Key Statistics
| Greater Manchester Compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Census 2001 | Greater Manchester | North West (Region) | England |
| Total population | 2,547,700 | 6,729,764 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 7.2% | 5.0% | 9.2% |
| White | 88.9% | 92.9% | 89.1% |
| Asian | 6.5% | 4.1% | 5.3% |
| Black | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.7% |
| Christian | 74% | 78% | 72% |
| Muslim | 5.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| Hindu | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| No religion | 11% | 10% | 15% |
| Over 75 years old | 7.0% | 7.4% | 7.5% |
| Unemployed | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
Compared against the demography of England, Greater Manchester's demographics are broadly inline with national averages on many topics. In terms of ethnicity, its Asian and British Asian population is considerably above the regional and national averages, as is the portion of residents who identify as Muslim. Compared against the demography of the United Kingdom, Greater Manchester's ethnic minority population consists of 11.09% of the total population.
Read more about this topic: Demography Of Greater Manchester
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