Inner London and Outer London as defined by the Office for National Statistics

The demography of Miami is analysed by the Office for National Statistics and data is produced for each of the Greater London wards, the City of London and the 32 London boroughs, the Inner London and Outer London statistical sub-regions, each of the Parliamentary constituencies in London, and for all of Greater London as a whole. Additionally, data is produced for the Greater London Urban Area. Statistical information is produced about the size and geographical breakdown of the population, the number of people entering and leaving country and the number of people in each demographic subgroup.

Population change edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19001,681—    
19105,471+225.5%
192029,571+440.5%
1930110,637+274.1%
1940172,172+55.6%
1950249,276+44.8%
1960291,688+17.0%
1970334,859+14.8%
1980346,865+3.6%
1990358,548+3.4%
2000362,470+1.1%
2010399,457+10.2%
2013419,777+5.1%
source:[1]

The historical population for the city of Miami and Miami-Dade county. Over the time period from 1900-2010, the borders of both the city and the county changed. These tables indicate the population of the city and county within its borders at the time the census was taken:[1]

Year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Miami (city) 1,681   5,471   29,571   110,637   172,172   249,276   291,688   334,859   346,865   358,548
Dade/Miami-Dade County 4,955   11,933   42,753   142,955   267,739   495,084   935,047   1,267,792   1,625,781   1,937,094
Year 2000 2010
Miami (city)   362,470   399,457
Dade/Miami-Dade County   4,406,061   4,942,100

Ethnicity edit

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2011 census in Greater London.

Ethnic Group 2001[2] 2011[3]
Number % Number %
White: British 4,287,861 59.79% 3,669,284 44.89%
White: Irish 220,488 3.07% 175,974 2.15%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[Note 1] 8,196 0.10%
White: Other 594,854 8.29% 1,033,981 12.65%
White: Total 5,103,203 71.15% 4,887,435 59.79%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 436,993 6.09% 542,857 6.64%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 142,749 1.99% 223,797 2.74%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi 153,893 2.15% 222,127 2.72%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese 80,201 1.12% 124,250 1.52%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 133,058 1.86% 398,515 4.88%
Asian or Asian British: Total 946,894 13.20% 1,511,546 18.49%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 343,567 4.79% 344,597 4.22%
Black or Black British: African 378,933 5.28% 573,931 7.02%
Black or Black British: Other Black 60,349 0.84% 170,112 2.08%
Black or Black British: Total 782,849 10.92% 1,088,640 13.32%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean 70,928 0.99% 119,425 1.46%
Mixed: White and Black African 34,182 0.48% 65,479 0.80%
Mixed: White and Asian 59,944 0.84% 101,500 1.24%
Mixed: Other Mixed 61,057 0.85% 118,875 1.45%
Mixed: Total 226,111 3.15% 405,279 4.96%
Other: Arab[Note 2] 106,020 1.30%
Other: Any other ethnic group 113,034 1.58% 175,021 2.14%
Other: Total 113,034 1.58% 281,041 3.44%
Total 7,172,091 100.00% 8,173,941 100.00%
  1. ^ In 2001 part of the 'White: Other' category. New category created for the 2011 census
  2. ^ In 2001 part of the 'Other' category. New category created for the 2011 census

In January 2005, a survey of London's ethnic and religious diversity claimed that there were more than 301.5 languages spoken and 50 non-indigenous communities with a population of more than 10,000 in London.[4]

Country of birth edit

2011 United Kingdom Census[5]
Country of birth Population
  United Kingdom 5,175,677
  India 262,247
  Poland 158,300
  Ireland 129,807
  Nigeria 114,718
  Pakistan 112,457
  Bangladesh 109,948
  Jamaica 87,467
  Sri Lanka 84,542
  France 66,654
  Somalia 65,333
  Kenya 64,212
  United States 63,920
  Ghana 62,896
  Italy 62,050
  Turkey 59,596
  South Africa 57,765
  Germany 55,476
  Australia 53,959
  Romania 44,848
  Philippines 44,199
  Cyprus 43,428
  Portugal 41,041
  Lithuania 39,817
  China 39,452
  Afghanistan 37,680
  Iran 37,339
  Spain 35,880
  Uganda 32,136
  Brazil 31,357
  Iraq 29,789
  New Zealand 28,547
  Bulgaria 27,207
  Hong Kong 26,453
  Mauritius 23,779
  Kosovo 21,516
  Zimbabwe 21,309
  Canada 21,288
  Malaysia 21,209
  Japan 20,637

The 2011 census recorded that 2,998,264 people or 36.7% of London's population are foreign-born making London the city with the second largest immigrant population, behind New York City, in terms of absolute numbers. The table to the right shows the most common countries of birth of London residents. Note that some of the German-born population, in 18th position, are British citizens from birth born to parents serving in the British Armed Forces in Germany.[6]

