Islam is the fastest growing religion in the UK, according to the census – Daily Asas News ThePipaNews

London: Islam is the UK’s fastest-growing religion according to the 2021 census, while after a 13 per cent decline, Christians for the first time left less than half the country’s population. According to the World News Agency, the British Institute for National Statistics released figures from 2021 national census, with interesting and surprising revelations. The question about religion was added to the 2001 UK census, which was not mandatory but 94 per cent of those who answered. About 27.5 million people identified themselves as Christians, which is 42 percent of the total population.