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thumb|upright=1.36|Map of population density in England as at the 2011 census
thumb|upright=1.36|The [[Non-metropolitan county|non-metropolitan counties and unitary authorities of England in 2020 by total population.]]
The demographics of England have been measured by the decennial national census since 1801, and are 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.
Population
The population of England in 2021 was estimated to be 56,489,800. This is the most recent census.
- Total Fertility Rate: 1.61 (2021)
Historical population
thumb|Population of England over time
Domesday population
Russell (1948) states that the fundamental demographic categories of the Domesday Survey in 1086 were broadly similar to that of the Poll Tax Survey of 1377. These were:
- Landowners (agriculturalists)
- Burgesses
- Clergy
There was a recorded 740 monks, 200 nuns and 4500 secular clergy in 1086.
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Vital statistics
This is UK wide information.
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:right;"
|-
!
! width="80pt"|Average population
! width="80pt"|Live births
! width="80pt"|Deaths
! width="80pt"|Natural change
! width="80pt"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! width="80pt"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
! width="80pt"|Natural change (per 1000)
! width="80pt"|Fertility rates
|-
| 1940
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 567,710
| align="right" | 545,952
| align="right" | 21,758
| align="right" | 14.1
| align="right" | 13.6
| align="right" | 0.5
| align="right" |
|-
| 1941(c)
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 539,205
| align="right" | 499,343
| align="right" | 39,862
| align="right" | 13.9
| align="right" | 12.9
| align="right" | 1.0
| align="right" |
|-
| 1942
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 608,373
| align="right" | 448,777
| align="right" | 159,596
| align="right" | 15.6
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | 4.1
| align="right" |
|-
| 1943
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 641,064
| align="right" | 469,916
| align="right" | 171,148
| align="right" | 16.2
| align="right" | 11.9
| align="right" | 4.3
| align="right" |
|-
| 1944
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 704,748
| align="right" | 461,189
| align="right" | 243,559
| align="right" | 17.7
| align="right" | 11.6
| align="right" | 6.1
| align="right" |
|-
| 1945
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 638,422
| align="right" | 456,216
| align="right" | 182,206
| align="right" | 15.9
| align="right" | 11.4
| align="right" | 4.5
| align="right" |
|-
| 1946
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 773,153
| align="right" | 460,543
| align="right" | 312,610
| align="right" | 19.2
| align="right" | 11.4
| align="right" | 7.8
| align="right" |
|-
| 1947
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 829,863
| align="right" | 484,324
| align="right" | 345,539
| align="right" | 20.5
| align="right" | 12.0
| align="right" | 8.5
| align="right" |
|-
| 1948
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 728,131
| align="right" | 439,803
| align="right" | 288,328
| align="right" | 17.9
| align="right" | 10.8
| align="right" | 7.1
| align="right" |
|-
| 1949
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 686,181
| align="right" | 478,627
| align="right" | 207,554
| align="right" | 16.8
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 5.1
| align="right" |
|-
| 1950
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 654,321
| align="right" | 477,006
| align="right" | 177,315
| align="right" | 15.5
| align="right" | 11.3
| align="right" | 4.2
| align="right" |
|-
| 1951(c)
| align="right" | 41,164,356
| align="right" | 636,259
| align="right" | 513,375
| align="right" | 122,884
| align="right" | 15.5
| align="right" | 12.5
| align="right" | 3.0
| align="right" |
|-
| 1952
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 632,347
| align="right" | 466,479
| align="right" | 165,858
| align="right" | 15.3
| align="right" | 11.3
| align="right" | 4.0
| align="right" |
|-
| 1953
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 642,844
| align="right" | 472,137
| align="right" | 170,707
| align="right" | 15.5
| align="right" | 11.3
| align="right" | 4.2
| align="right" |
|-
| 1954
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 633,395
| align="right" | 469,074
| align="right" | 164,321
| align="right" | 15.2
| align="right" | 11.3
| align="right" | 3.9
| align="right" |
|-
| 1955
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 628,935
| align="right" | 484,926
| align="right" | 144,009
| align="right" | 15.0
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 3.3
| align="right" |
|-
| 1956
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 659,420
| align="right" | 488,893
| align="right" | 170,527
| align="right" | 15.7
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 4.0
| align="right" |
|-
| 1957
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 681,736
| align="right" | 482,174
| align="right" | 199,562
