Irreligion in the United Kingdom

Religion in the United Kingdom (2018 research)[1]

  None (52%)
  Church of England (13.7%)
  Catholic Church (8.7%)
  Other Christian (13.2%)
  Islam (6.7%)
  Other religions (3.6%)
  Not stated (2.1%)

Irreligion in the United Kingdom is more prevalent than in some parts of Europe, with about 8% indicating they were atheistic in 2018,[2] and 52% listing their religion as "none".[1] A third of Anglicans polled in a 2013 survey doubted the existence of God, while 15% of those with no religion believed in some higher power, and deemed themselves "spiritual" or even "religious".[3]

  1. ^ a b "United Kingdom". Association of Religion Data Archives. 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ Being Christian in Western Europe, Pew Research 2018 https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2018/05/29/being-christian-in-western-europe/
  3. ^ Linda Woodhead, “No Religion” is the New Religion, Westminster Faith Debates, 2013; The Rise of ‘No Religion’ in Britain: The Emergence of a New Cultural Majority, Journal of the British Academy, 2016.