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06929: Church of Norway. Members, church ceremonies and services, by diocese 2005 - 2023

Andreas Østhus, Statistics Norway
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2024-06-17 08:00
Members of the Church of NorwayMedlemmer av Dnk Members of the Church of Norway:
persons
Enrolled in the Church of Norway:
persons
Resigned from the Church of Norway:
persons
Baptized:
persons
Confirmed:
persons
Church weddings:
weddings
Church burials:
burials
Church services sundays and holidays:
church services
Participitations in church services sundays and holidays:
persons
Church services except sundays and holidays:
church services
Participitations in church services except sundays and holidays:
persons
Services with communion:
church services
Participants communion:
persons
Christmas Eve services:
church services
Participitations Christmas Eve services:
persons
Members of the Church of NorwayMedlemmer av Dnk Members of the Church of Norway:
31.12.
Enrolled in the Church of Norway:
31.12.
Resigned from the Church of Norway:
31.12.
Baptized:
31.12.
Confirmed:
31.12.
Church weddings:
31.12.
Church burials:
31.12.
Church services sundays and holidays:
31.12.
Participitations in church services sundays and holidays:
31.12.
Church services except sundays and holidays:
31.12.
Participitations in church services except sundays and holidays:
31.12.
Services with communion:
31.12.
Participants communion:
31.12.
Christmas Eve services:
31.12.
Participitations Christmas Eve services:
31.12.
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A duplicate scheme in the year 2005 for the municipality number 1630 is found. Unknown diocese do not include members living aboard.

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Members of the Church of NorwayMedlemmer av Dnk Members of the Church of Norway

From 2011 figures for unknown diocese are included. Total figure for the country can thus not be compared to earlier years.

Members of the Church of NorwayMedlemmer av Dnk Members of the Church of Norway

Up to and including 2020 the variable included members of the Church of Norway as well as not baptized child (until 18 year) of a parent who is a member. From 2021 the variable only includes members of the Church of Norway.

Baptized

Numbers of baptized from 2016 and onward shows total number of baptized. The number cannot be compared to previous year's numbers because they showed performed acts of baptize.

contents: Resigned from the Church of Norway , year: 2016

The Church of Norway adopted a new digital tool to enroll and resign in 2016. This led to high figures for resigned in 2016.

contents: Members of the Church of NorwayMedlemmer av Dnk Members of the Church of Norway , year: 2019

Emigrated members count 140 259 members in 2019.

contents: Members of the Church of NorwayMedlemmer av Dnk Members of the Church of Norway , year: 2022

The number of members of the Church of Norway, the number enrolled, the number of resigned and the number of baptized have been corrected 16 June 2023.

contents: Enrolled in the Church of Norway , year: 2022

The number of members of the Church of Norway, the number enrolled, the number of resigned and the number of baptized have been corrected 16 June 2023.

contents: Resigned from the Church of Norway , year: 2022

The number of members of the Church of Norway, the number enrolled, the number of resigned and the number of baptized have been corrected 16 June 2023.

contents: Baptized , year: 2022

The number of members of the Church of Norway, the number enrolled, the number of resigned and the number of baptized have been corrected 16 June 2023.