Demographics of England
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Demographics of England | |
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Population | 56,489,800 (2021) |
Density | 434/km2 (1,120/sq mi)[1] |
Fertility rate | 1.61 (2021) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 17.4% (2021)[2] |
15–64 years | 64.1% |
65 and over | 18.6% |
Nationality | |
Nationality | English (2021) |
Major ethnic | White: 81.0%
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Minor ethnic |
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Language | |
Spoken | British English |
The demography of England has since 1801 been measured by the decennial national census, and is marked by centuries of population growth and urbanization. Due to the lack of authoritative contemporary sources, estimates of the population of England for dates prior to the first census in 1801 vary considerably. The population of England at the 2021 census was about 56,489,800.[4]
Population
The population of England in 2021 was estimated to be 56,489,800.[4][5] This is the most recent census.[4] In the previous census, in 2011, the population was 53,012,456.
Data for the 2021 census:
- Female: 28,833,712
- Male: 27,656,336
- Total population: 56,489,800 [6]
- Total Fertility Rate: 1.61 (2021)[7]
Historical population
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2014) |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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5000 | BCbelow 6000 | — |
3000 | BC100,000 | — |
1800 | BC300,000 | +200.0% |
100 BC | 1,500,000 | +400.0% |
Source: [8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1086 | 1,710,000 | — |
1190 | 3,100,000 | +81.3% |
1220 | 3,970,000 | +28.1% |
1250 | 4,230,000 | +6.5% |
1279 | 4,430,000 | +4.7% |
1290 | 4,750,000 | +7.2% |
1315 | 4,690,000 | −1.3% |
1325 | 4,120,000 | −12.2% |
1348 | 4,810,000 | +16.7% |
1351 | 2,600,000 | −45.9% |
1377 | 2,500,000 | −3.8% |
1400 | 2,080,000 | −16.8% |
1430 | 2,020,000 | −2.9% |
1450 | 1,900,000 | −5.9% |
1490 | 2,140,000 | +12.6% |
1522 | 2,350,000 | +9.8% |
1541 | 2,830,000 | +20.4% |
1560 | 3,200,000 | +13.1% |
1600 | 4,110,000 | +28.4% |
1650 | 5,310,000 | +29.2% |
1700 | 5,200,000 | −2.1% |
Source: [9] [10] |
Year | Pop. | ±% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1801 | 8,287,907 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1811 | 9,405,342 | +13.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1821 | 11,178,050 | +18.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1831 | 12,976,329 | +16.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1841 | 14,847,888 | +14.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1851 | 16,738,495 | +12.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1861 | 18,753,390 | +12.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1871 | 21,361,235 | +13.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1881 | 24,397,385 | +14.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1891 | 27,231,229 | +11.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1901 | 30,072,180 | +10.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1911 | 33,561,235 | +11.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1921 | 35,230,225 | +5.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1931 | 37,359,045 | +6.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1939 | 38,084,321 | +1.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1951 | 41,164,356 | +8.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1961 | 43,460,525 | +5.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971 | 46,411,700 | +6.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981 | 46,820,800 | +0.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | 47,875,000 | +2.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | 49,138,831 | +2.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 53,012,456 | +7.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 56,489,800 | +6.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Year(s) 1801–2011 t Largest conurbations in England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vital statistics
[15] This is UK wide information.
Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Fertility rates | |
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1940 | 567,710 | 545,952 | 21,758 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 0.5 | ||
1941(c) | 539,205 | 499,343 | 39,862 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 1.0 | ||
1942 | 608,373 | 448,777 | 159,596 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 4.1 | ||
1943 | 641,064 | 469,916 | 171,148 | 16.2 | 11.9 | 4.3 | ||
1944 | 704,748 | 461,189 | 243,559 | 17.7 | 11.6 | 6.1 | ||
1945 | 638,422 | 456,216 | 182,206 | 15.9 | 11.4 | 4.5 | ||
1946 | 773,153 | 460,543 | 312,610 | 19.2 | 11.4 | 7.8 | ||
1947 | 829,863 | 484,324 | 345,539 | 20.5 | 12.0 | 8.5 | ||
1948 | 728,131 | 439,803 | 288,328 | 17.9 | 10.8 | 7.1 | ||
1949 | 686,181 | 478,627 | 207,554 | 16.8 | 11.7 | 5.1 | ||
1950 | 654,321 | 477,006 | 177,315 | 15.5 | 11.3 | 4.2 | ||
1951(c) | 41,164,356 | 636,259 | 513,375 | 122,884 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 3.0 | |
1952 | 632,347 | 466,479 | 165,858 | 15.3 | 11.3 | 4.0 | ||
1953 | 642,844 | 472,137 | 170,707 | 15.5 | 11.3 | 4.2 | ||
1954 | 633,395 | 469,074 | 164,321 | 15.2 | 11.3 | 3.9 | ||
1955 | 628,935 | 484,926 | 144,009 | 15.0 | 11.7 | 3.3 | ||
1956 | 659,420 | 488,893 | 170,527 | 15.7 | 11.7 | 4.0 | ||
1957 | 681,736 | 482,174 | 199,562 | 16.1 | 11.5 | 4.6 | ||
1958 | 698,255 | 494,201 | 204,054 | 16.4 | 11.7 | 4.7 | ||
1959 | 706,239 | 495,517 | 210,722 | 16.5 | 11.6 | 4.9 | ||
1960 | 740,858 | 493,553 | 247,305 | 17.1 | 11.5 | 5.6 | ||
1961(c) | 43,460,525 | 766,358 | 518,047 | 248,311 | 17.6 | 11.9 | 5.7 | |
1962 | 793,354 | 523,855 | 269,499 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | ||
1963 | 807,017 | 538,105 | 268,912 | 18.2 | 12.2 | 6.0 | ||
1964 | 828,470 | 501,991 | 326,479 | 18.5 | 11.3 | 7.2 | ||
1965 | 816,433 | 516,317 | 300,116 | 18.1 | 11.5 | 6.6 | ||
1966 | 804,957 | 528,981 | 275,976 | 17.7 | 11.8 | 5.9 | ||
1967 | 788,458 | 509,356 | 279,102 | 17.2 | 11.2 | 6.0 | ||
1968 | 775,065 | 541,862 | 233,203 | 16.9 | 11.9 | 5.0 | ||
1969 | 754,456 | 543,425 | 211,031 | 16.4 | 11.9 | 4.5 | ||
1970 | 741,999 | 540,196 | 201,803 | 16.0 | 11.6 | 4.4 | ||
1971(c) | 46,411,700 | 740,099 | 532,445 | 207,654 | 15.9 | 11.5 | 4.4 | |
1972 | 46,572,000 | 685,485 | 554,251 | 131,234 | 14.7 | 11.9 | 2.8 | |
1973 | 46,686,000 | 638,356 | 549,876 | 88,480 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 1.9 | |
1974 | 46,682,000 | 603,153 | 547,980 | 55,173 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 1.2 | |
1975 | 46,674,000 | 568,900 | 545,444 | 23,456 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 0.5 | |
1976 | 46,659,000 | 550,383 | 560,317 | -9,934 | 11.8 | 12.0 | -0.2 | |
1977 | 46,639,000 | 536,953 | 538,652 | -1,699 | 11.5 | 11.5 | -0.0 | |
1978 | 46,638,000 | 562,589 | 547,685 | 14,904 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 0.4 | |
1979 | 46,698,000 | 601,316 | 554,840 | 46,476 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 1.0 | |
1980 | 46,787,000 | 618,371 | 544,349 | 74,022 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 1.6 | |
1981(c) | 46,820,800 | 598,163 | 541,018 | 57,145 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 1.2 | |
1982 | 46,777,000 | 589,711 | 544,984 | 44,727 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 1.76 |
1983 | 46,813,000 | 593,255 | 542,509 | 50,746 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 1.75 |
1984 | 46,912,000 | 600,573 | 531,314 | 69,259 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 1.75 |
1985 | 47,057,000 | 619,301 | 553,153 | 66,148 | 13.2 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 1.78 |
1986 | 47,187,000 | 623,609 | 544,545 | 79,064 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 1.76 |
1987 | 47,300,000 | 643,330 | 531,150 | 112,180 | 13.6 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 1.80 |
1988 | 47,412,000 | 654,353 | 535,553 | 118,800 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 1.82 |
1989 | 47,552,000 | 649,357 | 539,804 | 109,553 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 1.79 |
