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Population of United Kingdom |
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The Population of United Kingdom is approximately 60,776,238. People from different religions and creeds constitute the population of United Kingdom. According to the survey made by National Statistics the population of United Kingdom is increasing due to immigration, rising birth rate and increasing life expectancy. Population is equally distributed through out UK. England is a highly populated part of United Kingdom. People between ages 16 to 64 constitute the major portion of the country's total population. There are 11 cities which have population of about 300,000, which include London, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh and Coventry. |
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The United Kingdom's overall population density is one of the highest in the world. About quarter of the population lives in southeast of England and is primarily urban and suburban. Ethnic groups of the United Kingdom include White British, White Irish, Indian, Pakistani, Bengali, Black Caribbean, Black African and Chinese. Cities with high proportions of people from ethnic minorities include London with 40.1%, Leicester with 39.5% and Birmingham with 34.4% of its total population. The overwhelming majority of new citizens come from Africa and Asia.
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Christianity is the main religion of United Kingdom. 53% of the total population is Christian. Christianity was first introduced by the Romans in United Kingdom. Roman Catholic is the second largest denomination of Christianity in the UK. There are separate Catholic hierarchies for England and Wales. One large Christian group includes Methodist and Baptists.
The Muslims in the United Kingdom are nearly 1.8 million in number. Mosques are present in the most part of the region. Recently refugees from Somalia, Northern Cyprus and Arab countries have increased the Muslim population in United Kingdom.
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Religions of Indian origin such as Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism are also found in the country. The Hindus and Sikhs form the majority of Indian population in UK. Leicester houses one of the world's few Jain temples that are outside of India.
United Kingdom has a large and growing number of atheist and agonist population. Some individuals also proclaim themselves as Jedi Knight.
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