Size of ethnic groups: ONS estimates, 2009
Graph 1: Size of ethnic groups in England and Wales
The majority of the population of England and Wales are White British (Graph 1 and Table 1 below). In 2009 they accounted for over 48 million people or 88 per cent of the population.
Graph 2: Non-White population
The largest non-White ethnic groups are the Indian (accounting for roughly 3 per cent of the population), Pakistani and Mixed (each 2 per cent), followed by the Black African (1.5 per cent) Black Caribbean, Bangladeshi and Chinese populations (each around 1 per cent).
The pie chart (see Graph 2) shows the proportions of non-White populations in England and Wales in 2009 based on population estimates. Nearly half of non-Whites are Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi or other Asian) and almost a fifth are Black (Black Caribbean, Black African or Other Black). The mixed population are 15% of the non-White population.
Table 1 Population: by ethnic group, 2009 |
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England and Wales |
Number and Percentages |
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Total population |
Non-White population |
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(Thousands) |
(%) |
(%) |
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| White | 48,189 |
87.9 |
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| Mixed | 987 |
1.8 |
14.9 |
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| Indian | 1,434 |
2.6 |
21.7 |
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| Pakistani | 1,007 |
1.8 |
15.2 |
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| Bangladeshi | 392 |
0.7 |
5.9 |
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| Other Asian | 386 |
0.7 |
5.8 |
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| All Asian or Asian British | 3,220 |
5.9 |
48.6 |
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| Black Caribbean | 615 |
1.1 |
9.3 |
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| Black African | 799 |
1.5 |
12.1 |
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| Other Black | 126 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
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| All Black or Black British | 1,540 |
2.8 |
23.3 |
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| Chinese | 452 |
0.8 |
6.8 |
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| Any other ethnic groups | 423 |
0.8 |
6.4 |
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| All minority ethnic population | 6,620 |
12.1 |
100.0 |
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| All ethnic groups | 54,809 |
100.0 |
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Source: Experimental Population Estimates by Ethnic Group for local authority districts and higher administrative areas for England and Wales for 2009, Office for National Statistics
