Religious communities and life stance communities, 2007

404 000 people were members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway in January 2007, an increase of 20 000 compared with the previous year. More than half, or 226 000, were members of Christian communities. Furthermore, 79 700 were members of life stance communities and accounted for approximately 20 per cent of all members of communities outside the Church of Norway. The Norwegian Humanist Association was the largest life stance community with 78 900 members. Furthermore, various Islamic communities accounted for around 20 per cent of the members, while Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh communities accounted for 3 per cent, 1 per cent and 0.6 per cent of members respectively.

Tables:

• Table 1 Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/life stance. Per 1.1. 2005- 2007. Numbers and per cent
• Table 2 Members of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway. Religion/life stance. County. 2006-2007
• Table 3 Members of Christian communities outside the Church of Norway. Per 1.1.2005-2007