Demography of Coventry

Population density in the 2011 census in Coventry.

Coventry, England is an ethnically and culturally diverse city. It is the fifteenth most populous city in the United Kingdom.

Population

Coventry's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 316,960. The population density was 3,408 people per square km.

Ethnicity

The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Coventry.

Ethnic Group 2001[1] 2011[2]
Number % Number %
White: British 235,632 78.32% 211,188 66.63%
White: Irish 10,401 3.46% 7,305 2.30%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1] 151 0.05%
White: Other 6,610 2.20% 15,385 4.85%
White: Total 252,643 83.98% 234,029 73.84%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 24,177 8.04% 27,751 8.76%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 6,169 2.05% 9,510 3.00%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi 1,741 0.58% 2,951 0.93%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2] 2,183 0.73% 3,728 1.18%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian 1,823 0.61% 7,658 2.42%
Asian or Asian British: Total 36,093 12.00% 51,598 16.28%
Black or Black British: Caribbean 3,314 1.10% 3,317 1.05%
Black or Black British: African 1,679 0.56% 12,836 4.05%
Black or Black British: Other Black 419 0.14% 1,611 0.51%
Black or Black British: Total 5,412 1.80% 17,764 5.60%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean 2,453 0.82% 3,672 1.16%
Mixed: White and Black African 271 0.09% 943 0.30%
Mixed: White and Asian 1,605 0.53% 2,388 0.75%
Mixed: Other Mixed 834 0.28% 1,227 0.39%
Mixed: Total 5,163 1.72% 8,230 2.60%
Other: Arab[note 3] 2,020 0.64%
Other: Any other ethnic group 1,537 0.51% 3,319 1.05%
Other: Total 1,537 0.51% 5,339 1.68%
Total 300,848 100.00% 316,960 100.00%

Notes for table above

  1. ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
  2. ↑ In 2001, listed under the 'Chinese or other ethnic group' heading.
  3. ↑ New category created for the 2011 census
Distribution of ethnic groups in Coventry according to the 2011 census.
White 
White-British 
White-Irish 
White-Other 
Asian 
Asian-Indian 
Asian-Pakistani 
Asian-Bangladeshi 
Asian-Chinese 
Black 
Black-African 
Black-Caribbean 
Other-Arab 

Languages

The most common main languages spoken in Coventry according to the 2011 census are shown below.[3]

Rank Language Usual residents aged 3+ Proportion
1 English 261,117 86.14%
2 Punjabi 6,849 2.26%
3 Polish 6,161 2.03%
4 Gujarati 2,523 0.83%
5 Urdu 2,479 0.82%
6 Arabic 1,821 0.60%
7 Tamil 1,445 0.48%
8 Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 1,391 0.46%
9 French 1,340 0.44%
10 Persian/Farsi 925 0.31%
11 Kurdish 895 0.30%
12 Romanian 883 0.29%
13 Hindi 784 0.26%
14 Somali 746 0.25%
15 Latvian 674 0.22%
16 Russian 597 0.20%
17 Swahili/Kiswahili 572 0.19%
18 Shona 521 0.17%
19 Slovak 497 0.16%
20 Malayalam 465 0.15%
Other 10,445 3.45%

Religion

The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Coventry.

Religion 2001[4] 2011[5]
Number % Number %
Christian 196,346 65.26% 170,090 53.66%
Buddhist 784 0.26% 1,067 0.34%
Hindu 7,757 2.58% 11,152 3.52%
Jewish 222 0.07% 210 0.07%
Muslim 11,686 3.88% 23,665 7.47%
Sikh 13,960 4.64% 15,912 5.02%
Other religion 733 0.24% 1,641 0.52%
No religion 45,314 15.06% 72,896 23.00%
Religion not stated 24,046 7.99% 20,327 6.41%
Total 300,848 100.00% 316,960 100.00%
Distribution of religions in Coventry according to the 2011 census.
Christianity 
Islam 
Judaism 
Hinduism 
Sikhism 
Buddhism 
Other religion 
No religion 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2001 census - theme tables". NOMIS. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "2001 census - theme tables". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Download:local authorities: county / unitary". NOMIS. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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