The demography of Greater Manchester is charactered by a number of trends recorded amongst its multicultural agglomoration of 2. Demography is the statistical study of all Populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population that is one that changes over Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 The term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within the Demographics of a specified 55 million people, as part of census returns and other systems of measurement used in the English metropolitan county. The United Kingdom has taken a Census of its population every ten years since 1801 with the exception of 1941 ( during the Second World War) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level Administrative division of England.

Greater Manchester is the third most populous, and seventh most densly populated county in England. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Compared against the demography of the United Kingdom, Greater Manchester has significant ethnic minority population comprising 11. According to the 2001 census the total population of the United Kingdom was 58789194 - the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and metropolitan 09% of the total population. ^[1]

Key statistics

Ethnicity

2005 estimates. ^[2]

• White - 2,261,200 (88. 91%)
  • White British - 2,175,100 (85. " White British " was a racially -based classification used by the 2001 census. 52%)
  • White Irish - 38,800 (1. Irish migration to Britain (also known as the Br[[Irish people|irish]]) has a lengthy history due to the close proximity of and complex relationship between 53%)
  • White Other - 47,200 (1. " White Other " is a term used in the UK census to describe white persons of non- British and non- Irish descent in 86%)
• Mixed Race - 39,700 (1. Mixed Race was included as an ethnic classification on the UK Census from 2001. 56%)
  • White and Black Caribbean - 14,400 (0. Mixed Race was included as an ethnic classification on the UK Census from 2001. 57%)
  • White and Black African - 6,000 (0. Mixed Race was included as an ethnic classification on the UK Census from 2001. 24%)
  • White and South Asian - 10,900 (0. Mixed Race was included as an ethnic classification on the UK Census from 2001. 43%)
  • Mixed Other - 8,100 (0. Mixed Race was included as an ethnic classification on the UK Census from 2001. 32%)
• South Asian - 165,700 (6. British Asians are British citizens who are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka 52%)
  • Indian - 44,500 (1. British Indians (also Indian British or Indian Britons) are citizens of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots lie in the South Asian country 75%)
  • Pakistani - 84,300 (3. 31%)
  • Bangladeshi - 23,600 (0. British Asians are British citizens who are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka 93%)
  • South Asian Other - 13,300 (0. British Asians are British citizens who are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka 52%)
• Black - 43,600 (1. See also British African-Caribbean community, Caribbean British Black British is a term which has had different meanings and uses as a racial and political 71%)
  • Black Caribbean - 17,400 (0. The British African Caribbean community are residents of the United Kingdom who are of West Indian background and whose ancestors were indigenous to Africa 68%)
  • Black African - 22,300 (0. African migration to Britain has a long and complex history ranging from sailors and tradesmen in the Sixteenth century, through to forcible movement during the Atlantic 88%)
  • Black Other - 3,800 (0. See also British African-Caribbean community, Caribbean British Black British is a term which has had different meanings and uses as a racial and political 15%)
• East Asian and Other - 33,300 (1. Since the 17th century there have been East Asian people in Britain. The 2001 UK Census ethnic groups include White British, White Other, Mixed Race, Asian British, Black British and Chinese 31%)
  • Chinese - 19,800 (0. British Chinese, including British-born Chinese (often informally referred to as BBC) are people of Chinese ancestry who were born in or have migrated 78%)
  • Other - 13,600 (0. The 2001 UK Census ethnic groups include White British, White Other, Mixed Race, Asian British, Black British and Chinese 53%)

Compared against the demography of England, Greater Manchester's demographics are broadly inline with national averages on many topics. This article discusses the demography of England. Due to the lack of authoritative contemporary sources estimates of the population of England for dates prior to In terms of ethnicity however, its Asian and British Asian population is considerably above the regional and national averages, as is the portion of residents who identify as Muslim. British Asians are British citizens who are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion

Population change

The population of Greater Manchester has increased from around 32. 8 thousand in 1801, to 2. 5 million in 2001. It was at its peak in 1971, however, at 2. 7 million.

Below is a table outlining population totals of the area for every ten years since 1801. Pre-1974 statistics were gathered from local government areas that now comprise Greater Manchester.

Boroughs

Manchester has always been vastly more populous than any other district of Greater Manchester.

Of Greater Manchester's ten metropolitan boroughs, the City of Manchester is the most populous with a population of 441,200, whilst the Metropolitan Borough of Bury is the least populous with 183,500. A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. The Metropolitan borough of Bury is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in the northwest of England.

In terms of districts by ethnic diversity, the City of Manchester is ranked the highest in Greater Manchester (34th in England), followed by the metropolitan boroughs of Oldham (45th in England), Rochdale (53rd in England), and Trafford (68th in England). This is a list of Districts of England in order of ethnic diversity ( 2001 UK census) Wigan is the least ethnically diverse borough in the county, and 274th in England.

The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the borough with the highest proportion of people under fifteen years of age. The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. ^[7] Almost 12% of people in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham are of South Asian heritage, the highest proportion of a borough of Greater Manchester,^[7] and, after Blackburn with Darwen, the second largest in the United Kingdom. Blackburn with Darwen is a Unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

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