| align="right" | 16.1
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | 4.6
| align="right" |
|-
| 1958
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 698,255
| align="right" | 494,201
| align="right" | 204,054
| align="right" | 16.4
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 4.7
| align="right" |
|-
| 1959
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 706,239
| align="right" | 495,517
| align="right" | 210,722
| align="right" | 16.5
| align="right" | 11.6
| align="right" | 4.9
| align="right" |
|-
| 1960
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 740,858
| align="right" | 493,553
| align="right" | 247,305
| align="right" | 17.1
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | 5.6
| align="right" |
|-
| 1961(c)
| align="right" | 43,460,525
| align="right" | 766,358
| align="right" | 518,047
| align="right" | 248,311
| align="right" | 17.6
| align="right" | 11.9
| align="right" | 5.7
| align="right" |
|-
| 1962
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 793,354
| align="right" | 523,855
| align="right" | 269,499
| align="right" | 18.0
| align="right" | 12.0
| align="right" | 6.0
| align="right" |
|-
| 1963
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 807,017
| align="right" | 538,105
| align="right" | 268,912
| align="right" | 18.2
| align="right" | 12.2
| align="right" | 6.0
| align="right" |
|-
| 1964
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 828,470
| align="right" | 501,991
| align="right" | 326,479
| align="right" | 18.5
| align="right" | 11.3
| align="right" | 7.2
| align="right" |
|-
| 1965
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 816,433
| align="right" | 516,317
| align="right" | 300,116
| align="right" | 18.1
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | 6.6
| align="right" |
|-
| 1966
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 804,957
| align="right" | 528,981
| align="right" | 275,976
| align="right" | 17.7
| align="right" | 11.8
| align="right" | 5.9
| align="right" |
|-
| 1967
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 788,458
| align="right" | 509,356
| align="right" | 279,102
| align="right" | 17.2
| align="right" | 11.2
| align="right" | 6.0
| align="right" |
|-
| 1968
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 775,065
| align="right" | 541,862
| align="right" | 233,203
| align="right" | 16.9
| align="right" | 11.9
| align="right" | 5.0
| align="right" |
|-
| 1969
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 754,456
| align="right" | 543,425
| align="right" | 211,031
| align="right" | 16.4
| align="right" | 11.9
| align="right" | 4.5
| align="right" |
|-
| 1970
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 741,999
| align="right" | 540,196
| align="right" | 201,803
| align="right" | 16.0
| align="right" | 11.6
| align="right" | 4.4
| align="right" |
|-
| 1971(c)
| align="right" | 46,411,700
| align="right" | 740,099
| align="right" | 532,445
| align="right" | 207,654
| align="right" | 15.9
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | 4.4
| align="right" |
|-
| 1972
| align="right" | 46,572,000
| align="right" | 685,485
| align="right" | 554,251
| align="right" | 131,234
| align="right" | 14.7
| align="right" | 11.9
| align="right" | 2.8
| align="right" |
|-
| 1973
| align="right" | 46,686,000
| align="right" | 638,356
| align="right" | 549,876
| align="right" | 88,480
| align="right" | 13.7
| align="right" | 11.8
| align="right" | 1.9
| align="right" |
|-
| 1974
| align="right" | 46,682,000
| align="right" | 603,153
| align="right" | 547,980
| align="right" | 55,173
| align="right" | 12.9
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 1.2
| align="right" |
|-
| 1975
| align="right" | 46,674,000
| align="right" | 568,900
| align="right" | 545,444
| align="right" | 23,456
| align="right" | 12.2
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 0.5
| align="right" |
|-
| 1976
| align="right" | 46,659,000
| align="right" | 550,383
| align="right" | 560,317
| align="right" style="color: red" | −9,934
| align="right" | 11.8
| align="right" | 12.0
| align="right" style="color: red" | −0.2
| align="right" |
|-
| 1977
| align="right" | 46,639,000
| align="right" | 536,953
| align="right" | 538,652
| align="right" style="color: red" | −1,699
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" style="color: red" | −0.0
| align="right" |
|-
| 1978
| align="right" | 46,638,000
| align="right" | 562,589
| align="right" | 547,685
| align="right" | 14,904
| align="right" | 12.1
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 0.4
| align="right" |
|-
| 1979
| align="right" | 46,698,000
| align="right" | 601,316
| align="right" | 554,840
| align="right" | 46,476
| align="right" | 12.9
| align="right" | 11.9
| align="right" | 1.0
| align="right" |
|-
| 1980
| align="right" | 46,787,000
| align="right" | 618,371
| align="right" | 544,349
| align="right" | 74,022
| align="right" | 13.2
| align="right" | 11.6
| align="right" | 1.6
| align="right" |
|-
| 1981(c)
| align="right" | 46,820,800
| align="right" | 598,163
| align="right" | 541,018
| align="right" | 57,145
| align="right" | 12.8
| align="right" | 11.6
