Irreligion in Sweden

Religious affiliation in Sweden (2019)[1][2]

  Lutheranism (56.4%)
  Other Protestants (3.4%)
  Orthodoxy (1.7%)
  Catholicism (1.2%)
  Other Christian (0.3%)
  Islam (1.9%)
  Other Religions (0.3%)
  Unaffiliated (34.8%)

Irreligion is common in Sweden, and Sweden is one of the most secular nations in the world. The majority of Swedish citizens are members of the Church of Sweden, but very few are practicing members. Sweden has legally been a secular state since 2000 when the Church of Sweden was separated from the state.

  1. ^ "Statistik 2019 - Myndigheten för stöd till trossamfund" (in Swedish). Swedish Agency for Support to Faith Communities. 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Svenska kyrkan i siffror" [The Church of Sweden in numbers]. svenskakyrkan.se (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. 12 June 2023.

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