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The newest information set from the 2021 Census reveals that Christians are the oldest on common amongst individuals of religion in England and Wales.
Figures printed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Monday reveal that the typical age of a Christian is now 51.
This far exceeds the typical age of 40 for the general inhabitants of England and Wales.
By distinction, these describing themselves as Muslim had the youngest common age of 27 years outdated, adopted by those that reported “no faith” – 32 years outdated.
It is the primary time because the Census started that the typical age of a Christian has risen above 50. In 2011, it was 45 years outdated.
Only Buddhists skilled as massive a rise in median age.
In whole, 27.5 million individuals recognized their faith as Christian in 2021. Of these, over 1 / 4 (29%) had been aged 65 and older, up from 22.3% in 2011. This is a better proportion than the 18.6% of the general inhabitants of England Wales who’re on this age group.
The faith query within the Census was voluntary however was nonetheless answered by 94 per cent of the inhabitants.
The ONS stated, “The variety in ages throughout spiritual teams elevated over time; the distinction between the youngest median age (these figuring out as ‘Muslim’) and oldest (these figuring out as ‘Christian’) median age elevated from 20 years in 2011 to 24 years in 2021.”