1990 | 47,699,000 | 666,920 | 528,920 | 138,000 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 1.83 |
1991(c) | 47,875,000 | 660,806 | 533,980 | 126,826 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 2.6 | 1.81 |
1992 | 47,998,000 | 651,784 | 522,660 | 129,124 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 1.79 |
1993 | 48,102,000 | 636,473 | 540,904 | 95,569 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 1.76 |
1994 | 48,228,000 | 628,956 | 516,297 | 112,659 | 13.0 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 1.75 |
1995 | 48,383,000 | 613,257 | 529,038 | 84,219 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 1.71 |
1996 | 48,519,000 | 614,184 | 526,650 | 87,534 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 1.73 |
1997 | 48,664,000 | 608,202 | 521,598 | 86,604 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 1.73 |
1998 | 48,820,000 | 602,111 | 518,089 | 84,022 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 1.72 |
1999 | 49,032,000 | 589,468 | 517,119 | 72,349 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 1.69 |
2000 | 49,233,000 | 572,826 | 503,026 | 69,800 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 1.65 |
2001(c) | 49,449,000 | 563,744 | 497,878 | 65,866 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 1.63 |
2002 | 49,679,000 | 565,709 | 500,792 | 64,917 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 1.64 |
2003 | 49,925,000 | 589,851 | 504,127 | 85,724 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 1.72 |
2004 | 50,194,000 | 607,184 | 480,717 | 126,467 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 1.77 |
2005 | 50,606,000 | 613,028 | 479,678 | 133,350 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 1.77 |
2006 | 50,965,000 | 635,748 | 470,326 | 165,422 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 1.83 |
2007 | 51,381,000 | 655,357 | 470,721 | 184,636 | 12.8 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 1.88 |
2008 | 51,815,000 | 672,809 | 475,763 | 197,046 | 13.0 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 1.92 |
2009 | 52,196,000 | 671,058 | 459,241 | 211,817 | 12.9 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 1.91 |
2010 | 52,642,000 | 687,007 | 461,017 | 225,990 | 13.1 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 1.94 |
2011(c) | 53,107,000 | 688,120 | 452,862 | 235,258 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 1.93 |
2012 | 53,493,000 | 694,241 | 466,779 | 227,462 | 13.0 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 1.94 |
2013 | 53,865,000 | 664,517 | 473,552 | 190,965 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 1.85 |
2014 | 54,316,000 | 661,496 | 468,875 | 192,621 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 1.83 |
2015 | 54,786,000 | 664,399 | 495,309 | 169,090 | 12.1 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 1.82 |
2016 | 55,268,000 | 663,157 | 490,454 | 172,703 | 12.0 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 1.81 |
2017 | 55,619,000 | 646,794 | 498,882 | 147,912 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 1.76 |
2018 | 55,977,000 | 625,651 | 505,859 | 119,792 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 1.70 |
2019 | 56,287,000 | 610,505 | 488,952 | 121,553 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 1.66 |
2020 | 56,550,000 | 585,195 | 569,700 | 15,495 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 1.59 |
2021(c) | 56,489,800 | 595,948 | 549,207 | 46,741 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 1.56 |
2022 | 57,106,398 | 577,046 | 540,333 | 36,713 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 1.49 |
2023 | 544,032 |
(c) = Census results.
In 2022, the percentage of live births where either one or both parents were born outside of the UK was 36.7%. 31.1% of all live births in England were to mothers born outside of the UK (9.8% born in the EU, 21.3% born outside of the EU).[16]
Current vital statistics
Period | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase |
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January - March 2022 | 160,486 | ||
January - March 2023 | 145,046 | ||