| align="right" | 1.2
| align="right" |
|-
| 1982
| align="right" | 46,777,000
| align="right" | 589,711
| align="right" | 544,984
| align="right" | 44,727
| align="right" | 12.6
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 0.9
| align="right" | 1.76
|-
| 1983
| align="right" | 46,813,000
| align="right" | 593,255
| align="right" | 542,509
| align="right" | 50,746
| align="right" | 12.7
| align="right" | 11.6
| align="right" | 1.1
| align="right" | 1.75
|-
| 1984
| align="right" | 46,912,000
| align="right" | 600,573
| align="right" | 531,314
| align="right" | 69,259
| align="right" | 12.8
| align="right" | 11.3
| align="right" | 1.5
| align="right" | 1.75
|-
| 1985
| align="right" | 47,057,000
| align="right" | 619,301
| align="right" | 553,153
| align="right" | 66,148
| align="right" | 13.2
| align="right" | 11.8
| align="right" | 1.4
| align="right" | 1.78
|-
| 1986
| align="right" | 47,187,000
| align="right" | 623,609
| align="right" | 544,545
| align="right" | 79,064
| align="right" | 13.2
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | 1.7
| align="right" | 1.76
|-
| 1987
| align="right" | 47,300,000
| align="right" | 643,330
| align="right" | 531,150
| align="right" | 112,180
| align="right" | 13.6
| align="right" | 11.2
| align="right" | 2.4
| align="right" | 1.80
|-
| 1988
| align="right" | 47,412,000
| align="right" | 654,353
| align="right" | 535,553
| align="right" | 118,800
| align="right" | 13.8
| align="right" | 11.3
| align="right" | 2.5
| align="right" | 1.82
|-
| 1989
| align="right" | 47,552,000
| align="right" | 649,357
| align="right" | 539,804
| align="right" | 109,553
| align="right" | 13.7
| align="right" | 11.4
| align="right" | 2.3
| align="right" | 1.79
|-
| 1990
| align="right" | 47,699,000
| align="right" | 666,920
| align="right" | 528,920
| align="right" | 138,000
| align="right" | 14.0
| align="right" | 11.1
| align="right" | 3.9
| align="right" | 1.83
|-
| 1991(c)
| align="right" | 47,875,000
| align="right" | 660,806
| align="right" | 533,980
| align="right" | 126,826
| align="right" | 13.8
| align="right" | 11.2
| align="right" | 2.6
| align="right" | 1.81
|-
| 1992
| align="right" | 47,998,000
| align="right" | 651,784
| align="right" | 522,660
| align="right" | 129,124
| align="right" | 13.6
| align="right" | 10.9
| align="right" | 2.7
| align="right" | 1.79
|-
| 1993
| align="right" | 48,102,000
| align="right" | 636,473
| align="right" | 540,904
| align="right" | 95,569
| align="right" | 13.2
| align="right" | 11.2
| align="right" | 2.0
| align="right" | 1.76
|-
| 1994
| align="right" | 48,228,000
| align="right" | 628,956
| align="right" | 516,297
| align="right" | 112,659
| align="right" | 13.0
| align="right" | 10.7
| align="right" | 2.3
| align="right" | 1.75
|-
| 1995
| align="right" | 48,383,000
| align="right" | 613,257
| align="right" | 529,038
| align="right" | 84,219
| align="right" | 12.7
| align="right" | 10.9
| align="right" | 1.8
| align="right" | 1.71
|-
| 1996
| align="right" | 48,519,000
| align="right" | 614,184
| align="right" | 526,650
| align="right" | 87,534
| align="right" | 12.7
| align="right" | 10.9
| align="right" | 1.8
| align="right" | 1.73
|-
| 1997
| align="right" | 48,664,000
| align="right" | 608,202
| align="right" | 521,598
| align="right" | 86,604
| align="right" | 12.5
| align="right" | 10.7
| align="right" | 1.8
| align="right" | 1.73
|-
| 1998
| align="right" | 48,820,000
| align="right" | 602,111
| align="right" | 518,089
| align="right" | 84,022
| align="right" | 12.3
| align="right" | 10.6
| align="right" | 1.7
| align="right" | 1.72
|-
| 1999
| align="right" | 49,032,000
| align="right" | 589,468
| align="right" | 517,119
| align="right" | 72,349
| align="right" | 12.0
| align="right" | 10.5
| align="right" | 1.5
| align="right" | 1.69
|-
| 2000
| align="right" | 49,233,000
| align="right" | 572,826
| align="right" | 503,026
| align="right" | 69,800
| align="right" | 11.6
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 1.4
| align="right" | 1.65
|-
| 2001(c)
| align="right" | 49,449,000
| align="right" | 563,744
| align="right" | 497,878
| align="right" | 65,866
| align="right" | 11.4
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 1.3
| align="right" | 1.63
|-
| 2002
| align="right" | 49,679,000
| align="right" | 565,709
| align="right" | 500,792
| align="right" | 64,917
| align="right" | 11.4
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 1.3
| align="right" | 1.64
|-
| 2003
| align="right" | 49,925,000
| align="right" | 589,851
| align="right" | 504,127
| align="right" | 85,724
| align="right" | 11.8
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 1.7
| align="right" | 1.72
|-
| 2004
| align="right" | 50,194,000
| align="right" | 607,184
| align="right" | 480,717
| align="right" | 126,467
| align="right" | 12.1
| align="right" | 9.6
| align="right" | 2.5
| align="right" | 1.77
|-
| 2005
| align="right" | 50,606,000
| align="right" | 613,028
| align="right" | 479,678
| align="right" | 133,350
| align="right" | 12.1
| align="right" | 9.5
| align="right" | 2.6
| align="right" | 1.77
|-
| 2006
| align="right" | 50,965,000
| align="right" | 635,748
| align="right" | 470,326
