Area type
Country
Population Density
395
Population growth
0.5%
Gender ratio
0.98 male to female
english main language
92%
birth rate
10.7
death rate
10.0
Major religion
59% Christian
Urbanisation
83%
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The population of England and Wales is 59,719,724 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. England and Wales's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.5% per year. England and Wales covers an area of 151,044 square kilometres (58,318 square miles) and has a population density of 395 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020.
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in England and Wales is predominantly white (86%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 14% of the population.
The median average age in England and Wales in 2019 was 40.2, with over 18s representing 80.9% of the population. The sex ratio was 97.8 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
In 2011, the urban population of England and Wales was approximately 42,562,070 or 83%, while the rural population was around 8,906,131 or 17%.
The largest religious group in England and Wales is Christians who account for 59% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 92.3% of people in England and Wales, and spoken either well or very well by 6% of the remaining population. 1.4% reported having poor English language skills, and the remaining 0.3% spoke no English at all.
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The population of England and Wales is 59,719,724 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in England and Wales grew by an estimated 279,884 people, and in the ten years before mid-2020, the population grew by 3,548,797.
England and Wales's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.5%, which is 0.2% lower than the average population growth rate in England and Wales for the ten years before mid-2020 (0.7%).
England and Wales covers an area of 151,044 square kilometres (58,318 square miles) and has a population density of 395 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 23 people per km2 over the past decade.
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According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS in 2019, males account for 49.4% of England and Wales's 59,719,724 population, while females made up 50.6% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 97.755 males to every 100 females in 2011.
Age statistics collected by the ONS show the adult population of England and Wales, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 48,304,754.
England and Wales's age structure shows the working-age population to be 37,172,145 which is 62.2% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 19.1% of the population, and over 65s represent 18.6% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from 64.6% to 60.8%.
England and Wales's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in England and Wales was 40.2 years in 2019. Split by gender, the average female age is 41.3 years, and the average male is 39.1 years.
Of the England and Wales population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.1 to 1.
The life expectancy of someone born today in England and Wales is 81 years. Split by gender, a girl born today in England and Wales has a life expectancy of 83 years, and a boy has a life expectancy of 79 years. Compare life expectancy by area.
The life expectancy for someone born in England and Wales has risen by 2 years over the past decade, from a life expectancy of 78 years to a life expectancy of 81 years.
Age | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00-01 | 78.6 | 82.5 | 80.6 |
| 01-04 | 78.0 | 81.8 | 79.9 |
| 05-09 | 74.0 | 77.8 | 75.9 |
| 10-14 | 69.1 | 72.9 | 71.0 |
| 15-19 | 64.1 | 67.9 | 66.0 |
| 20-24 | 59.2 | 63.0 | 61.1 |
| 25-29 | 54.4 | 58.0 | 56.2 |
| 30-34 | 49.5 | 53.1 | 51.3 |
| 35-39 | 44.8 | 48.2 | 46.5 |
| 40-44 | 40.1 | 43.4 | 41.8 |
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in England and Wales is predominantly white (86.0%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 14.0% of the population.
Asian people were the largest minority group in England and Wales accounting for 7.5% of the population.
1,864,890 or 3% of the England and Wales population are black according to the latest 2011 census.
Estimates of personal wellbeing in the UK are published by the ONS annually, with scores for anxiety, happiness, life satisfaction, and feeling that life is worthwhile. Overall scores are based on surveying a representative sample of the population and are scored out of 10 (.e.g for happiness 0 is 'not at all happy' and 10 is 'completely happy').
Levels of reported Anxiety in England and Wales were 3.1 in 2012 and 3.1 in 2021.
Reported levels of Happiness in 2021 were 7.5, and 7.3 in 2012.
Life satisfaction scores for 2021 are 7.7 and were 7.4 in 2012. For the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile the 2021 level is 7.9 and was 7.7 in 2012.
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According to the latest 2011 census, the most populous religious group within England and Wales is Christians, accounting for 59.3% of the population.
England and Wales has a Muslim population of 2,703,731 which is 4.5% of the population.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Data sources: ONS Local statistics