although also declining, Catholicism remains the majority: it fell from 91% to 82%.
>Catholicism’s place has not been occupied by other religions; instead, it is mostly occupied by those who declare themselves indifferent, agnostic, or atheist.
>Thus, the percentage of those who do not identify with any religion has increased from 22% in 2002 to 42% in 2024.
50 years ago when there was a dictatorship (almost ending) who forced everyone to be catholic and gave a huge political and social power to the catholic church?
I think it is time to expect the Spanish Inquisition!
This seems to be a development in western Europe.
Political corruption, child abuse, human rights negation, no taxes – what could go wrong?
Good.
And the other 45% just haven’t told their grandma yet
Number of practicing ones is much lower. Cultural Catholicism is huge.
From 2018, but with high detail.
For context: [https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2018/05/29/being-christian-in-western-europe/](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2018/05/29/being-christian-in-western-europe/)
55% too many.
And also 50 years ago Spanish fertility rates were above 2.1
Destruction of European religion leads to Destruction of European countries
Catholic surge in England last few years ironically . Probably a backlash or simply survival tactics
The more religion takes a back seat as a whole, the better.
Church and state should always be separate.
No surprise to everyone who has been to Spain, it is one of the most progressive countries of Europe.
The connection of the Catholic Church with the Franco dictatorship sped up the collapse of religiosity in the future generations.
Let’s hope other countries can follow the example of Spain (and Ireland, where religiosity collapsed in an evern shorter time span). I am looking at you, Italy and Poland.
A very sad development. I’m not Catholic, but Spanish culture is slowly being eroded this way.
So why does anyone care about Islam if nobody is religious to begin with
And people will say that this is a good thing…
in how many years from now there will be more muslim than catholic?
Because education and science is rapidly improving who wants to believe in oppressive bullshit religion?
You’ll still find women called conception in spain. It really does take the religious name up to 11!