Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows
by Rachel Russell, BBC News:
Fewer than half of people in England and Wales have described themselves as Christian for the first time, the 2021 census has revealed.
The proportion of people who said they were Christian was 46.2%, down from 59.3% in the last census in 2011.
Meanwhile the number who said they had no religion increased to 37.2% of the population, up from a quarter.
And people identifying as Muslim rose from 4.9% in 2011 to 6.5% last year
The census results published on Tuesday also report back on people’s national identity and ethnic group as well as religion.
The census is carried out every 10 years by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
It explores how British society is being shaped from people’s answers to questions about themselves, their household and their home.
The results help organisations make decisions on planning and funding public services including transport, education and healthcare.
The 2021 survey was held on 21 March of that year.
See also:
After the 2021 census, the Church needs a more positive and dynamic strategy, By J John, Christian Today:
“…what is needed is not a stripped-down creed tuned to the prevailing mood of the culture.”
The Nones: Unpacking non–religious Britain, from Theos:
More than half the population of Britain now identify as “non-religious”. Some stats about different types of atheists.
A Post-Christian World, by Calvin Robinson:
People often assume that the Church has changed her teachings and adapted to secular norms. Of course, we cannot change our teachings…But it is easy to see how people may believe we can and have. We have not changed teachings; we have stopped teaching.
Why are Young People Rejecting Religion? by David Robertson, ASK:
An Australian commentator caricatures Christianity as oppressive, and equates the secularisation of the youth in the West with young women rejecting the mullahs in Iran. How should we respond?
Ireland and the loss of faith, by Francis Phillips, TCW:
“…once-Catholic Ireland, a country where religious faith dominated the political, cultural and domestic landscape, has embraced modernity and distanced itself from its ancient religion with extraordinary rapidity.”
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