Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics by ethnic group in England in 2001 using data from the 2001 census
Ethnic group | White | Indian | Pakistani | Bangladeshi | Black African | Black Caribbean | Chinese | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
Census data for 2001 | ||||||||||||||
Total population | 21918492 | 100.0 | 517342 | 100.0 | 348496 | 100.0 | 136422 | 100.0 | 246835 | 100.0 | 301365 | 100.0 | 114768 | 100.0 |
Age | ||||||||||||||
<50 | 13747228 | 62.7 | 416091 | 80.4 | 309865 | 88.9 | 123940 | 90.9 | 224906 | 91.1 | 230232 | 76.4 | 95353 | 83.1 |
50+ | 8171264 | 37.3 | 101251 | 19.6 | 38631 | 11.1 | 12482 | 9.2 | 21929 | 8.9 | 71133 | 23.6 | 19415 | 16.9 |
Deprivation | ||||||||||||||
Low income | 3813688 | 17.4 | 175717 | 34.0 | 226581 | 65.0 | 99654 | 73.0 | 145962 | 59.1 | 160101 | 53.1 | 25354 | 22.1 |
Middle income | 13505394 | 61.6 | 283447 | 54.8 | 108151 | 31.0 | 33519 | 24.6 | 90493 | 36.7 | 129666 | 43.0 | 64565 | 56.3 |
High income | 4599410 | 21.0 | 58178 | 11.2 | 13764 | 4.0 | 3249 | 2.4 | 10380 | 4.2 | 11598 | 3.8 | 24849 | 21.7 |
Country of birth | ||||||||||||||
UK | 21469693 | 98.0 | 232005 | 44.8 | 192021 | 55.1 | 63750 | 46.7 | 81451 | 33.0 | 172756 | 57.3 | 30185 | 26.3 |
Other | 448799 | 2.0 | 285337 | 55.2 | 156475 | 44.9 | 72670 | 53.3 | 165382 | 67.0 | 128612 | 42.7 | 84582 | 73.7 |