A recent IPOS survey of European Gen Zs, found that an unusual thing is happening. Though as a whole, European nations tend to be very secular, the survey found that Gen Zs are not only more spiritual than their grandparents, but they are also more apt to attend church, Evangelical Focus reports.

Gen Zs are generally classified as those born between 1997 and 2012, and boomers as those born between 1946 and 1964.

The survey of 19,000 people in 26 countries in early 2023 also noted an unusual anomaly. In countries with low religious practices, Gen Z was more spiritually active than their grandparents, and in countries with higher levels of religious practices, the grandparents tended to be more active.

Sweden, as an example, has the lowest rate of prayer among its citizens of any country in Europe where only 2 in ten stated they prayed. However, when comparing the prayer habits of Gen Z with the boomers, the survey found that Gen Zers were more apt to pray (+23%) than boomers.

The same thing happened with church attendance in that country, where Gen Z attendance is +34% higher than the boomers.

Gen Z were also more active church attenders than boomers in other European nations such as:

• Germany +28%
• Great Britain +22%
• France +21%, and
• Belgium +14%.

When it came to belief in God, Gen Z also overall exceeded their grandparents. In Sweden, Gen Z was (+28%) more apt to believe in God than their grandparents.

READ: In Europe, Gen Zers pray and go to church more than their grandparents