UK Christian Internet Users by Age
I've based the figures on a survey done by Tear Fund in 2007 and percentage of Internet users recorded by the Neilsen Group.
Things change quickly on the web so only take these as a basic guide but I think the numbers are interesting.
The overall figure of those who attend church (once a month) is 15%
The current (2010) population of UK is 61.4 million.
I've taken 15% of the total population figure, split it down into church attendance by age and then to the percentage of that age that regularly use the Internet.
| Age |
Percentage
Church Attendance |
Percentage
Internet Users |
Number |
| 16-24 |
9% |
25% |
207,222 |
| 25-35 |
11% |
19% |
192,486 |
| 35-44 |
15% |
20% |
276,296 |
| 44-54 |
16% |
17% |
250,508 |
| 55-64 |
18% |
22% |
364,710 |
| 65-74 |
18% |
22% |
364,710 |
| Over 75 |
12% |
22% |
243,140 |
I find this very interesting. It means that there are around 1,899,072 Christian Internet users in the UK. Of these there are over 207 thousand that are under 24 but the rest are older. Because of the higher numbers of older people who attend church there are many more Internet users in that bracket.
What really interests me (as an unpaid web minister) that the church seems to be putting very little money into the Internet.
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