New data has revealed a significant increase in belief in God among young Britons
A recent YouGov poll has found that the number of 18- to 24-year-olds who say they believe in God has more than doubled in four years – from 16 per cent in August 2021 to 37 per cent in August 2025. Over the same period, those in the same age bracket who said they do not believe in God fell from 49 per cent to 42 per cent.
Church attendance has risen in tandem. In 2018, only eight per cent of adults said they attended services at least once a month. By 2024, that figure had climbed to 12 per cent, a growth of 56 per cent, equivalent to an increase from 3.7 million to 5.8 million monthly worshippers nationwide. Attendance has increased particularly among the young. In 2018, just 4 per cent of 18- to 24-year-olds said they attended church at least monthly, a figure which rose to 16 per cent in 2024.
