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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''

Contents

Population

Place of birth

Ethnicity

Ethnic group questions in the census

See also

External links

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

Place of birth

★ England 87.4%

★ UK: 90.7%

★ EU elsewhere: 2.3%

★ Outside EU: 7.0%

Ethnicity

The 2001 census recorded the following ethnic groups:

Ethnic group	Population	Percentage
White British	42,747,136	86.99%
White Irish	624,115	1.27%
White Other	1,308,110	2.66%
Asian or British Asian:Indian	1,028,546	2.09%
Asian or British Asian:Pakistani	706,539	1.44%
Asian or British Asian:Bangladeshi	275,394	0.56%
Asian or British Asian:Other	237,810	0.48%
Black or Black British: Caribbean	561,246	1.14%
Black or Black British: African	475,938	0.97%
Black or Black British: Other	95,324	0.19%
Mixed	643,373	1.31%
Chinese, incl. British Chinese	220,681	0.45%
Other	214,619	0.44%
Total	49,138,831	100%

These groups are often combined into broader categories:

Ethnic group	Population	Percentage
White	44,679,361	90.92%
Asian or British Asian	2,248,289	4.58%
Black or Black British	1,132,508	2.30%
Mixed	643,373	1.31%
Chinese, incl. British Chinese	220,681	0.45%
Other	214,619	0.44%

:''Source: KS06 Ethnic group: Census 2001, Key Statistics for local Authorities''
==Religion==

★ Christian: 71.75%

★ No Religion: 14.81%

★
★ "Jedi"^[1]: 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.''

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^[2], Cornish^[3], 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.^[4]

See also

★ Demography of the United Kingdom

★ United Kingdom Census 2001

★ National Statistics Socio-economic Classification

★ Census 2001 Ethnic Codes

★ Ethnic groups of the United Kingdom

External links

★ National Statistics

References

1. Respondents who gave their religion as "Jedi" were counted in the "No Religion" category. Source: Christianity is main religion in Britain
2. National Statistics - 418,000 write in 'Welsh' on 2001 Census form
3. Over 37,000 claim Cornish ethnicity on the 2001 Census
4. National Statistics - Developing the questionnaires