Statistics Norway

Church of Norway and other religious and philosophical communities

2   Church of Norway. Church events and members of the Church of Norway, by diocese. 1995-2003
  Number of persons Members of The Church of Norway per 31 December
  Baptized Confirmed Church wedding Burial Enrolled in the church Resigned from the church Members, total Per cent of the population
1995 50 342 39 857 13 502 42 104 1 130 5 857 .. ..
1996 50 067 39 122 13 837 41 352 1 071 5 000 .. ..
1997 50 294 39 083 14 049 42 417 1 392 4 955 .. ..
1998 48 462 37 870 13 189 42 002  871 4 831 .. ..
19991 48 049 37 408 12 744 42 436  943 4 416    
2000 48 023 37 330 14 041 41 369  843 4 519 3 901 566 86.6
2001 46 135 37 427 12 091 41 313 1 239 3 866 3 901 551 86.2
2002 44 136 38 250 12 690 41 531  854 3 759 3 900 062 85.7
                 
2003                
Total1 43 916 40 183 11 440 40 115  856 3 603 3 922 265 85.7
Oslo 4 416 3 115  984 5 017  137  615 .. ..
Borg 5 449 4 608 1 421 4 723 98  395 .. ..
Hamar 3 665 3 288 1 054 4 294 49  223 .. ..
Tunsberg 4 072 3 748 1 165 4 200 81  409 .. ..
Agder 3 908 4 003 1 270 3 979  140  480 .. ..
Stavanger 4 382 4 216 1 111 2 810 93  350 .. ..
Bjørgvin 6 155 5 865 1 486 4 576 95  415 .. ..
Møre 2 840 2 836  703 2 334 45  139 .. ..
Nidaros 4 152 3 843 1 003 3 682 57  316 .. ..
Sør-Hålogaland 2 473 2 559  612 2 419 25  137 .. ..
Nord-Hålogaland 2 404 2 102  631 2 081 36  124 .. ..
1  Figures do not include church events in institutions (hospitals, prisons) church for the deaf, army chaplaincy and others with separate church bookkeeping.
Source: Norwegian Social Science Data Services and The Council of Churches.

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