Demographics of the West Midlands County
Appearance
The Demographics of West Midlands County is analysed by the Office for National Statistics and data is produced for each of its seven metropolitan boroughs and the county overall.
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Ethnicity
Ethnic Group | Year | |||||||||||||
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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.
Country of birth
Country of birth | 2021[8] | |
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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
Religion | 2001[9] | 2021[10] | ||
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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.
Housing
Tenure | 2001[11] | 2021[12] | ||
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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 |
References
- ^ Patterson, Sheila; Relations, Institute of Race (1969). Immigration and Race Relations in Britain, 1960-1967. Institute of Race Relations. ISBN 978-0-19-218174-9.
- ^ Explaining ethnic differences: Changing patterns of disadvantage in Britain (1 ed.). Bristol University Press. 2003. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1t8915s. JSTOR j.ctt1t8915s.
- ^ Ethnicity in the 1991 census: Vol 3 - Social geography and ethnicity in Britain, geographical spread, spatial concentration and internal migration. Internet Archive. London : HMSO. 1996. ISBN 978-0-11-691655-6.
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