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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.

Updated: 16 June 2025
Next update: Not yet determined

Selected figures from these statistics

  • Church of Norway - main figures
    Church of Norway - main figures1
    201520232024
    Members of the Church of Norway (number)3 789 3713 472 1953 449 013
    Members of The Church of Norway as a percentage of inhabitants (per cent)72.762.661.7
    Infants baptized (number)34 11626 50327 359
    Baptized as a percentage of births (per cent)57.851.050.7
    Confirmed (number)39 52732 98033 183
    Confirmed as a percentage of persons 15-years old (per cent)61.548.447.8
    Church funerals (number)36 79736 11236 073
    Church burials as a percentage of all deaths (per cent)90.482.481.5
    1Figures published in March are preliminary. Final figures are published in June.
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  • Church of Norway. Church services and participants, by diocese
    Church of Norway. Church services and participants, by diocese
    Services totalParticipitations, totalChurch services sundays and holidaysParticipitations in church services sundays and holidaysChurch services except sundays and holidaysParticipitations in church services except sundays and holidaysServices with communionParticipants communionChristmas Eve servicesParticipitations Christmas Eve services
    202455 8414 467 35741 3343 287 35714 5071 180 00028 5851 102 0132 246442 202
    202356 6064 341 07342 8343 276 93813 7721 064 13528 1931 004 9402 270413 286
    202257 5844 199 10444 0753 166 06013 5091 033 04427 783901 0082 297378 941
    202151 2802 360 82840 2401 890 87511 040469 95318 800480 5052 211106 388
    202048 4832 360 70338 0241 927 05010 459433 65317 927555 7242 282117 864
    201960 1665 249 06944 8033 994 22115 3631 254 84832 6271 311 1082 352539 647
    2024
    Oslo diocese5 248487 1283 661345 7971 587141 3313 472179 97019155 331
    Borg diocese6 015477 5074 488349 8241 527127 6833 254127 45624646 114
    Hamar diocese5 255323 4894 111244 6191 14478 8702 59159 11422835 725
    Tunsberg diocese4 829354 6763 563263 1071 26691 5692 56898 26721042 184
    Agder og Telemark diocese6 255538 7944 856411 1951 399127 5992 966142 26224452 302
    Stavanger diocese5 212551 1433 865424 3591 347126 7842 555156 71119952 117
    Bjørgvin diocese7 408605 2795 583456 0191 825149 2603 684134 85631657 157
    Møre diocese3 260291 5782 610211 04765080 5311 68961 85213025 465
    Nidaros diocese5 403403 5103 536270 1471 867133 3632 22264 93319935 112
    Sør-Hålogaland diocese3 162201 2872 424148 76073852 5271 58533 94613721 043
    Nord-Hålogaland diocese3 794232 9662 637162 4831 15770 4831 99942 64614619 652
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  • Church of Norway. Members and church ceremonies, by diocese
    Church of Norway. Members and church ceremonies, by diocese
    Members of the Church of NorwayEnrolledResignedBaptizedConfirmedChurch weddingsChurch burials
    20243 452 6793 78614 85827 36033 1836 79636 073
    20233 476 2114 02616 72226 60332 9806 40536 112
    20223 500 4382 47516 56228 57732 7167 39438 066
    20213 526 1332 37914 85227 13933 6124 85135 229
    20203 655 5562 34312 65323 82233 0834 39434 605
    20193 686 7153 35319 03728 01134 5136 21434 765
    2024
    Oslo diocese425 8446362 7173 5133 0796373 552
    Borg diocese454 2214642 1143 1374 1667915 007
    Hamar diocese286 7031899481 9912 5775703 792
    Tunsberg diocese319 8054101 5502 1742 5757003 830
    Agder og Telemark diocese310 8996451 2632 5053 1357973 417
    Stavanger diocese316 2733151 4052 9263 8057232 801
    Bjørgvin diocese445 9134021 7283 7934 8038334 337
    Møre diocese198 6051685451 6972 3194182 155
    Nidaros diocese338 3363021 4632 8803 3665953 076
    Sør-Hålogaland diocese178 4041376081 3461 6993622 144
    Nord-Hålogaland diocese174 0101185171 3981 6593701 962
    Unknown diocese3 66626109000
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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.

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