Written Question·Church Commissioners·UIN 42855
Christianity: Religious Practice
Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Neil O'Brien
Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many confirmations there were in each year since 1994.
Answer
Marsha De CordovaData 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 |