English Demography

With over 51 million inhabitants according to the census (Statistics) 2001, England is the most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom, accounting for 84% of the total population. These figures become to England in the 25th most populous country in the world, if it were a sovereign state, as well as the fourth largest by population in the European Union. In turn, with a density of 395 people per square kilometer is the second most densely populated state of the European Union after Malta.

Languages

As its name suggests, the English language spoken by millions of people around the world, originated as the language of England, where it remains the predominant language spoken in the world.

Religion

After Anglicanism (with 55% of the population), the Catholic Church is the religion with the highest number of faithful, assuming they (along with Wales) 4.2 million people, approximately 7.8% of the English population and galesa.17

Especially since the 50's, various religions practiced in the former British colonies began to appear due to immigration, Islam being the most common among them, representing approximately 3.1% of the population. They follow Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism, which were introduced from India and South East Asia, which together reach 2%. In the 2001 census, about 14.6% of the population said no religion.