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Atheist activism in Iceland begins with Helgi Hóseasson (b. 1919, d. 2009), [16] a carpenter and a socialist. In 1962, he started a campaign to get his baptismal covenant annulled. At first he sought recourse from Bishop Sigurbjörn Einarsson who told him that the baptismal covenant was permanent and could not be annulled. [ 17 ]
According to reports from the WIN/Gallup International's (WIN/GIA) four global polls: in 2005, 77% were a religious person and 4% were "convinced atheists"; in 2012, 23% were not a religious person and 13% were "convinced atheists"; [2] in 2015, 22% were not a religious person and 11% were "convinced atheists"; [3] and in 2017, 25% were not a ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. ‹ The template Pie chart is being considered for merging. › 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 ...
Accurate demographics of atheism are difficult to obtain since conceptions of atheism vary considerably across different cultures and languages, ranging from an active concept to being unimportant or not developed. Also in some countries and regions atheism carries a strong stigma, making it harder to count atheists in these countries.
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
By 2003, it had 777 members, [98] and by 2014, it had 2,382 members, corresponding to 0.8% of Iceland's population. [99] In Iceland, Germanic religion has an impact larger than the number of its adherents. [100]
The demographics of Iceland include population density, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. As of 2022, the Icelandic population was just over 376,000. About 86,000 residents (23.7%) were of foreign background. [1]
Statistics on religious affiliation are approximate because Muslims and Christians often adhere simultaneously to some aspects of indigenous religious beliefs. Muslims reside largely in the northern, eastern, and western border regions, and Christians live in the center of the country.