Less than half of population in England and Wales identify as Christian, Census 2021 shows
Fewer than half of the population of England and Wales have described themselves as Christian for the first time, the 2021 census has revealed.
The results help organisations make decisions on planning and funding public services including transport, education and healthcare.The results showed the number of people describing themselves as Christian dropped by 13.1 percentage points from 59.2% in 2011. She told BBC News: "Some will be atheist, a lot will be agnostic - they just say, 'I don't really know' - and some will be spiritual and be doing spiritual things.
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