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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
- What The Data Measures
- Not Included in The Data
- The Ethnic Groups Used in The Data
- Methodology
This data measures the size of the population of England and Wales, and the number and percentage of people from each ethnic group. Counts are based on the category selected only, there have been no adjustments for write-in responses. As a result the counts may differ from some Census estimates. Census data includes people in around 25 million priv...
The data does not include households that did not answer the question about ethnicity. 97% of people completed the 2021 Census. The data has been adjusted to take into account people and households who were not counted or counted incorrectly.
This data uses the standardised list of 19 ethnic groupsthat were developed for the 2021 Census. The ethnic groups used in the 2021 Census were slightly different from the 2011 Census ethnic groups. There were 2 changes in 2021 – the ‘Roma’ group was added under the ‘white’ ethnic group, and people could write their own response under the ‘black Af...
Read the detailed methodology documentfor this data. You can find confidence intervals for the data in the interactive tools showing the quality and quality assurance.
Dec 21, 2022 · Over the 10 years between 2011 and 2021, the population of England increased by 6.5% to an estimated 56,536,000, the highest rate of the four countries of the UK; the estimated population of...
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Feb 25, 2022 · The UK population has grown year-on-year since 1982. In mid-2020, the population reached 67.1 million, up from 66.8 million in mid-2019. This means the population grew by 0.4%, or an...
Jun 28, 2022 · Cabinet Office. Office for National Statistics. Research and analysis. Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021. Published 28 June 2022. Applies to England and Wales....
- This bulletin is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg) on the ONS website. On Census Day, 21 March 2021, the size of the usual resident population in E...
- 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 throug...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 o...
- 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...
- This bulletin has reported rounded population and household estimates for local authorities in England and Wales. For a more detailed look at the r...
- Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021Dataset - Released 28 June 2022 - Census 2021 rounded population and household es...
- AgeA 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.HouseholdA househol...
- Reference dateThe census provides estimates of the characteristics of all people and households in England and Wales on Census Day, 21 March 2021....
Jan 14, 2021 · 1. Main points. In mid-2019, the population of the UK reached an estimated 66.8 million. The UK population's growth rate from mid-2018 to mid-2019, at 0.5%, was slower than any year since...
Jun 29, 2022 · In total, the population across all three nations was 61.5 million. The graphic below shows how the population has changed since 2011 in different areas and age groups. The East of England had more population growth between 2011 and 2021 than any other region or nation, with growth of 8.3%, followed by the South West (7.8%) and London (7.7%).
