factfile uk: population
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Statistics for the population of the UKTRANSCRIPT
FACTFILE UKPOPULATION
HOW THE UK’S POPULATION HAS GROWN - AND WILL GET BIGGER
56.33m62.22m
57.24m58.89m
1980F: 28,918,548M: 27,411,125
2010F: 31,613,637M: 30,608,766
1990F: 29,418,954M: 27,818,539
2000F: 30,195,615M: 28,690,450
HOW THE UK’S POPULATION HAS GROWN - AND WILL GET BIGGER
66.52m73.86m
70.58m76.80m
2020F: 33,614,922M: 32,907,040
2030F: 35,594,130M: 34,981,536
2040F: 37,207,294M: 36,651,828
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2050F: 38,602,812M: 38,192,804
54,000
MORE OF US ARE
BIRTHS OUT OF
ALL BIRTHS IN THE UK
HAVING BABIES
IN 1961-6% OFMARRIAGE
WEDLOCKOUTOFTHEREWERE
PREGNANTIN 2008 DOWN FROM 59,800
708,711690,013 IN 200741,300
BABIESIN 2008 UP FROM
WEREBORN
UNDER18s WERE
5,065CHILDREN
ARE UP BY 4% ON 2007
WERE ADOPTED INENGLAND AND
WALES IN 2008
ADOPTIONS343,000
113.1WE’RE HAVING
BY 2007, THAT FIGURE HADGONEUP TO44% OF ALL BIRTHS.
1,000 WOMENAGED 30-34 IN 2008UP FROM 90.6 IN 1998
FOR EVERYBIRTHS
BABIES OLDER
3
1.96
FAMILIES GET SMALLER
2.711960Average number of children born to each woman in the UK
2008 Average number of children born to each woman now, going up from a low point of 1.63 in 2001
2,794BABIESAGED BETWEEN
ADOPTEDONE AND FOUR WERE
IN 2008 - ONS ADOPTION STATISTICS
ABORTIONS By fetus gestation period, 2008
3-9 weeks142,645
10-12 weeks33,661
13-19 weeks16,101
20 and over2,889
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MARRIAGE
164,030
105,57076,7007,169
FORTY%
470,5491862 1940
In 1862, 58.7 out of 1,00 unmarried men and 50 out of 1,00 unmarried women got married
In 1940, 80.5 out of 1,00 unmarried men and 63.4 out of 1,00 unmarried women got married
of adults are married, down from around 50% in 1991
people got married in an “approved premises”, such as a hotel in 2008 - up 266% on 1998
people got married in a religious ceremony in 2008 - down from 104,231 in 1998
couples formed civil partnership in 2008 - down 18% on 2007
DIVORCE
426,241
145,214 121,779
232,9901972 2008
In 1972, 78.4 out of 1,00 unmarried men and 60.5 out of 1,00 unmarried women got married
ONS figures say that 45% of marriages end in divorce, but the trend is positive: fewer people are getting divorced and marriages last longer
In 2008, 21.8 out of 1,00 unmarried men and 19.6 out of 1,00 unmarried women got married
Rate (divorce/1,000 married men and women) 13Median duration of marriage at divorce (years) 10.2
Rate (divorce/1,000 married men and women) 11.2Median duration of marriage at divorce (years) 11.5
1998 2008
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54,072,000
54,072,000Established resident population of England and Wales
RACE:Percentage of the population
White
Mixed
Asian or Asian British
Black or Black British
Chinese or other
White: British 84.26%45.6M
Mixed: White and Black Carribbean0.54%0.291M
Asian or Asian British:British Indian2.46%1.3M
Black or Black British:Black Caribbean1.11%0.601M
Black or Black British:Black African1.36%0.737M
Black or Black British:Other Black0.22%0.118M
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group:Chinese0.76%0.409M
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group:Other0.71%0.384M
Asian or Asian British:Pakistani1.7%0.917M
Asian or Asian British:Bangladeshi0.67%0.360M
Asian or Asian British:Other Asian0.64%0.344M
White: Irish 1.08%0.586M
Mixed: White and Black African0.22%0.118M
White: Other White3.39%1.8M
Mixed: White and Asian0.5%0.268M
Mixed: Other Mixed0.4%0.218M
WHO ARE WE?