| align="right" | 165,422
| align="right" | 12.5
| align="right" | 9.2
| align="right" | 3.3
| align="right" | 1.83
|-
| 2007
| align="right" | 51,381,000
| align="right" | 655,357
| align="right" | 470,721
| align="right" | 184,636
| align="right" | 12.8
| align="right" | 9.2
| align="right" | 3.6
| align="right" | 1.88
|-
| 2008
| align="right" | 51,815,000
| align="right" | 672,809
| align="right" | 475,763
| align="right" | 197,046
| align="right" | 13.0
| align="right" | 9.2
| align="right" | 3.8
| align="right" | 1.92
|-
| 2009
| align="right" | 52,196,000
| align="right" | 671,058
| align="right" | 459,241
| align="right" | 211,817
| align="right" | 12.9
| align="right" | 8.8
| align="right" | 4.1
| align="right" | 1.91
|-
| 2010
| align="right" | 52,642,000
| align="right" | 687,007
| align="right" | 461,017
| align="right" | 225,990
| align="right" | 13.1
| align="right" | 8.8
| align="right" | 4.3
| align="right" | 1.94
|-
| 2011(c)
| align="right" | 53,107,000
| align="right" | 688,120
| align="right" | 452,862
| align="right" | 235,258
| align="right" | 13.0
| align="right" | 8.5
| align="right" | 4.5
| align="right" | 1.93
|-
| 2012
| align="right" | 53,493,000
| align="right" | 694,241
| align="right" | 466,779
| align="right" | 227,462
| align="right" | 13.0
| align="right" | 8.7
| align="right" | 4.3
| align="right" | 1.94
|-
| 2013
| align="right" | 53,865,000
| align="right" | 664,517
| align="right" | 473,552
| align="right" | 190,965
| align="right" | 12.3
| align="right" | 8.8
| align="right" | 3.5
| align="right" | 1.85
|-
| 2014
| align="right" | 54,316,000
| align="right" | 661,496
| align="right" | 468,875
| align="right" | 192,621
| align="right" | 12.2
| align="right" | 8.6
| align="right" | 3.6
| align="right" | 1.83
|-
| 2015
| align="right" | 54,786,000
| align="right" | 664,399
| align="right" | 495,309
| align="right" | 169,090
| align="right" | 12.1
| align="right" | 9.0
| align="right" | 3.1
| align="right" | 1.82
|-
| 2016
| align="right" | 55,268,000
| align="right" | 663,157
| align="right" | 490,454
| align="right" | 172,703
| align="right" | 12.0
| align="right" | 8.9
| align="right" | 3.1
| align="right" | 1.81
|-
| 2017
| align="right" | 55,619,000
| align="right" | 646,794
| align="right" | 498,882
| align="right" | 147,912
| align="right" | 11.6
| align="right" | 9.0
| align="right" | 2.6
| align="right" | 1.76
|-
| 2018
| align="right" | 55,977,000
| align="right" | 625,651
| align="right" | 505,859
| align="right" | 119,792
| align="right" | 11.2
| align="right" | 9.0
| align="right" | 2.2
| align="right" | 1.70
|-
| 2019
| align="right" | 56,287,000
| align="right" | 610,505
| align="right" | 488,952
| align="right" | 121,553
| align="right" | 10.8
| align="right" | 8.7
| align="right" | 2.1
| align="right" | 1.66
|-
| 2020
| align="right" | 56,550,000
| align="right" | 585,195
| align="right" | 569,700
| align="right" | 15,495
| align="right" | 10.3
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 0.3
| align="right" | 1.59
|-
| 2021(c)
| align="right" | 56,489,800
| align="right" | 595,948
| align="right" | 549,207
| align="right" | 46,741
| align="right" | 10.5
| align="right" | 9.7
| align="right" | 0.8
| align="right" | 1.56
|-
| 2022
| align="right" | 57,106,398
| align="right" | 577,046
| align="right" | 540,333
| align="right" | 36,713
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 9.5
| align="right" | 0.7
| align="right" | 1.49
|-
| 2023
| align="right" | 57,910,000
| align="right" | 563,561
| align="right" | 544,032
| align="right" | 19,529
| align="right" | 9.8
| align="right" | 9.4
| align="right" | 0.4
| align="right" | 1.44
|-
| 2024
| align="right" | 58,560,000
| align="right" | 567,708
| align="right" | 531,953
| align="right" | 35,755
| align="right" | 9.7
| align="right" | 9.1
| align="right" | 0.6
| align="right" |1.42
|-
| 2025
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 558,988
| align="right" | 534,020
| align="right" | 24,968
| align="right" | 9.5
| align="right" | 9.1
| align="right" | 0.4
| align="right" style="color:red" |1.40
|}
(c) = Census results.
In 2025, 35.5% of live births were to mothers born outside the UK and for 41.1% of live births, one or both parents were born outside of the UK.
Current vital statistics
The number of registered births and deaths correspond to England and Wales, since the Office for National Statistics provides provisional monthly birth data without distinguishing both countries.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+
|-
! Period
! Live births
! Deaths
! Natural increase
|-
! January—September 2024
| 426,622
| 424,715
| +1,907
|-
! January—September 2025
| 419,290
| 426,804
| −7,514
|-
! Difference
| −7,332 (−1.71%)
| +2,089 (+0.49%)
| −9,421
|-
! colspan="4" |Source:
|}
Historical per cent distribution of the total population by age
{| class="wikitable " style="text-align:right"
|-
! scope="col" |Ages
! scope="col" |1901
! scope="col" |1931
! scope="col" |1951
! scope="col" |1961
|-
|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:
thumb|upright=1.13|Map showing the percentage of the population born outside England according to the 2011 census.
