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Population pyramid of England in 2020
Population	56,489,800 (2021)
Density	434/km² (1,120/sq mi)
Fertility rate	1.61 (2021)
Age structure
0–14 years	17.4% (2021)
15–64 years	64.1%
65 and over	18.6%
Nationality
Nationality	English (2021)
Major ethnic	White: 81.0% White British: 73.5% (2021) White Irish: 0.9% Other White: 6.6%
Minor ethnic	Asian British: (9.7%) Black British: (4.2%) British Mixed: (2.9%) Other: (2.2%)
Language
Spoken	British English

Map of population density in England as at the 2011 census

The non-metropolitan counties and unitary authorities of England in 2008 by total population.

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 56,489,800.

Population
Historical population
Vital statistics
- Current vital statistics
Historical per cent distribution of the total population by age
Country of birth
Age
Ethnicity
- Population distribution
- Ethnicity of school pupils
Languages
Religion
See also

Population

The population of England in 2021 was estimated to be 56,489,800. This is the most recent census. 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
Total Fertility Rate: 1.61 (2021)

Historical population

Population of England over time

Population 5000–100BC
Year	Pop.	±%
50000BC	below 6000	—
30000BC	100,000	—
18000BC	300,000	+200.0%
01000BC	1,500,000	+400.0%

Population 1100–1700
Year	Pop.	±%
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%

Population 1801–2021
Year	Pop.	±%
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

Largest urban areas of England Source?
Rank	Conurbation	Pop.	Principal settlement
1	Greater London	9,787,426	London
2	Greater Manchester	2,553,379	Manchester
3	West Midlands	2,440,986	Birmingham
4	West Yorkshire	1,777,934	Leeds
5	Liverpool	864,122	Liverpool
6	South Hampshire	855,569	Southampton
7	Tyneside	774,891	Newcastle upon Tyne
8	Nottingham	729,977	Nottingham
9	Sheffield	685,368	Sheffield
10	Bristol	617,280	Bristol

Vital statistics

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
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		577,046	540,333	36,713	10.2	9.5	0.7

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).

Current vital statistics

Period	Live births	Deaths	Natural increase
January - July 2022		311,035
January - July 2023		329,171
Difference		▲ +18,136 (+5.83%)

Historical per cent distribution of the total population by age

Ages	1901	1931	1951	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:

Map showing the percentage of the population born outside England according to the 2011 census.

Country of birth	1971		1981		1991		2001		2011		2021
Country of birth	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	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	131,826		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	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 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	2015	2018
India	&&&&&&&&&0698000.&&&&&0698,000	&&&&&&&&&0748000.&&&&&0748,000	&&&&&&&&&0751000.&&&&&0751,000	&&&&&&&&&0832000.&&&&&0832,000
Poland	&&&&&&&&&0561000.&&&&&0561,000	&&&&&&&&&0677000.&&&&&0677,000	&&&&&&&&&0713000.&&&&&0713,000	&&&&&&&&&0832000.&&&&&0832,000
Pakistan	&&&&&&&&&0479000.&&&&&0479,000	&&&&&&&&&0499000.&&&&&0499,000	&&&&&&&&&0478000.&&&&&0478,000	&&&&&&&&&0535000.&&&&&0535,000
Republic of Ireland	&&&&&&&&&0315000.&&&&&0315,000	&&&&&&&&&0317000.&&&&&0317,000	&&&&&&&&&0318000.&&&&&0318,000	&&&&&&&&&0369000.&&&&&0369,000
Germany	&&&&&&&&&0263000.&&&&&0263,000	&&&&&&&&&0267000.&&&&&0267,000	&&&&&&&&&0253000.&&&&&0253,000	&&&&&&&&&0309000.&&&&&0309,000

Population pyramid from 2001 to 2020

Age

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.

Ages attained (years)	Population	% of total population	% per year 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	–

Population pyramids of the regions of England
South West
South East
Greater London
East of England
East Midlands
West Midlands
Yorkshire and the Humber
North West
North East

Ethnicity

Ethnic demographics of England from 1981 - 2021

Ethnic makeup of England in single year age groups in 2021

Estimations of white and non-white population in England and Wales, 1951-1968
Ethnic group (reported as 'Area of origin')	1951		1961		1966				mid-1968
	1951		1961		Estimates based solely off of immigrant population		Total estimated (including estimates of those born in the UK)		mid-1968
	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%	–	–

Ethnicity in England, 1981-2021
Ethnic group	Year
	1981 estimations		1991		2001		2011		2021
	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	–	–	–	–	624,115	1.3%	517,001	1.0%	494,251	0.9%
White: Irish Traveller/White Gypsy	–	–	–	–	–	–	54,895	0.1%	64,218	0.1%
White: Roma	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	99,138	0.2%
White: Other	–	–	–	–	1,308,110	2.7%	2,430,010	4.6%	3,585,003	6.3%
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%
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	–	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 or Black British: Total	–	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

Population distribution

Population distribution of ethnic groups in 2011
Other White (4.6%)
Asian/Asian British: Indian (2.6%)
Asian/Asian British: Pakistani (2.1%)
Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi (0.8%)
Black/Black British: Total (3.5%)
Other: Arab (0.4%)

Proportion of births in regions of each broad multi-ethnic group
White
Asian
Black
Mixed
All other ethnic groups
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
	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: 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
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
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
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%

Ethnicity of school pupils in the school year of 2021/2022
White: 71.4%
White British: 63.9%

Languages

The most common main languages spoken in England according to the 2011 census are shown below.

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	Hindi/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

Religious makeup of England in single year age groups in 2021

Religion in England (2021 census) Christianity (46.3%) Not religious (36.7%) Islam (6.7%) Not stated (6.0%) Other religions (2.5%) Hinduism (1.8%)

Respondents to the 2001, 2011 and 2021 censuses gave their religions as follows:

Religion	2001		2011		2021
Religion	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