Poland: Sunday Mass and Holy Communion attendance rate 1980-2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the scale of participation in Sunday Mass and the sacramental life of Polish Catholics. The proportion of people attending Sunday Mass dropped to 28.3 percent in 2021. Due to the pandemic restrictions, the number of people receiving Holy Communion also decreased. In 2022, their number increased.

Share of people attending Sunday Mass (dominicantes) and receiving Holy Communion (communicantes) in Poland from 1980 to 2022

Characteristic	Dominicantes	Communicantes
2022	29.5%	13.9%
2021**	28.3%	12.9%
2019	36.9%	16.7%
2018	38.2%	17.3%
2017	38.3%	17%
2016	36.7%	16%
2015	39.8%	17%
2014	39.1%	16.3%
2013	39.1%	16.3%
2012	40%	16.2%
2011	40%	16.1%
2010	41%	16.4%
2009	41.5%	16.7%
2008	40.4%	15.3%
2007	44.2%	17.6%
2006	45.8%	16.3%
2005	45%	16.5%
2004	43.2%	15.6%
2003	46%	16.9%
2002	45.2%	17.3%
2001	46.8%	16.5%
2000	47.5%	19.4%
1999	46.9%	16.3%
1998	47.5%	17.6%
1997	46.6%	15.2%
1996	46.6%	14.5%
1995	46.8%	15.4%
1994	45.6%	13.1%
1993	43.1%	13%
1992	47%	14%
1991	47.6%	10.8%
1990	50.3%	10.7%
1989	46.7%	9.9%
1988	48.7%	10.7%
1987	53.3%	11.1%
1986	52.9%	10.4%
1985	49.9%	9.1%
1984	52.2%	8.9%
1983	51.2%	8.6%
1982	57%	9.6%
1981	52.7%	8.1%
1980	51%	7.8%

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Release date

February 2024

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Region

Europe, Poland

Survey time period

1980 to 2022

Special properties

All dioceses in Poland

Supplementary notes

Date of release is date of access

*In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the survey of Poles' Sunday practices did not take place
**A survey of Sunday practices was held in 2021, but on Sept. 26, 2021 - the day for which the survey was scheduled - government directives and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic were in place: worshippers were allowed to occupy half of all temple seats (the limit did not apply to those fully vaccinated), and the obligation to cover the mouth and nose was in effect

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