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The United Kingdom's population is predominantly White British (81.88% at the 2011 Census), but due to migration from Commonwealth nations, Britain has become ethnically diverse. The second and third largest non-white racial groups are Asian British at 7% of the population, followed by Black British people at 3%.
The estimated mid-year population of Great Britain was almost 65.7 million people as of 2022, compared with 54.4 million people in 1971.
Great Britain population mid-year estimate. 65,685,700 2022. Release date: 26 March 2024.
Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales. With an area of 209,331 km 2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world.
- Main Points
- Population Growth of England and Wales Between 2011 and 2021
- Population Sizes and Changes For Regions and Local Authorities
- Age and Sex of The Population
- Population and Land Area
- Number of Households
- Future Publications
- Population and Household Estimates, England and Wales: Data
- Glossary
- Measuring The Data
This bulletin is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg) on the ONS website. 1. On Census Day, 21 March 2021, the size of the usual resident population in England and Wales was 59,597,300 (56,489,800 in England and 3,107,500 in Wales); this was the largest population ever recorded through a census in England and Wales. 2. The population of England and Wa...
The usual resident population of England and Wales was 59,597,300 on Census Day, 21 March 2021. This was the largest population ever recorded through a census in England and Wales. The population increased by more than 3.5 million (6.3%) compared with Census Day 2011, when there were 56,075,912 people in England and Wales. There were 56,489,800 peo...
The population grew in each of the nine regions of England, and also in Wales, between 2011 and 2021. The region with the highest population growth was the East of England, which increased by 8.3% from 2011 (a gain of approximately 488,000 people). Next highest were the South West (which grew by 7.8%, a gain of approximately 412,000 people) and Lon...
Overall, there were 30,420,100 women (51.0% of the overall population) and 29,177,200 men (49.0%) in England and Wales in 2021. This is similar to 2011, when 50.8% of the population were female and 49.2% were male. The trend of population ageing has continued, with more people than ever before in the older age groups. Over one-sixth (18.6%, 11.1 mi...
There were 395 residents per square kilometre in England and Wales in 2021. This is about the same as 2.8 residents per football pitch-sized area of land. It compares with 371 residents per square kilometre in 2011 and 251 residents per square kilometre a century ago in 1921. However, population density varied by area. In England, the population de...
The census also allows us to estimate the number of households in England and Wales. As per our Glossary definition, a household must have at least one usual resident. There were 24,782,800 households in England and Wales on Census Day. This was a 6.1% increase (1.4 million more households) on the 23,366,044 households in 2011. The growth in the nu...
This bulletin has reported rounded population and household estimates for local authorities in England and Wales. For a more detailed look at the results in Wales only, read our bulletin on the rounded population and household estimates in Wales. Unrounded population and household estimates are due to be published in autumn 2022. This will also inc...
Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021 Dataset - Released 28 June 2022 - Census 2021 rounded population and household estimates for local authorities in England and Wales, by sex and five-year age group. Population and household estimates, Wales: Census 2021 Dataset - Released 28 June 2022 - Datasets providing Census 202...
Age
A person’s age on Census Day, 21 March 2021 in England and Wales. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.
Household
A household is: 1. one person living alone; or 2. a group of people (not necessarily related) living at the same address, who share cooking facilities and share a living room or sitting room or dining area A household must have at least one usual resident at the address. A group of short-term residents living together or a group of visitors staying at an address is not classified as a household.
Local Authority
The general term for a body administering local government services. In England, local government is administered by either single tier or two-tier local authorities. The single tier authorities comprise unitary authorities, metropolitan districts, and London boroughs, though some services such as transport planning are carried out by the Greater London Authority. The two-tier authorities elsewhere comprise counties and non-metropolitan districts. In Wales, there are single tier unitary autho...
Reference date
The census provides estimates of the characteristics of all people and households in England and Wales on Census Day, 21 March 2021. It is carried out every 10 years and gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. We are responsible for carrying out the census in England and Wales, but will also release outputs for the UK in partnership with the Welsh Government, the National Records of Scotland (NRS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Resea...
Response rate
The person response rate is the number of usual residents for whom individual details were provided on a returned questionnaire, divided by the estimated usual resident population. The person response rate for Census 2021 was 97% of the usual resident population of England and Wales, and over 88% in all local authorities. The majority of returns (89%) were received online. The response rate exceeded our target of 94% overall and 80% in all local authorities.
Parliamentary requirements
This bulletin was shared with the relevant Ministers in both the UK Government and Welsh Government on Monday 27 June, to meet the requirements within Section 4 of the Census Act 1920 that census returns are to be printed and laid before Parliament. This was agreed by the National Statistician.
The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at over 67.0 million in 2020. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 270 people per square kilometre (700 people/sq mi), with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [3]
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Mar 26, 2024 · We estimate the UK population at mid-2022 as 67.6 million (67,596,281). This is an aggregate of the estimates for the four constituent countries. All four countries of the UK saw population...
