Derbyshire - Demographics

Demographics

Derbyshire Compared
UK Census 2001	Derby	Derbyshire	East Midlands	England
Total population	221,708	734,585	4,172,174	49,138,831
Foreign born (outside Europe)	6.7%	1.4%	4.5%	6.9%
White	87.5%	98.5%	93.5%	91.0%
Asian	8.4%	0.5%	4.1%	4.6%
Black	1.8%	0.2%	1.0%	2.3%
Christian	67.4%	77.0%	72.0%	71.7%
Muslim	4.5%	0.2%	1.7%	3.1%
Hindu	0.6%	0.1%	1.6%	1.1%
No religion	15.9%	14.7%	16.0%	14.6%
Over 65	16.1%	16.7%	16.1%	16.0%
Unemployed	4.0%	3.2%	3.3%	3.3%

In 1801 the population was 147,481 According to the UK Census 2001 there were 956,301 people spread out over the county's 254,615 hectares. This was estimated to have risen to 990,400 in 2006.

The county's population grew by 3.0% from 1991 to 2001 which is around 21,100 people. This figure is higher than the national average of 2.65% but lower than the East Midlands average of 4.0%. The county as a whole has an average population density of 2.9 people per hectare making it less densely populated than England as a whole. The density varies considerably throughout the county with the lowest being in the region of Derbyshire Dales at 0.88, and highest outside of the main cities in the region of Erewash which has 10.04 people per hectare.

Population since 1801
Year	1801	1851	1901	1911	1921	1931	1939	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
Derbyshire	132,786	223,414	465,896	542,697	565,826	590,470	613,301	637,645	651,284	666,013	687,404	717,935	734,585
Derby	14,695	48,506	118,469	132,188	142,824	154,316	167,321	181,423	199,578	219,558	214,424	225,296	221,716
Total	147,481	271,920	584,365	674,885	708,650	744,786	780,622	819,068	850,862	885,571	901,828	943,231	956,301