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{{Short description|Ethnic classification used in the 2011 United Kingdom Census}}
{{About|one of the White ethnicity classifications used in the United Kingdom census|the broad racial group|White people in the United Kingdom|the cattle breed|British White}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{infobox ethnic group
| group            = White British
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| image            = White British 2021 MSOA.png
| image_caption    = Geographic distribution of the White British in 2021 (in England and Wales)
| population       = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''United Kingdom: 50,858,508 – 76.0% ([[2021 United Kingdom census|2021/22 Census]])'''<br/>{{Flag|England}}: 41,540,791 – 73.5% (2021)<ref name=2021census>{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/ethnicity/bulletins/ethnicgroupenglandandwales/census2021|title=Ethnic group, England and Wales: Census 2021|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref><br>{{Flag|Scotland}}: 4,737,319 – 87.1% (2022)<ref name="2022census_Scot">{{cite web |url=https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/media/trbdxzme/scotland-s-census-2022-ethnic-group-national-identity-language-and-religion-chart-data.xlsx |title=Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=21 May 2024 |website=Scotland's Census |publisher=[[National Records of Scotland]] |access-date=21 May 2024 }} [https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/search-the-census#/search-by Alternative URL] 'Search data by location' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Ethnic Group'</ref><br>{{Flag|Wales}}: 2,814,427 – 90.9%  (2021)<ref name=2021census/><br/>[[Northern Ireland]]: 1,765,971 – 92.8% (2021){{efn|Including all White people reporting at least one of British/Irish/Northern Irish/English/Scottish/Welsh national identities}}<ref name=NICensus2021>{{cite web|url=https://www.nisra.gov.uk/system/files/statistics/census-2021-ms-b01.xlsx|title=MS-B01: Ethnic group|publisher=Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency|date= 22 September 2022|accessdate=7 January 2023}}</ref>
| langs            = Predominantly [[English language|English]]<br> Also: [[Welsh language|Welsh]], [[Scottish Gaelic]], [[Irish language|Irish]], [[Scots language|Scots]], [[Ulster Scots dialects|Ulster Scots]], [[Cornish language|Cornish]], [[Manx language|Manx]], [[British Sign Language]]{{cn|date=October 2024}}
| rels             = Predominantly [[History of Christianity in Britain|Christianity]] (50.3%);<br/> minority follows [[Religion in the United Kingdom|other faiths]] (1.0%){{efn|Including [[History of the Jews in the United Kingdom|Judaism]] (0.4%), [[Islam in the United Kingdom|Islam]] (0.2%), [[Buddhism in the United Kingdom|Buddhism]] (0.2%), [[Hinduism in the United Kingdom|Hinduism]] (0.01%) and [[Sikhism in the United Kingdom|Sikhism]] (0.01%)}} or are [[Irreligion in the United Kingdom|irreligious]] (42.8%)<br /><small>2021 census, NI, England and Wales only</small><ref name="ReligionNI2021">{{cite United Kingdom census |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=ETHNIC_GROUP_INTERMEDIATE&v=RELIGION_BELONG_TO_AGG19 |table=DT-0036 - Ethnic group by religion |year=2021 |publisher= Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="Religion_E&W22">{{cite web |title=RM031 - Ethnic group by religion |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/c2021rm031 |publisher=Nomis: Official Census and Labour Market Statistics |access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref>{{reflist|group=note}}
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}}
'''White British''' is an [[Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom|ethnicity classification]] used for the [[White people|White]] population identifying as [[English people|English]], [[Scottish people|Scottish]], [[Welsh people|Welsh]], [[Cornish people|Cornish]], [[People of Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]], or British in the [[Census in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom Census]]. In the 2011 census, the White British population was 49,997,686, 81.5% of [[Great Britain|Great Britain's]] total population. For the entire United Kingdom, due to different reporting measures within Northern Ireland which includes all those who identified as British with those who identified as Irish, an amalgamated total of 52,320,080 is given. This accounts for 82.8% of the population and includes individuals who identified as [[White Irish]] in Great Britain.<ref name="CensusEngland">{{cite United Kingdom census| year=2021 | url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/ethnicity/bulletins/ethnicgroupenglandandwales/census2021|table=Table KS201EW - Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales |publisher=Office for National Statistics| access-date= 13 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="CensusScotland">{{cite United Kingdom census| year=2011|url=https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/documents/censusresults/release2a/rel2asbtable2.pdf |title=Ethnic groups, Scotland, 2001 and 2011 Scotlands Census published 30 September 2013 |publisher=National Records of Scotland| access-date=13 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="CensusNorthernIreland">{{cite United Kingdom census| year=2011 | url=http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/Download/Census%202011_Excel/2011/DC2206NI.xls |table= Table DC2206NI - National Identity (Classification 1) by Ethnic Group |publisher=Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |access-date=13 June 2014}}</ref> In the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 Census]], the White British group numbered 44,355,044 or 74.4% of the population of England and Wales.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=22 December 2022 |title=Population of England and Wales |url=https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/uk-population-by-ethnicity/national-and-regional-populations/population-of-england-and-wales/latest/#by-ethnicity-5-groups |access-date=21 February 2025 |website=www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>

==Census classifications==
{{update section|date=May 2024}}
For the 2011 census, in [[England]] [[England and Wales|and]] [[Wales]], the White self-classification option included a subcategory of "[[English people|English]]/[[Welsh people|Welsh]]/[[Scottish people|Scottish]]/[[People of Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]]/British".<ref name="questionnaireE&W">[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-user-guide/comparability-over-time/2011-2001-census-questionnaire-comparability.pdf 2011-2001 Census questionnaire comparability, Office for National Statistics], Accessed 28 December 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/the-2011-census/2011-census-questionnaire-content/2011-census-questionnaire-for-wales--english-.pdf Census 2011 Wales Household Questionnaire 2011], Accessed 28 December 2012</ref> In Scotland, the White category included "Scottish" and "Other British" options.<ref name="questionnaireS">[http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/the-census/scotlands-census-2011-specimen-questionnaire.pdf Scotland's Census 2011 Household Questionnaire 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119174223/http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/the-census/scotlands-census-2011-specimen-questionnaire.pdf |date=19 November 2012 }}, Accessed 28 December 2012</ref> In Northern Ireland, the White British classification did not appear, the only choice being 'White'.<ref name="questionnaireNI">[http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/census/2011/I4%20-%20Final%20Individual%20Questionnaire%20for%202011%20-%20with%20watermark.pdf NISRA 2011 census Questionnaire] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214084947/http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/census/2011/I4%20-%20Final%20Individual%20Questionnaire%20for%202011%20-%20with%20watermark.pdf |date=14 December 2010 }}, Accessed 28 December 2012</ref>

The 2011 census for England, Wales and Scotland also included additional White ethnic classifications of [[White Irish]], [[Romanichal|White Gypsy]]/[[Irish Travellers|Irish Traveller]] and [[White Other]]. There were calls for the 2011 national census in England and Wales to include an extra subcategory so people could identify their ethnic group as [[Cornish people|Cornish]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-12809366 |title=People urged to say they are 'Cornish' on census |work=BBC News | date=21 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/BSPS/annualConference/2006_localgov.htm |title=2006 local govt abstracts |access-date=23 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505073357/http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/BSPS/annualConference/2006_localgov.htm |archive-date=5 May 2009 }}</ref> 

For the 2021 census, in England and Wales, the 'Roma' group was added under the 'White' ethnic group.<ref name=":0" />