Difference | -15,440 (-9.62%) |
Historical per cent distribution of the total population by age
Ages | 1901 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 |
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0–14 years | 32 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
15–64 years | 63 | 69 | 67 | 65 |
65 years and over | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Country of birth
Country of birth given by respondents in the corresponding UK censuses were as follows:
Country of birth | 1971[19] | 1981[20] | 1991[21] | 2001[22] | 2011[23] | 2021[24] | ||||||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
United Kingdom | 41,951,042 | 91.3% | 42,620,882 | 93.1% | 43,506,411 | 92.5% | 44,588,008 | 90.74% | 45,675,317 | 86.16% | 46,687,017 | 82.6% |
England | 40,374,714 | 87.9% | 41,084,399 | 89.8% | 42,003,211 | 89.3% | 42,968,596 | 87.44% | 44,246,592 | 83.46% | 45,388,724 | 80.3% |
Scotland | 716,499 | 731,412 | 743,856 | 794,577 | 1.62% | 708,872 | 1.34% | 626,443 | 1.1% | |||
Wales | 632,548 | 573,014 | 545,381 | 609,711 | 1.24% | 506,619 | 0.96% | 478,697 | ||||
Northern Ireland | 227,281 | – | – | 211,133 | 215,124 | 0.44% | 206,735 | 0.39% | 190,541 | |||
United Kingdom (not otherwise specified) | – | – | 232,057 | 2,830 | 6,499 | 0.01% | 2,612 | |||||
Europe (non-UK) | 1,217,245 | 2.7% | 1,142,182 | 2.4% | 1,221,759 | 2.6% | 1,154,707 | 2.3% | 2,375,441 | 4.5% | 4,042,538 | 7.1% |
Ireland | 647,429 | 567,021 | 555,805 | 459,662 | 0.94% | 395,182 | 0.75% | 314,674 | 0.6% | |||
Channel Islands & Isle of Man | – | – | – | – | 26,804 | |||||||
Total born in all EU Member Countries (excluding Ireland) | 569,816[note 1] | 1.2% | 340,113 | 0% | 452,092 | 1% | 695,045 | 1.41% | 1,980,259 | 3.73% | 3,236,799 | 5.7% |
EU Member Countries (joined pre 2001) or EEC Members | – | – | 340,113 | 452,092 | 1% | – | – | 894,908 | 1.69% | 1,263,707 | 2.2% | |
Germany | – | – | – | – | 193,346 | |||||||
France | – | – | – | – | 49,947 | |||||||
Italy | – | – | – | – | 83,724 | |||||||
Other | – | – | – | – | 125,075 | |||||||
Other EU Member Countries
(joined post-2001) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,085,351 | 2.04% | 1,973,092 | 3.5% |
Poland | – | – | – | – | 68,049 | 0.1% | ||||||
Romania | – | – | – | – | 3,762 | – | ||||||
Other non-EU Europe | – | – | 235,048 | 0.5% | 115,247 | 0.2% | – | – | – | – | 491,065 | 0.9% |
Soviet Union | – | – | – | – | 25,235 | |||||||
Other | – | – | – | – | 90,012 | |||||||
Africa | 148,473 | 0.3% | 278,678 | 0.6% | 456,396 | 1% | – | – | – | – | 1,558,199 | 2.8% |
Middle East and Asia | 522,263 | 1.1% | 727,838 | 1.6% | 1,108,529 | 2.4% | – | – | – | – | 3,241,701 | 5.7% |
India | 301,862 | 378,721 | 395,563 | |||||||||
Pakistan | 131,826 | 179,712 | 221,776 | |||||||||
Bangladesh | 46,873 | 101,829 | ||||||||||
Sri Lanka (also known as Ceylon) | 15,366 | – | – | – | – | |||||||
Far East | 73,209 | 122,532 | – | – | ||||||||
Turkey | – | – | – | – | 26,016 | |||||||
Other | – | – | – | – | 363,345 | |||||||
Americas and Caribbean | 292,966 | 0.6% | 291,679 | 0.6% | 481,299 | 1% | – | – | – | – | 790,002 | 1.4% |
Canada | – | – | – | – | 53,195 | |||||||
United States | – | – | – | – | 128,337 | |||||||
Jamaica | – | – | – | – | 141,352 | |||||||
Other | – | – | – | – | 158,415 | |||||||
Antarctica and Oceania | – | – | – | – | 104,141 | 0.2% | 170,023 | 0.3% | ||||
Australia | – | – | – | – | 66,279 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
New Zealand | – | – | – | – | 37,862 | |||||||
Other: Old Commonwealth[note 2] | 119,683 | 0.3% | 133,220 | 0.3% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Other: New Commonwealth[note 3] | 109,971 | 0.2% | 155,389 | 0.3% | 147,602 | 0.3% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Other Countries (non Europe or UK for 2001 and 2011) | 482,351 | 1% | 421,895 | 0.9% | 3,051 | – | 3,396,116 | 6.91% | 4,961,698 | 9.36% | 83 | – |
Total | 45,917,667 | 100% | 45,771,763 | 100% | 47,055,204 | 100% | 49,138,831 | 100.00% | 53,012,456 | 100.00% | 56,490,051 | 100% |
Below are the estimates of the largest foreign-born groups in England according to ONS estimates.
