1 in 5 people in Northern Ireland are evangelicals. It’s good news for everyone

By David Smyth2024-03-04T10:08:00

Nothern Ireland is far more Christian than others parts of the UK. David Smyth takes a closer look at the data

In many ways Northern Ireland today is much like other parts of the United Kingdom or Ireland, but we are very different when it comes to religious identification and practice.

The 2021 census data for England and Wales shows that 46 per cent of the population identify as Christian. For Northern Ireland, it was 80 per cent.

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