[[File:Percent_White_British_in_England_and_Wales_by_Constituency_White_British_consits_of_ethnically_English_Welsh_Scottish_Northern_Irish_citizens_those_who_ethnically_have_heritage_of_multiple_white_British_groups_would-4.png|thumb|245x245px|Geographic distribution of the White British by constituency in 2021 (in England and Wales)]]

== Demographics ==
===Population and distribution===
[[File:White British population pyramid 2021.svg|thumb|245x245px|Population pyramid of the White British in 2021]]The White British census classification have their ages more evenly distributed in their [[population pyramid]] and have the highest per cent female population of all ethnic-based classifications. The following numbers were based on the 2011 census conducted in each country. In England and Wales, about {{#expr:(28731855/45134686)*100 round 0}} per cent of the White British classification are between the ages of 16 and 64 while about {{#expr:(7918098/45134686)*100 round 0}} per cent are under 16 and {{#expr:(8484733/45134686)*100 round 0}} per cent are over 64. All other census classifications have a higher percentage of their population under 16 and a lower percentage over 64. Of those aged 65 or over, White British are {{#expr:(3764312/45134686)*100 round 0}} per cent male and {{#expr:(4720421/45134686)*100 round 0}} per cent female, making them have the lowest per cent male population among all census classifications defined as "ethnic" in the census.<ref>{{cite United Kingdom census |publisher=Office of National Statistics |table=Table CT0476 - Sex by age by country of birth by ethnic group - England and Wales |year=2011 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/adhocs/004552ct04762011censussexbyagebycountryofbirthbyethnicgroupenglandandwales/ct04762011censussexbyagebycountryofbirthbyethnicgroupenglandandwalestcm77415110.xls}}</ref>

In Scotland, about {{#expr:(3163911/(4445678+417109)*100) round 0}} per cent of the White British classification are between the ages of 16 and 64 while about {{#expr:(834148/(4445678+417109)*100) round 0}} per cent are under 16 and {{#expr:864728/(4445678+417109)*100 round 0}} per cent are over 64. Of those aged 65 or over, White British are {{#expr:372209/(4445678+417109)*100 round 0}} per cent male and {{#expr:492519/(4445678+417109)*100 round 0}} per cent female, the same percentages as in England and Wales.<ref>{{cite United Kingdom census|table=Table DC2101SC - Ethnic group by sex by age |url=https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/standard-outputs.html?year=2011&table=DC2101SC&tableDescription=Ethnic%20group%20by%20sex%20by%20age |publisher=National Records of Scotland |year=2011}}</ref>

In Northern Ireland, about {{#expr:((47351+56693+1998+2754+45504+54234+1839+2580)/(1608853+82724))*100 round 0}} per cent of the White classification are between the ages of 16 and 24 while about {{#expr:((179206+170432+4399+4255)/(1608853+82724))*100 round 0}} per cent are under 16 and {{#expr:(1046450/1608853)*100 round 0}} per cent are over 24. Of those aged 25 or over, white people are {{#expr:(501286+32033)/(1608853+82724)*100 round 0}} per cent male and {{#expr:(545164+30993)/(1608853+82724)*100 round 0}} per cent female.<ref>{{cite United Kingdom census|year=2011|url=https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/Download/Census%202011/CT0392NI.ods|table=Table CT0392NI - Country of birth by ethnic group by age by sex|publisher=Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency}}</ref>

According to the 2011 UK Census results, White British people made up the largest percentage of the population in rural areas, such as [[Allerdale]] (99.4%) and [[Borough of Copeland|Copeland]] (99.3%) in [[Cumbria]], [[Ryedale]] (99.4%) in North Yorkshire, [[North Norfolk]] (99.2%) and [[North Devon]] (99%). Cities across the UK regions with high White British populations included [[Swansea]] (91.5%), [[Kingston Upon Hull]] (89.7%), [[Plymouth]] (92.2%), [[Darlington]] (93.7%), [[Belfast]] (96.4% – NI classification "white"),<ref>{{cite United Kingdom census|year=2011|url=http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/Download/Census%202011_Excel/2011/DC2201NI.xls |publisher=Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency|table=Table DC2201NI - Country of birth by ethnic group| access-date= 8 October 2013}}</ref> [[Norwich]] (84.7%), [[Liverpool]] (84.8%) and [[Chelmsford]] (90.0%). The highest [[unitary authority]] with a White British proportion was [[Redcar and Cleveland]] (97.6%) followed by [[Northumberland]] (97.2%), [[Hartlepool]] and [[County Durham]] (both 96.6%), [[Lincolnshire]] (93%) followed by [[Nottinghamshire]], [[Norfolk]] and [[Worcestershire]], all above 92%. Within the London region, [[London Borough of Havering|Havering]] had the highest White British percentage with 83.3%, followed by [[London Borough of Bromley|Bromley]] with 77.4%, [[London Borough of Bexley|Bexley]] with 77.3% and [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond upon Thames]] with 71.4%.<ref name="CensusEngland" />

