Demographics
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2001 UK Census | Ramsgate | Thanet District | England |
Total population | 39,639 | 126,702 | 49,138,831 |
Foreign born | 4.4% | 5.1% | 9.2% |
White | 98% | 98% | 91% |
Asian | 0.7% | 0.6% | 4.6% |
Black | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2.3% |
Christian | 72% | 74% | 72% |
Muslim | 0.3% | 0.5% | 3.1% |
Hindu | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
No religion | 18% | 16% | 15% |
Over 65 years old | 18% | 22% | 16% |
As of the 2001 UK census, Ramsgate had a population of 39,639.
The ethnicity of the town was 98.0% white, 0.8% mixed race, 0.3% black, 0.3% Chinese, 0.4% other Asian and 0.1% other ethnicity.
The place of birth of residents was 95.6% United Kingdom, 0.7% Republic of Ireland, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% other Western Europe countries, 0.3% Eastern Europe, 0.6% Far East, 0.5% Africa, 0.3% North America, 0.3% South Asia, 0.2% Middle East, 0.2% Oceania and 0.1% South America
Religion was recorded as 71.6% Christian, 0.3% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh and 0.1% Jewish. 17.9% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion and 7.1% didn't state their religion.
For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. The age distribution was 6% aged 0–4 years, 16% aged 5–15 years, 5% aged 16–19 years, 31% aged 20–44 years, 24% aged 45–64 years and 18% aged 65 years and over.
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