Major Religion Groups
- Sweden: Lutheran 87%, other (including Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%
- United Kingdom: Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 59.5%, Muslim 4.4%, Hindu 1.3%, other 2%, unspecified 7.2%, none 25.7%
- Iceland: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland 73.8%, Roman Catholic 3.6%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.9%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 2 The Independent Congregation 1%, other religions 3.9% (includes Pentecostal and Asatru Association), none 5.6%, unspecified 7.2%.
- Finland: Lutheran 73.8%, other or none 25.1%, Orthodox 1.1%
- Ireland: Roman Catholic 84.7%, none 5.7%, Church of Ireland 2.7%, other Christian 2.7%, unspecified 1.5%, Muslim 1.1%
- Norway: Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran) 82.1%, unspecified 7.5%, other Christian 3.9%, other 2.4%, Muslim 2.3%, Roman Catholic 1.8%
- Latvia: Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006)
- Lithuania:Roman Catholic 77.2%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Old Believer 0.8%, Evangelical Lutheran 0.6%, Evangelical Reformist 0.2%, other (including Sunni Muslim, Jewish, Greek Catholic, and Karaite) 0.8%, none 6.1%, unspecified 10.1% (2011 est.)
- Estonia: None 54.1%, Unspecified 16.7%, Orthodox 16.2%, Lutheran 9.9%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 2.2%,
- Denmark: Evangelical Lutheran 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Buddhist, Jewish, Jehovah's Witness, Baptist, Serbian Orthodox Christian) 16%, Muslim 4%
- The Pie Chart mainly shows a dominating religion in Christianity being followed throughout the region of Northern Europe. Agnostic comes at a close second due to some countries like Estonia and Finland. In a couple of years Islam will have a high increase due to the religions' rapid growth rate.
Photos/Charts
Agnostic
Percentage of Agnostics in Europe
Muslim
Christianity
Percentage of Christianity in Europe
Aethist
Hindu
Religious Distribution
- In the region of Northern Europe there are many types of religions that are followed through the present day. Christianity is the main religion that is expressed in this region taking up around 75% of the population. Atognistic/Aethist is followed in parts of many countries in this region (Estonia and Finland). Islam is the most rapid growing religion and is increasing in Northern Europe (Mainly United Kingdom).The Religion of Islam is currently dealing with persecution due to ISIS, the war in Syria, and Syrian refugees not behaving themselves in other countries by killing/harming other locals. This gives Muslims a bad name thus causing them to be persecuted.