RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE EU

In the EU, "Freedom of Religion" means Freedom of Religion for everyone.
Freedom of religion and belief is a guarantee by the EU for freedom of belief for individuals and freedom of worship for individuals and groups. It is considered by the EU to be a fundamental right. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights defines freedom of religion and belief as follows:

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance.

In the EU, you will feel at ease to practice the religion you want. Let this list help you to choose a country where your co-religionists are well-represented.

ROMAN CATHOLIC
Wallis and Futuna (OCT) 99%
Malta 98%
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (OCT) 98%
Guadeloupe (OR) 95%
Madeira (OR) 94%
Ceuta & Melilla (EU2SA) 94%
Portugal 92.5%
Azores (OR) 94%
Canary Islands (OR) 92%
Ireland 88.4%
Luxembourg 87%
Martinique (OR)85%
Italy 84.6%
Aruba (OCT) 82%
French Guiana (OR) 82%
Lithuania 79%
Spain 78.2%
Gibraltar (EU2SA) 78.1%
Poland 75%
Netherlands Antilles (OCT) 72%
Austria 69.1%
Réunion (OR) 68%
Slovakia 66.1%
New Caledonia (OCT) 60%
Slovenia 57.8%
Belgium 53.5%
France 43.2%
Hungary 39.5%
French Polynesia (OCT) 30%
Netherlands 28.2%
Czech Republic 26.8%
Germany 25.7%
Bermudas (OCT) 15%
Latvia 15%
British Virgin Islands (OCT) 10%
Anguilla (OCT) 5.7%
Denmark 3%
Finland 1.1%
Estonia -1%

PROTESTANT
French Polynesia (OCT) 54%
Anguilla (OCT) 30.2%
New Caledonia (OCT) 30%
Germany 25.7%
Bermudas (OCT) 18%
British Virgin Islands (OCT) 15%
Luxembourg 12%
Slovakia 10.8%
Martinique (OR) 10.5%
Aruba (OCT) 8%
Austria 4.7%
Netherlands Antilles (OCT) 3.5%
Czech Republic 2.1%
France 2%
Italy 2.5%
Lithuania 1.9%
Ireland 1.6%
Guadeloupe (OR) 1%
Slovenia -1%
Poland -1%
Portugal -1%

Anglican
United Kingdom 57.8%
Anguilla (OCT) 29%
Bermudas (OCT) 23%
Turks and Caicos Islands (OCT) 18%
British Virgin Islands (OCT) 17%
Gibraltar (EU2SA) 7%

Dutch Reformed
Netherlands 13%

Calvinist
Hungary 15.9%
Netherlands 7%

Evangelical Lutheran
Sweden 31.5%
Denmark 30.5%
Latvia 15%
Estonia 13.6%
Hungary 3%

Church of Ireland
Ireland 3%

Lutheran National Church
Finland 53.8%

Methodist
British Virgin Islands (OCT) 33%
Anguilla (OCT) 23.9%
Turks and Caicos Islands (OCT) 16%
Bermudas (OCT _ African Methodist Episcopal) 11%
Netherlands Antilles (OCT) 2.9%
Estonia -1%

Seventh-Day Adventist
Pitcairn (OCT) 100%
British Virgin Islands (OCT) 6%
Netherlands Antilles (OCT) 3.1%
Estonia -1%

Pentecostal
Netherlands Antilles (OCT) 4.9%
Estonia -1%

Baptist
Turks and Caicos Islands (OCT) 40%
British Virgin Islands (OCT) 4%

Church of God
Turks and Caicos Islands (OCT) 12%
British Virgin Islands (OCT) 9%

Jehovah's Witnesses
British Virgin Islands (OCT) 2%
Netherlands Antilles (OCT) 1.7%


ORTHODOX

Russian Orthodox
Estonia 12.8%
Latvia 8%
Lithuania 4.1%
Slovenia 2.3%
Poland 1.3%

Greek Orthodox
Greece 84%
Cyprus 78%
Slovakia 4.1%
Hungary 2.6%
Finland (Greek Orthodox of Finland) 1.1%


ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC
Cyprus -1%


JEWISH
Gibraltar (EU2SA) 2.1%
Netherlands Antilles (OCT) 1.3%
France 1%
Italy -1%
Hungary -1%
Germany -1%
Luxembourg -1%
UK -1%
Aruba (OCT) -1%


MUSLIM
Mayotte (OCT) 97%
Cyprus 18%
France 8.8%
Réunion (OR) 6%
Netherlands 5.8%
Denmark 5%
Austria 4.2%
Belgium 4%
Gibraltar (EU2SA) 4%
Germany 3.7%
Sweden 3%
Aruba (OCT) 3%
United Kingdom 2.7%
Slovenia 2.4%
Spain 2.3%
Italy 1.4%
Greece 1.3%
Luxembourg -1%
Martinique (OR) -1%


BUDDHIST
France 1%
United Kingdom -1%
Réunion (OR) -1%


CONFUCIAN
Aruba (OCT) 2%


HINDU
Réunion (OR) 25%
Aruba (OCT) 4%
Guadeloupe (OR) 2%
Gibraltar (EU2SA) 1.8%
United Kingdom 1%
Martinique (OR) -1%


SIKH
United Kingdom 1%


MARONITE
Cyprus -1%


PAGAN AFRICAN
Guadeloupe (OR) 2%


ATHEIST, AGNOSTIC, NONBELIEVER IN GOD OR UNAFFILIATED
Sweden 65.5%
Denmark 61.5%
Czech Republic 59%
Estonia 49%
Germany 45%
Finland 44%
France 44%
Netherlands 43.5%
Belgium 42.5%
Hungary 39%
United Kingdom 37.5%
Slovenia 36.5%
Latvia 24.5%
Austria 22%
Spain 19.5%
Slovakia 19%
Greece 16%
Bermudas (OCT) 15%
Lithuania 13%
Italy 10.5%
Portugal 6.5%
French Polynesia (OCT) 6%
Netherlands Antilles (OCT) 5.2%
Anguilla (OCT) 4.3%
British Virgin Islands (OCT) 4%
Martinique (OR) 3.5%


Source: - CIA, The World Factbook - BBC News - Zuckerman, Phil. "Atheism: Contemporary Rates and Patterns", chapter in The Cambridge Companion to Atheism, ed. by Michael Martin, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK (2005). - Utrecht University Library