Population stucture of the UK

2. Introduction
• A census is taken simultaneously in all parts of the UK every ten years.
• In the 2011 census the total population of the United Kingdom was 63,181,775.
• Its overall population density is one of the highest in the World at 259 people per square
kilometre, due to the particularly high population density in England.
• Almost one-third of the population lives in England's southeast, which is predominantly
urban and suburban, with about 8 million in the capital city of London, the population
density of which is just over 5,200 per square kilometre.

3. • The estimated population of the United Kingdom in the 2011 census was 63.182 million
of whom 31.029 Million were men and 32.153 Million women.
• Based on the 2011 census the population of England was 53.012m (84% of the UK),
Scotland was estimated at 5.295m (8.4%), wales was 3.063m (4.8%) and northern
Ireland 1.811m (2.9%).

4. POPULATION
Part Population
(2011 )
Percentage
(2011)
Area Population
density
England 53,012,456 83.9 130,427 km 406/
Scotland 5,295,000 8.4 78,772 km 67/
Wales 3,063,456 4.8 20,778 km 147/
Northern Ireland 1,810,863 2.9 13,843 km 130/
United Kingdom 63,181,775 100 243,820 km 259/

5. •There are 13 urban areas which exceed
500,000 inhabitants, these being centred
on London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds
and Bradford, Southampton and
Portsmouth, Sheffield, Liverpool, Leicester,
Manchester, Belfast, Bristol, Newcastle
upon tyne and Nottingham

6. •The-mid-2014 population estimates show that the UK population was
64.6m. The population of England was 54.3m, which accounts for 84% of
the UK population. followed by Scotland at 5.3m (8% of the uk population)
Wales at 3.1 m ( 5% of the UK population) and Northern Ireland at 1.8m
(3% of the UK population)

7. •The UK office for national statistics' 2012-based
national population projections indicated that if
recent trends continue, the UK's population
would increase to 73.3 million people by 2037.

8. •The key features of the age distribution profile for the UK population, as
measured in the 2011 census, were summarised in December 2012 by
the office for national statistics in terms of peaks and wide bands of the
pyramid reflecting high numbers of births in previous years particularly for
people aged 60–64 born following the second World War and those aged
40–49, born during the 1960s baby boom.
AGE STRUCTURE

9. •The UK office for national statistics' 2012-based national population
projections suggest that the average (median) population age would rise
from 39.7 in 2012 to 42.8 in 2037 if current demographic trends
continued. more recent estimates for mid-2014 suggest the median age
of the UK population was at its highest ever at 40 years.

10. • AGE STRUCTURE FOR EACH FIVE YEAR BAND
Ages attained
(years)
Population % of total
0–4 3,914,000 6.2
5–9 3,517,000 5.6
10–14 3,670,000 5.8
15–19 3,997,000 6.3
20–24 4,297,000 6.8
25–29 4,307,000 6.8
30–34 4,126,000 6.5
35–39 4,194,000 6.6
40–44 4,626,000 7.3
45–49 4,643,000 7.3
50–54 4,095,000 6.5
55–59 3,614,000 5.7
60–64 3,807,000 6.0
65–69 3,017,000 4.8
70–74 2,463,000 3.9
75–79 2,006,000 3.2
80–84 1,496,000 2.4
85–89 918,000 1.5
90+ 476,000 0.8

11. Age structure for men and women in 2011:
Age group
Population
%Male
(million)
Female
(million)
Total
(million)
0–14 5.681 5.419 11.100 17.6
15–64 20.751 20.953 41.704 66.0
65+ 4.597 5.781 10.378 16.4
All ages 31.029 32.153 63.182 100
Current vital statistics:
•Live births from January to December 2012 = 812,970
•Live births from January to December 2013 = 778,805
•Total deaths from January to March 2012 = 153,800
•Total deaths from January to March 2013 = 160,900

12. Census estimate for the main ethnic group categories
Ethnic Group
2001 2011
Number % Number %
White 54,153,898 92.12% 55,073,552 87.17%
White: Irish Traveller 63,193 0.10%
Asian or Asian British:
Total
2,578,826 4.39% 4,373,339 6.92%
Asian or Asian British:
Indian
1,053,411 1.79% 1,451,862 2.30%
Asian or Asian British:
Pakistani
747,285 1.27% 1,173,892 1.86%
Asian or Asian British:
Bangladeshi
283,063 0.48% 451,529 0.71%
Asian or Asian British:
Chinese
247,403 0.42% 433,150 0.69%
Asian or Asian British:
Asian Other
247,664 0.42% 861,815 1.36%
Black or Black British 1,148,738 1.95% 1,904,684 3.01%
British Mixed 677,117 1.15% 1,250,229 1.98%
Other: Total 230,615 0.39% 580,374 0.92%
Total 58,789,194 100.00% 63,182,178 100.00%