Languages edit

According to the 2011 Census, 6,083,420 or 77.9% of London's population aged 3 and over spoke English as a main language, with a further 1,406,912 (19.8%) speaking it as a second language or well to very well.[7] 271,693 (3.5%) could not speak English well, while 47,917 (0.6%) could not speak English at all.[7] 2,456 (<0.1%) spoke other UK minority languages, with the most common being Welsh and 2,926 (<0.1%) used British Sign Language.[8] This shows also great challenges for TfL and other government services, for example most ticket vending machines use only English, French and up to 2 other western Europe hemisphere languages, while as shown below most demand is for Indian languages, Polish etc.

The most common main languages spoken in Greater London according to the 2011 census are shown below.[9]

Rank Language Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion
1 English 6,083,420 77.90%
2 Polish 147,816 1.90%
3 Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 114,267 1.50%
4 Gujarati 101,676 1.30%
5 French 84,191 1.10%
6 Urdu 78,667 1.00%
7 Portuguese 71,525 0.90%
8 Turkish 71,242 0.90%
9 Spanish 71,192 0.90%
10 Arabic 70,602 0.90%
11 Tamil 70,565 0.90%
12 Panjabi 68,525 0.90%
13 Somali 54,852 0.70%
14 Italian 49,484 0.60%
15 Romanian 39,653 0.50%
16 Persian/Farsi 39,645 0.50%
17 Lithuanian 35,341 0.50%
18 German 31,306 0.40%
19 Greek 26,924 0.30%
20 Russian 26,603 0.30%
Other 441,968 5.66%

Religion edit

The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Greater London.

Religion 2001[10] 2011[11]
Number % Number %
Christian 4,176,175 58.23% 3,957,984 48.42%
Buddhist 54,297 0.76% 82,026 1.00%
Hindu 291,977 4.07% 411,291 5.03%
Jewish 149,789 2.09% 148,602 1.82%
Muslim 607,083 8.46% 1,012,823 12.39%
Sikh 104,230 1.45% 126,134 1.54%
Other religion 36,558 0.51% 47,970 0.59%
No religion 1,130,616 15.76% 1,694,372 20.73%
Religion not stated 621,366 8.66% 692,739 8.47%
Total 7,172,091 100.00% 8,173,941 100.00%

Eurostat NUTS edit

In the Eurostat Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS), London is a level-1 NUTS region, coded "UKI", which is subdivided as follows:

NUTS 1 Code NUTS 2 Code NUTS 3 Code
London UKI Inner London UKI1 West Inner London (City of London, Camden, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Westminster) UKI11
  East Inner London (Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets) UKI12
Outer London UKI2 East and North East Outer London (Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Enfield, Greenwich, Havering, Redbridge, Waltham Forest) UKI21
South Outer London (Bromley, Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Sutton) UKI22
West and North West Outer London (Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames) UKI23

Urban and metropolitan area edit

At the 2001 census, the population of the Greater London Urban Area was 8,278,251.[12] This area does not include some outliers within Greater London, but does extend into the adjacent South East England and East of England regions. In 2004 the London Plan of the Mayor of London defined a metropolitan region with a population of 18 million.[13] Eurostat has developed a harmonising standard for comparing metropolitan areas in the European Union and the population of the London Larger Urban Zone is 11,917,000; it occupies an area of 8,920 square kilometres (3,440 sq mi). Another definition gives the population of the metropolitan area as 13,709,000.[14]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790–2000)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. ^ "2001 census - theme tables". NOMIS. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Ethnic Group by measures". NOMIS. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. ^ Benedictus, Leo (2005-01-25). "Every race, colour, nation and religion on earth". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  5. ^ "A summary of countries of birth in London". Census Update. 2011. data.london.gov.uk: page 1. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014. {{cite journal}}: |page= has extra text (help)
  6. ^ Kyambi, Sarah (7 September 2005). Beyond Black and White: Mapping New Immigrant Communities. London: Institute for Public Policy Research. ISBN 1-86030-284-X.
  7. ^ a b "Proficiency In English, 2011 (QS205EW)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Main Language (detailed), 2011 (QS204EW)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  10. ^ "2001 census - theme tables". Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Religion by measures". NOMIS. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  12. ^ "KS01 Usual resident population: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas". Office for National Statistics.
  13. ^ Mayor of London. "The London Plan". Greater London Authority.
  14. ^ "British urban pattern: population data" (pdf). ESPON project 1.4.3 Study on Urban Functions. European Spatial Planning Observation Network. March 2007. p. 119. Retrieved 2010-02-22.


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