Statistikk innhold
Statistics about
Church of Norway
The annual church statistics give a summary of the Church of Norway activity in parishes/municipalities. These statistics are published at by diocese and municipality. The statistics give information about church rituals such as baptisms, confirmations, weddings, burials and church service attendance.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Church of Norway - main figuresDownload table as ...Church of Norway - main figures1
2015 2023 2024 Members of the Church of Norway (number) 3 789 371 3 472 195 3 449 014 Members of The Church of Norway as a percentage of inhabitants (per cent) 72.7 62.6 61.7 Infants baptized (number) 34 116 26 503 27 176 Baptized as a percentage of births (per cent) 57.8 51.0 50.4 Confirmed (number) 39 527 32 980 33 016 Confirmed as a percentage of persons 15-years old (per cent) 61.5 48.4 47.6 Church funerals (number) 36 797 36 112 35 716 Church burials as a percentage of all deaths (per cent) 90.4 82.4 80.9 1Figures published in March are preliminary. Final figures are published in June. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Church of Norway. Church services and participants, by dioceseDownload table as ...Church of Norway. Church services and participants, by diocese
Services total Participitations, total Church services sundays and holidays Participitations in church services sundays and holidays Church services except sundays and holidays Participitations in church services except sundays and holidays Services with communion Participants communion Christmas Eve services Participitations Christmas Eve services 2023 56 072 4 302 306 42 416 3 247 532 13 656 1 054 774 28 029 1 000 143 2 247 409 691 2022 57 584 4 199 104 44 075 3 166 060 13 509 1 033 044 27 783 901 008 2 297 378 941 2021 51 280 2 360 828 40 240 1 890 875 11 040 469 953 18 800 480 505 2 211 106 388 2020 48 483 2 360 703 38 024 1 927 050 10 459 433 653 17 927 555 724 2 282 117 864 2019 60 166 5 249 069 44 803 3 994 221 15 363 1 254 848 32 627 1 311 108 2 352 539 647 2018 60 396 5 318 193 45 122 4 076 209 15 274 1 241 984 32 459 1 291 257 2 347 537 027 2023 Oslo diocese 5 347 453 429 3 715 332 526 1 632 120 903 3 586 164 806 192 50 634 Borg diocese 6 026 464 741 4 531 339 368 1 495 125 373 3 161 114 373 237 42 593 Hamar diocese 5 307 314 591 4 304 252 564 1 003 62 027 2 501 55 108 231 34 235 Tunsberg diocese 4 886 348 782 3 701 268 023 1 185 80 759 2 482 82 208 212 38 839 Agder og Telemark diocese 6 389 517 289 5 027 410 442 1 362 106 847 2 791 129 296 247 49 950 Stavanger diocese 5 085 545 646 3 874 427 010 1 211 118 636 2 471 138 523 196 48 583 Bjørgvin diocese 7 584 585 016 5 859 438 975 1 725 146 041 3 718 125 877 329 50 845 Møre diocese 3 339 286 252 2 671 214 984 668 71 268 1 701 60 600 128 22 636 Nidaros diocese 5 250 373 442 3 546 259 167 1 704 114 275 2 080 57 858 188 31 925 Sør-Hålogaland diocese 3 198 196 821 2 562 153 197 636 43 624 1 633 32 407 138 20 251 Nord-Hålogaland diocese 3 661 216 297 2 626 151 276 1 035 65 021 1 905 39 087 149 19 200 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Church of Norway. Members and church ceremonies, by dioceseDownload table as ...Church of Norway. Members and church ceremonies, by diocese
Members of the Church of Norway Enrolled Resigned Baptized Confirmed Church weddings Church burials 2023 3 476 211 4 024 16 710 26 503 32 652 6 356 35 789 2022 3 500 438 2 475 16 562 28 577 32 716 7 394 38 066 2021 3 526 133 2 379 14 852 27 139 33 612 4 851 35 229 2020 3 655 556 2 343 12 653 23 822 33 083 4 394 34 605 2019 3 686 715 3 353 19 037 28 011 34 513 6 214 34 765 2018 3 724 857 2 096 11 877 28 597 35 248 7 048 35 683 2023 Oslo diocese 428 309 667 3 007 3 073 2 943 624 3 766 Borg diocese 457 292 533 2 261 3 007 4 168 732 4 642 Hamar diocese 289 295 234 1 038 2 050 2 617 618 3 821 Tunsberg diocese 322 564 374 1 627 2 151 2 723 630 3 820 Agder og Telemark diocese 311 763 558 1 470 2 478 3 065 712 3 523 Stavanger diocese 317 928 432 1 644 3 032 3 673 643 2 799 Bjørgvin diocese 448 783 455 2 068 3 613 4 852 791 4 388 Møre diocese 199 915 202 693 1 614 2 306 350 2 162 Nidaros diocese 340 425 272 1 563 2 776 3 086 598 2 915 Sør-Hålogaland diocese 180 352 141 708 1 351 1 639 312 2 131 Nord-Hålogaland diocese 175 569 156 631 1 358 1 580 346 1 822 Unknown diocese 4 016 2 12 100 0 0 0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 21 December 2023.
Members and Affiliates
Until 2020, the variable included both members and affiliates of the Church of Norway. Starting from 2021 the variable only includes members of the Church of Norway.
Baptized
Baptized includes both infant and adult baptisms. Baptism figures from 2016 onwards show the total number of baptisms. Therefore, the number cannot be compared with previous years' indicators, as they reflected performed baptismal acts.
Marriages
Includes only church weddings performed by the Church of Norway.
Funerals
Funerals are a general term for the process that takes place when the deceased is to be buried. A funeral can take place through cremation or coffin burial.