{"id":304,"date":"2016-04-24T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T09:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithsurvey.co.uk\/blog\/?p=304"},"modified":"2016-04-24T10:05:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T09:05:21","slug":"religion-in-the-uk-1983-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithsurvey.co.uk\/blog\/religion-in-the-uk-1983-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion in the UK: 1983-2014"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Data from the British Social Attitudes Survey (BSAS) shows that over the period 1983 to 2014:<\/p>\n

1. The Church of England population has nearly halved (from 16.5m to 8.6m);
\n2. The Catholic population has remained relatively steady (from 4.1 to 4m);
\n3. Non-Christian religious numbers have increased five-fold (from 0.8m to 4m);
\n4. Persons of no religious affiliation have nearly doubled (from 12.8m to 24.7m).<\/p>\n

» View the UK Christianity<\/a> page for further statistics on Christianity in the UK.<\/p>\n

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(Click image to enlarge). Data from the British Social Attitudes Survey (BSAS) shows that over the period 1983 to 2014: 1. The Church of England population has nearly halved (from 16.5m to 8.6m); 2. The Catholic population has remained relatively steady (from 4.1 to 4m); 3. Non-Christian religious numbers have\u2026<\/p>\n

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