Country of birth | 2013 | 2014[25] | 2015 | 2018[26] |
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India | 698,000 | 748,000 | 751,000 | 832,000 |
Poland | 561,000 | 677,000 | 713,000 | 832,000 |
Pakistan | 479,000 | 499,000 | 478,000 | 535,000 |
Republic of Ireland | 315,000 | 317,000 | 318,000 | 369,000 |
Germany | 263,000 | 267,000 | 253,000 | 309,000 |
Age
The data below is based on the 2011 census.[27] In 2001, the mean age of England's population was 38.60, and the median age was 37.00. In 2022, the median age was 40.5.[28]
Ages attained (years) |
Population | % of total population |
% per year of age band |
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0–4 | 3,318,449 | 6.26 | 1.25 |
5–9 | 2,972,632 | 5.61 | 1.12 |
10–14 | 3,080,929 | 5.81 | 1.16 |
15–19 | 3,340,265 | 6.30 | 1.26 |
20–24 | 3,595,321 | 6.78 | 1.36 |
25–29 | 3,650,881 | 6.89 | 1.38 |
30–34 | 3,509,221 | 6.62 | 1.32 |
35–39 | 3,549,116 | 6.69 | 1.34 |
40–44 | 3,885,934 | 7.33 | 1.47 |
45–49 | 3,879,815 | 7.32 | 1.46 |
50–54 | 3,400,095 | 6.41 | 1.28 |
55–59 | 2,996,992 | 5.65 | 1.13 |
60–64 | 3,172,277 | 5.98 | 1.20 |
65–69 | 2,508,154 | 4.73 | 0.95 |
70–74 | 2,044,129 | 3.86 | 0.77 |
75–79 | 1,669,345 | 3.15 | 0.63 |
80–84 | 1,258,773 | 2.37 | 0.47 |
85–89 | 776,311 | 1.46 | 0.29 |
90+ | 403,817 | 0.76 | – |
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Ethnicity
Ethnic group (reported as 'Area of origin') | 1951[note 4] | 1961[note 4] | 1966 | mid-1968 | ||||||
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Estimates based solely off of immigrant population[note 4] | Total estimated (including estimates of those born in the UK)[note 5] | |||||||||
Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | |
White: Total | 43,683,500 | 99.83% | 45,769,000 | 99.28% | 46,540,500 | 98.73% | 46,211,500 | 98.04% | – | – |
Non-White: Total | 74,500 | 0.17% | 336,000 | 0.72% | 595,000 | 1.27% | 924,000 | 1.96% | 1,123,000 | – |
India | 30,800 | 81,400 | 163,600 | 223,000 | – | – | ||||
Pakistan | 5,000 | 24,900 | 67,700 | 199,700 | – | – | ||||
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) | 5,800 | 9,000 | 12,900 | 16,100 | – | – | ||||
West Indies | 15,300 | 171,800 | 267,900 | – | – | – | – | |||
Jamaica | – | – | – | – | – | – | 278,000 | – | – | |
Other Caribbean | – | – | – | – | – | – | 180,300 | – | – | |
British West Africa (Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone) | 5,600 | 19,800 | 36,000 | 50,700 | – | – | ||||
Far East (Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore) | 12,000 | 29,600 | 47,000 | 60,000 | – | – | ||||
Total population | 43,758,000 | 100% | 46,105,000 | 100% | 47,135,500 | 100% | 47,135,500 | 100% | – | – |
Ethnic group | Year | |||||||||
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1981 estimations[30] | 1991[31][note 6] | 2001[32] | 2011[33] | 2021[34] | ||||||
Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | Population | % | |
White: Total | – | 95.4% | 44,144,339 | 93.8% | 44,679,361 | 91% | 45,281,142 |
85.4% |
45,783,401 | 81% |
White: British | – | – | – | – | 42,747,136 | 87.0% | 42,279,236 | 79.8% | 41,540,791 | 73.5% |
White: Irish
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– | – | – | – | 624,115 | 1.3% | 517,001 | 1.0% | 494,251 | 0.9% |
White: Irish Traveller/White Gypsy
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– | – | – | – | – | – | 54,895 | 0.1% | 64,218 | 0.1% |
White: Roma | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 99,138 | 0.2% |
White: Other
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– | – | – | – | 1,308,110 | 2.7% | 2,430,010 | 4.6% | 3,585,003 | 6.3% |
Asian British : Total
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– | 2.65% | 1,762,262 | 3.7% | 2,468,970 | 5% | 4,143,403 |
7.8% |
5,426,392 | 9.7% |
Asian or Asian British: Indian
|
– | 1.32% | 823,821 | 1.8% | 1,028,546 | 2.1% | 1,395,702 | 2.6% | 1,843,248 | 3.3% |
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani
|
– | 0.7% | 449,646 | 1.0% | 706,539 | 1.4% | 1,112,282 | 2.1% | 1,570,285 | 2.8% |