13. National Identity
• Respondents to the 2011 UK census gave their national identities as follows
National identity United Kingdom
Country
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
English only 51.41% 60.38% 2.28% 11.22% 0.60%
Scottish only 5.93% 0.79% 62.43% 0.50% 0.37%
Welsh only 3.26% 0.55% 0.15% 57.51% 0.06%
Northern Irish only 0.81% 0.21% 0.33% 0.14% 20.94%
British only 18.77% 19.19% 8.37% 16.95% 39.89%
English and British only 7.82% 9.09% 1.26% 1.54% 0.27%
Scottish and British only 1.67% 0.15% 18.29% 0.07% 0.09%
Welsh and British only 0.44% 0.11% 0.06% 7.11% 0.02%
Northern Irish and British
only
0.22% 0.03% 0.15% 0.02% 6.17%
Other combination of UK
identities only (excludes
Irish)
0.45% 0.37% 1.01% 1.10% 0.13%
Other identity and at least
one UK identity
0.97% 0.90% 1.25% 0.43% 3.05%
Irish only 1.31% 0.64% 0.41% 0.32% 25.26%
Other 6.94% 7.59% 4.01% 3.10% 3.12%
Total 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

14. Below are the 20 largest immigrant groups in the UK according to the 2011 census:
Country of birth Immigrants in the UK (2011 Census)
India 722,433
Poland 654,010
Pakistan 502,796
Ireland 468,142
Germany 299,746
China 284,069
Bangladesh 214,091
South Africa 203,477
Nigeria 201,184
United States 197,355
Jamaica 160,775
Italy 141,205
Kenya 140,536
Frankce 137,862
Philippines 129,836
Sri Lanka 129,076
Australia 126,316
Zimbabwe 123,671
Lithuania 108,711
Somalia 103,049

15. • The British social attitudes survey found in 2012 that the non-religious outnumbered
Christians (48% vs 46%). Six percent identified as something else. The traditional
religion in the united kingdom is Christianity. In England the established church is the
church of England (Anglican).

16. •In Scotland, the church of Scotland (a Presbyterian Church) is regarded
as the 'national church' but there is not an established Church. In Wales
there is no established church, with the church in Wales having been
disestablished in 1920. Likewise, in Ireland the Church of Ireland was
disestablished in 1871. In Northern Ireland and similarly in parts of
Scotland, there is a sectarian divide between Roman Catholic and
Protestant communities.

17. Religion in the United Kingdom
Religion
2001 2011
Number % Number %
Christian 42,079,417 71.58% 37,583,962 59.49%
Muslim 1,591,126 2.71% 2,786,635 4.41%
Hindu 558,810 0.95% 835,394 1.32%
Sikh 336,149 0.57% 432,429 0.68%
Jewish 266,740 0.45% 269,568 0.43%
Buddhist 151,816 0.26% 261,584 0.41%
Other
religion
178,837 0.30% 262,774 0.42%
No religion 16,221,509 25.67%
Religion not
stated
4,528,323 7.17%
(No religion
and
Religion not
stated)
13,626,299 23.18% 20,749,832 32.84%
Total
population
58,789,194 100.00% 63,182,178 100.00%

18. LANGUAGES
•The United Kingdom's official language is English which is spoken as a
first language by 95% of the population. six regional languages; scots,
ulster-scots, welsh, Cornish, Irish and Scottish Gaelic are protected under
*the European charter for regional or minority languages.

19. •Cornish is spoken by around 2,500 people. in the 2011 census 464
respondents aged three and over in Cornwall said that Cornish was their
main language, amounting to 0.09% of the total population of Cornwall
aged three and over.

20. •After English, polish was the second most common language given in the
united kingdom census 2011. 618,091 respondents aged three and over
said that polish was their main language, amounting to 1.01% of the total
population of the United Kingdom aged three and over.

21. THE END
• Ömer ÇALIŞKAN
• Merve KURT