A recent research in the UK has found Islam to be the fastest growing religion in Britain, even as fewer people are becoming members of the Church of England.
According to NatCen's British Social Attitudes Survey, in the past two years, the Church of England have reportedly lost two million followers, while the number of Muslims in Britain has grown by a million.
In 2012, Muhammad had emerged as the commonest first name given to baby boys born in London. The name was also second commonest among newborn male babies across the UK and Wales the same year.
The biggest group remained people who say they have no religion, accounting for around half (49%) of all people in Britain, up from 31% in 1983 and 43% a decade ago. In 1983, 12.8 million people said they were atheists. In 2014, the number of people following no religion or having no belief in God rose to 24.7 million.
The findings from NatCen's survey show the proportion of British adults who say they are Anglican fell from 40% in 1983 to 17% in 2014. The shift has been most dramatic over the past decade.
