We’ve released new #Census2021 data on religion in England and Wales.
46.2% said they were “Christian” – less than half of the population for the first time.
This was a decrease from 59.3% in 2011, but still the most common response.
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— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) November 29, 2022
37.2% of the population said they had “No religion”, an increase from 25.2% in 2011. This was the second most common response.
6.5% said they were “Muslim”, an increase from 4.9% in 2011.
1.7% said they were “Hindu”, an increase from 1.5% in 2011. pic.twitter.com/0D6cWvR0eL
— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) November 29, 2022
0.5% said they were “Buddhist”, an increase from 0.4% in 2011.
0.5% said they were “Jewish”, the same as in 2011.
0.9% said they were “Sikh”, an increase from 0.8% in 2011.
— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) November 29, 2022
People could write their religion if it wasn’t listed.
Most common religious written responses:
▪️ “Pagan” – 74,000
▪️ “Alevi” – 26,000
▪️ “Jain” – 25,000Most common non-religious written responses:
▪️ “Agnostic” – 32,000
▪️ “Atheist” – 14,000
▪️ “Humanist” – 10,000— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) November 29, 2022
Compared with England and Wales combined, Wales on its own had a greater:
▪️ decrease in people saying they were “Christian” – from 57.6% in 2011 to 43.6% in 2021
▪️ increase in people saying they had “No religion” – from 32.1% in 2011 to 46.5% in 2021— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) November 29, 2022
London was the most religiously diverse region of England – 25.3% reported a religion other than “Christian”.
This figure was 4.2% in the North East and 3.2% in the South West, making them the least religiously diverse regions.
— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) November 29, 2022
How does religious diversity in your local area compare with the rest of England and Wales? 📍 Use our interactive map to find out 🔎
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— Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) November 29, 2022
This is what it looks like when your country collapses.
CNN:
England and Wales are no longer majority Christian, and are slightly less White than a decade ago, newly released 2021 census data show.
The two British nations have fallen from 59% self-described Christian in 2011 to 46% in 2021, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced Tuesday.
The number of respondents saying they had no religion was the biggest gainer, rising from 25% a decade ago to 37% now.
There was also a rise in the number of Muslims, from 5% in 2011 to 6.5% in 2021.
The percentage of respondents saying they were Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Sikh, or other stayed roughly stable over the decade, ONS data show.
England is legally a Christian country with an established church, the Church of England, with the monarch as its titular head.
The religion question on the 2021 census was voluntary. ONS said 94% of respondents answered it, up a fraction from 93% a decade ago.
The percentage of people identifying as White fell slightly, from 86% in 2011 to 82% in 2021.
People identifying themselves as Asian – a term that British people generally use to refer to South Asian nations including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh – made up the second largest group, rising from 7.5% in 2011 to 9.3% in 2021.
The number of people identifying as Black rose from 1.8% a decade ago to 2.5% now, while the percentage choosing “Other” climbed from 0.6% to 1.6% over the decade.
Did anyone ask for this?
Other than Jews and single white women?
This is not only in the UK, but this happens in all of Western Europe.
In The Netherlands for example, the majority of citizens in the largest cities are immigrants, or from immigrant decent.
Amsterdam 51,8%, The Hague 55,6%, Rotterdam 52,3%.https://t.co/XC78vBvt37
— Frank (@Frankmeister__) November 29, 2022