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Data from 2022 Scottish census shows secularism increased sharply over decade, from 36.7% of population to 51%
A majority of people in Scotland say they do not follow any religion – the first time secular attitudes have overtaken religious identity.
Data from the latest Scottish census, carried out in 2022, shows 51% of the population reported they belonged to no religion – a sharp increase on the 36.7% in 2011.
More than 60% of people aged 49 and younger said they had no religion.
1.1% of people said they were of mixed ethnicity, up from 0.4% in 2011.
The number of people who said they were Muslim increased by 43,100, and the proportion was 2.2%.
Of the 2.9% of people who said they were “other white”, three-quarters described themselves as European.
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