Statistics
The Roman Catholic Church (Eglwys Gatholig Rufeinig) and the Church in Wales (Eglwys yng Nghymru) are the two largest churches in Wales, both of which have less than 5% of the population as members. The next largest religious society is the Presbyterian Church of Wales (Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru) with 34,819 (2004) members (slightly more than 1% of the population), followed by the Union of Welsh Independents (Undeb yr Annibynwyr Cymraeg) and the Baptist Union of Wales (Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru) which each have about 1% of the population as members.
The 2001 census showed that slightly less than 10% of the Welsh population are regular church- or chapel-goers (a slightly smaller proportion than in England or Scotland), although about 70% of the population see themselves as Christian in some way.
| Religion | 2001 | 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| Christianity | 2,087,242 | 71.9 | 1,763,299 | 57.6 |
| Islam | 21,739 | 0.7 | 45,950 | 1.5 |
| Hinduism | 5,439 | 0.2 | 10,434 | 0.3 |
| Buddhism | 5,407 | 0.2 | 9,117 | 0.3 |
| Sikhism | 2,015 | 0.1 | 2,962 | 0.1 |
| Judaism | 2,256 | 0.1 | 2,064 | 0.1 |
| Other religion | 6,909 | 0.2 | 12,705 | 0.4 |
| No religion | 537,935 | 18.5 | 982,997 | 32.1 |
| Religion not stated | 234,143 | 8.1 | 233,928 | 7.6 |
| Total population | 2,903,085 | 100.0 | 3,063,456 | 100.0 |
Read more about this topic: Christianity In Wales
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