Changes in the faith and religiosity of Poles after the death of Pope John Paul II
Religious practice
Religious practice was on a relatively stable level in the years 1997-2005, but declined after the death of John Paul II. Since 2005, the proportion of respondents who practice regularly, i.e. attend religious service at least once a week, fell from 58% to 50%, while the number of people who never attend rose from 9% to 13%.
Source: "Changes in indicators of religiousness after John Paul II’s death", Polish Public Opinion, February 2015.
More information about this topic can be found in the CBOS report in Polish: "Changes in indicators of religiosity after the death of pope John Paul II", Polish Public Opinion, February 2015.
| Question: How often do you pray? | ||||
| Response in the year | 1998 | 2005 | 2009 | 2012 |
| Every day | 56% | 56% | 42% | 38% |
| More than once a week | 14% | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| Once a week | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% |
| At least once a week | 10% | 13% | 14% | 15% |
| Several times a year | 7% | 6% | 13% | 11% |
| Once a year or rarely | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| Never | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% |
Sources: CBOS - The Polish Centre for Social Surveys (report of the survey, page 13 (in Polish).
29 June 2016 Michał Zawiślak