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi
|
– | 0.18% | 157,881 | 0.3% | 275,394 | 0.6% | 436,514 | 0.8% | 629,567 | 1.1% |
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 7] | – | 0.22% | 141,661 | 0.3% | 220,681 | 0.5% | 379,502 | 0.7% | 431,165 | 0.8% |
Asian or Asian British: Asian Other | – | 0.23% | 189,253 | 0.4% | 237,810 | 0.5% | 819,403 | 1.6% | 952,127 | 1.7% |
Black British : Total
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– | 1.5% | 874,882 | 1.9% | 1,132,508 | 2.3% | 1,846,614 |
3.5% |
2,381,724 | 4.2% |
Black or Black British: Caribbean
|
– | 0.91% | 495,682 | 1.1% | 561,246 | 1.1% | 591,016 | 1.1% | 619,419 | 1.1% |
Black or Black British: African
|
– | 0.3% | 206,918 | 0.4% | 475,938 | 1.0% | 977,741 | 1.8% | 1,468,474 | 2.6% |
Black or Black British: Other
|
– | 0.3% | 172,282 | 0.4% | 95,324 | 0.2% | 277,857 | 0.5% | 293,831 | 0.5% |
British Mixed : Total
|
– | – | – | – | 643,373 | 1.3% | 1,192,879 |
2.3% |
1,669,378 | 2.9% |
Mixed: White and Caribbean | – | – | – | – | 231,424 | 0.5% | 415,616 | 0.8% | 499,310 | 0.9% |
Mixed: White and African | – | – | – | – | 76,498 | 0.2% | 161,550 | 0.3% | 241,528 | 0.4% |
Mixed: White and Asian | – | – | – | – | 184,014 | 0.4% | 332,708 | 0.6% | 474,190 | 0.8% |
Mixed: Other Mixed | – | – | – | – | 151,437 | 0.3% | 283,005 | 0.3% | 454,350 | 0.8% |
Other: Total | – | 0.44% | 273,721 | 0.6% | 214,619 | 0.4% | 548,418 |
1.0% |
1,229,153 | 2.2% |
Other: Arab | – | – | – | – | – | – | 220,985 | 0.4% | 320,203 | 0.6% |
Other: Any other ethnic group | – | 0.44% | 273,721 | 0.6% | 214,619 | 0.4% | 327,433 | 0.6% | 908,950 | 1.6% |
Non-White: Total | – | 4.6% | 2,910,865 | 6.2% | 4,459,470 | 9% | 7,731,314 | 14.6% | 10,706,647 | 19% |
Total | – | 100% | 47,055,204 | 100% | 49,138,831 | 100% | 53,012,456 |
100% |
56,490,048 | 100% |
Notes for table above
- ^ Figure accounts for all of Europe apart from Ireland
- ^ Used as main option for when no other options are given, for example in 1971. This group contains all for Canada, Australia and New Zealand
- ^ Used as a conglomerate for New Commonwealth for when there are no other options as for example in 1971. This group contains all for remenents of the British Empire after 1945 (if not already indicated).
- ^ a b c Estimates taken solely from the immigrant population at the time excluding estimates of those that were white from these areas.
- ^ Estimates are taken from a combined estimate of the immigrant population (excluding estimates of white people), additional non-white people who may not have been enumerated, and estimates of non-white people born in the UK from parents from shown areas
- ^ The number of people who answered the census may not equal the estimated population total at the time due to the fact an estimated 1 million people did not answer the form.
- ^ In 2001, listed under the 'Chinese or other ethnic group' heading.
Population distribution
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Other White (4.6%)
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Asian/Asian British: Indian (2.6%)
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Asian/Asian British: Pakistani (2.1%)
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Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi (0.8%)
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Black/Black British: Total (3.5%)
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Other: Arab (0.4%)
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White
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Asian
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Black
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Mixed
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All other ethnic groups
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Births which did not state an ethnicity
Ethnicity of school pupils
The ethnicity of school pupils in England has been changing since the figures started to be collected in 2002, White British students proportionally have been in decline compared to other groups who have risen.
