Census Data

England and Wales: Religion (detailed)

Location Type: England and Wales, ONS Geographic Code: K04000001

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Key Facts

All Residents 59,597,542
Male 29,177,340
Female 30,420,202
Households 24,783,199
Population Density (people/km2) 394.6

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Table Codets031
Issued2022-11-29
Unit of MeasurePerson
Number of Response Options58

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 59,597,544
Christian 27,522,672
Buddhist 272,508
Hindu 1,032,775
Jewish 271,327
Muslim 3,868,133
Sikh 524,140
No religion 22,162,062
No religion: Agnostic 32,114
No religion: Atheist 13,848
No religion: Free Thinker 305
No religion: Humanist 10,246
No religion: No religion 22,105,473
No religion: Realist 76
Other religion 348,338
Other religion: Alevi 25,672
Other religion: Animism 802
Other religion: Baha'i 4,716
Other religion: Believe in God 2,414
Other religion: Brahma Kumari 235
Other religion: Chinese Religion 112
Other religion: Church of All Religion 24
Other religion: Confucianist 76
Other religion: Deist 1,093
Other religion: Druid 2,490
Other religion: Druze 626
Other religion: Eckankar 329
Other religion: Heathen 4,721
Other religion: Jain 24,991
Other religion: Mixed Religion 11,402
Other religion: Mysticism 145
Other religion: Native American Church 82
Other religion: New Age 397
Other religion: Occult 490
Other religion: Other religions 66,016
Other religion: Own Belief System 2,199
Other religion: Pagan 73,733
Other religion: Pantheism 2,299
Other religion: Rastafarian 5,948
Other religion: Ravidassia 9,572
Other religion: Reconstructionist 742
Other religion: Satanism 5,054
Other religion: Scientology 1,859
Other religion: Shamanism 7,889
Other religion: Shintoism 1,375
Other religion: Spiritual 31,611
Other religion: Spiritualist 33,134
Other religion: Taoist 3,724
Other religion: Theism 860
Other religion: Thelemite 227
Other religion: Traditional African Religion 661
Other religion: Unification Church 202
Other religion: Universalist 764
Other religion: Valmiki 1,034
Other religion: Vodun 257
Other religion: Wicca 12,813
Other religion: Witchcraft 1,045
Other religion: Yazidi 413
Other religion: Zoroastrian 4,090
Religion not stated 3,595,589

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