Religion in Northern Ireland

Religion in Northern Ireland - 2021
  1. Catholic Church (42.3%)
  2. Presbyterian Church in Ireland (16.6%)
  3. Church of Ireland (Anglican) (11.5%)
  4. Methodist Church in Ireland (2.4%)
  5. Other Christian (6.9%)
  6. Other religion (1.3%)
  7. Non-religious (17.4%)
  8. Not stated (1.5%)
Percentages of the religiously raised (2021)
  1. Catholicism (45.7%)
  2. Other Christians (43.5%)
  3. Other (1.5%)
  4. None (9.3%)

Christianity is the largest religion in Northern Ireland. In the 2021 census, 79.7% of the Northern Irish population identified as Christians: Catholic (42.3%); Presbyterian (16.6%); Church of Ireland (11.5%); Methodist (2.4%); Other Christian (6.9%). Meanwhile, 1.3% of the population belonged to other religions, 17.4% stated they were non-religious and 1.5% did not state a religious or non-religious identity. The Catholic Church has seen a small growth in adherents, while the other recorded Christian groups have seen a decrease.

There are also small Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish communities. Belfast has a synagogue, a gurdwara, a mosque and two Hindu temples. There is another gurdwara in Derry.

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