Demography of the United Kingdom
NASA VIIRS image, indicating population centres of the UK and Ireland
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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.
• 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
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%).
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.
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
Population pyramid for the United Kingdom as at the 2011 census.
Age structure for men and women in 2011: Population Age group
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
Census estimate for the main ethnic group categories:
Ethnic Group White
2001 Number 54,153,898
% 92.12%
White: Irish Traveller Asian or Asian British: Total Asian or Asian British: Indian Asian or Asian British: Pakistani Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi Asian or Asian British: Chinese Asian or Asian British: Asian Other Black or Black British British Mixed Other: Total Total
2011 Number 55,073,552
% 87.17%
63,193
0.10%
2,578,826
4.39%
4,373,339
6.92%
1,053,411
1.79%
1,451,862
2.30%
747,285
1.27%
1,173,892
1.86%
283,063
0.48%
451,529
0.71%
247,403
0.42%
433,150
0.69%
247,664
0.42%
861,815
1.36%
1,148,738 677,117 230,615 58,789,194
1.95% 1.15% 0.39% 100.00%
1,904,684 1,250,229 580,374 63,182,178
3.01% 1.98% 0.92% 100.00%
Below are the 20 largest immigrant groups in the UK according to the 2011 census:
India
Immigrants in the UK (2011 Census) 722,433
Poland Pakistan Ireland Germany China Bangladesh South Africa Nigeria United States Jamaica Italy Kenya Frankce Philippines Sri Lanka Australia Zimbabwe Lithuania Somalia
654,010 502,796 468,142 299,746 284,069 214,091 203,477 201,184 197,355 160,775 141,205 140,536 137,862 129,836 129,076 126,316 123,671 108,711 103,049
Country of birth
Map showing the percentage of the population who are not white according to the 2011 census.
Religion in the United Kingdom
Religion
2001 Number
2011 %
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%
20,749,83 2
32.84%
63,182,17 8
100.00%
(No religion and Religion not stated)
13,626,29 9
23.18%
Total populatio n
58,789,19 4
100.00%
This chart shows the proportion of UK citizens responses with regards to their religion at the 2011 census.
National identity Respondents to the 2011 UK census gave their national identities as follows
51.41% 5.93% 3.26% 0.81% 18.77%
Country England 60.38% 0.79% 0.55% 0.21% 19.19%
Scotland 2.28% 62.43% 0.15% 0.33% 8.37%
Wales 11.22% 0.50% 57.51% 0.14% 16.95%
Northern Ireland 0.60% 0.37% 0.06% 20.94% 39.89%
7.82%
9.09%
1.26%
1.54%
0.27%
1.67%
0.15%
18.29%
0.07%
0.09%
0.44%
0.11%
0.06%
7.11%
0.02%
0.22%
0.03%
0.15%
0.02%
6.17%
0.45%
0.37%
1.01%
1.10%
0.13%
0.97%
0.90%
1.25%
0.43%
3.05%
1.31% 6.94% 100.00%
0.64% 7.59% 100.00%
0.41% 4.01% 100.00%
0.32% 3.10% 100.00%
25.26% 3.12% 100.00%
National identity
United Kingdom
English only Scottish only Welsh only Northern Irish only British only English and British only Scottish and British only Welsh and British only Northern Irish and British only Other combination of UK identities only (excludes Irish) Other identity and at least one UK identity Irish only Other Total
REFERENCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_United_Kingdom http://ukpopulation2016.com