Since the 2011 UK Census was returned, London contained by far the lowest percentage of English and other White British people of all the UK regions, where they made up less than half of the population in 24 of the 32 [[London Borough|boroughs]], including: [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]] (16.7%), [[London Borough of Brent|Brent]] (18.0%), [[London Borough of Ealing|Ealing]] (30.4%), [[London Borough of Harrow|Harrow]] (30.9%), [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]] (31.2%), [[London Borough of Redbridge|Redbridge]] (35.2%) and [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]] (36.2%). Despite this, the White British population in London was still higher in numbers than the entirety of Wales or Northern Ireland, owing to London's high overall population. The city with the lowest White British population as a percentage was [[Leicester]] (40.9%) – also the only city below 50% – while the lowest for [[unitary authority|unitary authorities]] was [[Borough of Slough|Slough]] (34.5%), followed by [[Borough of Luton|Luton]] (44.6%).<ref name="CensusEngland" /> The local [[electoral ward|ward]] with the lowest percentage was [[Southall]] Broadway in Ealing (3.5%), followed by Southall Green in Ealing; [[Green Street, Newham|Green Street]] East, Green Street West, and [[East Ham]] North, all in Newham, which were the only wards below five per cent.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+White British population in regions of the UK
! rowspan="3" |United Kingdom NUTS 1 Regions
! colspan="6" |Year
|-
! colspan="2" |2001<ref>{{Cite web|date=2001|title=Analysis of Ethnicity in the 2001 Census - Summary Report|url=http://www.gov.scot/publications/analysis-ethnicity-2001-census-summary-report/pages/2/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=www.gov.scot|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2001|title=Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service|url=http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/Download/Census%202001_Excel/2001/KS06%20%20(st).xls}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2001|title=Key Statistics in England and Wales|url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160105160709/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/local-authorities-ks06--ethnic-group.xls|access-date=2022-01-07|website=webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="CensusEngland" /><ref name="CensusScotland" /><ref name="CensusNorthernIreland" />
! colspan="2" |2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS021/editions/2021/versions/1/filter-outputs/d2f0a39a-75b6-4995-b4bd-a5b68ff79027#get-data |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethnic Group - 5 Categories by National Identity - 17 Categories |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=ETHNIC_GROUP_AGG5&v=NAT_ID_AGG17 |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion |url=https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/2022-results/scotland-s-census-2022-ethnic-group-national-identity-language-and-religion/ |website=Scotland's Census |access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
!Number
!Percentage
!Number
! Percentage
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! [[Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland{{refn|Figure includes all those who identified with British/Irish/Welsh/English/Scottish and Northern Irish and is White.|group="t"}}]]
!1,670,988
!99.1%
! 1,738,604
! 97.7%
!1,765,971
!92.8%
|-
! {{flag|Scotland}}
!4,832,756
!95.4%
! 4,863,000
! 91.9%
!4,737,319
!87.1%
|-
! {{flag|Wales}}
!2,786,605
!96%
! 2,855,450
! 93.2%
!2,814,427
!90.9%
|-
! {{flag|England}}
!42,747,136
!87%
!42,279,236
!79.8%
!41,540,791
!73.5%
|-
| [[North East England]]
|2,425,592
|96.4%
| 2,431,423
| 93.6%
|2,397,557
|90.6%
|-
| [[South West England]]
|4,701,602
|95.3%
| 4,855,676
| 91.8%
|5,008,149
|87.8%
|-
| [[North West England]]
|6,203,043
|92.1%
| 6,141,069
| 87.1%
|6,019,385
|81.2%
|-
| [[Yorkshire and the Humber]]
|4,551,394
|91.6%
| 4,531,137
| 85.8%
|4,431,265
|80.9%
|-
| [[East of England]]
|4,927,343
|91.4%
| 4,986,170
| 85.3%
|4,972,149
|78.5%
|-
| [[East Midlands]]
|3,807,731
|91.2%
| 3,871,146
| 85.4%
|3,882,390
|79.6%
|-
| [[South East England]]
|7,304,678
|91.3%
| 7,358,998
| 85.2%
|7,315,058
|78.8%
|-
| [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]]
|4,537,892
|86.1%
| 4,434,333
| 79.2%
|4,275,557
|71.8%
|-
| [[Greater London]]
|4,287,861
|59.7%
| 3,669,284
| 44.9%
|3,239,281
|36.8%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!Overall in the United Kingdom{{refn|Figure not in bracket includes [[White Irish]] figures, to make [[Great Britain]] data and [[Northern Ireland]] data comparable over time due to different reporting measures.|group="t"}}
!52,728,717<br>(50,366,497){{refn|Excluding Northern Irish figures entirely, only including those for White British in [[Great Britain]]|group="t"}}
!89.7%<br>(88.2%)
!52,320,080<br>(49,997,686){{refn|Excluding Northern Irish figures entirely, only including those for White British in [[Great Britain]]|group="t"}}
!82.8%<br>(81.5%)
!50,858,508{{Refn|In 2021 and 2022, Scotland held its census a year later after England, Wales and Northern Ireland due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the data shown is from two separate years.|group="t"}}<br>(49,092,537){{refn|Excluding Northern Irish figures entirely, only including those for White British in [[Great Britain]]|group="t"}}
!76.0%{{Refn|In 2021 and 2022, Scotland held its census a year later after England, Wales and Northern Ireland due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the combined population of the United Kingdom according to the 2021 and 2022 census results was 66,940,563.|group="t"}}<br>(75.5%){{Refn|In 2021 and 2022, Scotland held its census a year later after England, Wales and Northern Ireland due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the combined population of the United Kingdom according to the 2021 and 2022 census results was 65,037,384.|group="t"}}
|}
<references group="t" />
<gallery mode="packed" widths="250" heights="200" caption="White British mapped out in local authorities">
File:White British 2001 MSOA.png|2001 (87.5%)
File:2011 White British proportion of England and Wales.png|2011 (80.5%)
File:White British 2021 MSOA.png|2021 (74.4%)
</gallery>

