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Religion in the United Kingdom

This article is about religion in the United Kingdom as a whole. For religion in each of its constituent countries, see Religion in England, Religion in Scotland, Religion in Wales, and Religion in Northern Ireland.

Religion in England and Wales (2021 United Kingdom census)[1]
  1. Christian (46.2%)
  2. No religion (37.2%)
  3. Muslim (6.5%)
  4. Hindu (1.7%)
  5. Sikh (0.9%)
  6. Buddhist (0.5%)
  7. Jewish (0.5%)
  8. Other religions (0.6%)
  9. Not stated (5.99%)
Religion in Scotland (2022 census for Scotland)[2]
  1. No religion (51.1%)
  2. Church of Scotland (20.4%)
  3. Catholic Church (13.3%)
  4. Other Christian (5.1%)
  5. Muslim (2.2%)
  6. Hindu (0.6%)
  7. Paganism (0.4%)
  8. Buddhist (0.3%)
  9. Sikh (0.2%)
  10. Jewish (0.1%)
  11. Other religions (0.2%)
  12. Not stated (6.2%)
Religion in Northern Ireland - 2021[3]
  1. Catholic Church (42.3%)
  2. Presbyterian Church in Ireland (16.6%)
  3. Church of Ireland (Anglican) (11.5%)
  4. Methodist Church in Ireland (2.4%)
  5. Other Christian (6.9%)
  6. Other religion (1.3%)
  7. Non-religious (17.4%)
  8. Not stated (1.5%)

Christianity is the largest religion in the United Kingdom. Results of the 2021 Census for England and Wales showed that Christianity is the largest religion (though it makes up less than half of the population at 46.2%), followed by the non-religious (37.2%), Islam (6.5%), Hinduism (1.7%), Sikhism (0.9%), Buddhism (0.5%), Judaism (0.5%), and others (0.6%). Among Christians, Anglicanism is the most common denomination, with 53% of Christians believers in the UK identifying with this denomination as of 2023,[4] followed by Catholicism, Presbyterianism, Methodism, Unitarianism, and Baptists. Results for the 2022 census in Scotland indicated that the majority (51%) had no religion, but that 38.8% of the Scottish population identified as Christian (of which 20% identified with the Church of Scotland and 13% with the Catholic Church).[5] In Northern Ireland, Christianity is the largest religion (79.7%) followed by non-religious (17.4%), other religions (1.3%), and not stated (1.5%).[3]

The Anglican Church of England is the state church of England, whilst the Presbyterian Church of Scotland is the national church of Scotland. The Monarch of the United Kingdom is the supreme governor of the Church of England. Both Northern Ireland and Wales have no state religion since the Irish Church Act 1869 and the Welsh Church Act 1914, respectively.

A large number of individuals have no religious affiliation, and many others are only nominally affiliated, and neither believe nor practice.

  1. ^ "Religion, England and Wales: Census 2021". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics (ONS). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Religion and ethnic group results published". nrscotland.gov.uk. National Records of Scotland. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "MS-B21: Religion". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Europe's religious landscape: Faith and religious diversity in an era of rapid change" (PDF). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion". 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

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