Demography of England

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This article discusses the Demography of England. See List of United Kingdom nations by population for a breakdown of regional population statistics

1 Population
2 Place of Birth
3 Age
4 Ethnicity
5 Religion
6 See also
7 External links
8 References

Population

The population at the time of the 2001 census was 49,138,831

Male: 23,922,144
Female: 25,216,687
Total: 49,138,831
Total Fertility Rate: 1.65 ^[1](higher than Germany - 1.45, lower than France - 1.98)

Place of Birth

England 87.4%
UK: 90.7%
EU elsewhere: 2.3%
Outside EU: 7.0%

Age

The data below is based on the 2001 census, and people who say were 7 years old are now 13^[2]. The mean age of England's population was 38.60 years old in 2001, the median age was 37.00 years old.

Age Group (Years)	Population	Percentage of Population
0 - 4	2,926,238	5.96
5 - 7	1,838,668	3.74
8 - 9	1,283,861	2.61
10 - 14	3,229,047	6.57
15	623,767	1.27
16 - 17	1,231,266	2.51
18 - 19	1,177,571	2.40
20 - 24	2,952,719	6.01
25 - 29	3,268,660	6.65
30 - 44	11,127,511	22.65
45 - 59	9,279,693	18.88
60 - 64	2,391,830	4.87
65 - 74	4,102,841	8.35
75 - 84	2,751,135	5.60
85 - 89	637,701	1.30
90+	316,323	0.64

Life Expectancy at Birth^[3]

January 2001 - December 2003
- Males: 76.24 years
- Females: 80.72 years
January 2002 - December 2004
- Males: 76.55 years
- Females: 80.91 years
January 2003 - December 2005
- Males: 76.92 years
- Females: 81.14 years

Ethnicity

The 2001 census and 2005 estimates state the following ethnic groups:

Ethnic group	2001 Population	2001 Percentage	2005 Population	2005 Percentage
White British	42,747,136	86.99%	42,752,600	84.70%
White Irish	624,115	1.27%	592,000	1.17%
White Other	1,308,110	2.66%	1,623,200	3.22%
Asian or British Asian: Indian	1,028,546	2.09%	1,215,400	2.41%
Asian or British Asian: Pakistani	706,539	1.44%	825,500	1.64%
Asian or British Asian: Bangladeshi	275,394	0.56%	324,300	0.64%
Asian or British Asian: Other	237,810	0.48%	309,700	0.61%
Black or Black British: Caribbean	561,246	1.14%	590,400	1.17%
Black or Black British: African	475,938	0.97%	658,500	1.30%
Black or Black British: Other	95,324	0.19%	110,400	0.22%
Mixed	643,373	1.31%	791,400	1.57%
Chinese, incl. British Chinese	220,681	0.45%	347,000	0.68%
Other	214,619	0.44%	325,200	0.64%
Total	49,138,831	100%	50,465,600	100%

These groups are often combined into broader categories:

Ethnic group	2001 Population	2001 Percentage	2005 Population	2005 Percentage
White	44,679,361	90.92%	44,967,800	89.90%
Asian or British Asian	2,248,289	4.58%	2,674,900	5.30%
Black or Black British	1,132,508	2.30%	1,359,300	2.69%
Mixed	643,373	1.31%	791,400	1.57%
Chinese, incl. British Chinese	220,681	0.45%	347,000	0.68%
Other	214,619	0.44%	325,200	0.64%

Source: KS06 Ethnic group: Census 2001, Key Statistics for local Authorities and KS06 Ethnic group: Estimates 2005.

Ethnic Diversity Compared

England - 84.7% Indigenous, 15.3% Ethnic Minority
Germany - 91.5% Indigenous, 8.5% Ethnic Minority
Italy - 94.8% Indigenous, 5.2% Ethnic Minority

Ethnic group questions in the census There were calls before and after the 2001 census for a more straightforward way of recording ethnic group as English, Scottish, Welsh^[4], Cornish^[5], or other national or ethnic group. Although people could record their individual nationalities in the United Kingdom Census 2001, there was no provision for a tick box so that people could identify as part of these groups while at the same time indicating British identity. A new question on national identity was included in the 2007 Census Test in preparation for the 2011 census.^[6]

Religion

Christian: 71.75%
No Religion: 14.81%
- "Jedi"^[7]: 0.7%
Not Stated: 7.71%
Muslim: 2.97%
Hindu: 1.06%
Sikh: 0.63%
Jewish: 0.5%
Other: 0.29%
Buddhist: 0.28%

Source: UK census - Table KS07 Religion.

