News & Submissions 3/17/2011
Pagans and the census
Sunday 27th March will be Census Day in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
As you all know, the census is conducted every 10 years to gather a broad range of information about people and households across the countries of the UK.
In 2001, the census included questions on religion, that made it possible, for the very first time, to prove that there were many thousands of Pagans in these islands. That we were, in fact, the seventh largest religion in Scotland and that our numbers were growing rapidly as other religions diminish. Census data on the number of Pagans proved to be of tremendous value in winning greater respect and recognition for Paganism.