More than a third of the population of England (37%) have declared that they do not follow any religion. This figure was 25% in the 2011 census.
The result of the 2021 census in the UK shows that Christians are in the minority for the first time in England and Wales.
Data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics released on Tuesday showed that less than half of the population of England and Wales identify as Christians. According to these data, 46.2% of the population of England considers themselves Christians. This figure was 59.3% in the census a decade ago.
The number of people who consider themselves Muslim in England has reached 6.5%. While this figure was 4.9% a decade ago.
Christians have become a religious minority in England and Wales, where the official religion of the country is Christianity and the King of Great Britain is considered the head of the High Church of England.
A review of published data shows that the number of “no religion” people is higher in areas of England and Wales with a larger white population than in areas with a strong ethnic minority presence.
Secularist activists (defenders of the separation of religion from politics) in Great Britain have called for a revision of the role and importance of religion in society after the publication of the data of the National Bureau of Statistics. The British government funds Church of England schools, and Anglican bishops are members of the House of Lords.
Census data for the other two parts of the UK, Scotland and Northern Ireland, will be published separately from England and Wales.
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