According to the report, there has been a decline of 13.1 percent in the population of Christians in Britain. At the same time, the population of Muslims has increased from 4.9 percent to 6.5 percent.
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fast in the UK these days Christian population is decreasing. Along with this, the population of Muslims is increasing there. According to population data released on Tuesday, the population of Christians in England and Wales has decreased to less than half of the total population for the first time. 10 year old done in 2021 as per report Population It has been revealed in the study that after Christians in Britain, the population with ‘no religion’ ie no religion is in second place. But the fastest increase in the population of Muslims has been seen. The number of Muslims has increased by 44 percent in a decade. This report has been released by the Office for National Statistics.
According to the report, there has been a decline of 13.1 percent in the population of Christians in Britain. At the same time, the population of Muslims has increased from 4.9 percent to 6.5 percent. This is the first time that the population of Christians has remained less than half. According to the 2021 census report released by the Office for National Statistics, the population of Christians in England and Wales has come down to 46.2 percent.
Shocking figures of Christian population
In this case, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell says that it is really shocking that the population of Christians in Britain has decreased rapidly. He says that people need religious help amidst the crisis arising in terms of living and food and the war going on in Europe. We are there for them. In many cases, food and other help are given to the needy on behalf of us. Millions of people come to church on Christmas and attend our services.
The population of Hindus is 10 lakhs, the population of Muslims is 39 lakhs.
According to the Office for National Statistics, the question of religion was added to the UK census in 2001. It is completely voluntary, but about 94 per cent people responded to it. About 27.5 million people or 46.2 percent of the population are Christians in England and Wales. There has been a decline of about 13.1 percent in their population as compared to 2011. Apart from them, the figure of no religion is 2.22 crore or 37.2 per cent. The population of Muslims is 39 lakhs. After this the population of Hindus is 10 lakhs. The population of Sikhs is 5,24,000. With this, the population of Buddhism has increased from 2.73 lakh to 2.71 lakh.
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