58.8% ▲ +86.6%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Denmark · Urban Centre
Religion in Denmark
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A massive shift away from religious faith has occurred in Denmark, where 58.8% of people now report having no religion. This is a sharp increase from 2011, making the town's lack of religious affiliation far more common than in the rest of the state or country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose by 27 percentage points since 2011 to reach 58.8%, a figure far above the national average of 38.9%. Other groups include Christians at 26.4% and Buddhists at 1.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Denmark, No religion is the majority at 59%; Christianity is next at 26%.
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- No religion 58.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 9.5%
- Catholic 8.9%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.8%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Denmark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515009/denmark/topic/religion