As the number of faithful of the PCU and the UOC -MP has changed since the beginning of a full -scale war – sociology

After the full -scale war, the religious affiliation of citizens has changed in Ukraine. In particular, the proportion of those who refer to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (PCU) continued to grow. This was reported by the Deputy Director of the Sociological Service of the Razumkov Center Mikhail Mishchenko during a briefing, the correspondent reports UNN.

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“After a full-scale war, an increase in the proportion of those who attributed themselves to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine was observed. In fact, it began before the start of a full-scale war. In 2021, the proportion of those who attributed themselves to the PCU was 24%, in 2022 it increased to 36%, in 2023 to 42%of all respondents.

According to the sociologist, such a decrease in those who attributed themselves to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine in 2024, in particular, is associated with a decrease in the attitude of themselves to Orthodoxy. Because compared to the 2023, the number of such people decreased from 61% to 51%.

“After the start of the full -scale war, those who refer themselves to the faithful of the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate became significantly less. In 2021, such were 13%, while according to the latter, such a survey was 5.5%,” Mishchenko emphasized.

Reference

2 017 respondents aged 18 years of age took part in the survey. The theoretical sample error does not exceed 2.3%.

Recall

There were no registered religious community of the UOC -MP in the Lviv region. Of the 54 communities that were in a full -scale invasion, 27 joined the PCC, and 27 stopped their activities.