Religion in Northern Ireland

Religion in Northern Ireland - 2021

  Catholic Church (42.3%)
  Presbyterian Church in Ireland (16.6%)
  Church of Ireland (11.5%)
  Methodist Church in Ireland (2.4%)
  Other Christian (6.9%)
  Other religion (1.3%)
  Non-religious (17.4%)
  Not stated (1.5%)

Percentages of the religiously raised (2021)

  Catholicism (45.7%)
  Other Christians (43.5%)
  Other (1.5%)
  None (9.3%)

Christianity is the largest religion in Northern Ireland. In the 2021 census, 79.7% of the Northern Irish population identified as Christians: Catholic (42.3%); Presbyterian (16.6%); Church of Ireland (11.5%); Methodist (2.4%); Other Christian (6.9%). Meanwhile, 1.3% of the population belonged to other religions, 17.4% stated they were non-religious and 1.5% did not state a religious or non-religious identity.[1] The Catholic Church has seen a small growth in adherents, while the other recorded Christian groups have seen a decrease.

There are also small Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist and Jewish communities. Belfast has a synagogue, a gurdwara, a mosque and two Hindu temples. There is another gurdwara in Derry.

  1. ^ "Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency Census 2011: Key Statistics for Northern Ireland" (PDF).