Less than half of England and Wales population is Christian, reveals census

London: The Census 2021 has shown that for the first time fewer than half of people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian, media reports said.

IBNS • 29 Nov 2022, 01:05 pm

Less than half of England and Wales population is Christian, reveals census

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The proportion of people who said they were Christian was 46.2%, down from 59.3% in the last census in 2011, reports BBC.

In contrast the number who said they had no religion increased to 37.2% of the population, up from a quarter, the British media reported.

Interestingly, those identifying as Muslim rose from 4.9% in 2011 to 6.5% last year.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) carries out the census in every 10 years.