==== Population by local authority ====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! rowspan=2 | Local Authority District (England and Wales)
! colspan=2 | 2021<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/ethnicity/bulletins/ethnicgroupenglandandwales/census2021 | title=Ethnic group, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics }}</ref>
|-
! Total
! %
|-
| [[Allerdale]] ||  92,981  ||  96.7 
|-
| [[Borough of Copeland|Copeland]] ||  64,851  ||  96.7 
|-
| [[Staffordshire Moorlands]] ||  92,567  ||  96.6 
|-
| [[Redcar and Cleveland]] ||  131,789  ||  96.5 
|-
| [[Isle of Anglesey]] ||  66,339  ||  96.3 
|-
| [[Caerphilly County Borough|Caerphilly]] ||  169,356  ||  96.2 
|-
| [[Northumberland]] ||  308,015  ||  96.1 
|-
| [[Torridge District|Torridge]] ||  65,452  ||  96.1 
|-
| [[Borough of Barrow-in-Furness|Barrow-in-Furness]]||  64,485  ||  95.7 
|-
| [[North East Derbyshire]] ||  97,657  ||  95.7 
|-
| [[Wyre Borough|Wyre]] ||  107,171  ||  95.7 
|-
| [[East Lindsey]] ||  136,036  ||  95.6 
|-
| [[North Norfolk]] ||  98,403  ||  95.6 
|-
| [[Hambleton District|Hambleton]] ||  86,678  ||  95.6 
|-
| [[Blaenau Gwent]] ||  63,990  ||  95.6 
|-
| [[Derbyshire Dales]] ||  68,326  ||  95.5 
|-
| [[Torfaen]] ||  87,873  ||  95.2 
|-
| [[Rhondda Cynon Taf]] ||  226,123  ||  95.1 
|-
| [[Borough of Hartlepool|Hartlepool]] ||  87,761  ||  95.0 
|-
| [[Amber Valley]] ||  119,934  ||  95.0 
|-
| [[Ryedale]] ||  51,963  ||  95.0 
|-
| [[Neath Port Talbot]] ||  135,111  ||  95.0 
|-
| [[Teignbridge]] ||  127,937  ||  94.9 
|-
| [[West Devon]] ||  54,196  ||  94.9 
|-
| [[Powys]] ||  126,357  ||  94.9 
|-
| [[Eden District|Eden]] ||  51,891  ||  94.8 
|-
| [[High Peak, Derbyshire|High Peak]] ||  86,183  ||  94.8 
|-
| [[County Durham (district)|County Durham]]||  494,638  ||  94.7 
|-
| [[Forest of Dean District|Forest of Dean]] ||  82,401  ||  94.7 
|-
| [[Pembrokeshire]] ||  116,816  ||  94.7 
|-
| [[Bridgend County Borough|Bridgend]] ||  137,755  ||  94.7 
|-
| [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] ||  323,838  ||  94.6 
|-
| [[West Lindsey]] ||  89,964  ||  94.5 
|-
| [[Cannock Chase District|Cannock Chase]] ||  95,019  ||  94.5 
|-
| [[Denbighshire]] ||  90,470  ||  94.4 
|-
| [[North Devon]] ||  92,944  ||  94.3 
|-
| [[North Kesteven]] ||  111,304  ||  94.3 
|-
| [[Craven District|Craven]] ||  53,690  ||  94.3 
|-
| [[East Devon]] ||  142,011  ||  94.2 
|-
| [[South Hams]] ||  83,481  ||  94.2 
|-
| [[Monmouthshire]] ||  87,566  ||  94.2 
|-
| [[Ribble Valley]] ||  57,916  ||  94.1 
|-
| [[Conwy County Borough|Conwy]] ||  107,926  ||  94.1 
|-
| [[Maldon District|Maldon]] ||  62,268  ||  94.0 
|-
| [[Mid Suffolk]] ||  96,581  ||  94.0 
|-
| [[Carmarthenshire]] ||  176,673  ||  94.0 
|-
| [[Dorset (district)|Dorset]]||  356,270  ||  93.9 
|-
| [[Selby District|Selby]]||  86,380  ||  93.9 
|-
| [[Isle of Wight]] ||  131,697  ||  93.8 
|-
| [[South Lakeland]] ||  97,960  ||  93.8 
|-
| [[Mid Devon]] ||  77,699  ||  93.8 
|-
| [[Rochford District|Rochford]] ||  80,339  ||  93.8 
|-
| [[Isles of Scilly]] ||  1,926  ||  93.7 
|-
| [[Borough of Scarborough|Scarborough]] ||  101,848  ||  93.7 
|-
| [[Borough of Halton|Halton]] ||  120,301  ||  93.6 
|-
| [[Cornwall]] ||  533,882  ||  93.6 
|-
| [[Broadland]] ||  123,265  ||  93.6 
|-
| [[Babergh District|Babergh]] ||  86,418  ||  93.6 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of St Helens|St. Helens]] ||  171,546  ||  93.6 
|-
| [[Tendring District|Tendring]] ||  138,604  ||  93.5 
|-
| [[Shropshire (district)|Shropshire]]||  301,918  ||  93.3 
|-
| [[Bolsover District|Bolsover]] ||  74,852  ||  93.3 
|-
| [[Malvern Hills District|Malvern Hills]] ||  74,197  ||  93.3 
|-
| [[Gwynedd]]||  109,548  ||  93.3 
|-
| [[Merthyr Tydfil County Borough|Merthyr Tydfil]] ||  54,916  ||  93.3 
|-
| [[Borough of Havant|Havant]]||  115,732  ||  93.2 
|-
| [[New Forest District|New Forest]] ||  163,847  ||  93.2 
|-
| [[North Warwickshire]]||  60,598  ||  93.2 
|-
| [[Flintshire]]||  144,356  ||  93.2 
|-
| [[Borough of Chesterfield|Chesterfield]]||  96,392  ||  93.1 
|-
| [[Borough of Fylde|Fylde]]||  75,793  ||  93.1 
|-
| [[East Suffolk District|East Suffolk]]||  229,063  ||  93.1 
|-
| [[Borough of Chorley|Chorley]]||  109,449  ||  93.0 
|-
| [[South Tyneside]]||  137,429  ||  93.0 
|-
| [[Borough of Melton|Melton]]||  48,064  ||  92.9 
|-
| [[City of Sunderland|Sunderland]]||  254,655  ||  92.9 
|-
| [[Borough of Fareham|Fareham]]||  106,212  ||  92.8 
|-
| [[South Ribble]]||  103,089  ||  92.8 
|-
| [[West Lancashire]]||  108,998  ||  92.8 
|-
| [[City of Carlisle|Carlisle]]||  102,004  ||  92.7 
|-
| [[North East Lincolnshire]]||  145,362  ||  92.6 
|-
| [[Castle Point]]||  82,997  ||  92.6 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley|Barnsley]]||  226,488  ||  92.6 
|-
| [[Borough of Erewash|Erewash]]||  104,400  ||  92.5 
|-
| [[Gosport]]||  75,763  ||  92.5 
|-
| [[Richmondshire]]||  46,027  ||  92.5 
|-
| [[Wyre Forest District|Wyre Forest]]||  93,961  ||  92.5 
|-
| [[North Tyneside]]||  193,303  ||  92.5 
|-
| [[Stroud District|Stroud]]||  111,896  ||  92.4 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley|Knowsley]]||  142,698  ||  92.4 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral|Wirral]]||  295,967  ||  92.4 
|-
| [[South Staffordshire]]||  101,832  ||  92.2 
|-
| [[Torbay]]||  128,375  ||  92.1 
|-
| [[North West Leicestershire]]||  96,430  ||  92.1 
|-
| [[Cotswold District|Cotswold]]||  83,545  ||  92.0 
|-
| [[Bassetlaw District|Bassetlaw]]||  108,338  ||  92.0 
|-
| [[Lichfield District|Lichfield]]||  97,952  ||  92.0 
|-
| [[Vale of Glamorgan]]||  121,371  ||  92.0 
|-
| [[Ceredigion]]||  65,674  ||  91.9 
|-
| [[Wealden District|Wealden]]||  146,968  ||  91.8 
|-
| [[South Norfolk]]||  130,292  ||  91.8 
|-
| [[Ashfield District|Ashfield]]||  115,972  ||  91.8 
|-
| [[Mendip District|Mendip]]||  106,608  ||  91.8 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan|Wigan]]||  302,482  ||  91.8 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Sefton|Sefton]]||  256,327  ||  91.8 
|-
| [[Rother District|Rother]]||  85,362  ||  91.7 
|-
| [[South Somerset]]||  158,325  ||  91.7 
|-
| [[Cheshire West and Chester]]||  325,620  ||  91.2 
|-
| [[Sedgemoor]]||  114,340  ||  91.2 
|-
| [[Herefordshire|Herefordshire, County of]]||  170,419  ||  91.1 
|-
| [[Rutland]]||  37,372  ||  91.0 
|-
| [[Newark and Sherwood]]||  111,939  ||  91.0 
|-
| [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]]||  71,456  ||  90.9 
|-
| [[Hinckley and Bosworth]]||  103,225  ||  90.8 
|-
| [[Borough of Harrogate|Harrogate]]||  147,479  ||  90.7 
|-
| [[Wrexham County Borough|Wrexham]]||  122,547  ||  90.7 
|-
| [[Wychavon]]||  120,048  ||  90.6 
|-
| [[East Hampshire]]||  113,814  ||  90.5 
|-
| [[South Kesteven]]||  129,741  ||  90.5 
|-
| [[Somerset West and Taunton]]||  142,560  ||  90.5 
|-
| [[Borough of Blackpool|Blackpool]]||  127,445  ||  90.4 
|-
| [[North Somerset]]||  195,915  ||  90.4 
|-
| [[Braintree District|Braintree]]||  140,283  ||  90.4 
|-
| [[Borough of Rossendale|Rossendale]]||  64,073  ||  90.4 
|-
| [[Bromsgrove District|Bromsgrove]]||  89,676  ||  90.4 
|-
| [[Borough of Stockton-on-Tees|Stockton-on-Tees]]||  177,526  ||  90.3 
|-
| [[Borough of Darlington|Darlington]]||  97,320  ||  90.3 
|-
| [[Borough of Tewkesbury|Tewkesbury]]||  85,720  ||  90.3 
|-
| [[Dover District|Dover]]||  105,111  ||  90.3 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead|Gateshead]]||  177,131  ||  90.3 
|-
| [[Wiltshire]]||  459,594  ||  90.1 
|-
| [[South Derbyshire]]||  96,634  ||  90.1 
|-
| [[Stratford-on-Avon District|Stratford-on-Avon]]||  121,330  ||  90.1 
|-
| [[Chichester District|Chichester]]||  111,822  ||  90.1 
|-
| [[Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme|Newcastle-under-Lyme]]||  110,947  ||  90.0 
|-
| [[Borough of Stafford|Stafford]]||  123,203  ||  90.0 
|-
| [[Cheshire East]]||  357,337  ||  89.6 
|-
| [[Plymouth]]||  236,802  ||  89.5 
|-
| [[West Oxfordshire]]||  101,648  ||  89.0 
|-
| [[Lewes District|Lewes]]||  88,830  ||  88.9 
|-
| [[Uttlesford]]||  81,245  ||  88.9 
|-
| [[Borough of Great Yarmouth|Great Yarmouth]]||  88,663  ||  88.9 
|-
| [[Adur District|Adur]]||  57,390  ||  88.9 
|-
| [[King's Lynn and West Norfolk]]||  136,966  ||  88.8 
|-
| [[North Lincolnshire]]||  150,554  ||  88.7 
|-
| [[Breckland District|Breckland]]||  125,516  ||  88.7 
|-
| [[Arun District|Arun]]||  146,178  ||  88.7 
|-
| [[Borough of Swale|Swale]]||  134,385  ||  88.6 
|-
| [[Tonbridge and Malling]]||  116,787  ||  88.3 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham|Rotherham]]||  234,613  ||  88.3 
|-
| [[City of Wakefield|Wakefield]]||  311,634  ||  88.2 
|-
| [[Borough of Warrington|Warrington]]||  185,940  ||  88.1 
|-
| [[Borough of Eastleigh|Eastleigh]]||  120,242  ||  88.1 
|-
| [[City of Winchester|Winchester]]||  112,304  ||  88.1 
|-
| [[Horsham District|Horsham]]||  129,348  ||  88.1 
|-
| [[Test Valley]]||  114,873  ||  88.0 
|-
| [[Folkestone and Hythe District|Folkestone and Hythe]]||  96,590  ||  88.0 
|-
| [[City of Lancaster|Lancaster]]||  125,552  ||  87.8 
|-
| [[Harborough District|Harborough]]||  85,474  ||  87.6 
|-
| [[Swansea]]||  208,703  ||  87.5 
|-
| [[City of York|York]]||  176,963  ||  87.3 
|-
| [[Thanet District|Thanet]]||  122,796  ||  87.3 
|-
| [[Mansfield District|Mansfield]]||  96,475  ||  87.3 
|-
| [[Hart District|Hart]]||  86,414  ||  86.9 
|-
| [[Borough of Waverley|Waverley]]||  111,321  ||  86.8 
|-
| [[City of Doncaster|Doncaster]]||  266,879  ||  86.6 
|-
| [[East Cambridgeshire]]||  75,897  ||  86.5 
