The demographic change is a topic that is making headlines in many European countries and the results of the population census conducted in England and Wales in 2021 were revealed today (Tuesday) and showed that for the first time since the registration of the population in the kingdoms began, the proportion of those who identify as Christians is less than fifty percent of the total population.
According to the census, the percentage of those who identify as Christians decreased from 59.6 percent in 2011 to 46.2 percent in 2021. The main decrease is due to a shift from people who consider themselves Christians to those who consider themselves to have no religion.
In the past decade, the percentage of the non-religious rose from 25.6 percent of the population to 37.2 percent.
We've released new #Census2021 data on religion in England and Wales.
46.2% said they were "Christian" - less than half of the population for the first time.
This was a decrease from 59.3% in 2011, but still the most common response.
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In addition, according to the census, there has been a certain increase in the proportion of those who identify as Muslims and Hindus in England and Wales.
In the years between 2011 and 2021, the percentage of those who identify as Muslims rose from 4.9 to 6.4.
Now the number of those who identify as Muslims in the country stands at 3.9 million people, the largest minority group in Britain.
The proportion of Hindus has also increased to almost a percent of the population and they number close to a million people today.
According to the census, there was a very small increase in the growth of the Jewish population in the country, which increased by about 10,000 people and stood at about 200,000 people, about half a percent of the population of England.
The figure is encouraging mainly due to the fact that many Jewish communities throughout Europe are experiencing a significant reduction in their numbers.
In response to the publications, the Archbishop of the City of York, Stephen Courtell, told the news network Sky News that: "The era when people just automatically identify themselves as Christians is over. The Anglican Church will continue to work both in periods of decline and growth."
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