Gen Z in Europe: more devout than their elders?

Milla Ling-Davies  |  World
Date posted:  1 Feb 2024
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Gen Z in Europe: more devout than their elders?

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A survey shows that Europeans born after 1997 are more spiritual than their elders.

The Global Religion 2023 survey, conducted by market research service Ipsos, interviewed 19,000 people in 26 countries. It has revealed that ‘in countries where religious practice is high, older adults tend to engage in it more than the young, while in countries where religious practice is low, young people tend to have higher engagement.’

Sweden, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Hungary, as well as the UK, are all examples of countries where religion is now a minority interest (only 40– 46% say they believe in God as described by the Bible, Quran, Torah and other holy scriptures) – but where Gen Z* are showing increasing interest in spirituality.

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