Christianity: Religious Practice
(asked on 31st March 2025) - View Source
Question
To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many confirmations there were in each year since 1994.
This question was answered on 29th April 2025
Data for 2024 is still being analysed and is not yet available for publication.
| Year | Number of confirmations |
| 1994 | 48,024 |
| 1995 | 43,667 |
| 1996 | 42,768 |
| 1997 | 40,881 |
| 1998 | 39,926 |
| 1999 | 37,469 |
| 2000 | 36,387 |
| 2001 | 33,367 |
| 2002 | 33,425 |
| 2003 | 31,797 |
| 2004 | 30,425 |
| 2005 | 29,833 |
| 2006 | 29,380 |
| 2007 | 27,926 |
| 2008 | 26,972 |
| 2009 | 25,028 |
| 2010 | 22,349 |
| 2011 | 22,242 |
| 2012 | 22,540 |
| 2013 | 19,883 |
| 2014 | 18,028 |
| 2015 | 16,723 |
| 2016 | 15,917 |
| 2017 | 15,253 |
| 2018 | 14,475 |
| 2019 | 13,355 |
| 2020 | 2,165 |
| 2021 | 6,388 |
| 2022 | 10,876 |
| 2023 | 10,715 |