{| class="wikitable sortable col1left" style="text-align:right"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Country of birth
! colspan="2" |1971
! colspan="2" |1981
! colspan="2" |1991
!colspan="2"|2001
!colspan="2"|2011
! colspan="2" |2021
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!
!41,951,042
!91.3%
!42,620,882
!93.1%
!43,506,411
!92.46%
!44,594,817
!90.75%
!45,675,317
!86.16%
!46,687,505
!82.65%
|-
|
|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
| 80.35%
|-
|
|716,499
|1.6%
|731,412
|1.7%
|743,856
|1.58%
| 794,577
| 1.62%
| 708,872
| 1.34%
| 626,443
| 1.11%
|-
|
|632,548
|1.4%
|573,014
|1.3%
|545,381
|1.16%
| 609,711
| 1.24%
| 506,619
| 0.96%
| 478,697
| 0.85%
|-
|
|227,281
|0.5%
|–
|–
|211,133
|0.45%
| 215,124
| 0.44%
| 206,735
| 0.39%
| 190,541
| 0.34%
|-
| (not otherwise specified)
|–
|–
|232,057
|
|2,830
|0.01%
| 6,809
| 0.01%
| 6,499
| 0.01%
| 2,612
|
|-
!Europe (non-UK)
!1,217,245
!2.7%
!1,142,182
!2.4%
!1,196,524
!2.5%
!1,450,260
!2.95%
!2,375,441
!4.5%
!4,042,538
!7.16%
|-
| Ireland
|647,429
|1.4%
|567,021
|1.3%
|555,805
|1.18%
| 460,287
| 0.94%
| 395,182
| 0.75%
| 314,674
| 0.56%
|-
|Channel Islands & Isle of Man
|–
|–
|–
|–
|26,303
|0.06%
| 27,550
| 0.06%
| 24,653
| 0.05%
|
|
|-
! Total born in all EU Member Countries (excluding Ireland)
!569,816
!1.2%
!340,113
!0%
!452,092
!1%
! 660,061
! 1.34%
! 1,980,259
! 3.73%
! 3,236,799
! 5.73%
|-
| EU Member Countries (joined pre-2001)<br>or EEC Members
|–
|–
|340,113
|
|452,092
|1%
| –
| –
| 894,908
| 1.69%
|1,263,707
|2.24%
|-
| Germany
|–
|–
|–
|–
|193,346
|0.41%
| 233,418
| 0.48%
| 262,356
| 0.49%
| 252,252
| 0.45%
|-
| Italy
|–
|–
|–
|–
|83,724
|0.18%
| 98,757
| 0.20%
| 131,195
| 0.25%
| 272,019
| 0.48%
|-
| France
|–
|–
|–
|–
|49,947
|0.11%
| 87,562
| 0.18%
| 127,601
| 0.24%
| 152,697
| 0.27%
|-
| Spain
|–
|–
|–
|–
|37,006
|0.08%
| 50,431
| 0.10%
| 77,554
| 0.15%
| 163,848
| 0.29%
|-
| Other EU Member Countries <br> (joined post-2001)
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
| –
| –
| 1,085,351
| 2.04%
|1,973,092
|3.49%
|-
| Poland
|–
|–
|–
|–
|68,049
|0.14%
|56,679
|0.12%
|561,098
|1.06%
|718,251
|1.27%
|-
| Romania
|–
|–
|–
|–
|3,762
|0.01%
|7,077
|0.01%
|78,192
|0.15%
|530,320
|0.94%
|-
!Other non-EU Europe
!–
!–
!235,048
!0.5%
!115,247
!0.2%
!–
!–
!–
!–
!491,065
!0.87%
|-
| Turkey
|–
|–
|–
|–
|26,016
|0.06%
|52,402
|0.11%
|89,484
|0.17%
|124,758
|0.22%
|-
|
|–
|–
|–
|–
|25,235
|0.05%
|27,250
|0.06%
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
!Africa
!148,473
!0.3%
!278,678
!0.6%
!456,396
!1%
!798,218
!1.62%
!1,290,611
!2.43%
!1,558,199
!2.76%
|-
| South Africa
|–
|–
|–
|–
|21,220
|0.05%
| 129,302
| 0.26%
| 186,355
| 0.35%
| 211,447
| 0.37%
|-
| Kenya
|–
|–
|–
|–
|109,610
|0.23%
|126,119
|0.26%
|135,966
|0.26%
|133,416
|0.24%
|-
| Nigeria
|–
|–
|–
|–
|45,873
|0.10%
|86,370
|0.18%
|188,690
|0.36%
|266,877
|0.47%
|-
!Middle East and Asia
!522,263
!1.1%
!727,838
!1.6%
!1,108,529
!2.4%
!1,778,296
!3.62%
!2,529,137
!4.77%
!3,241,701
!5.74%
|-
| India
|301,862
|0.7%
|378,721
|0.9%
|395,563
|0.84%
|450,493
|0.92%
|682,274
|1.29%
|906,962
|1.61%
|-
| Pakistan
| rowspan="2" |131,826
| rowspan="2" |0.3%
|179,712
|0.4%
|221,776
|0.47%
|304,706
|0.62%
|476,684
|0.90%
|616,454
|1.09%
|-
| Bangladesh
|46,873
|0.1%
|101,829
|0.22%
|150,057
|0.31%
|206,331
|0.39%
|266,290
|0.47%
|-
| Sri Lanka
|15,366
|
|–
|–
|38,145
|0.08%
|66,330
|0.13%
|125,917
|0.24%
|141,861
|0.25%
|-
|Far East
|73,209
|
|122,532
|0.3%
|–
|–
|360,604
|0.73%
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
| Hong Kong
|–
|–
|–
|–
|64,496
|0.14%
|84,770
|0.17%
|98,724
|0.19%
|117,714
|0.21%
|-
| China
|–
|–
|–
|–
|21,292
|0.05%
|47,201
|0.10%
|146,202
|0.28%
|176,072
|0.31%
|-
!Americas and Caribbean
!292,966
!0.6%
!291,679
!0.6%
!481,299
!1%
!–
!–
!663,091
!1.25%
!790,002
!1.40%
|-
| United States
|–
|–
|–
|–
|128,337
|0.27%
|141,198
|0.29%
|173,470
|0.33%
|198,656
|0.35%
|-
| Jamaica
|–
|–
|–
|–
|141,352
|0.30%
|145,234
|0.30%
|159,170
|0.30%
|141,289
|0.25%
|-
| Canada
|–
|–
|–
|–
|53,195
|0.11%
|59,356
|0.12%
|66,320
