Population Stats

Population:

• 62,698,362 (July 2011 est.)

Ethnic groups:

• White (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census)

Languages:

• English

Growth rate:

• 0.557% (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality:

• Total: 4.62 deaths/1,000 live birth

Death rate:

• 9.33 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)

Life Expectancy:

• Total population: 80.05 years

Literacy Rate:

• Definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
  total population: 99%
  male: 99%
  female: 99% (2003 est.)

Age Structure:

• 0-14 years: 17.3% (male 5,575,119/female 5,301,301)
  15-64 years: 66.2% (male 20,979,401/female 20,500,913)
  65 years and over: 16.5% (male 4,564,375/female 5,777,253) (2011 est.)

Religions:

• Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)