Number of people who attend religious services at least once a week in Italy from 2006 to 2020

Weekly church attendance in Italy 2006-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 21, 2022

 Every year the number of Italian believers attending religious services becomes lower and lower. In 2020, there were about 12 million citizens attending house of prayer at least once every week, around six million worshippers less in comparison with the figures from a decade earlier. The most prayerful were the citizens aged over 75 years, whereas the lowest number of individuals attending religious services at least once a week was recorded in the age group between 18 and 24 years.

Religious affiliation of Italians

Although the dominant religion in Italy is Catholicism, Italian citizens also belong to other religious minorities. In 2018, the largest share of individuals who were not belonging to the Roman Catholic Church were Protestants, followed by Jehova’s Witnesses and Muslims.

Reasons to leave religion

When asked about the reason why they left the religion, 64 percent of the Italian respondents stated that they disagreed with their religion’s position on social issues. Another 60 percent of the interviewees were unhappy about scandals involving religious institutions, whereas six percent left the religion because they married someone outside the faith.

What percentage of people attend church in Italy?

Government surveys have shown that around 30 per cent of Italians attend Mass every Sunday, and a further 20 per cent attend once a month. On top of that, another 30 per cent go at Easter and Christmas, adding up to almost universal church attendance.Feb 23, 2007

Why did the church decline in Europe?

Some say they gradually drifted away from religion, stopped believing in religious teachings, or were alienated by scandals or church positions on social issues, according to a major new Pew Research Center survey of religious beliefs and practices in Western Europe.May 29, 2018

What is the reason for church membership decline?

Some of the reasons were “logistical”, McConnell said, as people moved away for college or started jobs which made it difficult to attend church. “But some of the other answers are not so much logistics. One of the top answers was church members seem to be judgmental or hypocritical,” McConnell said.Jan 23, 2023

What are the top reasons for not going to church?

9 Reasons Why We Don't Go to Church

• 37% say “I practice my faith in other ways.”
• 23% say “I haven't found a church home/worship service I like.”
• 18% say “I don't like the sermons.”
• 14% say “I don't feel welcome.”
• 28% say “I am not a believer.”
• 12% say “I don't have the time.”
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• How to stop church decline?
  These are four I've seen often that I believe are of the highest priority:

  1. Shift from being inwardly-focused to being outwardly-focused.
  2. Shift from ministry programs to a discipleship path.
  3. Shift from complexity to focus.
  4. Shift from engaging people in meetings to engaging them in ministry.
  5. IT'S NOT JUST THESE FOUR.
• Why are Christians not attending church?

  Among non-churchgoers who self-identify as Christians, the predominant reason offered for not attending worship services is that they practice their faith in other ways. Almost half of evangelicals in this category (46 percent) say this is a very important reason for not going to church more often.Oct 18, 2018
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