Over 2.3 million people in England attended a Christmas church service in 2019, compared with the average weekly attendance of 783 thousand people. Between 2010 and 2019, the average number of regular worshippers in the UK fell by around 191.7 thousand, while the attendance at Christmas has fluctuated between 2.32 and 2.69 million people in the same time period.
Size of diocesan Christmas congregations for the Church of England from 2010 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
Values shown include data as reported by churches/parishes and estimates where no report has been returned. Christmas figures include communicants and attendance at any services on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
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Church of England. (December 8, 2021). Size of diocesan Christmas congregations for the Church of England from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947972/christmas-church-attendance-in-england/
Church of England. "Size of diocesan Christmas congregations for the Church of England from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947972/christmas-church-attendance-in-england/
Church of England. (2021). Size of diocesan Christmas congregations for the Church of England from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947972/christmas-church-attendance-in-england/
Church of England. "Size of Diocesan Christmas Congregations for The Church of England from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947972/christmas-church-attendance-in-england/
Church of England, Size of diocesan Christmas congregations for the Church of England from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947972/christmas-church-attendance-in-england/ (last visited August 09, 2022)