|0.13%
|66,847
|0.12%
|-
!Antarctica and Oceania
!–
!–
!–
!–
!104,141
!0.2%
!–
!–
!179,200
!0.34%
!170,023
!0.30%
|-
| Australia
|–
|–
|–
|–
|66,279
|0.14%
|96,437
|0.20%
|113,592
|0.21%
|109,963
|0.19%
|-
| New Zealand
|–
|–
|–
|–
|37,862
|0.08%
|53,466
|0.11%
|57,076
|0.11%
|47,842
|0.08%
|-
!Other: Old Commonwealth
!119,683
!0.3%
!133,220
!0.3%
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
|-
!Other: New Commonwealth
!109,971
!0.2%
!155,389
!0.3%
!147,602
!0.3%
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
|-
! Other Countries (non Europe or UK for 2001–2021)
!482,351
!1%
!421,895
!0.9%
!–
!–
! 3,093,754
! 6.30%
! 4,961,698
! 9.36%
! 5,760,008
! 10.20%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | 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.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="text-align:center; "| Country of birth
! style="text-align:center; "| 2013
! style="text-align:center; "| 2014
! style="text-align:center; "| 2015
! style="text-align:center; "| 2018
|-
|border = "1"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|-
|border = "1"| Poland
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|-
|border = "1"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|-
|border = "1"| Ireland
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|-
|border = "1"| Germany
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}
thumb|299x299px|Population pyramid from 2001 to 2020
Age
thumb|299x299px|Population pyramid in 2020
The data below is based on the 2011 census. 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.
{| class="wikitable sortable col1left" style="text-align:right;"
|-
! rowspan=3|Ages attained<br /> (years)
! colspan=3|Population
|-
!rowspan=2|Numbers
!colspan=2| % of total population
|-
!Whole<br>age band
!Per year<br />of age band
|-
| 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
| –
|}
<gallery mode="packed" widths="200" heights="185" caption="Population pyramids of the regions of England">
File:South West of England population pyramid 2020.svg|South West
File:South East of England population pyramid 2020.svg|South East
File:London population pyramid.svg|Greater London
File:East of England population pyramid 2020.svg|East of England
File:East Midlands population pyramid 2020.svg|East Midlands
File:West Midlands England population pyramid 2020.svg|West Midlands
File:Yorkshire and the Humber population pyramid 2020.svg|Yorkshire and the Humber
File:North West population pyramid 2020.svg|North West
File:North East population pyramid 2020.svg|North East
</gallery>
Ethnicity
thumb|253x253px|Ethnic demographics of England from 1981 - 2021
thumb|253x253px|Ethnic makeup of England in single year age groups in 2021
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible col2right col4right col6right col8right"
|+Estimates of selected Commonwealth non-white population in England and Wales, 1951-1968
! rowspan="3" |Ethnic group (reported as 'Area of origin')
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |1951
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |1961
|-
!Population
!%
!Population
!%
!Population
!%
!Population
!%
!Population
!%
|-
|-
!Selected Commonwealth non-White: Total
!74,500
!0.17%
!336,000
!0.72%
!595,000
!1.27%
!924,000
!1.96%
!1,123,000
!2.31%
|-
|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<br>(Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone)
|5,600
|
|19,800
|
|36,000
|
|50,700
|
|–
|–
|-
|Far East<br>(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%
!48,640,000
!100%
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:right"
|+ Ethnicity in England, 1981-2021 20x20px
! rowspan="3" |Ethnic group
! colspan="10" |Year
|-
! colspan="2" |1981 estimations
! colspan="2" |1991
! colspan="2" |2001
! colspan="2" |2011
! colspan="2" |2021
|-
!Population
!%
!Population
!%
! Population || % || Population || %
!Population
!%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align:left" | White: Total
!–
!95.4%
!44,144,339
!93.8%!! 44,679,361 !! 91% !! 45,281,142 !!
