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[edit] Demographics
- Population (Census figures):
- 1801: 9,500
- 1861: 16,700
- 1921: 18,900
- 1961: 30,408
- 2001: 42,258
| Canterbury compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Canterbury city | Canterbury district | England |
| Total population | 43,432 | 135,278 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 11.6% | 5.1% | 9.2% |
| White | 95% | 97% | 91% |
| Asian | 1.8% | 1.6% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.7% | 0.5% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 68% | 73% | 72% |
| Muslim | 1.1% | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| Hindu | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| No religion | 20% | 17% | 15% |
| Over 65 years old | 23% | 19% | 16% |
| Unemployed | 2.5% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
As of the 2001 UK census,[1][2] the total population of the city's urban area wards was 43,432.
The population density as of the 2001 Census was 9.8 persons per acre (24.2 persons per hectare) and for every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. Residents of the city had an average age of 34.7 years, younger than the 38.2 Canterbury district average. Of all residents, 51% were single (never married) and 24% married; throughout the district, 42% were single and 35% were married. Of the 4,870 households, 34% were one-person households, 15% were married couples with dependent children, and 11% were lone parents with dependent children. Of those aged 16–74 in the city, 44% had no academic qualifications, higher than the 34% throughout the district.
Compared with the rest of England, the city had an above-average proportion of foreign-born residents, at around 12%. Ninety-five percent of residents were recorded as white; the largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 1.8% of the population. Religion was recorded as 68.2% Christian, 1.1% Muslim, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.8% Hindu, 0.2% Jewish, and 0.1% Sikh. The rest either had no religion, an alternative religion, or did not state their religion.
