Christian Population of England and Wales Drops Below 50%
- For first time, majority are of other faiths or no religion
- London remains the most religiously diverse region of country
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UK citizens who describe themselves as Christian dropped below 50% for the first time, new Census data released on Tuesday show.
Only 46.2% of people in England and Wales said they were Christian in 2021, compared with 59.3% in 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics. Those saying they had no religion accounted for well over a third, up from a quarter a decade earlier.