West Lothian Council : Religious Faiths

Religious Faiths

Data cube chart.

Major religious faiths in 2001 2001 2011 2021
Christians 99,341 Show data context 91,280 Show data context 68,219 Show data context
Buddhist 161 Show data context 232 Show data context 286 Show data context
Hindu 85 Show data context 366 Show data context 819 Show data context
Jewish 58 Show data context 66 Show data context 73 Show data context
Muslim 957 Show data context 1,746 Show data context 2,936 Show data context
Sikh 49 Show data context 86 Show data context 125 Show data context
Other 583 Show data context 429 Show data context 918 Show data context
None 49,684 Show data context 70,338 Show data context 98,105 Show data context
Not stated 7,796 Show data context 10,575 Show data context 9,791 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Religion (Table UV16), 11 way)
2011 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table KS209SCb - Religion)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Scot-Census-2022-Output-Area-v1, Table UV205 - Religion)

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Since 2001, the Census has reported the numbers of people describing themselves as belonging to a particular religion.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Lothian Council through time | Historical Statistics on Birthplace & Religion | Religious Faiths, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026