Ethnic Group
|
Year
|
1966 estimations[1]
|
1971 estimations[2]
|
1981 estimations[3]
|
1991 census[4]
|
2001 census[5]
|
2011 census[6]
|
2021 census[7]
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White: Total
|
–
|
–
|
2,580,903
|
93.2%
|
2,371,072
|
88.7%
|
2,237,135
|
85.1%
|
2,043,231
|
80%
|
1,919,138
|
70.1%
|
1,793,173
|
61.4%
|
White: British
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1,956,156
|
76.5%
|
1,806,708
|
66%
|
1,630,823
|
55.9%
|
White: Irish
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
54,011
|
2.1%
|
39,183
|
1.4%
|
31,490
|
1.1%
|
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1,618
|
|
2,417
|
|
White: Roma
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
4,246
|
|
White: Other
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
33,064
|
1.3%
|
71,629
|
2.6%
|
124,197
|
4.3%
|
Asian or Asian British: Total
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
206,289
|
7.7%
|
276,162
|
10.5%
|
352,288
|
13.8%
|
514,981
|
18.8%
|
667,315
|
22.9%
|
Asian or Asian British: Indian
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
118,101
|
4.4%
|
148,320
|
5.6%
|
157,062
|
6.1%
|
185,271
|
6.8%
|
226,927
|
7.8%
|
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
65,985
|
2.5%
|
93,426
|
3.6%
|
138,007
|
5.4%
|
200,545
|
7.3%
|
278,837
|
9.6%
|
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
11,006
|
0.4%
|
19,131
|
0.7%
|
29,085
|
1.1%
|
48,727
|
|
72,168
|
2.5%
|
Asian or Asian British: Chinese
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
4,543
|
0.2%
|
6,119
|
0.2%
|
10,548
|
0.4%
|
21,430
|
|
22,718
|
0.8%
|
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
6,654
|
|
9,166
|
|
17,586
|
|
59,008
|
|
66,665
|
2.3%
|
Black or Black British: Total
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
80,412
|
3%
|
96,384
|
3.7%
|
95,234
|
3.7%
|
164,069
|
6%
|
236,047
|
8.1%
|
Black or Black British: African
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
3,602
|
0.1%
|
4,134
|
0.2%
|
10,000
|
0.4%
|
55,557
|
2%
|
126,041
|
4.3%
|
Black or Black British: Caribbean
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
63,597
|
2.4%
|
75,612
|
2.9%
|
76,386
|
3%
|
79,632
|
2.9%
|
81,732
|
2.8%
|
Black or Black British: Other Black
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
13,213
|
|
16,638
|
0.6%
|
8,848
|
0.3%
|
28,880
|
|
28,274
|
1%
|
Mixed: Total
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
54,757
|
2.1%
|
96,204
|
3.5%
|
121,685
|
4.2%
|
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
31,525
|
1.2%
|
53,234
|
1.9%
|
59,903
|
2.1%
|
Mixed: White and Black African
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
2,446
|
|
6,053
|
|
9,735
|
|
Mixed: White and Asian
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
12,641
|
|
21,964
|
|
28,872
|
|
Mixed: Other Mixed
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
8,145
|
|
14,953
|
|
23,175
|
|
Other: Total
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
15,327
|
0.5%
|
19,719
|
0.7%
|
10,082
|
0.4%
|
42,068
|
1.5%
|
101,435
|
3.5%
|
Other: Arab
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
16,029
|
|
28,083
|
1%
|
Other: Any other ethnic group
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
10,082
|
0.4%
|
26,039
|
|
73,352
|
2.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ethnic minority: Total
|
102,850
|
–
|
188,306
|
6.8%
|
302,027
|
11.3%
|
392,265
|
14.9%
|
512,361
|
20%
|
817,322
|
29.9%
|
1,126,482
|
38.6%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
–
|
100%
|
2,769,209
|
100%
|
2,673,099
|
100%
|
2,629,400
|
100%
|
2,555,592
|
100%
|
2,736,460
|
100%
|
2,919,655
|
100%
|
Distribution of ethnic groups in the West Midlands according to the 2011 census.
-
White
-
White-British
-
White-Irish
-
White-Other
-
Asian
-
Asian-Indian
-
Asian-Pakistani
-
Asian-Bangladeshi
-
Asian-Chinese
-
Black
-
Black-African
-
Black-Caribbean
-
Other-Arab
Country of birth
|
2021[8]
|
Number
|
%
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom
|
2,286,558
|
78.3%
|
EU Countries
|
165,431
|
5.7%
|
Other European
|
15,241
|
0.5%
|
Africa
|
102,205
|
3.5%
|
Middle East and Asia
|
308,122
|
10.6%
|
Caribbean and Americas
|
37,477
|
1.3%
|
Oceania
|
2,275
|
0.1%
|
British Overseas
|
2,340
|
0.1%
|
|
|
|
Overall
|
2,919,649
|
100%
|
Religion
|
2001[9]
|
2021[10]
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
No religion
|
305,365
|
11.9%
|
814,372
|
27.9%
|
Christian
|
1,701,519
|
66.5%
|
1,189,066
|
40.7%
|
Buddhist
|
5,817
|
|
9,380
|
|
Hindu
|
49,484
|
|
68,376
|
|
Jewish
|
3,310
|
|
2,559
|
|
Muslim
|
191,559
|
7.5%
|
501,480
|
17.2%
|
Sikh
|
91,890
|
|
148,937
|
|
Other religion
|
5,381
|
|
17,805
|
|
Not answered
|
201,267
|
|
167,685
|
|
Total
|
2,555,592
|
100%
|
2,919,660
|
100%
|
Distribution of religions in the West Midlands according to the 2011 census.
-
Christianity
-
Islam
-
Judaism
-
Hinduism
-
Sikhism
-
Buddhism
-
Other religion
-
No religion
Tenure
|
2001[11]
|
2021[12]
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
Owned
|
667,665
|
|
657,680
|
|
Social renting
|
262,163
|
|
248,490
|
|
Private renting
|
73,373
|
|
221,929
|
|
Rent free
|
29,743
|
|
3,661
|
|
Total
|
1,032,944
|
100%
|
1,131,760
|
|