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1. Demography of the United Kingdom
NASA VIIRS image, indicating population centres of
the UK and Ireland
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2. INTRODUCTION
•A census is taken simultaneously in all parts of the UK every ten years.
• The Office for National Statistics is responsible for collecting data for England and Wales, the
General Register Office for Scotland and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
each being responsible for censuses in their respective countries.
•In the 2011 census the total population of the United Kingdom was 63,181,775.
•It is the third-largest in the European Union, the fifth-largest in the Commonwealth and the
21st-largest in the world
•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 UK's population is predominantly White British. Being located close to
continental Europe, the countries that formed the United Kingdom were subject to
many invasions and migrations, especially from Scandinavia and the continent,
including Roman occupation for several centuries.
•Historically, British people were thought to be descended mainly from the different
ethnic stocks that settled there before the 11th century: pre-Celtic, Celtic, Anglo-
Saxon, Viking and Norman. Although Celtic languages are partially spoken in
Scotland, Cornwall, and Northern Ireland, the predominant language overall is
English. In North and West Wales, Welsh is widely spoken as a first language, but
much less so in the South East of the country, where English is the predominant
language
4. Population
Part
Population
(2011)
Percentage (2011) Area
Population
density
England 53,012,456 83.9 130,427 km² 406/km²
Scotland 5,295,000 8.4 78,772 km² 67/km²
Wales 3,063,456 4.8 20,778 km² 147/km²
Northern
Ireland
1,810,863 2.9 13,843 km² 130/km²
United
Kingdom
63,181,775 100 243,820 km² 259/km²
•The estimated population of the United Kingdom in the 2011 census was 63.182 million of
whom 31.029m were men and 32.153m 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%).
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
Map of population density in the UK as at the 2011 census.
6. 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
Age structure for each five year band
Population pyramid for the United Kingdom as at the 2011 census.
7. 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
Age structure for men and women in 2011:
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
8. 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%
Census estimate for the main ethnic group categories:
9. 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
Below are the 20 largest
immigrant groups in the UK
according to the 2011 census:
Map showing the percentage of the population who are not white according to the 2011 census.
10. Religion
2001 2011
Number % Number %
Christian
42,079,41
7
71.58%
37,583,96
2
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
16,221,50
9
25.67%
Religion
not stated
4,528,323 7.17%
(No
religion
and
Religion
not stated)
13,626,29
9
23.18%
20,749,83
2
32.84%
Total
populatio
n
58,789,19
4
100.00%
63,182,17
8
100.00%
This chart shows the proportion of UK citizens responses with
regards to their religion at the 2011 census.
Religion in the United Kingdom
11. 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%
National identity
Respondents to the 2011 UK census gave their national identities as follows