White British
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| White British 51,736,290 |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
 United Kingdom |
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 England |
42,279,236 (79.8%) (2011) |
 Scotland |
4,863,000 (91.8%) (2011) |
 Wales |
2,855,450 (93.2%) (2011) |
| Northern Ireland (including all White people reporting at least one of British/Irish/Northern Irish/English/Scottish/Welsh national identities) | 1,738,604 (98.28%) (2011) |
| Languages | |
| Predominantly English Also: Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Irish Gaelic, Scots, Ulster Scots, Cornish |
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White British is an ethnicity classification used in the 2011 United Kingdom Census. As a result of the 2011 census the White British population stood at 51,736,290 (81.9% of the UK total population). (NB. This total includes the population estimate for Northern Ireland, where only the term 'White' is used in ethnic classification. National identity is listed separately in NI, where 40% classified themselves as British, making up a significant portion of the population, along with those specifying their national identity as Irish.)
For 2011, in England and Wales, the White British self-classification option included the subcategories of: White English, White Welsh, White Scottish and White Northern Irish. The 2011 questionnaire for Scotland the White British category was broken down into two different categories: White Scottish and Other White British. For Northern Ireland in 2011 the White British classification did not appear, the only choice being ‘White’.
The 2011 census for England, Wales and Scotland also included additional White ethnic classifications of White Irish, Gypsy or Irish Traveller and White Other.
The White British census classification have their ages more evenly distributed in their population pyramid and have the highest percent female population of all ethnic-based classifications. About 64% percent of the White British classification are between the ages of 16 and 64 while about 19% percent are under 16 and 19% percent are over 64. All other census classifications have a higher percentage of their population under 16 and a lower percentage over 64. Of those aged 65 or over, White British are 41% percent male and 59% percent female, making them have the lowest percent male population among all census classifications defined as "ethnic" in the census.
According to the 2011 Census results, White British people make up the largest percentage of the population in rural areas, such as Allerdale (99.4%) and Copeland (99.3%) in Cumbria, Ryedale (99.4%) in North Yorkshire, North Norfolk (99.2%) and North Devon (99%). Cities across the UK regions with high White British populations include Swansea (91.5%), Plymouth (92.2%), Darlington (93.7%), Belfast (96.4% - NI classification "white"),Norwich (84.7%), Chelmsford (90.0%) and Lichfield (94.6%). Within London, Havering (83.3%) has the highest White British percentage, followed by Bromley (77.4%), Bexley (77.3%) and Richmond upon Thames (71.4%).
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