Population63,047,162 (July 2012 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 17.3% (male 5,597,024/female 5,321,456) Median agetotal: 40.2 years Population growth rate0.553% (2012 est.) Birth rate12.27 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate9.33 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate2.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 80% of total population (2010) Major cities - populationLONDON (capital) 8.615 million; Birmingham 2.296 million; Manchester 2.247 million; West Yorkshire 1.541 million; Glasgow 1.166 million (2009) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 80.17 years Total fertility rate1.91 children born/woman (2012 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.2% (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS85,000 (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 1,000 (2009 est.) Sanitation facility accessimproved: Nationalitynoun: Briton(s), British (collective plural) Ethnic groupswhite (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) ReligionsChristian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census) LanguagesEnglish Literacydefinition: age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 16 years Education expenditures5.5% of GDP (2007) Maternal mortality rate12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Health expenditures9.3% of GDP (2009) Physicians density2.739 physicians/1,000 population (2009) Hospital bed density3.38 beds/1,000 population (2008) Obesity - adult prevalence rate22.7% (2002) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |