<page_title> Catholic Church in the Netherlands </page_title> <table> <cell> 1970 <col_header> year </col_header> </cell> <cell> 40.5 <col_header> Percentage (based on registration by the church itself) </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2015 <col_header> year </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3,882,000 <col_header> Catholics (based on registration by the church itself) </col_header> </cell> <cell> 22.9 <col_header> Percentage (based on registration by the church itself) </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 2015, there are 3.882 million Catholics registered (based on Catholic Church registration) in the Netherlands, representing 22.9% of the population, which is down from more than 40% in 1970.