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
1,203,108
Christian
603,072
Buddhist
6,990
Hindu
23,742
Jewish
3,099
Muslim
38,138
Sikh
7,144
No religion
440,069
No religion: Agnostic
680
No religion: Atheist
317
No religion: Free Thinker
8
No religion: Humanist
222
No religion: No religion
438,841
No religion: Realist
1
Other religion
5,527
Other religion: Alevi
53
Other religion: Animism
12
Other religion: Baha'i
209
Other religion: Believe in God
51
Other religion: Brahma Kumari
1
Other religion: Chinese Religion
6
Other religion: Church of All Religion
1
Other religion: Confucianist
0
Other religion: Deist
24
Other religion: Druid
47
Other religion: Druze
14
Other religion: Eckankar
6
Other religion: Heathen
66
Other religion: Jain
266
Other religion: Mixed Religion
301
Other religion: Mysticism
3
Other religion: Native American Church
1
Other religion: New Age
10
Other religion: Occult
4
Other religion: Other religions
1,173
Other religion: Own Belief System
44
Other religion: Pagan
1,033
Other religion: Pantheism
50
Other religion: Rastafarian
40
Other religion: Ravidassia
29
Other religion: Reconstructionist
13
Other religion: Satanism
69
Other religion: Scientology
52
Other religion: Shamanism
234
Other religion: Shintoism
42
Other religion: Spiritual
660
Other religion: Spiritualist
484
Other religion: Taoist
60
Other religion: Theism
32
Other religion: Thelemite
2
Other religion: Traditional African Religion
7
Other religion: Unification Church
4
Other religion: Universalist
12
Other religion: Valmiki
6
Other religion: Vodun
12
Other religion: Wicca
193
Other religion: Witchcraft
15
Other religion: Yazidi
3
Other religion: Zoroastrian
183
Religion not stated
75,327
Bar chart not showing properly? Data with large numbers of options really needs a wider screen.
Try rotating your fondleslab into landscape mode and refreshing the page.
Description
Data
Bar Chart
Pie Chart
Bar chart not showing properly? Data with large numbers of options really needs a wider screen.
Try rotating your fondleslab into landscape mode and refreshing the page.