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Appendix table 7. Religious affiliation of the population by age and sex 31.12.2011

Religious community Age
  Total 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65 -
Total 5 401 267 888 982 660 647 685 685 660 077 747 204 779 032 979 640
Lutheran National Church 4 175 443 751 867 522 327 463 215 470 935 547 562 594 141 825 396
Other Lutheran 1 317 192 153 168 172 200 182 250
Greek Orthodox Church in Finland 58 584 10 035 6 631 5 858 6 210 8 010 8 600 13 240
Other Orthodoxes 2 599 617 232 387 440 366 302 255
Jehovah's Witnesses 19 001 1 857 1 805 2 777 2 259 2 871 3 323 4 109
Free Church in Finland 14 789 1 973 1 725 2 053 1 861 2 320 2 425 2 432
Roman Catholic Church in Finland 11 091 2 693 1 513 1 699 1 891 1 496 954 845
Islamic congregations 10 088 3 206 1 765 1 775 1 545 1 055 429 313
Pentecostal Church i Finland 6 876 898 860 1 096 824 788 997 1 413
Adventist churches 3 553 220 320 371 365 540 653 1 084
Church of J.Chr. of Latter-day Saints 3 208 516 506 468 358 430 385 545
Baptist congregations 2 320 165 261 278 296 318 374 628
Methodist churches 1 342 168 110 132 178 214 237 303
Jewish congregations 1 198 167 150 150 139 165 180 247
Buddhist congregations 509 62 71 98 119 101 37 21
Anglican Church in Finland 84 9 9 7 7 13 13 26
Other 1 293 141 150 151 176 202 245 228
No religious affiliation 1 087 972 114 196 122 059 205 002 172 302 180 553 165 555 128 305

Source: Population Structure 2011, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Markus Rapo 09 1734 3238, vaesto.tilasto@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 30.11.2012

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Population structure [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-5395. annual review 2011, Appendix table 7. Religious affiliation of the population by age and sex 31.12.2011 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 5.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/vaerak/2011/01/vaerak_2011_01_2012-11-30_tau_007_en.html