This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by religion. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.
Summary
The religion people connect or identify with (their religious affiliation), whether or not they practice or have belief in it.
This question was voluntary and the variable includes people who answered the question, including ‘No Religion’, alongside those who chose not to answer this question.
This variable classifies responses into the eight tick-box response options. Write-in responses are classified by their "parent" religious affiliation, including "No Religion", where applicable.
Religion (detailed): Total: All Usual Residents
99,012
Christian
52,492
Buddhist
479
Hindu
1,150
Jewish
365
Muslim
4,249
Sikh
156
No religion
32,714
No religion: Agnostic
33
No religion: Atheist
13
No religion: Free Thinker
0
No religion: Humanist
16
No religion: No religion
32,651
No religion: Realist
1
Other religion
1,604
Other religion: Alevi
1,154
Other religion: Animism
0
Other religion: Baha'i
5
Other religion: Believe in God
5
Other religion: Brahma Kumari
0
Other religion: Chinese Religion
0
Other religion: Church of All Religion
0
Other religion: Confucianist
0
Other religion: Deist
0
Other religion: Druid
6
Other religion: Druze
0
Other religion: Eckankar
1
Other religion: Heathen
4
Other religion: Jain
47
Other religion: Mixed Religion
33
Other religion: Mysticism
0
Other religion: Native American Church
0
Other religion: New Age
1
Other religion: Occult
1
Other religion: Other religions
110
Other religion: Own Belief System
4
Other religion: Pagan
65
Other religion: Pantheism
1
Other religion: Rastafarian
13
Other religion: Ravidassia
3
Other religion: Reconstructionist
1
Other religion: Satanism
4
Other religion: Scientology
2
Other religion: Shamanism
2
Other religion: Shintoism
5
Other religion: Spiritual
54
Other religion: Spiritualist
45
Other religion: Taoist
3
Other religion: Theism
1
Other religion: Thelemite
0
Other religion: Traditional African Religion
1
Other religion: Unification Church
0
Other religion: Universalist
1
Other religion: Valmiki
0
Other religion: Vodun
1
Other religion: Wicca
21
Other religion: Witchcraft
0
Other religion: Yazidi
0
Other religion: Zoroastrian
10
Religion not stated
5,803
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