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Menningarmál og rannsóknir
LANDSHAGIR 2013 STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF ICELAND 2013
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Statistics Iceland collects figures on
cultural activities from other institutions.
Information is collected from specialised
institutions and organisations (secondary
data) and an annual inquiry by sending out
questionnaires to companies and institu-
tions involved in media and culture activi-
ties (primary data). The cinemas, theatres
and museums across the country provide
Statistics Iceland with information on the
number of viewers and visitors, perfor-
mances and exhibitions and the nation-
ality of films and plays. Statistics Iceland
also prepares statistics on published books
and periodicals and their subject as well as
the number of volumes, loans and employ-
ees of Icelandic libraries. Statistics Iceland
collects figures on operation of mass media
and provides figures on the broadcast-
ing hours and programmes of radio and
television stations. Figures on religious
affiliation are also bublished by Statistics
Iceland.
Each individual attends the theatre once a year
In the theatrical season 2011/2012, the
number of spectators to performances of
theatres and professional and amateur
theatre groups within the country totalled
322 thousand. This equals each individ-
ual attending the theatre once a year. The
number of spectators increased by 22 thou-
sand (8%), between theatrical seasons.
The number of works staged in the last
theatrical season totalled 150, which were
performed 1,603 times.
The number of periodicals and newspapers
decreases
The number of periodicals decreased in
2011 compared with the previous year. A
total of 699 periodicals were published in
2011 and 728 in 2010, while 1,122 periodi-
cals were published in 1998 when publica-
tion peaked. The number of newspapers
decreased also between the years 2010 and
2011, from 72 newspapers to 62.
Visitors to museum decreases
In the year 2011, the number of visitors
to museums and related institutions was
1.5 million. In 2011, visits to museums
dropped five per cent from in the previous
year, when the number of visitors was all
time high, or roughly 1.6 million. Attend-
ance to museums was greatest in the
Capital region, some 857 thousand visitors
in the last year, which equals 56 percent of
the total. Attendance to museums in other
regions was significantly lower.
Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
76.2% of the population
On 1 January 2013 the members of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland
numbered 245,184, 76.2% of the total popu-
lation of that age, compared with 245,456,
(76.8%) in the previous year. The Roman
Catholic Church Diocese was the second
largest religious organisation in 2013, with
10,949 members. Persons with no religious
affiliation numbered 16,608 adult persons
1 January 2013, while 19,025 persons were
members of non-registered organisations
or not specified.