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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025.. › Religious affiliation in Iceland (2023) Church of Iceland (Lutheran) (58.61%) Free Lutheran Church in Reykjavík (2.57%) Free Lutheran Church in Hafnarfjörður (1.94%) Independent Lutheran Congregation (0.82%) Catholic Church (3.83%) Other Christian denominations (1.78%) Heathenism ...
Icelandic people by religion (5 C) * Iceland religion-related lists (2 P) B. Buddhism in Iceland (2 P) C. Christianity in Iceland (11 C, 5 P) H. History of religion ...
Freedom of religion in Iceland is guaranteed by the 64th article of the Constitution of Iceland. However at the same time the 62nd article states that the Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the national church (þjóðkirkja) [ 1 ] and the national curriculum places emphasis on Christian studies.
In a 2004 survey, 69.3% of Icelanders said they were religious, whereas 19.1% said they were not religious and 11.6% said they could not say whether or not they were religious. [27] Moreover, when asked to select a statement that best represented their opinion, 19.7% said that it is impossible to know whether or not god exists and 26.2% said ...
On March 8, 2021, Iceland formally recognised Judaism as a religion for the first time. Iceland's Jews will have the choice to register as such and direct their taxes to their own religion. Among other benefits, the recognition will also allow Jewish marriage, baby-naming and funeral ceremonies to be civilly recognised. [242]
Year after year, Iceland is one of the top-ranked countries for life expectancy with its citizens surviving until an average of 83-years-old. Year after year, Iceland is one of the top-ranked ...
Modern social upheavals have brought with them problems for the church in Iceland. Iceland is a modern and highly urbanized society, highly secularized with increasing pluralism of belief. About 62% of the population belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland [5] and over 90% of the populace belong to Christian churches. Nine out of ...
Religion in Iceland (12 C, 6 P) S. Sport in Iceland (19 C, 6 P) W. ... Man's Day and Woman's Day (Iceland) Ministry of Education and Children (Iceland) N. Nábrók;