|-
| [[Rushcliffe]]||  102,479  ||  86.1 
|-
| [[Fenland District|Fenland]]||  88,028  ||  85.9 
|-
| [[South Gloucestershire]]||  249,160  ||  85.8 
|-
| [[South Oxfordshire]]||  127,890  ||  85.8 
|-
| [[Mole Valley]]||  74,983  ||  85.8 
|-
| [[Mid Sussex District|Mid Sussex]]||  130,971  ||  85.8 
|-
| [[Bath and North East Somerset]]||  165,478  ||  85.6 
|-
| [[West Berkshire]]||  138,253  ||  85.6 
|-
| [[Sevenoaks District|Sevenoaks]]||  103,116  ||  85.6 
|-
| [[Borough of Gedling|Gedling]]||  100,367  ||  85.6 
|-
| [[Huntingdonshire]]||  154,089  ||  85.2 
|-
| [[Hastings]]||  77,418  ||  85.1 
|-
| [[Worthing]]||  94,680  ||  85.0 
|-
| [[East Hertfordshire]]||  127,245  ||  84.7 
|-
| [[Borough of Broxtowe|Broxtowe]]||  93,718  ||  84.5 
|-
| [[South Holland, Lincolnshire|South Holland]]||  80,244  ||  84.4 
|-
| [[Borough of Tunbridge Wells|Tunbridge Wells]]||  97,049  ||  84.2 
|-
| [[Kingston upon Hull|Kingston upon Hull, City of]]||  223,962  ||  83.9 
|-
| [[Central Bedfordshire]]||  245,769  ||  83.5 
|-
| [[Tandridge District|Tandridge]]||  73,343  ||  83.5 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Stockport|Stockport]]||  245,831  ||  83.4 
|-
| [[Cheltenham]]||  98,932  ||  83.3 
|-
| [[Vale of White Horse]]||  115,517  ||  83.2 
|-
| [[City of Chelmsford|Chelmsford]]||  150,758  ||  83.1 
|-
| [[Telford and Wrekin]]||  153,936  ||  83.0 
|-
| [[Exeter]]||  108,095  ||  82.7 
|-
| [[Borough of Brentwood|Brentwood]]||  63,696  ||  82.7 
|-
| [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]]||  85,891  ||  82.7 
|-
| [[Worcester, England|Worcester]]||  85,868  ||  82.7 
|-
| [[Calderdale]]||  170,983  ||  82.7 
|-
| [[Borough of Ashford|Ashford]]||  109,673  ||  82.6 
|-
| [[City of Canterbury|Canterbury]]||  129,887  ||  82.5 
|-
| [[Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole]]||  329,609  ||  82.4 
|-
| [[Redditch]]||  71,742  ||  82.4 
|-
| [[Tameside]]||  190,305  ||  82.4 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Dudley|Dudley]]||  266,564  ||  82.4 
|-
| [[Blaby District|Blaby]]||  84,746  ||  82.3 
|-
| [[West Suffolk District|West Suffolk]]||  147,935  ||  82.2 
|-
| [[Eastbourne]]||  83,465  ||  82.1 
|-
| [[Borough of Basildon|Basildon]]||  154,045  ||  82.1 
|-
| [[Borough of Maidstone|Maidstone]]||  144,114  ||  82.0 
|-
| [[Basingstoke and Deane]]||  151,572  ||  81.9 
|-
| [[Nuneaton and Bedworth]]||  109,807  ||  81.8 
|-
| [[Southend-on-Sea]]||  147,442  ||  81.6 
|-
| [[North Hertfordshire]]||  108,298  ||  81.3 
|-
| [[City of Colchester|Colchester]]||  155,488  ||  80.7 
|-
| [[North Northamptonshire]]||  289,274  ||  80.5 
|-
| [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]||  128,245  ||  80.4 
|-
| [[South Cambridgeshire]]||  128,985  ||  79.6 
|-
| [[Hyndburn]]||  65,471  ||  79.6 
|-
| [[Borough of Middlesbrough|Middlesbrough]]||  114,421  ||  79.5 
|-
| [[Dacorum]]||  122,107  ||  78.7 
|-
| [[Stoke-on-Trent]]||  202,906  ||  78.5 
|-
| [[Medway]]||  218,953  ||  78.3 
|-
| [[East Staffordshire]]||  97,019  ||  78.2 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Bury|Bury]]||  151,528  ||  78.2 
|-
| [[Gloucester]]||  103,317  ||  78.0 
|-
| [[Borough of Burnley|Burnley]]||  73,752  ||  77.9 
|-
| [[Borough of Charnwood|Charnwood]]||  143,345  ||  77.9 
|-
| [[Cherwell District|Cherwell]]||  125,422  ||  77.9 
|-
| [[Surrey Heath]]||  70,473  ||  77.9 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Solihull|Solihull]]||  168,398  ||  77.9 
|-
| [[Bracknell Forest]]||  96,950  ||  77.8 
|-
| [[Portsmouth]]||  161,664  ||  77.7 
|-
| [[Norwich]]||  111,623  ||  77.6 
|-
| [[Borough of Guildford|Guildford]]||  111,076  ||  77.3 
|-
| [[Liverpool]]||  375,785  ||  77.3 
|-
| [[Reigate and Banstead]]||  115,949  ||  76.9 
|-
| [[Warwick District|Warwick]]||  112,650  ||  75.9 
|-
| [[Epping Forest District|Epping Forest]]||  101,994  ||  75.6 
|-
| [[Stevenage]]||  67,394  ||  75.3 
|-
| [[West Northamptonshire]]||  319,509  ||  75.1 
|-
| [[Borough of Rugby|Rugby]]||  85,684  ||  74.9 
|-
| [[Ipswich]]||  104,208  ||  74.6 
|-
| [[Borough of Boston|Boston]]||  52,540  ||  74.5 
|-
| [[City of Sheffield|Sheffield]]||  414,698  ||  74.5 
|-
| [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]||  223,567  ||  74.5 
|-
| [[Borough of Swindon|Swindon]]||  173,231  ||  74.2 
|-
| [[Borough of Elmbridge|Elmbridge]]||  102,867  ||  74.1 
|-
| [[City of Salford|Salford]]||  199,614  ||  74.0 
|-
| [[Brighton and Hove]]||  204,831  ||  73.9 
|-
| [[Cardiff]]||  266,533  ||  73.6 
|-
| [[St Albans City and District|St Albans]]||  108,962  ||  73.5 
|-
| [[City of Leeds|Leeds]]||  595,737  ||  73.4 
|-
| [[Harlow]]||  67,993  ||  72.9 
|-
| [[Borough of Wokingham|Wokingham]]||  129,087  ||  72.7 
|-
| [[Buckinghamshire]]||  401,489  ||  72.6 
|-
| [[Borough of Runnymede|Runnymede]]||  63,965  ||  72.6 
|-
| [[Trafford]]||  169,550  ||  72.1 
|-
| [[Bristol|Bristol, City of]]||  338,452  ||  71.6 
|-
| [[Rushmoor]]||  70,917  ||  71.1 
|-
| [[Kirklees]]||  305,579  ||  70.5 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale|Rochdale]]||  156,669  ||  70.0 
|-
| [[Epsom and Ewell]]||  56,136  ||  69.4 
|-
| [[Borough of Spelthorne|Spelthorne]]||  71,261  ||  69.2 
|-
| [[Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead|Windsor and Maidenhead]]||  105,991  ||  69.1 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Bolton|Bolton]]||  203,486  ||  68.8 
|-
| [[Borough of Broxbourne|Broxbourne]]||  67,891  ||  68.6 
|-
| [[Gravesham]]||  73,030  ||  68.3 
|-
| [[Southampton]]||  169,481  ||  68.1 
|-
| [[Three Rivers District|Three Rivers]]||  63,706  ||  67.9 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Walsall|Walsall]]||  191,529  ||  67.4 
|-
| [[Borough of Dartford|Dartford]]||  78,557  ||  67.3 
|-
| [[Woking]]||  69,911  ||  67.3 
|-
| [[Welwyn Hatfield]]||  80,551  ||  67.2 
|-
| [[London Borough of Bromley|Bromley]]||  219,493  ||  66.5 
|-
| [[London Borough of Havering|Havering]]||  174,232  ||  66.5 
|-
| [[Derby]]||  173,077  ||  66.2 
|-
| [[Thurrock]]||  116,430  ||  66.2 
|-
| [[Borough of Pendle|Pendle]]||  63,320  ||  66.1 
|-
| [[City of Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]||  97,715  ||  66.1 
|-
| [[Metropolitan Borough of Oldham|Oldham]]||  157,914  ||  65.2 
|-
| [[London Borough of Bexley|Bexley]]||  158,842  ||  64.4 
|-
| [[Borough of Bedford|Bedford]]||  118,779  ||  64.1 
|-
| [[Hertsmere]]||  68,032  ||  63.1 
|-
| [[London Borough of Richmond upon Thames|Richmond upon Thames]]||  123,093  ||  63.0 
|-
| [[City of Milton Keynes|Milton Keynes]]||  178,568  ||  62.2 
|-
| [[Crawley]]||  73,178  ||  61.8 
|-
| [[Oadby and Wigston]]||  34,512  ||  59.8 
|-
| [[City of Peterborough|Peterborough]]||  128,353  ||  59.5 
|-
| [[Nottingham]]||  185,580  ||  57.3 
|-
| [[London Borough of Wandsworth|Wandsworth]]||  157,048  ||  57.2 
|-
| [[Blackburn with Darwen]]||  87,997  ||  56.9 
|-
| [[City of Bradford|Bradford]]||  309,912  ||  56.7 
|-
| [[Coventry]]||  190,889  ||  55.3 
|-
| [[Wolverhampton]]||  144,303  ||  54.7 
|-
| [[Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames|Kingston upon Thames]]||  90,288  ||  53.7 
|-
| [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]]||  93,167  ||  53.5 
|-
| [[Oxford]]||  86,672  ||  53.5 
|-
| [[Cambridge]]||  77,195  ||  53.0 
|-
| [[Sandwell]]||  177,929  ||  52.1 
|-
| [[Manchester]]||  268,572  ||  48.7 
|-
| [[London Borough of Sutton|Sutton]]||  120,014  ||  48.0 
|-
| [[Watford]]||  46,820  ||  45.8 
|-
| [[Birmingham]]||  491,211  ||  42.9 
|-
| [[City of London]]||  3,649  ||  60.5 
|-
| [[Royal Borough of Greenwich|Greenwich]]||  119,665  ||  53.4 
|-
| [[London Borough of Merton|Merton]]||  88,673  ||  41.2 
|-
| [[London Borough of Islington|Islington]]||  86,092  ||  49.7 
|-
| [[London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham|Hammersmith and Fulham]]||  70,105  ||  38.3 
|-
| [[London Borough of Lambeth|Lambeth]]||  119,395  ||  37.6 
|-
| [[London Borough of Croydon|Croydon]]||  146,268  ||  37.4 
|-
| [[London Borough of Lewisham|Lewisham]]||  111,726  ||  37.2 
|-
| [[London Borough of Hillingdon|Hillingdon]]||  113,377  ||  37.1 
|-
| [[London Borough of Barnet|Barnet]]||  140,777  ||  36.2 
|-
| [[London Borough of Southwark|Southwark]]||  109,253  ||  35.5 
|-
| [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]]||  74,348  ||  35.4 
|-
| [[London Borough of Waltham Forest|Waltham Forest]]||  94,766  ||  34.0 
|-
| [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]]||  87,927  ||  22.9 
|-
| [[Leicester]]||  122,395  ||  33.2 
|-
| [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea|Kensington and Chelsea]]||  46,883  ||  32.7 
|-
| [[London Borough of Haringey|Haringey]]||  84,298  ||  31.9 
|-
| [[Luton]]||  71,532  ||  31.8 
|-
| [[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]]||  103,140  ||  31.3 
|-
| [[London Borough of Barking and Dagenham|Barking and Dagenham]]||  67,550  ||  30.9 
|-
| [[London Borough of Hounslow|Hounslow]]||  81,933  ||  28.4 
|-
| [[City of Westminster|Westminster]]||  77,334  ||  52.0 
|-
| [[London Borough of Ealing|Ealing]]||  89,265  ||  24.3 
|-
| [[Borough of Slough|Slough]]||  38,101  ||  24.0 
|-
| [[London Borough of Redbridge|Redbridge]]||  71,844  ||  23.2 
|-
| [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]]||  71,177  ||  33.9 
|-
| [[London Borough of Harrow|Harrow]]||  53,567  ||  20.5 
|-
| [[London Borough of Brent|Brent]]||  51,611  ||  15.2 
|-
| [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]]||  51,819  ||  14.8 
|-
! rowspan=2 | Total
|-
! 44,355,218
! 74.4%
|}

