In 2022, approximately 1.62 million people in England attended a Christmas church service, compared with the average weekly attendance of 654,000 people. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, between 2010 and 2019, the average number of regular worshippers in the UK fell by around 191,700, while the attendance at Christmas has fluctuated between 2.32 and 2.69 million people in the same time period.
Size of diocesan Christmas congregations for the Church of England from 2010 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
Values shown include data as reported by churches/parishes and estimates where no report has been returned. Christmas figures include communicants and attendance at any services on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
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Church of England. (November 9, 2023). Size of diocesan Christmas congregations for the Church of England from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947972/christmas-church-attendance-in-england/
Church of England. "Size of diocesan Christmas congregations for the Church of England from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947972/christmas-church-attendance-in-england/
Church of England. (2023). Size of diocesan Christmas congregations for the Church of England from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/947972/christmas-church-attendance-in-england/
Church of England. "Size of Diocesan Christmas Congregations for The Church of England from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947972/christmas-church-attendance-in-england/
Church of England, Size of diocesan Christmas congregations for the Church of England from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/947972/christmas-church-attendance-in-england/ (last visited November 16, 2024)
Size of diocesan Christmas congregations for the Church of England from 2010 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Church of England, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/947972/christmas-church-attendance-in-england/