External links

National Statistics

References

^ - Fertility Rate for England in 2001
^ - Age of English people in 2001
^ - Life Expectany at Birth for City of London, London, England
^ National Statistics - 418,000 write in 'Welsh' on 2001 Census form
^ Over 37,000 claim Cornish ethnicity on the 2001 Census
^ National Statistics - Developing the questionnaires
^ Respondents who gave their religion as "Jedi" were counted in the "No Religion" category. Source: Christianity is main religion in Britain (HTML). National Statistics (2004-10-11). Retrieved on 2006-11-27. “No religion includes people who ticked 'None' at the religion question plus those who wrote in Jedi Knight, Agnostic, Atheist and Heathen and those who ticked 'Other' but did not write in any religion.”

• • e Ethnic Communities in the United Kingdom
British Islander	Briton · Cornish · English · Irish/Irish Briton (Traveller · Ulster-Scots) · Scottish · Welsh
European	Armenian · Austrian · Baltic · Belgian · Bulgarian · Cypriot · Dutch · French · German · Greek · Hungarian · Italian · Polish · Portuguese · Russian · Scandinavian (Danish · Finnish · Icelandic · Norwegian · Swedish) · Slovak · Spanish · Swiss · Turkish · Ukrainian · Yugoslav (Croatian · Serbian · Slovenian)
South Asian	South Asian · Afghan · Bangladeshi · Indian · Maldivian · Nepali · Pakistani · Sri Lankan
African	African · Congoan · Ethiopian · Ghanaian · Kenyan · Nigerian · Senegalese · Somali · South African · Ugandan · Zambian · Zimbabwean
Arab	Arab · Egyptian · Iraqi · Lebanese · Moroccan · Palestinian · Syrian · Yemeni
Far Eastern	Oriental · Burmese · Chinese · Filipino · Japanese · Korean · Malaysian · Singaporean · Thai · Vietnamese
Caribbean	African-Caribbean · Barbadian · Grenadian · Kittitian and Nevisian · Jamaican · Saint Lucian · Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Latin American	Latin American · Argentine · Brazilian · Chilean · Colombian · Cuban · Ecuadorian · Mexican · Peruvian · Venezuelan
North American	US · Canadian
Oceanic	Australian · New Zealander · Pacific Islander
Other	Iranian · Jewish · Romnichal
UK Census Groups	White^† (White British^‡ · Other White^‡) · Mixed · Asian · Black · Chinese or other
^†White Irish appears separately in Great Britain. White Scottish appears separately in Scotland. ^‡ Does not appear in Northern Ireland.

• • e Demographics of Europe
Sovereign states	Albania · Andorra · Armenia¹ · Austria · Azerbaijan² · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus¹ · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia² · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Kazakhstan² · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Republic of Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia³ · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey³ · Ukraine · United Kingdom (England · Scotland · Northern Ireland · Wales) · Vatican City
Dependencies, autonomies, and other territories	Abkhazia² · Adjara¹ · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Åland · Azores · Crimea · Faroe Islands · Gagauzia · Gibraltar · Guernsey · Jan Mayen · Jersey · Kosovo · Isle of Man · Madeira⁴ · Nagorno-Karabakh¹ · Nakhchivan¹ · South Ossetia² · Svalbard · Transnistria · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus^1, 5
¹ Entirely in Southwest Asia; included here because of cultural, political and historical association with Europe. ² Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the definition of the border between Europe and Asia. ³ Mostly in Asia. ⁴ Entirely in the African Plate, included here because of cultural, political and historical association with Europe. ⁵ Only recognised by Turkey.