 The 2011 Census showed 562,016 people, 19.0% of the Welsh population, were able to speak Welsh, a decrease from the 20.8% returned in the 2001 census.Although monoglotism in young children continues, life-long monoglotism in Welsh no longer occurs.The largest religion in Wales is Christianity, with 57.6 per cent of the population describing themselves as Christian in the 2011 census.