ENGLAND AND WALES  

Listed below is a selection of interesting and frequently requested indicators from the 2001 Census, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003. You can see other indicators and more detail for local areas in the Neighbourhood Statistics area of this website. Further data from the Census, including data for smaller geographical areas, will be released on a rolling basis.
Population      
 
 Value 
Total number of people52041916  
  Males25325926  
  Females26715990  
  Aged 0 to 1510488736  
  Aged 16 to 7437607438  
  Aged 75 and over3945742  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Change since 1991 1293900   --

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare3.4   --
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Single people (never married)12511319   --
Married or re-married people21158471   --
Separated or divorced4406650   --
Widowed3476740   --
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Households without car/van5802183   --
Household with 1 car or van9486366   --
Household with 2 or more cars/vans6371926   --
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
One person households6502612   --
Married couple households7915315   --
Cohabiting couple households1794451   --
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children1399939   
     with non-dependent children only663547   
All other households3384611   --
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
White47520866   --
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Indian (1036807)
Pakistani (714826)
Black Caribbean (563843)
 
Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Born in UK47398830   --
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)1191119   --
Born outside EU3451967   --
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Christian37338486   --
Buddhist144453   --
Hindu552421   --
Jewish259927   --
Muslim1546626   --
Sikh329358   --
Other150720   --
No religion7709267   --
Religion not stated4010658   --
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Limiting long-term illness9484856   --
General health 'not good'4797343   --
People providing unpaid care5217805   --
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk1088336   --
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Employed22795520   --
Unemployed1261343   --
Long-term unemployed382388   --
Student (economically active)965341   --
Retired5118950   --
Student (economically inactive)1766784   --
Looking after home/family2448856   --
Permanently sick or disabled2076243   --
Other inactive1174401   --
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Travel to work by car14527740   --
Travel to work by public transport3422408   --
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Qualifications at degree level or higher7432962   --
No qualifications10937042   --
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank 		Regional
Rank
Number of households with residents21660475   --
Number of people per hectare3.4   --
Average household size2.36   --
Vacant household spaces727448   --
Owner-occupied14916465   --
Without central heating1834933   --
Without own bath/shower & toilet104121   --
Overcrowding indicator1510422   --
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