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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:
63,742,977 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
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:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 54.8 %
youth dependency ratio: 27.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 27.6 %
potential support ratio: 3.6 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 40.4 years
male: 39.2 years
female: 41.6 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.54% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
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Birth rate:
12.22 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
9.34 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
2.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 79.6% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 0.76% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
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)

Sex ratio:
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.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
27.8
note: data refer to England and Wales (2010 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
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.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.42 years
country comparison to the world: 29
male: 78.26 years
female: 82.69 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.9 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
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Contraceptive prevalence rate:
84%
note: percent of women aged 16-49 (2008/09)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
9.3% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 37
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Physicians density:
2.77 physicians/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
3 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
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.)

Sanitation facility access:
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.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
85,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
26.9% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 43
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
6.2% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2011)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 21%
country comparison to the world: 55
male: 23.8%
female: 17.9% (2012)