Showing posts with label secularisation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label secularisation. Show all posts

24 May 2016

England and Wales become more secular

Religious adherence in England and Wales continues to decline

A British Social Attitudes Survey published in May 2016 shows that the proportion of the population declaring themselves as adherents to a religion in England and Wales is continuing to decline. Nearly half of the population say they have no religion. The percentages are:

Anglican
19,8
Other Protestant
15,7
Catholic
8,3
Non-Christian religion
7,7
No Religion
48,5