{"id":96671,"date":"2026-06-01T11:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/96671\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:01:13","slug":"denmark-something-shifting-as-more-youth-interested-in-reading-the-bible-believe-in-god-evangelical-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/96671\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark: \u2018Something shifting\u2019 as more youth interested in reading the Bible, believe in God, Evangelical Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Denmark<\/a>, half of young adults under the age of thirty believe there is probably or definitely a God or higher power.<\/p>\n

This new data comes from the God and the Danes: The 2026 Faith Analysis\u00a0report published by the Danish Bible Society in spring 2026. The findings show a rare picture of this highly securalised northern European country.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost two out of three young people<\/a> aged between 16 and 30 say they are searching for a sense of meaning in life\u201d, says the organisation after collecting the responses of 3,000 respondents in Denmark.<\/p>\n

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While almost 25% of 16\u201330-year-olds say that religion is important in their daily lives, the percentage drops to 13% and 11% among those over 61 and 45\u201360-year-olds respectively.<\/p>\n

\"Denmark:<\/p>\n

Young people are twice as interested in faith as older people. \/ Danish Bible Society. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Young people are also more open to faith<\/a> than the population as a whole. Nearly 49% of those aged 16\u201330 say that there is definitely or probably a God or higher power, compared to 39% of the rest of the population.<\/p>\n

They also attended church more often that the rest (26% vs 10%) and are more interested in learning about the Bible (41% vs 22%)<\/p>\n

\"Denmark:<\/p>\n

Young people attended church more often that the rest and are more interested in learning about the Bible. \/\u00a0Danish Bible Society. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Among young people, the Danish Bible Society survey shows show that young men are more religious than young women: 34% of young men attended a Christian service in person or online within the last month, in addition to weddings, baptisms and funerals.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, 21% of young men read the Bible on their own weekly, and they more often than young women report having had spiritual experiences that have influenced their faith or understanding of life.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung men are one of the most remarkable findings in the analysis, because they not only answer more openly to questions about faith.\u00a0They also participate to a greater extent in specific religious practices\u201d, points out Jacob Holst Mouritzen, strategy consultant at the consultancy firm Holst Mouritzen, which carried out the survey.<\/p>\n

For Mouritzen, \u201cwhen one in three young men has attended a church service within the last month, and one in five reads the Bible weekly, it is difficult to dismiss this as mere curiosity. This suggests that a number of young men are actually acting on their interest\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

As the Danish Bible Society explains, the God and the Danes: The 2026 Faith Analysis\u00a0has been made public in a context in which \u201cChristianity, faith and spirituality have become prominent topics in the public conversation.\u00a0Politicians, cultural figures, sportspeople and ordinary Danes are speaking openly about faith\u201d.<\/p>\n

A new confidence in speaking publicly about faith is emerging in Denmark, in contrast to the secular narrative that seeks to confine religion to an exclusively private sphere.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn social media, Christian voices are bringing new communities together. And in churches, organisations and the media, there have long been anecdotal accounts suggesting that young people in particular are showing increased curiosity\u201d, say the authors.<\/p>\n

Joahnnes Baum, general secretary of the entity concludes: \u201cWe conducted the survey because there have long been many stories about young people, faith and curiosity in relation to Christianity.\u00a0Now we are gaining a more solid insight into what the Danes\u2019 relationship with faith and the Bible actually looks like right now\u201d.<\/p>\n

\n Published in: Evangelical Focus<\/a> – europe<\/a>
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