==== Population in metropolitan counties ====
<gallery widths="250" heights="200" caption="Population in counties in 2011">
File:British West Yorkshire 2011 census.png|alt=|[[West Yorkshire]]
File:British West Midlands 2011 census.png|alt=|[[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]
File:British Greater Manchester 2011 census.png|[[Greater Manchester]] (79.84% White British)
</gallery>

==== Population in city districts ====
<gallery caption="Population in city districts in 2011">
File:British Greater London 2011 census.png|[[London]] (45.5% White British)
File:British Leicester 2011 census.png|[[Leicester]] (45.06% White British)
File:British Birmingham 2011 census.png|[[Birmingham]] (53.14% White British)
File:British Bradford 2011 census.png|[[Bradford]] (63.86% White British)
File:British Bristol 2011 census.png|[[Bristol]] (77.86% White British)
File:British Leeds 2011 census.png|[[Leeds]] (81.13% White British)
File:British Sheffield 2011 census.png|[[Sheffield]] (80.85% White British)
File:British Luton 2011 census.png|[[Luton]] (44.52% White British)
File:British Nottingham 2011 census.png|[[Nottingham]] (65.46% White British)
File:British Coventry 2011 census.png|[[Coventry]] (66.63% White British)
File:British Slough 2011 census.png|[[Slough]] (34.52% White British)
</gallery>