Ethnic group | School year[35][36] | |||||||||||||||
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2004 | 2008 | 2010 | 2014 | 2015/16 | 2017/18 | 2019/20 | 2021/2022 | |||||||||
Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
White: Total | 5,584,800 | 82.9% | 5,389,340 | 81.3% | 5,243,870 | 79.9% | 5,222,070 | 76.9% | 5,258,582 | 75.6% | 6,027,781 | 74% | 6,048,980 | 72.8% | 6,011,045 | 71.4% |
White: British | 5,408,700 | 80.3% | 5,136,610 | 77.4% | 4,963,110 | 75.6% | 4,859,730 | 71.6% | 4,822,332 | 69.3% | 5,454,108 | 66.9 | 5,432,991 | 65.4 | 5,379,748 | 63.9% |
White: Irish | 26,100 | 23,620 | 0.4% | 22,190 | 0.3% | 21,640 | 0.3% | 21,127 | 0.3 | 23,110 | 0.3 | 22,443 | 0.3 | 21,495 | 0.3 | |
White: Roma | 6,500 | 0.1% | 3,940 | 0.1% | 4,000 | 0.1% | 4,625 | 0.1% | 22,092 | 0.3 | 26,653 | 0.3 | 28,091 | 0.3 | 27,359 | 0.3 |
White: Irish Traveller
|
0.1% | 8,770 | 0.1% | 10,990 | 0.2% | 19,030 | 0.3% | 4,975 | 0.1 | 6,008 | 0.1 | 6,578 | 0.1 | 6,903 | 0.1 | |
White: Other | 139,600 | 2.1% | 216,410 | 3.3% | 243,580 | 3.7% | 317,055 | 4.7% | 388,056 | 5.6 | 517,902 | 6.4 | 558,877 | 6.7 | 575,540 | 6.8 |
Asian / Asian British : Total
|
476,900 | 6.7% | 536,420 | 8.1% | 575,670 | 8.8% | 676,920 | 10.0% | 755,817 | 10.8% | 937,983 | 11.4% | 985,795 | 11.9% | 1,040,541 | 12.3% |
Asian / Asian British: Indian | 154,400 | 2.3% | 161,150 | 2.4% | 163,780 | 2.5% | 180,995 | 2.7% | 196,351 | 2.8 | 247,280 | 3.0 | 268,318 | 3.2 | 289,179 | 3.4 |
Asian / Asian British: Pakistani | 180,600 | 2.7% | 214,210 | 3.2% | 231,380 | 3.5% | 273,465 | 4.0% | 293,089 | 4.2 | 360,554 | 4.4 | 372,699 | 4.5 | 380,781 | 4.5 |
Asian / Asian British: Bangladeshi | 72,000 | 1.1% | 87,320 | 1.3% | 95,420 | 1.5% | 110,735 | 1.6% | 117,004 | 1.7 | 143,379 | 1.8 | 148,290 | 1.8 | 151,613 | 1.8 |
Asian / Asian British: Chinese | 23,700 | 0.4% | 24,780 | 0.4% | 24,690 | 0.4% | 26,725 | 0.4% | 28,915 | 0.4 | 36,196 | 0.4 | 37,732 | 0.5 | 48,396 | 0.6 |
Asian / Asian British: Other Asians | 46,200 | 0.7% | 73,770 | 1.1% | 85,080 | 1.3% | 111,720 | 1.6% | 120,458 | 1.7 | 150,574 | 1.8 | 158,756 | 1.9 | 170,572 | 2.0 |
Black / Black British: Total | 244,900 | 3.6% | 292,860 | 4.4% | 312,260 | 4.8% | 366,130 | 5.4% | 389,585 | 5.5% | 464,367 | 5.7% | 474,570 | 5.7% | 486,517 | 5.8% |
Black: Caribbean | 96,100 | 1.4% | 92,090 | 1.4% | 91,400 | 1.4% | 89,350 | 1.3% | 85,830 | 1.2 | 91,429 | 1.1 | 86,543 | 1.0 | 82,402 | 1.0 |
Black: African | 120,900 | 1.8% | 167,990 | 2.5% | 184,790 | 2.8% | 232,065 | 3.4% | 253,781 | 3.6 | 311,012 | 3.8 | 323,874 | 3.9 | 338,614 | 4.0 |
Black: Other Blacks | 27,900 | 0.4% | 32,770 | 0.5% | 36,070 | 0.5% | 44,710 | 0.7% | 49,974 | 0.7 | 61,926 | 0.8 | 64,153 | 0.8 | 65,501 | 0.8 |
Mixed / British Mixed | 181,500 | 2.7% | 229,650 | 3.5% | 256,980 | 3.9% | 325,140 | 4.8% | 363,730 | 5.3% | 473,305 | 5.8% | 515,061 | 6.1% | 558,184 | 6.6% |
Mixed: Caribbean
|
64,600 | 1.0% | 77,350 | 1.2% | 82,410 | 1.3% | 95,785 | 1.4% | 101,278 | 1.5 | 123,873 | 1.5 | 128,774 | 1.5 | 133,504 | 1.6 |
Mixed: African
|
17,000 | 0.3% | 24,110 | 0.4% | 27,860 | 0.4% | 40,245 | 0.6% | 47,472 | 0.7 | 63,518 | 0.8 | 70,403 | 0.8 | 76,262 | 0.9 |
Mixed: Asian Other
|
36,300 | 0.5% | 47,510 | 0.7% | 54,610 | 0.8% | 73,555 | 1.1% | 84,133 | 1.2 | 111,811 | 1.4 | 123,153 | 1.5 | 134,821 | 1.6 |
