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
2,647,013
Christian
1,343,948
Buddhist
7,026
Hindu
10,924
Jewish
4,389
Muslim
72,102
Sikh
7,206
No religion
1,058,121
No religion: Agnostic
1,045
No religion: Atheist
526
No religion: Free Thinker
8
No religion: Humanist
334
No religion: No religion
1,056,206
No religion: Realist
2
Other religion
9,952
Other religion: Alevi
130
Other religion: Animism
19
Other religion: Baha'i
136
Other religion: Believe in God
51
Other religion: Brahma Kumari
0
Other religion: Chinese Religion
3
Other religion: Church of All Religion
0
Other religion: Confucianist
6
Other religion: Deist
47
Other religion: Druid
99
Other religion: Druze
5
Other religion: Eckankar
8
Other religion: Heathen
258
Other religion: Jain
107
Other religion: Mixed Religion
193
Other religion: Mysticism
3
Other religion: Native American Church
4
Other religion: New Age
15
Other religion: Occult
24
Other religion: Other religions
1,869
Other religion: Own Belief System
72
Other religion: Pagan
2,875
Other religion: Pantheism
67
Other religion: Rastafarian
86
Other religion: Ravidassia
17
Other religion: Reconstructionist
30
Other religion: Satanism
309
Other religion: Scientology
33
Other religion: Shamanism
21
Other religion: Shintoism
42
Other religion: Spiritual
836
Other religion: Spiritualist
1,670
Other religion: Taoist
103
Other religion: Theism
24
Other religion: Thelemite
8
Other religion: Traditional African Religion
8
Other religion: Unification Church
6
Other religion: Universalist
21
Other religion: Valmiki
0
Other religion: Vodun
6
Other religion: Wicca
596
Other religion: Witchcraft
37
Other religion: Yazidi
7
Other religion: Zoroastrian
101
Religion not stated
133,345
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