The Netherlands is a secular nation and Christianity is the majority religion. In the past half a century there is a decline in religious adherence and as of 2019, 54.1% of the total population declared themselves to be non-religious. 

Christianity is followed by 34.9% of the population and among Christians, Catholics comprised 20.1% of the total population, and Protestants (14.8%). Protestantism in the Netherlands consists of a number of churches within various traditions. The largest of these is the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN), a united church that is Calvinist and Lutheran in orientation.

Non-Christian faiths account for 11%, and the remaining 54.1% are classified as unaffiliated, which can mean agnostic, atheist, or “nothing in particular.” 

Other Religions Include Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jews, and new-age religions. Muslims comprised 5.0% of the total population and followers of other Christian denominations and other religions (like Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism) comprised the remaining 5.9%.

Islam is the second-largest religion in the state. The Muslim population increased due to migrant workers from Turkey and Morocco, as well as migrants from former Dutch colonies, such as Surinam and Indonesia. During the 1990s, Muslim refugees arrived from countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, and Afghanistan.

Hinduism is the third largest religion followed by over 1% of the population. Most of these are Indo-Surinamese. There are also sizeable populations of Hindu immigrants from India and Sri Lanka, and some Western adherents of Hinduism-orientated new religious movements such as Hare Krishnas.

The Netherlands has an estimated 250,000 Buddhists or people strongly attracted to this religion, mainly ethnic Dutch people. In addition, there are about 45,000 Jews in the Netherlands.

Religion percentage in the Netherlands

Source: Statistics Netherlands and Independent studies