Geografické aspekty zmien náboženskej štruktúry Slovenska medzi sčítaniami 2001, 2011 a 2021

Abstract

This article examines the changes in the religious structure of the population of Slovakia from a geographic perspective between 2001 and 2021 with a focus on the five largest churches in Slovakia (Roman Catholic Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Augsburg Confession, Greek Catholic Church, Reformed Christian Church, and Orthodox Church) and the population with no religious belief. The 2011–2021 period was significant for the secularisation of society, which was reflected in an increase in the size of the population with no religious belief. The article’s chief goal is to identify the regions (at the level of individual districts or parts of districts) that saw the most significant rise or decline of individual churches.