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Written by Prepared by Paul Weller, MA, MPhil, PhD   

Buddhists in the UK: Key Information

 

Buddhist Populations

Global

c. 359,982,000

UK

151,816

England

139,046

Wales

5,407

Scotland

6,830

Northern Ireland

533

 

As a proportion of the population in local authority areas, the 2001 Census shows that, in England, the greatest concentration of respondents identifying themselves as Buddhists is to be found in:

 

Local Authority

% of Population

Total Numbers

Westminster

1.3%

2,392

Camden

1.3%

2,592

Kensington& Chelsea

1.2%

1,849

Hackney

1.1%

2,321

Ribble Valley

1.1%

2,721

 

Outside London, it is in Cambridge (1.0% of the population or 1,139 in total numbers).

 

Buddhist Organisations

 

UK

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Local

237

204

16

15

2

Regional

37

34

1

2

0

National

69

0

0

0

0

 

Buddhist Places of Worship

UK

148

England

129

Wales

10

Scotland

8

Northern Ireland

1

 

Written by Professor Paul Weller  

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