Uk Population
3rd class Geography - English
In the UK
VOCABULARY
Census= censimento
Figure= cifra
Percentage= percentuale
Increase= aumento to increase= aumentare
Dicrease= diminuzione to dicrease= diminuire
Trends= tendenze
Growth= crescita
To rise= crescere
To reach= raggiungere
Higher population density/lower poputation density = densità di popolazione
più alta/più bassa
Per square kilometre= per chilometro quadrato
Constraint= costrizione, obbligo
Lack= mancanza
Retired people= pensionati
UK population
source: 2001 census
country
Population (approxim)
percentage
UK
60,000,000
100%
England
50,000,000
84%
Wales
3,000,000
5%
Scotland
5,100,000
9 %↓
Northern Ireland
1,700,000
3%↑
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List of cities in order of population
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1 London
2 Birmingham
3 Leeds
4 Glasgow
5 Sheffield
6 Bradford
7 Liverpool
8 Edinburgh
9 Manchester
10 Bristol
7,074,265
1,020,589
726,939
616,430
530,375
483,422
467,995
448,850
430,818
399,633
4 out of 5 people live in towns or cities
London
Birmingham
Manchester
Glasgow
Population density
(persons per sq km)
Scotland
65
Northern Ireland
125
Wales
141
England
380
London area
4,679
Population of the UK
by ethnic group
White
Asian or Asian
British
2001 census
92.1
4.0
Black or black
British
2.0
Chinese
0.4
0.4
Other ethnic
groups
All minority ethnic
population
7.9
(almost half in
Greater London)
1991 census
94.5
2.4
5.5
Minority ethnic groups
Where do minority ethnic people live?
Concentrated in the cities (only 2% live in rural areas)
Concentrated in England (less in Wales, Scotland and
Northern Ireland)
About 45% live in Greater London
80% of the total black African population in Greater London
Other regions: West Midlands, Yorkshire, North-West England (esp
Pakistani)
Scotland: only 1.25% of the population
Brick Lane, Bangla town
Why do ethnic minority people live
in particular areas?
1.
“Choice” theory: they prefer
(social support, same language, religion,
culture)
2.
“Constraint” theory:
they must (low economic position, lack of
info about housing opportunities, fear
of discrimination)
Social trends
Long term projections: peak around 2050, then slow fall
An increasing number of old people (1 in 6 in 2000 aged 65
and over)
A move away from cities and larger towns,
a decrease in large industrial areas, an increase in rural and
suburban areas of the South (changes in employment
opportunities)
Retired people to the south coast
A growing multicultural society
(projections: minority ethnic population will double by 2020 - higher birth rate)