According to the government, Christians were 1.9% of the population in 2021.

The trends in other European countries do not follow the same pattern.

The official figure of the latest census shows that Cardiff is the only city with more than 5% of LGB+ people. Around 0.5% of the population identifies as transgender.

62% believe “science can give answers to all the big problems of the 21st century” but 51% do not see a conflict with religion.

Official data show a slight upturn in abortions. 90% of them were “at the woman's request”.

A survey published by the Theos think tank also shows that 64% believe that “there are some things that science will never be able to explain”.

The figure has increased 15-fold since 1950, says the newest report of the CNEF. At the end of 2022, there were at least 2,700 active evangelical worship places in the country.

Almost 8,000 municipalities do not have an evangelical presence yet, says church planter Máximo Álvarez in an interview.

Christians are now a minority in England and Wales but this can be a great opportunity to speak up for Christianity as a positive force for public life.

Iceland and other Nordic countries are among the most dependent. Portugal, UK and Spain double the consumption in two decades.

In Europe, we have become used to the arrival of asylum seekers and refugees, most notably when some 2 million people fleeing the conflicts in Syria and Afghanistan. Yet the Ukraine migration crisis has been different.

Recent surveys in Germany and the Netherlands analyse the daily decisions of church members to see if they differ from the rest of society.

For evangelicals in Western Europe, the most tangible problem is not one of freedom, but rather of public participation.

A survey among pastors also finds that Christian communities had more chances to connect with new people. Church leaders are still feeling exhausted.

The recently released State of Theology survey states that “Americans often aren’t sure how to balance hot-button cultural issues with theological beliefs”.

According to the national census, over 45% of Northern Irish people identify with the Catholic faith, while 43.5% identify with one of the branches of Protestantism.

In 50 years’ time, those not religiously affiliated could represent half of the population while people with non-Christians faiths double their presence.

A report shows that forced labour and forced marriage have risen significantly in the last five years, specially among women and children.

A study shows that 26% of pastors have personally struggled with mental issues. Most leaders talk about mental health at church and feel equipped to provide help.

There were 107 legal abortions in 2021, 90% less than the previous year. “The biggest problem now is illegal abortions using pills”, pro-life groups warn.

A survey shows that among millennials and Generation Z, girls are more likely than boys to reject any religious approach.

According to a report by the US embassy in the country, they increased from 12% in 2008 to 26%-30% in 2020. It is the faith that has grown the most.

The United Bible Societies reported that there has been an increase of 5.5%.although distribution challenges “are still high”, due to the pandemic.

For the first time, less than half of Germans belong to one of the two mainstream churches.

A survey says most German Protestants agree that social union is weakening. The government proposed mandatory voluntary service for young people.