==== Population in school children ====
[[File:White British 2021 Under 16 MSOA.png|thumb|White British percentage of the under 16 population]]
[[File:White British school children within England.svg|thumb|White British school children within England for the school year of 2021/2022]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Proportion of White British school children in England
! rowspan="3" |Ethnic group
! colspan="2" |School year<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic Year 2021/22 |url=https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" |2021/2022
|-
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
|
|-
![[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]: Total
!6,011,045
!71.4%
|-
|White: British
|5,379,748
|63.9%
|}

==== Population in births ====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Proportion of White British births in England and Wales<ref name=":19">{{cite web |title=Births and infant mortality by ethnicity, England and Wales |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/childhealth/datasets/birthsandinfantmortalitybyethnicityenglandandwales |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>
! rowspan="3" |Ethnic Group
! colspan="8" |Year
|-
! colspan="2" |2005<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-15 |title=Birthweight and gestational age by ethnic group, England and Wales 2005: introducing new data on births |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/articles/hsq/HSQ39Birthwt&Gest_ethnicity.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215235418/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/articles/hsq/HSQ39Birthwt&Gest_ethnicity.pdf |archive-date=15 February 2009 |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011
! colspan="2" |2015
! colspan="2" |2019
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
![[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]: Total
!451,514
!69.5%<br>(80.3%)
!536,021
!74.49%
!507,829
!72.29%
!452,248
!70.67%
|-
|White: British
|418,052
|64.4%<br>(75.2%){{Refn|Report states that births in which no ethnicity was stated were usually White British. If assumptions about all non-stated births are actually White British, the percentage of the group rises to 75.2% of births in 2005 and 80.3% White overall.|group=fn}}
|476,328
|66.19%
|432,114
|62.05%
|374,056
|58.45%
|-
!Not stated
!70,303
!10.8%
!22,848
!3.17%
!22,041
!3.16%
!25,578
!4.00%
|}

===Country of birth===
[[File:White British by Country of Birth, 2021 Census.png|thumb|Country of birth (2021 census, England and Wales)<ref name="CoB_21"/>]]
The 2021 census for England and Wales recorded a population of over 43.20 million White British born in the United Kingdom, representing the main birthplace of the majority (97.4%) of those who identified as White British. The remaining 1.15 million White British residing in England and Wales were born in countries outside of the United Kingdom. The most common countries of birth were Germany (149,838), South Africa (101,425), Poland (73,685), Romania (63,101) and the United States (59,036).<ref name="CoB_21">{{cite web |title=Country of birth (extended) and ethnic group |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/create/filter-outputs/c46d0f9f-619b-4e0c-8caf-291d76ccb995#get-data |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>

==Economic status and education==
According to official UK Government figures from 2016, the employment rate for White British people stood at 75%, with the overall employment rate in the UK standing at 74%.<ref>UK Government, [https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/work-pay-and-benefits/employment/employment/latest "Ethnicity Facts and Figures: Work, pay and benefits: Employment"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421030909/https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/work-pay-and-benefits/employment/employment/latest |date=21 April 2018}}.</ref> UK Government figures also demonstrate that 31% of White British people work in professional and managerial occupations, higher than the Mixed (30%), [[British Pakistanis|Pakistani]]/[[British Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] (27%) and [[Black British people|Black]] (25%) groups, but lower than the [[British Indians|Indian]] ethnic group (43%).<ref>UK Government, [https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/work-pay-and-benefits/employment/employment-by-occupation/latest "Ethnicity Facts and Figures: Work, pay and benefits: Employment by Occupation"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420203019/https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/work-pay-and-benefits/employment/employment-by-occupation/latest |date=20 April 2018}}.</ref>

At GCSE level, official UK Government statistics state that 63% of White British pupils attained A* to C grades in English and Mathematics in the 2015–16 academic year, higher than Black Caribbean (51%) and Pakistani (58%) pupils, but lower than Bangladeshi (67%), Indian (77%) and [[British Chinese|Chinese]] (83%) pupils.<ref>UK Government, [https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/education-skills-and-training/11-to-16-years-old/a-to-c-in-english-and-maths-gcse-attainment-for-children-aged-14-to-16-key-stage-4/latest "Ethnicity Facts and Figures: Education, skills and training: A* to C in English and Maths GCSE attainment for children aged 14 to 16 (Key Stage 4)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421030933/https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/education-skills-and-training/11-to-16-years-old/a-to-c-in-english-and-maths-gcse-attainment-for-children-aged-14-to-16-key-stage-4/latest |date=21 April 2018}}, Accessed 17 July 2018.</ref> According to a report by the [[Sutton Trust]], "White working class pupils achieve the lowest grades at GCSE of any main ethnic group, with just a quarter of boys and a third of girls achieving 5 good GCSEs."<ref>The Sutton Trust, [https://www.suttontrust.com/newsarchive/white-working-class-boys-have-lowest-gcse-grades-as-disadvantaged-bangladeshi-african-and-chinese-pupils-show-dramatically-improved-results/ "White working class boys have lowest GCSE Grades as disadvantaged Bangladeshi, African and Chinese pupils show dramatically improved results"], 10 November 2016. Accessed 17 July 2018.</ref> At A-Level, in the 2015–16 academic year, 11% of White British pupils achieved at least 3 'A' grades at A-Level; the only major ethnic groups to achieve the same benchmark at a higher rate were Indian (14%) and Chinese (24%) pupils.<ref>UK Government, [https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/education-skills-and-training/a-levels/students-aged-16-to-18-achieving-3-a-grades-or-better-at-a-level/latest "Ethnicity Facts and Figures: Education, skills and training: Students aged 16 to 18 achieving 3 A grades or better at A Level"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421030819/https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/education-skills-and-training/a-levels/students-aged-16-to-18-achieving-3-a-grades-or-better-at-a-level/latest |date=21 April 2018}}. Accessed 17 July 2018.</ref>

