Nationality:
noun: Briton(s), British (collective plural)
adjective:
British
Ethnic groups:
white 87.2%, black/African/Caribbean/black British 3%, Asian/Asian British: Indian 2.3%, Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 1.9%, mixed 2%, other 3.7% (2011 est.)
Languages:
English
note:
the following are recognized regional languages: Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland), Cornish (some 2,000 to 3,000 in Cornwall) (2012)
Religions:
Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 59.5%, Muslim 4.4%, Hindu 1.3%, other 2%, none 25.7%, unspecified 7.2% (2011 est.)
Population: Age structure:
Dependency ratios:
Median age:
Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization:
Major urban areas - population: Sex ratio:
Mother's mean age at first birth: Maternal mortality rate: Infant mortality rate:
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: Contraceptive prevalence rate: Health expenditures: Physicians density: Hospital bed density: Drinking water source:
Sanitation facility access:
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Obesity - adult prevalence rate: Education expenditures: Literacy:
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
63,742,977 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years:
17.3% (male 5,660,891/female 5,380,448)
15-24 years:
12.6% (male 4,116,859/female 3,945,146)
25-54 years:
41% (male 13,299,731/female 12,843,937)
55-64 years:
11.5% (male 3,621,110/female 3,702,717)
65 years and over:
17.3% (male 4,990,024/female 6,182,114) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:
total dependency ratio:
54.8 %
youth dependency ratio:
27.2 %
elderly dependency ratio:
27.6 %
potential support ratio:
3.6 (2014 est.)
total:
40.4 years
male:
39.2 years
female:
41.6 years (2014 est.)
0.54% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
12.22 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
9.34 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
2.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population:
79.6% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization:
0.76% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
LONDON (capital) 9.005 million; Birmingham 2.272 million; Manchester 2.213 million; West Yorkshire 1.625 million; Glasgow 1.137 million; Newcastle upon Tyne 874,000 (2011)
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
55-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.8 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
27.8
note:
data refer to England and Wales (2010 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]
12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
total:
4.44 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 189
male:
4.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
total population:
80.42 years
country comparison to the world: 29
male:
78.26 years
female:
82.69 years (2014 est.)
1.9 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
84%
note:
percent of women aged 16-49 (2008/09)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]
9.3% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 37
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
2.77 physicians/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
3 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)
0.2% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
85,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
26.9% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 43
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
6.2% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
definition:
age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population:
99%
male:
99%
female:
99% (2003 est.)
total:
16 years
male:
16 years
female:
17 years (2011)
total:
21%
country comparison to the world: 55
male:
23.8%
female:
17.9% (2012)