Church attendance in England in has fallen by approximately 300 thousand since 2009, with the average weekly attendance of the Church of England being just 854.3 thousand in 2019. In the same year, just over a third of people in the United Kingdom identified as being Christian compared with two-thirds in 1983.
Average weekly attendance for the Church of England from 2009 to 2019
(in 1000 attendees)
Data prior to 2012 taken from previous annual reports.
The source adds the following information: "It is likely that reported attendance before 2013 included some school service attendance, accounting for the unusually large change from 2012 to 2013."
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Church of England. (August 12, 2021). Average weekly attendance for the Church of England from 2009 to 2019 (in 1000 attendees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/369080/church-of-england-attendance-by-service-uk/
Church of England. "Average weekly attendance for the Church of England from 2009 to 2019 (in 1000 attendees)." Chart. August 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/369080/church-of-england-attendance-by-service-uk/
Church of England. (2021). Average weekly attendance for the Church of England from 2009 to 2019 (in 1000 attendees). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/369080/church-of-england-attendance-by-service-uk/
Church of England. "Average Weekly Attendance for The Church of England from 2009 to 2019 (in 1000 Attendees)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/369080/church-of-england-attendance-by-service-uk/
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