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20-30’s and the Church 

From Pulling out of the Nosedive by Peter Brierley 2006:

The numbers attending church in the 20-29 age group has declined from 520,900 in 1985 to 230,600 in 2006, a decline of 62%.

Frequency of churchgoing declines rapidly in the 20-29 age group so that by the time they are in their 30's they are the least frequent churchgoers of any age group.

From Pulling out of the Nosedive by Peter Brierley 2006 and Quadrant: Special English Church Census edition Sept. 2006. Christian Research:

The percentage of churchgoers in the 20-29 age group is 7% of the total churchgoing population. The overall percentage of 20-29 year olds in the population as a whole is 13%.

Average of churchgoers is 45 whereas the average age of the population is 40.

From Quadrant: Special English Church Census edition Sept. 2006. Christian Research:

The larger the church the greater the proportion of those attending will be under 30.

From Quadrant. Nov. 2006 Christian Research:

57% of churchgoers in their 20's attend churches in London. Out of the remaining 43% the majority attend large churches with congregations of 200+ which leaves smaller churches outside London with a shortage of young people in their congregations.