Christianity is the largest religion within Birmingham, with 46.1% of
residents stating that they were Christians in the 2011 Census, but the city's
religious profile is highly diverse: outside London, Birmingham has the United
Kingdom's largest Muslim, Sikh and Buddhist communities; its second largest
Hindu community; and its seventh largest Jewish community. Between the 2001 and
2011 censuses, the proportion of Christians in Birmingham decreased from 59.1%
to 46.1%, while the proportion of Muslims increased from 14.3% to 21.8% and the
proportion of people with no religious affiliation increased from 12.4% to
19.3%
