Manchester Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Religion === {{Pie chart|thumb=right|caption=Religious beliefs, according to the 2021 census<ref>{{Cite web |title=Religion - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS030/editions/2021/versions/1 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref>|label1=Christian|value1=36.2|color1=Red|label2=No Religion|value2=32.4|color2=Orange|label3=Muslim|value3=22.3|color3=Green|label4=Hindu|value4=1.1|color4=Yellow|label5=Buddhist|value5=0.6|color5=blue|label6=Jewish|value6=0.5|color6=purple|label7=Other|value7=0.5|color7=white|label8=Religion Not Stated|value8=5.9|color8=Grey}}Since the 2001 census, the proportion of Christians in Manchester has fallen by 22 per cent from 62.4 per cent to 48.7 per cent in 2011. The proportion of those with no religious affiliation rose by 58.1 per cent from 16 per cent to 25.3 per cent, whilst the proportion of Muslims increased by 73.6 per cent from 9.1 per cent to 15.8 per cent. The size of the Jewish population in Greater Manchester is the largest in Britain outside London.<ref name="Jewish Population">{{cite web |title=Second largest |url=http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/290_manchester_jews.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830204127/http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/290_manchester_jews.htm |archive-date=30 August 2007 |access-date=14 September 2007 |work=Something Jewish}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page