Other religions
With over 170 distinct religions counted in the 2001 Census, the
religious make-up of the UK is diverse, complex, multicultural and
surprising. About half of the British believe in God, yet about 72%
told the 2001 census that they were Christian, and 66% of the
population have no actual connection to any religion or
church, despite what they tend to write down on official forms.
Between 1979 and 2005, half of all Christians stopped going to
church on a Sunday. Religion in Britain
(external link) has suffered an immense decline since the 1950s,
and all indicators show a continued secularisation of British
society in line with other European countries such as France.