"Membership lists can give us a certain indication of how many in Norway identify with the various directions," said Andrea Ihler Evensen, an advisor at Statistics Norway (SSB), according to Aftenposten. Evensen also reminded that many are not members of a community even though they feel a connection to a particular faith or life stance. At the same time, several may be members of a Christian or Muslim religious community without defining themselves as, for example, believers.
