Statistical Yearbook of Norway 2013, Table 241: Members of the Church of Norway and members of religious and philosophical communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/philosophy. 1 January

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241 Members of the Church of Norway and members¹ of religious and philosophical communities outside the Church of Norway, by religion/philosophy. 1 January
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011


Members of the Church of Norway	3 938 723	3 871 006	3 873 847	3 874 823	3 848 841	3 835 477	3 851 145

Members¹ of religious and philosophical communities outside the Church of Norway, total	382 986	383 510	403 909	411 790	431 287	449 875	484 534

Baha'ism	1 006	1 004	1 015	1 024	1 023	1 012	1 064
Buddhism	9 471	9 934	10 753	11 038	12 252	13 376	14 580
Hinduism	3 769	3 669	4 098	4 566	5 238	5 175	5 858
Islam	76 621	72 023	79 068	83 684	92 744	98 953	106 735
Judaism	909	870	868	850	803	818	819
Christianity	215 090	216 141	225 507	226 969	234 772	245 664	266 834
The Roman Catholic Church	43 118	46 440	51 508	54 011	57 348	66 972	83 018
Pentecostal congregations	42 744	39 492	40 398	39 866	39 590	39 923	39 599
The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway	21 140	19 308	19 524	19 496	19 262	19 503	19 614
Jehovah's Witness	14 502	14 568	14 756	14 856	14 976	11 640	11 739
The Swedish Margareta Congregation in Oslo	²7 267	12 166	13 098	14 087	15 574	14 626	17 376
The Methodist Church of Norway	11 981	11 324	11 299	11 133	10 974	11 082	11 055
Other Christian communities	74 338	72 843	74 924	73 520	77 048	81 918	84 433
Sikhism	2 298	2 257	2 440	2 537	2 713	1 037	2 975
The Norwegian Humanist Association	72 699	76 470	78 889	79 869	80 269	81 822	83 100
Other religious and life stance communities	1 123	1 142	1 271	1 253	1 473	2 018	2 569

¹	Including only members for whom government subsidy is received.
²	Method of estimation has changed.
Source: Religious communities and life stance communities, Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/en/trosamf