Editing London Borough of Southwark (section)

=== Religion ===
According to the last census, Southwark was at the time about 50% Christian. It has many notable places of Christian worship and ceremony: Anglican, Roman Catholic and other denominations. These include [[Charles Spurgeon]]'s [[Metropolitan Tabernacle]], [[Southwark Cathedral]] (Church of England), [[St George's Cathedral, Southwark|Saint George's Cathedral]] (Roman Catholic), and Saint Mary's Cathedral (Greek Orthodox). London's [[The Norwegian Church in London|Norwegian Church]], [[Nordic churches in London#Finnish Church|Finnish Church]] and the Swedish Seamen's Church are all in [[Rotherhithe]]. [[St George the Martyr, Southwark|Saint George the Martyr]] is the oldest church in London dedicated to England's patron saint. Southwark has the most British-Nigerian churches in the country and the highest concentration of African churches outside the continent.

Places of worship for Sunni [[Muslims]], [[Hindus]], [[Sikhs]] and [[Jews]] exist.<ref>[http://www.thelondonarea.co.uk/southwark/religion.html Religion in Southwark : London] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113031923/http://www.thelondonarea.co.uk/southwark/religion.html |date=13 January 2012}}. theLondonArea. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.</ref>

Per the 2011 Census, 35.6% of the borough's resident respondents identified as [[non-religious]], or chose not to state their faith.<ref name=rel2011>{{cite news |last=Philby |first=Charlotte |title=Less religious and more ethnically diverse: Census reveals a picture of Britain today |url=http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200568/public_sector_equality_duty/3859/religion_and_belief |date=12 December 2012 |location=Southwark}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Southwark (2021 census)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/bulletins/religionenglandandwales/census2021#how-religious-affiliation-varies-across-england-and-wales |title=Religion, England and Wales – Office for National Statistics}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Christianity]]
|value1 = 43.3
|color1 = DodgerBlue
|label2 = [[Irreligion|No religion]]
|value2 = 36.4
|color2 = DarkGray
|label3 = [[Islam]]
|value3 = 9.6
|color3 = MediumSeaGreen
|label4 = Not stated
|value4 = 7.3
|color4= Gray
|label5 = [[Hinduism in the United Kingdom|Hinduism]]
|value5 = 1.3
|color5 = Orange
|label6 = [[Buddhism]]
|value6 = 1.0
|color6 = Yellow
|label7 = Other religions
|value7 = 0.7
|color7 = GreenYellow
|label8 = Judaism
|value8 = 0.4
|color8 = DarkBlue
|label9 = Sikhism
|value9 = 0.2
|color9 = DarkKhaki
}}

The following table shows the religious identity of residents residing in Southwark according to the 2001, 2011 and the 2021 censuses.

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! rowspan="2" |Religion
! colspan="2" |2001<ref>{{Cite web |title=KS007 – Religion – Nomis – 2001 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ks007 |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=KS209EW (Religion) – Nomis – 2011 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks209ew |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2021<ref>{{cite web |date=29 Nov 2022 |title=Religion – 2021 census |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS030/editions/2021/versions/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129115419/https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS030/editions/2021/versions/1 |archive-date=29 Nov 2022 |access-date=16 Dec 2022 |website=Office of National Statistics}}</ref>
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!Holds religious beliefs
!175,313
!71.6
!186,574
!66.7
!173,427
!56.3
|-
|[[Christian]]
| align="right" |150,781
| align="right" |61.6
| align="right" |151,562
| align="right" |52.6
| align="right" |133,298
| align="right" |43.3
|-
|[[Muslim]]
| align="right" |16,774
| align="right" |6.9
| align="right" |24,551
| align="right" |8.5
| align="right" |29,633
| align="right" |9.6
|-
|[[Jewish]]
| align="right" |1,011
| align="right" |0.4
| align="right" |1,006
| align="right" |0.3
| align="right" |1,243
| align="right" |0.4
|-
|[[Hinduism|Hindu]]
| align="right" |2,664
| align="right" |1.1
| align="right" |3,668
| align="right" |1.3
| align="right" |3,444
| align="right" |1.1
|-
|[[Sikhism|Sikh]]
| align="right" |578
| align="right" |0.2
| align="right" |653
| align="right" |0.2
| align="right" |632
| align="right" |0.2
|-
|[[Buddhist]]
| align="right" |2,621
| align="right" |1.1
| align="right" |3,884
| align="right" |1.3
| align="right" |2,965
| align="right" |1.0
|-
|Other religion
| align="right" |884
| align="right" |0.4
| align="right" |1,350
| align="right" |0.5
| align="right" |2,149
| align="right" |0.7
|-
!No religion
! align="right" |45,325
! align="right" |18.5
! align="right" |77,098
! align="right" |26.7
! align="right" |111,935
! align="right" |36.4
|-
!Religion not stated
! align="right" |24,228
! align="right" |9.9
! align="right" |24,611
! align="right" |8.6
! align="right" |22,338
! align="right" |7.3
|-
!Total population
! align="right" |244,866
! align="right" |100.0
! align="right" |288,283
! align="right" |100.0
! align="right" |307,700
! align="right" |100.0
|}