WHITE BRITISH is an ethnicity classification used in the 2011 United Kingdom Census . As a result of the 2011 census the White British population stood at 51,736,290 (81.9% of the UK total population). (NB. This total includes the population estimate for Northern Ireland , where only the term 'White' is used in ethnic classification. National identity is listed separately in NI, where 40% classified themselves as British, making up a significant portion of the population, along with those specifying their national identity as Irish. )
* 1 Census classifications
* 2 Demographics
* 2.1 Population and distribution * 2.2 Employment * 2.3 Religion * 2.4 Households
* 3 See also * 4 References
For 2011, in England and Wales, the White British self-classification option included the subcategories of: White English , White Welsh , White Scottish and White Northern Irish. For the 2011 census in Scotland, the White British category was broken down into two different categories: White Scottish and Other White British. For the 2011 census in Northern Ireland, the White British classification did not appear, the only choice being ‘White’.
POPULATION AND DISTRIBUTION
The White British census classification have their ages more evenly distributed in their population pyramid and have the highest percent female population of all ethnic-based classifications. About 64% percent of the White British classification are between the ages of 16 and 64 while about 19% percent are under 16 and 19% percent 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 41% percent male and 59% percent female, making them have the lowest percent male population among all census classifications defined as "ethnic" in the census.
According to the 2011 Census results, White British people make up the largest percentage of the population in rural areas, such as Allerdale (99.4%) and 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 include Swansea , Wales (91.5%), Plymouth (92.2%), Darlington , England (93.7%), Belfast (96.4% - NI classification "white"), Norwich , England (84.7%), Chelmsford , England (90.0%) and Lichfield , England (94.6%). Within London, Havering (83.3%) has the highest White British percentage, followed by Bromley (77.4%), Bexley (77.3%) and Richmond upon Thames (71.4%).
As at 2011 London contains by far the lowest percentage of English and other White British people of all the UK regions, where they make up less than half of the population in 24 of the 32 boroughs , including Newham (16.7%), Brent (18.0%), Ealing (30.4%), Harrow (30.9%), Tower Hamlets (31.2%), Westminster (35.2%) and Hackney (36.2%). The city with the lowest White British population as a percentage is Leicester (45.1%). The Unitary Authority with the lowest White British percentage is Slough (34.5%), followed by Luton (44.6%).
UK REGION ‡WHITE BRITISH POPULATION PERCENTAGE OF LOCAL POPULATION YEAR
Northern Ireland 1,738,604 96.0% 2011
Scotland 4,863,000 91.9% 2011
Wales 2,855,450 93.2% 2011
North East England 2,431,423 93.6% 2011
South West England 4,855,676 91.8% 2011
North West England 6,141,069 87.1% 2011
Yorkshire and The Humber 4,531,137 85.8% 2011
East of England 4,986,170 85.3% 2011
East Midlands 3,871,146 85.4% 2011
South East England 7,358,998 85.2% 2011
West Midlands 4,434,333 79.2% 2011
Greater London 3,669,284 44.9% 2011
(Note:- though since 2001 census data for White British and White Irish have not been collected as a combined figure under the category of ‘White’, new tables which cross-reference ethnicity with National Identity provide a comparable population estimate).
Based on data published in 2004 derived from the 2001 UK Census, the unemployment rates for White British, at about 4%, were below those for other ethnic groups, including the Indian ethnic group at 7%, and other groups which were around 15%. The prop