The Church of England has lost nearly two million followers in the last two years, while Islam has become the fastest growing religion in the UK, according to the electronic version of the Independent.
The number of people in the UK who describe their beliefs as being Church of England or Anglican dropped from 21% to 17% between 2012 and 2014 - a loss of around 1.7 million followers. "The number of Anglicans in Britain is now thought to stand at around 8.4 million," TASS reports.
Over the same period, the poll found that the number of Muslims in Britain grew by close to a million, making it the fastest growing religion in the UK. 4.7% of the UK population now describe themselves as Muslim, amounting to 2.4 million people.
