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==Religion==
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The [[Church of Denmark]] ({{lang|da|Den danske folkekirke}}) is [[State religion|state-supported]] and, according to statistics from January 2022, accounts for the [[Religious identity|religious affiliation]] of 73.2% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dst.dk/da/Statistik/nyheder-analyser-publ/nyt/NytHtml?cid=38368|title=NYT: Laveste antal udmeldinger af folkekirken i 15 år|website=www.dst.dk}}</ref> Denmark has had [[religious freedom]] guaranteed since 1849 by [[Constitution of Denmark|the Constitution]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/da00000_.html|title=Denmark – Constitution : Part VII – Section 70|quotation="No person shall for reasons of his creed or descent be deprived of access to complete enjoyment of his civic and political rights, nor shall he for such reasons evade compliance with any common civic duty."|website=Servat.unibe.ch|access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref> and numerous other religions are officially recognised,<ref name="FoR">[http://www.km.dk/fileadmin/share/Trossamfund/Freedom_of_religion.pdf Freedom of religion and religious communities in Denmark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205165930/http://www.km.dk/fileadmin/share/Trossamfund/Freedom_of_religion.pdf |date=2012-02-05 }} – The Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs – May 2006. Km.dk</ref> including several [[List of Christian denominations|Christian denominations]], [[Islam|Muslim]], [[Judaism|Jewish]], [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], [[Hinduism|Hindu]] and other congregations as well as [[Forn Siðr — Ásatrú and Vanatrú Association in Denmark|Forn Siðr]], a revival of [[Old Norse religion|Scandinavian pagan tradition]].<ref name="FoR" /> The [[Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs (Denmark)|Department of Ecclesiastical Affairs]] recognises roughly a hundred religious congregations for tax and legal purposes such as conducting [[wedding]] ceremonies.

In 2013, just under 20% of the Danish population identifies as [[Atheism|atheist]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rekling|first=Therese|date=7 October 2013|title=Næsten hver femte dansker kalder sig ateist|language=da|work=[[Berlingske|Berlingske Tidende]]|url=http://www.b.dk/nationalt/naesten-hver-femte-dansker-kalder-sig-ateist|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008232427/https://www.b.dk/nationalt/naesten-hver-femte-dansker-kalder-sig-ateist|access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref>

Islam is the second largest religion in Denmark.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Denmark Religions – Demographics|url=https://www.indexmundi.com/denmark/religions.html|access-date=2020-12-05|website=www.indexmundi.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, an estimated 4.4% of the Danish population were Muslims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tjekdet.dk/hvor-mange-muslimer-er-der-i-danmark|title=Hvor mange muslimer er der i Danmark?|website=Tjekdet.dk|date=24 April 2020 |access-date=24 October 2020|language=da}}</ref>

For historical reasons, there is a formal distinction between 'approved' ({{lang|da|godkendte}}) and 'recognised' ({{lang|da|anerkendte}}) congregations of faith.<ref name="FoR" /> The latter include 11 traditional [[Religious denomination|denominations]], such as [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]], the [[Reformed Christianity|Reformed Church]], the [[Judaism|Mosaic Congregation]], [[Methodism|Methodists]] and [[Baptists]], some of whose privileges in the country date hundreds of years back. These have the additional rights of having [[priest]]s appointed by royal resolution and to christen/name children with legal effect.

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[[Church of Denmark|Evangelical Lutheran]] (official) 74.8%, [[Islam|Muslim]] 5.3%, other (denominations of less than 1% each, include [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]], [[Jehovah's Witness]], [[Serbian Orthodox Church|Serbian Orthodox Christian]], [[Jewish]], [[Baptist]], and [[Buddhist]]) 19.9% (2017 est.)