UK census: Christians now a minority in England, Wales

LONDON – Fewer than half the people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian, according to the most recent census – the first time the country’s official religion has been followed by a minority of the population, figures from the 2021 census released Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics revealed. Some 46.2% of the population of England and Wales described themselves as Christian, down from 59.3% a decade earlier. More than 1 in 3 people – 37% – said they had no religion, up from 25% in 2011.