According to [[Department for Education]] statistics for the 2020–21 academic year, White British pupils attained slightly below the national average for academic performance at both [[A-Level]] and [[GCSE]]. 25.9% of White British pupils achieved at least 3 As at A Level<ref name="DfE_ALevels">{{cite web |title=Students getting 3 A grades or better at A level |url=https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/education-skills-and-training/a-levels-apprenticeships-further-education/students-aged-16-to-18-achieving-3-a-grades-or-better-at-a-level/latest |website=gov.uk |date=26 May 2022 |publisher=[[Department for Education]] |access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> and an average score of 50.2 was achieved in [[Attainment 8]] scoring at GCSE level.<ref name="DfE_GCSEs">{{cite web |title=GCSE results (Attainment 8) |url=https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/education-skills-and-training/11-to-16-years-old/gcse-results-attainment-8-for-children-aged-14-to-16-key-stage-4/latest#by-ethnicity |website=gov.uk |date=18 March 2022 |publisher=[[Department for Education]] |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref> White British pupils eligible for [[free school meals]], a measurement of socioeconomic status, are found to be the largest disadvantaged group in education across the early years, GCSE performance and access to higher education.<ref>{{cite web |title='Forgotten' White working-class pupils let down by decades of neglect, MPs say |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/203/education-committee/news/156024/forgotten-white-workingclass-pupils-let-down-by-decades-of-neglect-mps-say/ |website=committees.parliament.uk |publisher=[[Education Select Committee]] |access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref> Since 2007, out of all ethnicities aged 18 years old who have received a state education, white pupils have had the lowest rate of entry into higher education and have also seen the lowest rate of increase, from 21.8% in 2007 to 33.3% in 2021. For comparison, 72.1% of Chinese pupils and 48.6% of Black pupils gained a higher education place in the same year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethnicity facts and figures: Entry rates into higher education |url=https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/education-skills-and-training/higher-education/entry-rates-into-higher-education/latest#by-ethnicity-over-time |website=service.gov.uk |date=9 March 2022 |publisher=Universities and Colleges Admissions Service}}</ref>

{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-break}} 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="3" | Percentage of students getting at least 3 A grades at A level (2020/21)<ref name="DfE_ALevels"/>
|-
! width=200|Ethnic group !!width=50| %
|-
|[[British Chinese|Chinese]]
|42.2
|-
|[[British Indians|Indian]]
|33.2
|-
|All ethnic groups (average)
|28.9
|-
|'''[[White people in the United Kingdom|White]] (including White British)'''
|'''26.0'''
|-
|[[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed]]
|25.8
|-
|[[British Bangladeshi|Bangladeshi]]
|21.4
|-
|[[British Pakistanis|Pakistani]]
|17.7
|-
|[[Black British people|Black]]
|16.5
|-
|[[Romani people in the United Kingdom|Gypsy/Roma]]
|10.8
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="3" |Average GCSE Attainment 8 score (out of 90.0) (2020/21)<ref name="DfE_GCSEs"/>
|-
! width=200|Ethnic group!!width=50|Score
|-
|Chinese
|69.2
|-
|Indian
|62.0
|-
|Bangladeshi
|55.6
|-
|Mixed
|51.3
|-
|All ethnic groups (average)
|50.9
|-
|Pakistani
|50.5
|-
|'''White (including White British)'''
|'''50.2'''
|-
|Black
|50.0
|-
|Gypsy/Roma
|22.7
|-
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="3" |Percentage of pupils getting a grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSE (2020/21)<ref name="DfE_EngMaths">{{cite web |title=GCSE English and maths results |url=https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/education-skills-and-training/11-to-16-years-old/a-to-c-in-english-and-maths-gcse-attainment-for-children-aged-14-to-16-key-stage-4/latest#by-ethnicity |website=gov.uk |date=18 March 2022 |publisher=[[Department for Education]] |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
! width=200|Ethnic group!!width=50|%
|-
|Chinese
|83.8
|-
|Indian
|72.4
|-
|Bangladeshi
|60.6
|-
|All ethnic groups (average)
|51.9
|-
|Mixed
|51.5
|-
|'''White (including White British)'''
|'''50.9'''
|-
|Pakistani
|50.3
|-
|Black
|48.9
|-
|Gypsy/Roma
|9.1
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

==Health==

Whites have the highest rate of [[cancer]] in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-report-of-the-commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities/health |title=Health }}</ref>

==Religion==
{{Culture of the United Kingdom}}{{main|Religion in the United Kingdom}}
Statistically, White British are more likely to be [[History of Christianity in Britain|Christian]] than other ethnic-based classifications. According to the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 UK Census]], White British are 64% Christian in England and Wales, mostly [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] in England, while the percentage for all groups is about 59%. The percentage of White British who are Christians is lower in Scotland, at 55% (mainly [[Presbyterian#Scotland|Presbyterian there]]), whereas at least 54% of all Scots are Christian. The British country with the highest percentage is Northern Ireland, where white people are 94% Christian, while 93% of all usual residents are. About 27% of the White British population in England and Wales, and 36% in Scotland reported having "no religion". In Northern Ireland, the lowest percentage of white people who reported "no religion" in the census is about 5%. The 27% and 36% per cent figures for "[[Irreligion in the United Kingdom|no religion]]" are about the same for all groups. About 7% of the White British in England and Wales, and Scotland declined to state any religion.<ref name=religion>{{cite United Kingdom census |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/previous-foi-requests/population/ethnicity-and-religion-by-age/dc2201ew---ethnic-group-and-religion.xls |table=Table DC2201EW - Ethnic group and religion |year=2011 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=14 January 2016}} Size: 21 Kb.</ref><ref name=scotland>{{cite United Kingdom census |year=2011 |url=https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/standard-outputs.html?year=2011&table=DC2201SC&tableDescription=Ethnic%20group%20by%20religion| table=Table DC2201SC - Ethnic group by religion|publisher=National Records of Scotland}}</ref><ref name=ni>{{cite United Kingdom census |year=2011 |url=http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/Download/Census%202011_Excel/2011/DC2248NI.xls |table=Table DC2248NI - Ethnicity and religion or religion brought up in|publisher=Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
! rowspan="3" |Religion
! colspan="6" |England and Wales
|-
! colspan="2" |2001<ref>{{Cite web |title=ST104 - Ethnic group by religion - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/st104 |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="religion" />
! colspan="2" |2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethnic group by religion - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/RM031/editions/2021/versions/1/filter-outputs/217f1401-dab4-43d3-aa77-6c9382220c0c#summary |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref>
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
| [[File:Gold Christian Cross no Red.svg|20px]] [[Christianity]]
|34,576,389
|75.9%
|28,738,688
|63.7%
| 21,747,631
| 49.0%
|-
| [[Irreligion|No religion]]
|7,033,407
|15.4%
|12,624,325
|28.0%
| 19,480,022
| 43.9%
|-
| [[File:Star of David.svg|20px]] [[Judaism]]
|218,324
|0.5%
|202,600
|0.4%
| 181,738
| 0.4%
|-
| [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|20px]] [[Islam]]
|63,042
|0.1%
|77,272
|0.2%
| 90,939
| 0.2%
|-
| [[File:Dharma Wheel.svg|20px]] [[Buddhism]]
|50,408
|0.1%
|72,423
|0.2%
| 74,908
| 0.2%
|-
| [[File:Om.svg|20px]] [[Hinduism]]
|5,820
|0.0%
|6,909
|0.0%
| 5,145
| 0.0%
|-
| [[File:Khanda.svg|20px]] [[Sikhism]]
|6,192
|0.0%
|5,417
|0.0%
| 2,616
| 0.0%
|-
| Not Stated
|3,471,290
|7.6%
|3,238,911
|7.2%
| 2,575,113
| 5.8%
|-
| Other religions
|108,869
|0.2%
|168,141
|0.4%
| 196,926
| 0.4%
|-
!Total
!45,533,741
!100%
!45,134,686
!100%
!44,355,038
!100%
|}

== See also ==
{{Portal|United Kingdom}}
* [[Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom]]
* [[Demographics of the United Kingdom]]
* [[Demographics of England]]
* [[Demographics of Scotland]]
* [[Demographics of Wales]]
* [[Demographics of Northern Ireland]]
* [[List of United Kingdom censuses]]
* [[Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom]]
* [[National Statistics Socio-economic Classification]]
* [[Genetic history of the British Isles]]
* [[Historical immigration to Great Britain]]
* [[List of English districts and their ethnic composition]]

== Notes and references ==

=== Notes ===
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=== References ===
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