Religion in Scotland

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As of the 2022 census, "No religion" was the largest religion category in Scotland. It was selected by 51.1% of the population, an increase from 36.7% in the 2011 census. The census religion question asks what religion, religious denomination or body a person belongs to, and does not measure whether they are a practising member of that religion. Christianity accounted for 38.8% of the population in the 2022 census. The largest Christian group was the Church of Scotland, at 20.4% of the population, followed by the Roman Catholic Church at 13.3% and other Christian groups at 5.1%. The Church of Scotland, a Presbyterian denomination also known as the Kirk, is recognised as Scotland's national church. It is not state-controlled, and its constitution states that it is free from civil interference in matters of doctrine, worship, government and discipline. Roman Catholic affiliation is particularly concentrated in parts of west-central Scotland, including Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire and West...

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