Demography of England - Ethnicity

Ethnicity

  • 2001 ethnicity of the English population

  • 2009 ethnicity of the English population

The 2001 census and 2009 estimates state the following ethnic groups:

Ethnic group 2001 population 2001 percentage 2009 population 2009 percentage
White: British 42,747,136 86.99% 42,893,400 82.8%
White: Irish 624,115 1.27% 558,100 1.1%
White: Other 1,308,110 2.66% 1,861,800 3.6%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 1,028,546 2.09% 1,414,100 2.7%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 706,539 1.44% 990,700 1.9%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi 275,394 0.56% 384,300 0.7%
Asian or Asian British: Other South Asian 237,810 0.48% 377,700 0.7%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 561,246 1.14% 609,400 1.2%
Black or Black British: African 475,938 0.97% 787,500 1.5%
Black or Black British: Other 95,324 0.19% 124,500 0.2%
Mixed 643,373 1.31% 956,700 1.9%
Chinese or Other: Chinese 220,681 0.45% 439,500 0.8%
Chinese or Other: Other 214,619 0.44% 412,100 0.8%
Total 49,138,831 100% 51,809,700 100%

These groups are often combined into broader categories:

Ethnic group 2001 population 2001 percentage 2009 population 2009 percentage
White 44,679,361 90.92% 45,313,300 87.5%
Asian or Asian British 2,248,289 4.58% 3,166,800 6.0%
Black or Black British 1,132,508 2.30% 1,521,400 2.9%
Mixed 643,373 1.31% 956,700 1.9%
Chinese 220,681 0.45% 439,500 0.8%
Other 214,619 0.44% 412,100 0.8%
Source: KS06 Ethnic group: Census 2001, Key Statistics for local Authorities and KS06 Ethnic group: Estimates 2009.

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