85.4%
!45,783,401
!81%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: British
|–
|–
|–
| –|| 42,747,136|| 87.0% || 42,279,236 || 79.8%
|41,540,791
|73.5%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: Irish
|–
|–
|–
| –|| 624,115|| 1.3% || 517,001 || 1.0%
|494,251
|0.9%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: Irish Traveller/White Gypsy
|–
|–
|–
| –|| –|| –|| 54,895 || 0.1%
|64,218
|0.1%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: Roma
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|99,138
|0.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | White: Other
|–
|–
|–
| –|| 1,308,110|| 2.7% || 2,430,010 || 4.6%
|3,585,003
|6.3%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: Total
!–
!2.65%
!1,762,262
!3.7%!! 2,468,970 !! 5% !! 4,143,403 !!
7.8%
!5,426,392
!9.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 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%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 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%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi
|–
|0.18%
|157,881
|0.3%|| 275,394|| 0.6% || 436,514|| 0.8%
|629,567
|1.1%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: Chinese
|–
|0.22%
|141,661
|0.3%||220,681|| 0.5%|| 379,502 ||0.7%
|431,165
|0.8%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Asian or Asian British: Asian Other
|–
|0.23%
|189,253
|0.4%|| 237,810 || 0.5% || 819,403 || 1.6%
|952,127
|1.7%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: Total
!–
!1.51%
!874,882
!1.9%!! 1,132,508 !! 2.3% !! 1,846,614 !!
3.5%
!2,381,724
!4.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: Caribbean
|–
|0.91%
|495,682
|1.1%|| 561,246 || 1.1% || 591,016 || 1.1%
|619,419
|1.1%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: African
|–
|0.3%
|206,918
|0.4%|| 475,938 || 1.0% || 977,741|| 1.8%
|1,468,474
|2.6%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Black or Black British: Other
|–
|0.3%
|172,282
|0.4%|| 95,324 || 0.2% || 277,857 || 0.5%
|293,831
|0.5%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | British Mixed: Total
!–
!–
!–
! –!! 643,373 !! 1.3% !! 1,192,879 !!
2.3%
!1,669,378
!2.9%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Caribbean
|–
|–
|–
| –||231,424 || 0.5% || 415,616 || 0.8%
|499,310
|0.9%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and African
|–
|–
|–
| –||76,498 || 0.2% || 161,550 || 0.3%
|241,528
|0.4%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: White and Asian
|–
|–
|–
| –||184,014 ||0.4% || 332,708 || 0.6%
|474,190
|0.8%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Mixed: Other Mixed
|–
|–
|–
| –||151,437||0.3% || 283,005 || 0.3%
|454,350
|0.8%
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Other: Total
!–
!0.44%
!273,721
!0.6%!! 214,619 !! 0.4% !! 548,418 !!
1.0%
!1,229,153
!2.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | Other: Arab
|–
|–
|–
| –|| –|| –|| 220,985 || 0.4%
|320,203
|0.6%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 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%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Total
!–
!100%
!47,055,204
!100%!! 49,138,831 !! 100% !! 53,012,456 !!
100%
!56,490,048
!100%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}
Notes for table above
|-
! colspan="2" |1997
! colspan="2" |2001
! colspan="2" |2004
! colspan="2" |2008
! colspan="2" |2010
! colspan="2" |2014
! colspan="2" |2015/16
! colspan="2" |2017/18
! colspan="2" |2019/20
! colspan="2" |2021/22
! colspan="2" |2023/24
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!White: Total
!5,976,100
!89%
!5,832,501
!86%
!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%
!5,877,640
!69.1%
|-
|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%
|5,212,524
|61.3%
|-
|White: Irish
|–
|–
|–
|–
|26,100
|0.3%
|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%
|20,677
|0.2%
|-
|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%
|28,594
|0.3%
|-
|White: Irish Traveller
|–
|–
|–
|–
|3,900
|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%
|6,798
|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%
|609,047
|7.2%
|-
!Asian / Asian British: Total
!–
!–
!425,020
!6.3%
!476,900
!7.1%
!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%
!1,129,383
!13.4%
|-
|Asian / Asian British: Indian
|–
|–
|162,498
|2.4%
|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%
|337,382
|4.0%
|-
|Asian / Asian British: Pakistani
|–
|–
|171,741
|2.5%
|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%
|388,315
|4.6%
|-
|Asian / Asian British: Bangladeshi
|–
|–
|66,854
|1.0%
|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%
|151,875
|1.8%
|-
|Asian / Asian British: Chinese
|–
|–
|23,927
|0.4%
|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%
|63,774
|0.8%
|-
|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%
|188,037
|2.2%
|-
!Black / Black British: Total
!–
!–
!249,550
!3.7%