Mixed: Other Mixed
|
63,500 | 0.9% | 80,680 | 1.2% | 92,110 | 1.4% | 115,560 | 1.7% | 130,847 | 1.9 | 174,103 | 2.1 | 192,731 | 2.3 | 213,597 | 2.5 |
Other: Total | 57,900 | 78,560 | 1.2% | 86,880 | 1.3% | 106,115 | 1.6% | 119,647 | 1.7% | 154,575 | 1.9% | 168,758 | 2.0% | 185,355 | 2.2% | |
Unclassified | 190,700 | 2.8% | 81,300 | 1.2% | 64,610 | 1.0% | 67,935 | 1.0% | 67,126 | 1.0% | 94,312 | 1.2% | 119,388 | 1.4% | 136,371 | 1.6% |
Total: | 6,736,700 | 100% | 6,632,900 | 100% | 6,564,940 | 100% | 6,791,030 | 100% | 6,954,487 | 100% | 8,152,323 | 100% | 8,312,552 | 100% | 8,418,013 | 100% |
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White: 71.4%
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White British: 63.9%
Languages
The most common main languages spoken in England according to the 2011 census are shown below.[37]
Rank | Language | Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion |
---|---|---|---|
1 | English | 46,936,780 | 92.02% |
2 | Polish | 529,173 | 1.04% |
3 | Punjabi | 271,580 | 0.53% |
4 | Urdu |
266,330 | 0.52% |
5 | Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) | 216,196 | 0.42% |
6 | Gujarati | 212,217 | 0.42% |
7 | Arabic |
152,490 | 0.30% |
8 | French | 145,026 | 0.28% |
9 | Portuguese | 131,002 | 0.26% |
10 | Spanish | 118,554 | 0.23% |
11 | Tamil | 99,773 | 0.20% |
12 | Turkish | 98,083 | 0.19% |
13 | Italian | 90,547 | 0.18% |
14 | Somali | 84,387 | 0.17% |
15 | Lithuanian | 84,327 | 0.17% |
16 | German | 75,190 | 0.15% |
17 | Persian/Farsi | 75,179 | 0.15% |
18 | Tagalog/Filipino | 67,593 | 0.13% |
19 | Romanian | 66,496 | 0.13% |
20 | Russian | 66,271 | 0.13% |
– | Welsh | 8,248 | 0.02% |
– | Cornish | 554 | 0.00% |
– | Other | 1,209,614 | 2.37% |
Population | 51,005,610 | 100.00% |
Religion
Respondents to the 2001, 2011 and 2021 censuses gave their religions as follows:
Religion | 2001[38] | 2011[39] | 2021[40] | |||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Christian | 35,251,244 | 71.74% | 31,479,876 | 59.38% | 26,167,899 | 46.3 |
Muslim |
1,524,887 | 3.10% | 2,660,116 | 5.02% | 3,801,186 | 6.7 |
Hindu | 546,982 | 1.11% | 806,199 | 1.52% | 1,032,533 | 1.8 |
Sikh | 327,343 | 0.67% | 420,196 | 0.79% | 520,092 | 0.9 |
Jewish |
257,671 | 0.52% | 261,282 | 0.49% | 269,283 | 0.5 |
Buddhist | 139,046 | 0.28% | 238,626 | 0.45% | 262,433 | 0.5 |
Other religion | 143,811 | 0.29% | 227,825 | 0.43% | 332,410 | 0.6 |
No religion | 7,171,332 | 14.59% | 13,114,232 | 24.74% | 20,715,664 | 36.7 |
Religion not stated | 3,776,515 | 7.69% | 3,804,104 | 7.18% | 3,400,548 | 6.0 |
Total population | 49,138,831 | 100.00% | 53,012,456 | 100.00% | 56,490,048 | 100.0 |
See also
- Demographics of the United Kingdom
- Demographics of Scotland
- Demographics of Wales
- Demographics of Northern Ireland
- Demographics of London
- Demographics of Birmingham
- Demographics of Greater Manchester
- United Kingdom Census 2011
- National Statistics Socio-economic Classification
- Census 2001 Ethnic Codes
- List of English districts by population
- List of urban areas in England by population
- List of towns and cities in England by historical population
- List of major settlements by population in English counties
Notes
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