Appendix table 7. Population by religious community in 2000 to 2014
Religious community | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
TOTAL | 5 181 115 | 5 255 580 | 5 375 276 | 5 401 267 | 5 426 674 | 5 451 270 | 5 471 753 |
INDIGENEOUS RELIGIONS AND NEO-PAGANISM | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 |
BUDDHISM | 26 | 68 | 509 | 509 | 538 | 877 | 887 |
HINDUISM | 37 | 66 | 91 | 98 | 96 | 127 | 300 |
ISLAM | 1 201 | 4 239 | 9 393 | 10 088 | 10 596 | 11 125 | 12 327 |
JUDAISM | 1 157 | 1 184 | 1 208 | 1 198 | 1 188 | 1 170 | 1 145 |
CHRISTIANITY | 4 496 227 | 4 466 126 | 4 308 342 | 4 278 219 | 4 251 545 | 4 211 277 | 4 147 658 |
Adventism | 4 316 | 4 015 | 3 648 | 3 553 | 3 474 | 3 413 | 3 429 |
Anglican churches | 95 | 93 | 88 | 84 | 91 | 116 | 138 |
Baptism | 2 436 | 2 470 | 2 419 | 2 383 | 2 395 | 2 373 | 2 585 |
Evangelical Lutheran free congregations | 1 033 | 1 031 | 994 | 984 | 980 | 984 | 987 |
Pentecostalism | 20 | 1 992 | 6 312 | 6 909 | 7 477 | 7 855 | 8 402 |
Roman Catholic Church | 7 227 | 8 446 | 10 640 | 11 091 | 11 530 | 11 994 | 12 554 |
Methodism | 1 260 | 1 256 | 1 301 | 1 342 | 1 352 | 1 400 | 1 413 |
Greek Orthodox Church | 56 807 | 59 558 | 60 851 | 61 183 | 61 506 | 61 608 | 61 574 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland | 4 409 576 | 4 373 556 | 4 207 192 | 4 175 443 | 4 147 371 | 4 106 025 | 4 040 787 |
Free churches | 13 429 | 13 663 | 14 485 | 14 789 | 14 932 | 15 064 | 15 191 |
Other Christian | 28 | 46 | 412 | 458 | 437 | 445 | 598 |
OTHER RELIGIOUS GROUPS | 22 488 | 22 375 | 23 304 | 23 183 | 22 981 | 23 007 | 22 949 |
Bahá'í communities | 469 | 523 | 568 | 560 | 557 | 566 | 666 |
Jehovah's Witnesses | 18 492 | 18 329 | 19 094 | 19 001 | 18 826 | 18 697 | 18 467 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints | 3 307 | 3 301 | 3 225 | 3 208 | 3 181 | 3 282 | 3 284 |
Christian Community of Finland | 71 | 78 | 275 | 275 | 280 | 283 | 286 |
Liberal Catholic Church | 144 | 137 | 135 | 132 | 130 | 135 | 134 |
Others | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 112 |
PERSONS NOT MEMBERS OF ANY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY | 659 979 | 761 522 | 1 032 429 | 1 087 972 | 1 139 730 | 1 203 687 | 1 286 458 |
Source: Population Structure 2014, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Markus Rapo 029 551 3238, Marja-Liisa Helminen 029 551 3273, vaesto.tilasto@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 10.12.2015
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