Answer(s)
|
1861[nb 1]
|
1911[nb 1]
|
1926
|
1971
|
2002
|
2011
|
2016
|
|
Christian |
4,390,893 (99.75) |
3,125,558 (99.55) |
2,959,293 (99.57) |
2,917,097 (97.95) |
3,659,281 (93.42) |
4,107,274 (90.76) |
3,992,688 (85.13)
|
(Roman) Catholic |
3,933,575 (89.36) |
2,812,509 (89.58) |
2,751,269 (92.57) |
2,795,666 (93.87) |
3,462,606 (88.39) |
3,831,187 (84.66) |
3,696,644 (78.82)
|
Church of Ireland and other Anglican[nb 2] |
372,723 (8.47) |
249,535 (7.95) |
164,215 (5.53) |
97,739 (3.28) |
115,611 (2.95) |
124,445 (2.75) |
122,612 (2.61)
|
Orthodox (Eastern and Oriental) |
|
|
|
|
10,437 (0.27) |
44,003 (0.97) |
60,777 (1.3)
|
Christian (not further specified) |
|
|
|
|
21,403 (0.55) |
39,652 (0.88) |
35,996 (0.77)
|
Presbyterian |
66,172 (1.5) |
45,486 (1.45) |
32,429 (1.09) |
16,052 (0.54) |
20,582 (0.53) |
22,835 (0.5) |
22,188 (0.47)
|
Apostolic or Pentecostal |
|
|
|
|
3,152 (0.08) |
13,876 (0.31) |
13,193 (0.28)
|
Evangelical |
|
|
|
|
3,780 (0.1) |
3,972 (0.09) |
9,368 (0.2)
|
Jehovah's Witness |
|
|
|
|
4,430 (0.11) |
6,024 (0.13) |
6,264 (0.13)
|
Methodist, Wesleyan |
17,480 (0.4) |
16,440 (0.52) |
10,663 (0.36) |
5,646 (0.19) |
10,033 (0.26) |
6,280 (0.14) |
5,847 (0.12)
|
Lutheran |
|
|
|
756 (0.03) |
3,068 (0.08) |
5,048 (0.11) |
4,549 (0.1)
|
Protestant (not further specified)[nb 2] |
|
|
|
|
|
4,263 (0.09) |
4,269 (0.09)
|
Baptist |
943 (0.02) |
1,588 (0.05) |
717 (0.02) |
591 (0.02) |
2,265 (0.06) |
3,219 (0.07) |
3,642 (0.08)
|
Born again Christian |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,565 (0.05)
|
Mormon |
|
|
|
|
833 (0.02) |
1,202 (0.03) |
1,209 (0.03)
|
Seventh-day Adventist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,178 (0.03)
|
Society of Friends |
|
|
|
647 (0.02) |
859 (0.02) |
899 (0.02) |
848 (0.02)
|
Unitarian |
|
|
|
|
|
|
473 (0.01)
|
Church of Christ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
378 (0.01)
|
Jacobite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
296 (0.01)
|
Brethren |
|
|
|
|
222 (0.01) |
309 (0.01) |
272 (0.01)
|
Congregationalist |
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
68
|
Salvation Army |
|
|
|
|
|
|
52
|
Other religions |
341 (0.01) |
3,805 (0.12) |
3,686 (0.12) |
2,633 (0.09) |
29,526 (0.75) |
71,003 (1.57) |
95,849 (2.04)
|
Muslim |
|
|
|
|
19,147 (0.49) |
48,130 (1.06) |
62,032 (1.32)
|
Hindu |
|
|
|
|
3,099 (0.08) |
10,302 (0.23) |
13,729 (0.29)
|
Buddhist |
|
|
|
|
3,894 (0.1) |
8,355 (0.18) |
9,358 (0.2)
|
Spiritualist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,922 (0.06)
|
Pagan, Pantheist |
|
|
|
|
1,106 (0.03) |
1,883 (0.04) |
2,645 (0.06)
|
Jewish |
341 (0.01) |
3,805 (0.12) |
3,686 (0.12) |
2,633 (0.09) |
1,790 (0.05) |
1,675 (0.04) |
1,921 (0.04)
|
Sikh |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,705 (0.04)
|
Baha'i |
|
|
|
|
490 (0.01) |
507 (0.01) |
518 (0.01)
|
Taoist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
171
|
Jain |
|
|
|
|
|
|
134
|
Rastafari |
|
|
|
|
|
|
114
|
Deist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
97
|
Hare Krishna |
|
|
|
|
|
91 |
87
|
Scientologist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
87
|
Satanism |
|
|
|
|
|
|
78
|
Kimbanguist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
69
|
Shinto |
|
|
|
|
|
|
53
|
Zoroastrian |
|
|
|
|
|
|
35
|
Unificationist |
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
34
|
Eckist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
30
|
Theist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
30
|
Irreligion |
|
|
|
7,616 (0.26) |
140,382 (3.58) |
265,246 (5.86) |
474,734 (10.12)
|
No religion |
|
|
|
7,616 (0.26) |
138,264 (3.53) |
256,830 (5.68) |
451,941 (9.64)
|
Lapsed (Roman) Catholic |
|
|
|
|
590 (0.02) |
1,268 (0.03) |
8,094 (0.17)
|
Atheist |
|
|
|
|
500 (0.01) |
3,751 (0.08) |
7,477 (0.16)
|
Agnostic |
|
|
|
|
1,028 (0.03) |
3,393 (0.07) |
5,006 (0.11)
|
Jedi Knight |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,050 (0.04)
|
Pastafarian |
|
|
|
|
|
|
92
|
Lapsed Church of Ireland |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
74
|
Unspecified |
10,877 (0.25) |
10,325 (0.33) |
9,013 (0.3) |
50,902 (1.71) |
88,014 (2.25) |
81,758 (1.81) |
126,650 (2.7)
|
Not stated |
|
|
|
46,648 (1.57) |
79,094 (2.02) |
68,668 (1.52) |
119,349 (2.54)
|
Other / Other stated[nb 3]
|
10,877 (0.25) |
10,325 (0.33) |
9,013 (0.3) |
4,254 (0.14) |
8,920 (0.23) |
13,090 (0.29) |
7,301 (0.16)
|
Total population |
4,402,111 |
3,139,688 |
2,971,992 |
2,978,248 |
3,917,203 |
4,525,281 |
4,689,921
|