East Midlands: Religion

Location Type: Regions, ONS Geographic Code: E12000004

Key Facts

All Residents	4,880,054
Male	2,402,189
Female	2,477,865
Households	2,037,332
Population Density (people/km2)	312.4

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
Borders with
- North West
  Regions
- Yorkshire and The Humber
  Regions
- East of England
  Regions
- South East
  Regions
- West Midlands
  Regions
Overlaps with
- Output Area at SK011963
  Output Areas
- Wittering
  Built Up Areas
- Wansford
  Built Up Areas
- Mancetter and Witherley
  Built Up Areas
- Rugby
  Built Up Areas
- Hargrave
  Built Up Areas
- Stoneton
  Built Up Areas
- Cosgrove
  Built Up Areas
- Silverstone
  Built Up Areas
- Banbury
  Built Up Areas
- Turweston
  Built Up Areas
- Deeping St James
  Built Up Areas
- Tydd Gote
  Built Up Areas
- Burton upon Trent
  Built Up Areas
- Output Area at SK006955
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SK387825
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SK326800
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SK362817
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SK355803
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SK352803
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SK260272
  Output Areas
- East Staffordshire 005E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Holton le Clay
  Built Up Areas
- Hadfield
  Built Up Areas
- Broadbottom
  Built Up Areas
- Bawtry
  Built Up Areas
- Highlane
  Built Up Areas
- Mayfield (East Staffordshire)
  Built Up Areas
Contains
- Nottinghamshire
  Counties
- Lincolnshire
  Counties
- Leicestershire
  Counties
- Derbyshire
  Counties
- West Northamptonshire
  Unitary Authorities
- North Northamptonshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Nottingham
  Unitary Authorities
- Rutland
  Unitary Authorities
- Leicester
  Unitary Authorities
- Derby
  Unitary Authorities

Table Code	ts030
Issued	2022-11-29
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	10

Description
Data
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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 includes people who identified with one of 8 tick-box response options, including ‘No religion’, alongside those who chose not to answer this question.

Religion: Total: All usual residents	4,880,054
No religion	1,950,354
Christian	2,214,151
Buddhist	14,521
Hindu	120,345
Jewish	4,313
Muslim	210,766
Sikh	53,950
Other religion	24,813
Not answered	286,841

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