DEMOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED

KINGDOM

Introduction

• A census is taken simultaneously in all parts of the UK every ten years.

• In the 2011 census the total population of the United Kingdom was 63,181,775.

• 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 estimated population of the United Kingdom in the 2011 census was 63.182 million of whom 31.029 Million were men and 32.153 Million 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%).

POPULATION Part Population

(2011 )

Percentage (2011)

Area Population density

England 53,012,456 83.9 130,427 km 406/

Scotland 5,295,000 8.4 78,772 km 67/

Wales 3,063,456 4.8 20,778 km 147/

Northern Ireland 1,810,863 2.9 13,843 km 130/

United Kingdom 63,181,775 100 243,820 km 259/

• 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

• The-mid-2014 population estimates show that the UK population was 64.6m. The population of England was 54.3m, which accounts for 84% of the UK population. followed by Scotland at 5.3m (8% of the uk population) Wales at 3.1 m ( 5% of the UK population) and Northern Ireland at 1.8m (3% of the UK population)

•The UK office for national statistics' 2012-based national population projections indicated that if recent trends continue, the UK's population would increase to 73.3 million people by 2037.

• The key features of the age distribution profile for the UK population, as measured in the 2011 census, were summarised in December 2012 by the office for national statistics in terms of peaks and wide bands of the pyramid reflecting high numbers of births in previous years particularly for people aged 60–64 born following the second World War and those aged 40–49, born during the 1960s baby boom.

AGE STRUCTURE

• The UK office for national statistics' 2012-based national population projections suggest that the average (median) population age would rise from 39.7 in 2012 to 42.8 in 2037 if current demographic trends continued. more recent estimates for mid-2014 suggest the median age of the UK population was at its highest ever at 40 years.

• 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

Age structure for men and women in 2011:

Age group Population

 %Male(million)

Female(million)

Total(million)

0–14 5.681 5.419 11.100 17.615–64 20.751 20.953 41.704 66.065+ 4.597 5.781 10.378 16.4All 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 Group2001 2011Number % 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%

National Identity

• Respondents to the 2011 UK census gave their national identities as follows

National identity United KingdomCountryEngland 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%

Below are the 20 largest immigrant groups in the UK according to the 2011 census:

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

• The British social attitudes survey found in 2012 that the non-religious outnumbered Christians (48% vs 46%). Six percent identified as something else. The traditional religion in the united kingdom is Christianity. In England the established church is the church of England (Anglican).

• In Scotland, the church of Scotland (a Presbyterian Church) is regarded as the 'national church' but there is not an established Church. In Wales there is no established church, with the church in Wales having been disestablished in 1920. Likewise, in Ireland the Church of Ireland was disestablished in 1871. In Northern Ireland and similarly in parts of Scotland, there is a sectarian divide between Roman Catholic and Protestant communities.

Religion in the United Kingdom

Religion2001 2011Number % Number %

Christian 42,079,417 71.58% 37,583,962 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 16,221,509 25.67%

Religion not stated 4,528,323 7.17%

(No religion and Religion not stated)

13,626,299 23.18% 20,749,832 32.84%

Total population 58,789,194 100.00% 63,182,178 100.00%

LANGUAGES

• The United Kingdom's official language is English which is spoken as a first language by 95% of the population. six regional languages; scots, ulster-scots, welsh, Cornish, Irish and Scottish Gaelic are protected under *the European charter for regional or minority languages.

• Cornish is spoken by around 2,500 people. in the 2011 census 464 respondents aged three and over in Cornwall said that Cornish was their main language, amounting to 0.09% of the total population of Cornwall aged three and over.

• After English, polish was the second most common language given in the united kingdom census 2011. 618,091 respondents aged three and over said that polish was their main language, amounting to 1.01% of the total population of the United Kingdom aged three and over.

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• Ömer ÇALIŞKAN• Merve KURT