Catalina Espinosa
Research expert covering society, economy, and politics for Europe and the EU
Minority religions in Spain - statistics & facts
Due to historical reasons, Spain used to be a much more diverse country in the 15th century than it probably is today, but globalization, immigration, and opening up to other cultures and viewpoints are gradually broadening the Spanish spiritual demography, which was for many years traditionally and primarily Catholic.
And only traditionally, because according to the latest surveys, Spain’s population is considerably shifting to more relaxed spiritual views – 41.5 percent of Spaniards identified as non-religious, whereas about 32 percent stated they believed in their faith in a laxer way and only 22 percent confirmed being highly religious. Although 45 percent of the Spanish population considers religious practices to be important for morality, most tend to skip Mass more often than not.
