Christianity is the main religion in Slovakia.
The majority (68.9%) of Slovaks belong to the Roman Catholic Church.[1] According to the Slovak government website, 15.9% are non-believers (non-Christians according to the website), 13.7% atheists, 6.9% Lutherans, 4.1% Greek Catholics, 2.2% undetermined, and 2% Reform Christians.[1] Members of other churches, including those non-registered, account for 1.1% of the population. The Eastern Orthodox Christians are mostly found in Ruthenian (Ukrainian) areas.[2] The Roman Catholic Church divides the country into 8 dioceses including 3 archdioceses. Generally about one third of church members regularly attend church services.[3]
While the country had an estimated pre-World War II Jewish population of 90,000, only about 2,300 Jews remain today.[4]
| Denomination | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church in Slovakia | 3,708,120 | |
| Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia | 372,858 | |
| Slovak Greek Catholic Church | 219,831 | |
| Reformed Christian Church | 109,735 | |
| Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church | 50,363 | |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 20,630 | |
| Evangelical Methodist Church | 7,347 | |
Additionally, there are smaller numbers of adherents of various other Christian denominations: Baptists, The Brethren Church, Seventh-day Adventists, Apostolic Church, Evangelical Methodist, Old Catholic Church, Christian Corps in Slovakia, and the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.[5][6]
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