!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%
!551,099
!6.5%
|-
|Black: Caribbean
|–
|–
|99,139
|1.5%
|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%
|78,817
|0.9%
|-
|Black: African
|–
|–
|90,934
|1.3%
|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%
|406,246
|4.8%
|-
|Black: Other Blacks
|–
|–
|59,477
|0.9%
|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%
|66,036
|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%
!594,344
!7.0%
|-
|Mixed: White and 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%
|134,384
|1.6%
|-
|Mixed: White and 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%
|79,940
|0.9%
|-
|Mixed: White and 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%
|143,206
|1.7%
|-
|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%
|236,814
|2.8%
|-
!Other: Total
!–
!–
!169,069
!2.5%
!57,900
!0.9%
!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%
!203,561
!2.4%
|-
!Unclassified
!–
!–
!108,219
!1.6%
!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%
!141,908
!1.7%
|-
!Non-White: Total
!740,600
!11%
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
!Total:
!6,716,700
!100%
!6,784,458
!100%
!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%
!8,497,935
!100%
|}
<gallery mode="packed" widths="250" heights="185" caption="Ethnicity of school pupils in the school year of 2021/2022">
File:White total school children within England.svg|White: 71.4%
File:White British school children within England.svg|White British: 63.9%
</gallery>
Languages
The most common main languages spoken in England according to the 2011 census are shown below.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;border:none;"
! Rank !! Language !! Usual residents<br>aged 3+ !! Proportion
|-
| 1 ||style="text-align:left"| English || 46,936,780 || 92.02%
|-
| 2 ||style="text-align:left"| Polish || 529,173 || 1.04%
|-
| 3 ||style="text-align:left"| Punjabi || 271,580 || 0.53%
|-
| 4 ||style="text-align:left"| Urdu || 266,330 || 0.52%
|-
| 5 ||style="text-align:left"| Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) || 216,196 || 0.42%
|-
| 6 ||style="text-align:left"| Gujarati || 212,217 || 0.42%
|-
| 7 ||style="text-align:left"| Arabic || 152,490 || 0.30%
|-
| 8 ||style="text-align:left"| French || 145,026 || 0.28%
|-
| 9 ||style="text-align:left"| Portuguese || 131,002 || 0.26%
|-
| 10 ||style="text-align:left"| Spanish || 118,554 || 0.23%
|-
| 11 ||style="text-align:left"| Tamil || 99,773 || 0.20%
|-
| 12 ||style="text-align:left"| Turkish || 98,083 || 0.19%
|-
| 13 ||style="text-align:left"| Italian || 90,547 || 0.18%
|-
| 14 ||style="text-align:left"| Somali || 84,387 || 0.17%
|-
| 15 ||style="text-align:left"| Lithuanian || 84,327 || 0.17%
|-
| 16 ||style="text-align:left"| German || 75,190 || 0.15%
|-
| 17 ||style="text-align:left"| Persian/Farsi || 75,179 || 0.15%
|-
| 18 ||style="text-align:left"| Tagalog/Filipino || 67,593 || 0.13%
|-
| 19 ||style="text-align:left"| Romanian || 66,496 || 0.13%
|-
| 20 ||style="text-align:left"| Russian || 66,271 || 0.13%
|-
| – ||style="text-align:left"| Welsh || 8,248 || 0.02%
|-
| – ||style="text-align:left" | Cornish || 554 || 0.00%
|-
| – || style="text-align:left" | Other || 1,209,614 || 2.37%
|-
| style="border:none; background:#ffffff;" |
! style="text-align:left" | Total population
! 51,005,610 !! 100.00%
|}
Religion
thumb|250x250px|Religious makeup of England in single year age groups in 2021
Respondents to the 2001, 2011 and 2021 censuses gave their religions as follows:
{| class="wikitable sortable col1left" style="text-align:right;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Religion
!colspan="2"|2001
!colspan="2"|2011
! colspan="2" |2021
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
|Christian||align=right|35,251,244||align=right|71.74%||align=right|31,479,876||align=right|59.38%
|26,167,899
|46.3%
|-
|Muslim||align=right|1,524,887||align=right|3.10%||align=right|2,660,116||align=right|5.02%
|3,801,186
|6.7%
|-
|Hindu||align=right|546,982||align=right|1.11%||align=right|806,199||align=right|1.52%
|1,032,533
|1.8%
|-
|Sikh||align=right|327,343||align=right|0.67%||align=right|420,196||align=right|0.79%
|520,092
|0.9%
|-
|Jewish||align=right|257,671||align=right|0.52%||align=right|261,282||align=right|0.49%
|269,283
|0.5%
|-
|Buddhist||align=right|139,046||align=right|0.28%||align=right|238,626||align=right|0.45%
|262,433
|0.5%
|-
|Other religion||align=right|143,811||align=right|0.29%||align=right|227,825||align=right|0.43%
|332,410
|0.6%
|-
|No religion||align=right|7,171,332||align=right|14.59%||align=right|13,114,232||align=right|24.74%
|20,715,664
|36.7%
|-
|Religion not stated||align=right|3,776,515||align=right|7.69%||align=right|3,804,104||align=right|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
References
External links
- National Statistics
- Populstat population figure site – main source for 1801–1991
- Genealogical documents