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AFRICA1,033.0m+965.4m
WORLD
EUROPE
AMERICAS
Population in 2010
Population in 2050, increased
Population in 2050, decreased
+/- Rise-fall from 2010 to 2050
732.8m
940.3m
6,909m
-41.7m
+237.3m
+2,241m
AFRICA1,033.0m+965.4m
EUROPE
ASIA AND OCEANIA
732.8m
4,202.5m
-41.7m
+1,080.2m
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RACE, SEX AND AGE:England and Wales’ population
White
Mixed
Asian or Asian British
Black or Black British
Chinese or other
Males 0-15 yearsTotal 5.23m
Males 16-64 yearsTotal 17.56m
Males 65+ yearsTotal 3.78m
Females 60+ yearsTotal 6.50m
Females 0-15 yearsTotal 4.98m
Females 16-59 yearsTotal 16.03m
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6,837,000
5,232,0004,285
OF THE UK’S POPULATION
CLAIMED ASYLUM IN THE UKIN 2008 - 1,800 OF THEM
UNACCOMPANIEDCHILDREN
FROM AFGHANISTAN
UPFROMIN 2004 WHEN IT WAS 8.9%
-11.3%- IN 2009. THAT’s
WEREBORNABROAD
TOP COUNTRIES FOR ASYLUM APPLICATIONS
5,540 1,2753,330 1,1651,835 1,1101,360 920
fourth quarter of 2009
Zimbabwe Pakistan
Afghanistan China (inc. Taiwan)
Iran Sri Lanka
Eritrea Somalia
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2009 2050
20% of the population are aged 17 or under56% are aged 18-6424% are aged 65 or over
21% of the population are aged 17 or under63% are aged 18-6416% are aged 65 or over
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LIFE EXPECTANCY
30%42%
of us were aged over 50 in 1971
of us will be aged over 50 by 2051 - more than 32 million people
73.37 78.86 81.7077.501991-1993 1991-19932006-2008 2006-2008Male Female
6,0065,168
1 Jack 9,8432 Thomas 9,4673 James 9,1964 Daniel 7,7255 Joshua 7,6666 Matthew 7,1707 Samuel 6,0708 Callum 5,6009 Joseph 5,41010 Jordan 5,15511 Connor 5,15212 Ryan 4,99213 Luke 4,93414 William 4,87915 Harry 4,760
1 Jack 8,0072 Oliver 7,4133 Thomas 6,0544 Harry 6,0065 Joshua 5,7136 Alfie 5,5577 Charlie 5,2858 Daniel 5,1859 James 5,16810 William 5,16711 Samuel 4,62012 George 4,20913 Joseph 3,76014 Lewis 3,48215 Ethan 3,445
Top 100 names for boys, 1998
Top 100 names for boys, 2008
BABY NAMES
1 Chloe 9,6262 Emily 6,5493 Megan 6,2474 Jessica 5,7195 Sophie 5,6816 Charlotte 5,4297 Hannah 5,0518 Lauren 4,9559 Rebecca 4,76610 Luy 4,51311 Amy 4,30912 Georgia 4,25513 Katie 4,08914 Bethany 4,06715 Emma 3,565
1 Olivia 5,3172 Ruby 4,9243 Emily 4,8744 Grace 4,7735 Jessica 4,6676 Chloe 4,6017 Sophie 4,3788 Lily 4,0099 Amelia 3,43710 Evie 3,27511 Mia 3,11312 Ella 3,02313 Charlotte 2,93714 Lucy 2,87115 Megan 2,515
famous celebrities have the name Charlotte
states and cities are named Charlotte in the USA
the number of points Charlotte is worth in Scrabble
2,937
Top 100 names for girls, 1998
Top 100 names for girls, 2008
C 3 H 4 A 1 R 1 L 1 O 1 T 1 T 1 E 1
501314
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37,046,500TOP RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
Muslim (Islam)
1,546,626None7,274,290
Christianity
37,046,500TOP RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
Hindu552,421
Jedi Knight 390,127
Sikh329,358
Jewish259,927
Buddhist 144,453
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FACTS AND FIGURES TAKEN FROM THE GUARDIAN’S FACTFILE UK SERIES (24.04.10) AND BABYNAMEFACTS.COM