Jesus! Allah or Buddha - Census21 What is Your Religion

Between the last two censuses in England and Wales, there was a 72% increase in the number of those answering Buddhist to the question ‘What is Your Religion’. By comparison, there was a 75% increase in those answering Muslim (Islam). They showed similar growth rates in affiliations, although Muslims remain much higher (10 times higher) in numbers. There were 248,000 Buddhists and 2.7 million Muslims.

PLEASE NOT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A DELAY ANNOUNCED FOR THE RELEASE OF THE CENSUS RESULTS. BETS WILL BE REFUNDED AND A NEW BET POSTED IN DUE COURSE.

This bet will be resolved upon publication by the Office for National Statistics of the detailed characteristics for the Religion question. Such as in the equivalent table for the 2011 Religious Populations 2011, Main Religions. Arbitration will be sought from British Religion in Numbers (BRIN) research programme in the event that it cannot be resolved to all bettors’ satisfaction.
This bet is expected to be resolved in March 2022 on the publication of the main results for the What is Your Religion? question.

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