Irreligion in Norway

Norway is a comparatively secular nation[1][2][3] which no longer has a state religion, though 72.7% of the 5.2 million population belong to the Church of Norway.[4][5]

The majority of Norwegians do not believe in God.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Beliefs about God across Time and Countries" (PDF). Norc.org. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  2. ↑ "Religious communities and life stance communities - SSB". Ssb.no. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Beliefs about God across Time and Countries" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  4. ↑ "How important is christianity in Norway today?". NRK. March 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  5. ↑ "Population and population changes". Statistics Norway. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Hvor sterkt står kristendommen i Norge i dag?". NRK.no. 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  7. ↑ "For first time, majority in Norway don't believe in God - The Local". Thelocal.no. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.