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Religion in Iceland has been predominantly Christianity since its adoption as the state religion by the Althing under the influence of Olaf Tryggvason, the king of Norway, in 999/1000 CE.
20 wrz 2024 · Although Christianity continues to be the main religion in Iceland, religious demographics have evolved over time. As of recent statistics: 60-65% of Icelanders are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 5% of the population practices other Christian denominations, such as Roman Catholicism.
18 wrz 2021 · Catholicism (or Roman Catholicism): This is the oldest established western Christian church and the world's largest single religious body. It is supranational, and recognizes a hierarchical structure with the Pope, or Bishop of Rome, as its head, located at the Vatican.
The biggest religious organization in Iceland in 2023 was the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, with more than 227,000 members.
21 cze 2024 · Religion in Iceland is predominantly Christianity, with the majority of the population identifying as members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland. However, there is also a small percentage of the population that follows traditional Norse religion, known as ásatrú.
28 cze 2024 · The main religion in Iceland is the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, with 80% of the population identifying as such. Almost 5% of people in Iceland practice ásatrú, the traditional Norse religion.
27 lis 2023 · The Icelandic population was for the longest time very homogeneous but has in recent times become ever more international with the proportion of foreign citizens standing at 13.8% of the population in mid year 2022, the largest group coming from Poland (Hagstofa Íslands - Statistics Iceland, 2022).
