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People And SocietyNationality
Noun
Briton(s), British (collective plural) Adjective BritishEthnic groups
White (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census) Languages
English
Note The following are recognized regional languages: Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland), Cornish (some 2,000 to 3,000 in Cornwall) Religions
Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census) Population World Ranking: 22
63,047,162 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
17.3% (male 5,575,119/female 5,301,301) 15-64 years 66.2% (male 20,979,401/female 20,500,913) 65 years and over 16.5% (male 4,564,375/female 5,777,253) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 40.2 years
Male 39 years Female 41.2 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 146
0.553% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 160
12.27 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 61
9.33 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 29
2.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 80% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 0.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
LONDON (capital) 8.615 million; Birmingham 2.296 million; Manchester 2.247 million; West Yorkshire 1.541 million; Glasgow 1.166 million (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.8 male(s)/female Total population 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 146
12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 188
Total 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 5 deaths/1,000 live births Female 4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 30
Total population 80.17 years
Male 78.05 years Female 82.4 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 138
1.91 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 39
9.3% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
2.739 physicians/1,000 population (2009) Hospital bed density
3.38 beds/1,000 population (2008) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 104
0.2% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 44
85,000 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 68
Fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 16
22.7% (2002)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 43
5.5% of GDP (2007)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling Total population 99%Male 99% Female 99% (2003 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 16 years
Male 16 years Female 17 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 62
Total 18.9%
Male 21.7% Female 15.6% (2009)
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