According to the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey 2020, on question "Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion?", about 27% of the population identified as non-religious, which is a 7% increase compared to the percentage of non-religious people in 2019.
According to past data, the number of non-religious people has doubled through the last decade, as it was 12% in 2009. Humanists of Northern Ireland welcomed the survey result mentioning that they anticipate that the surge in the number of non-religious identifying people is the consequence of changing beliefs and attitudes of the society as a whole. They are hopeful that these changing numbers will have a positive impact on the law and policy in Northern Ireland.
The coordinator of Northern Ireland Humanists, Boyd Sleator, commented on the result that:
According to past data, the number of non-religious people has doubled through the last decade, as it was 12% in 2009. Humanists of Northern Ireland welcomed the survey result mentioning that they anticipate that the surge in the number of non-religious identifying people is the consequence of changing beliefs and attitudes of the society as a whole. They are hopeful that these changing numbers will have a positive impact on the law and policy in Northern Ireland.
The coordinator of Northern Ireland Humanists, Boyd Sleator, commented on the result that:
We're delighted to see such rapid growth of the non-religious in Northern Ireland. To us, this suggests more and more people who have long been non-religious are finding the confidence to identify that way publicly. The non-religious community in Northern Ireland is now reaching parity with the Catholic and Protestant communities.
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