Atheism Is On The Rise In Malta
It looks that atheism is on the rise in Malta, with a new national opinion poll revealing that more people have resorted to having no religious beliefs than ever before.
A recently published national opinion poll by Misco has shown that 13% of 424 respondents – around 55 people – do not practice any religion at all in Malta.
When it comes to those that do have faith in a higher power, 63.6% of people identify with Roman Catholicism, showing an evident decrease from previous surveys.
People between the ages of 16 and 24 years are most likely to not practice any religion at all, with nearly 1 in 4 people in that age groups considering themselves to not be religious.
Of those aged between 25 to 34, 14.8% of those identify with having no religion; furthermore, 5.9% of those aged between 35 and 44, 18.9% of those aged between 45 and 54, and 15.3% of those aged between 55 and 64 also identify with having no religion.
People aged over 65 are least likely to affiliate with no religion, with just 5.2% of that cohort saying they don’t have a faith.
This contrasts greatly with a survey done in 2021 by the Curia, which revealed that 93.5% of people in Malta believe in God.
Back then, only around 3% identified as atheists, while around 3.5% said they did not know whether they believed in God.
This survey was conducted among a random sample of 424 respondents. Interviews were conducted using an online methodology. Respondents were selected from Misco’s proprietary online panel. The panel was created using random probability sampling in accordance with best practice.
Data was weighted according to age, gender, and region. Weighting is used to adjust the results of a study to bring them more in line with what is known about a population.
Why do you think more people are identifying as atheists in Malta?
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