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Figures for 2001 show a big rise (23%) in the number of child thanksgivings - see summary report

From "Statistics for Mission" - Provisional 2000 totals

	1999	2000	Change
Infant Baptisms	125,600	114,200	-9%
Child Baptisms	43,300	38,500	-115
Adult Baptisms*	10,100	8,400	-17%
Total Baptisms	179,000	161,100	-10%

Infant Thanksgivings	**	5,600
Child Thanksgivings	**	1,300
Total Thanksgivings	**	6,900

*16 and over

** No comparatives

Somewhat older statistics are published on the Official Church of England Website http://www.cofe.anglican.org

Baptised Population

It is estimated that over 25 million people living in England today (about half the population) have been baptised by the Church of England.

Baptisms 1997

In 1997 the Church of England baptised 187,000 people including nearly a quarter of all babies.

	1996	1997
Infant Baptisms (under 1 year old):	141,000	139,000
Child Baptisms (1 to 12 years old):	40,000	40,000
Adult Baptisms (13 years or over):	8,000	8,000

Confirmations 1997

During 1997 there were 41,000 people (16,000 males and 25,000 females) confirmed in the Church of England, this compares with a total of 43,000 in 1996.