Iceland
Christianity has been present in Iceland since the Early Middle Ages, when Irish hermits settled there. Christianity began to spread among the Icelanders in the late 10th century. The country officially converted to Lutheranism during the Reformation.
- According to the World Population Review, 76.8% of Iceland’s population is Christian.
- Of those, 60.9% identified as members of the Church of Iceland, and 11.5% identified as other Christians. 25.2% of Iceland’s population identified as having no religion.
- Church attendance in Iceland is low, with only 10% of Icelanders attending church once a month or more.
- As of 2022, 14,723 people in Iceland identify as Catholic, which is 3.91% of the population. The number of Catholics in Iceland is growing rapidly.
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians: Christianity is the official religion in 15 countries in various forms. For example, Argentina follows the Catholic Church, Armenia follows the Armenian Apostolic Church, and Tuvalu has the Church of Tuvalu. Other countries, like Denmark, England, and Greece, have their national branches of Christianity. In Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, and Vatican City, the Catholic Church is the state religion. Additionally, Zambia also recognizes Christianity as a state religion.
Christians comprise the majority of the population in 158 countries and territories, about two-thirds of the world’s countries and territories. Christianity is the largest religion in the world and about one-third of the global population adheres to it.
In this article, we will look into the list of countries that adopted Christianity as their state religion and the current population of Christians in these countries.
Table of Content
- Christianity
- List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
- List of Countries with the Highest Percentage of Christians
- List of Countries Officially Adopted Christianity as their State Religion
- Vatican City
- Armenia
- Greece
- Zambia
- Argentina
- Tuvalu
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
- England
- Georgia
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Malta
- Monaco