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In recent years, the Swedish religious landscape has become increasingly diverse, with Christians comprising in 2021 some 59.6% (of which 53.2% belonging to the Church of Sweden) of the total population and rising numbers of people of other religions (2.5%) and people who do not belong to any church (37.9%). [1]
Mar 11, 2024 · While most countries in the world have no official religion, Sweden is in fact the only Nordic country without a state church, as Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Finland have all retained theirs. Around 53 per cent of the Swedish population are members of the Church of Sweden.
According to a 2012 Pew Research Center study, of the then 232 countries and territories, 157 had Christian majorities. 126 countries had a Christian majority, while 71 countries had a Christian minority. [196] Percent (%) Christians. Number of countries.
Country Or EntityChristians% ChristianAfghanistan ( details )6,250/8,000 [26] -30,000 [27]0.02% [27]Albania ( details )580,00017.0% [28]Algeria ( details )20,000-200,000 [29] or 71,000 (estimate ...0.01%American Samoa ( details )70,00098.3%Sweden adopted Christianity in the 11th century, and for nearly 500 years Roman Catholicism was the preeminent religion. Sweden was the home to St. Bridget, founder of the Brigittine convent at Vadstena. As the first waves of the Protestant Reformation swept Europe in the mid-1500s, Lutheranism took hold in Sweden
Nov 1, 2016 · Although Sweden is one of the world’s most secularised countries – on an average weekend about 5.5 per cent of the population attend some form of religious service – the country has a long Christian tradition. The first clear traces of a Christian mission go back to the beginning of the 9th century and 700 years of Christianisation followed.
The Christianization of Scandinavia, as well as other Nordic countries and the Baltic countries, took place between the 8th and the 12th centuries. The realms of Denmark , Norway and Sweden established their own archdioceses , responsible directly to the pope , in 1104, 1154 and 1164, respectively.
May 29, 2018 · Report. |. May 29, 2018. Being Christian in Western Europe. The majority of Europe’s Christians are non-practicing, but they differ from religiously unaffiliated people in their views on God, attitudes toward Muslims and immigrants, and opinions about religion’s role in society. (Arterra/Getty Images)
