YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

70 Secularization trends are also present with regards to church visitation. Since 2013, we have been witnessing a significant increase (from 30% to 43%) in the share of those who never go to church. We should note, howev- er, that the falling trend of thosewho regularly visit church everyweek has, at the same time, reversed, so that the level in 2020 was the same as in 2000. Thismeans that, since 2013, the fall in the share of young peoplewho visit church only on special occasions has been very significant. Put differ- ently, we are witnessing a mild polarizing trend among young people as regards religion (see Lavrič, 2019). Figure 1.19: Frequency of church visitations, youth (16–27) in Slovenia, 2000–2018. Do you go to church (and how often)? 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Never Less than once monthly At least once monthly At least once weekly 25.0 52.0 12.0 11.0 32.0 54.0 8.0 6.0 30.0 61.0 4.0 5.0 44.3 39.5 8.7 7.6 43.2 40.3 6.4 10.1 2000 2010 2013 2018 2020 0% Sources: Lavrič and Boroja, 2014 (for the 2000–2013 period), Youth Studies Southeast Europe 2018/2019, Mladina 2020. Note: to ensure the validity of longitudinal comparison we have restricted the age group to those between the ages of 16 and 27. One of our interviewees put into sharp relief how strongly religious some young people are even today.