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Steady decline in church membership
Steady decline in church membership
The national church is seeing a gradual decline in membership, going from 84.3 percent in 2001 to 79.1 percent in 2020
The church in Gjógv, Eysturoy
26.05.2020 - 08:48
The national church currently has 41,272 members, which is 79.1 of the total Faroese population.
According to Statistics Faroe Islands, this figure has been on a steady decline in recent years, going down by almost five percent in the past 20 years.
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The numbers vary greatly across the 14 parishes, from a 62-percent membership in the two parishes in Norðoyggjar to 91 percent in the Norðstreymur east parish.
Sixty-one churches, three chapels and 26 vicars are affiliated with the national church.
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