A new report looked at the characteristics and circumstances of the United Kingdom's minority ethnic groups. The size of the minority ethnic population was 4.5 million in 2001-02, or 7.6 per cent of the total population. Indians were the largest minority group. Nearly half (48 per cent) of the total minority ethnic population lived in the London region.
Source: Amanda White (ed.), Social Focus in Brief: Ethnicity, 2002, Office for National Statistics (web publication only)
Links: Report (pdf) | Press release (pdf)
Date: 2002-Dec
The United Kingdom population is projected to increase gradually from an estimated 58.8 million in 2001 to 63.2 million by 2026, according to new interim figures which replace the previous 2000-based national projections.
Source: United Kingdom Interim National Population Projections, Office for National Statistics (0845 601 3034) and Government Actuary's Department
Links: Report (pdf)
Date: 2002-Nov
Population estimates for mid-2001 for England and Wales and for the United Kingdom were published by the Office for National Statistics; they were the first mid-year estimates to be based on the results of the 2001 Census. The total UK population was estimated to be 58,836,700.
Source: Mid-2001 Population Estimates, Office for National Statistics (0845 601 3034)
Links: Press release (pdf) | Index page for datasets (Excel files)
Date: 2002-Oct
An article described the full range of variant population projections available from the 2000-based national projections, and summarised some of the key results for both the United Kingdom and the individual countries within it.
Source: Chris Shaw, 'Variant population projections for the United Kingdom and its constituent countries', Population Trends 109, Autumn 2002, Office for National Statistics, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Article (pdf)
Date: 2002-Sep
An article described the methodology that will be used for rebasing the mid-year population estimates for England and Wales, following the availability of results from the 2001 Census.
Source: Craig Duncan, Roma Chappell, Jonathan Smith, Liz Clark and Francesca Ambrose, 'Rebasing the annual midyear population estimates for England and Wales', Population Trends 109, Autumn 2002, Office for National Statistics, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Article (pdf)
Date: 2002-Sep
The population of the United Kingdom on Census Day 2001 was 58,789,194. Even after imputing details for around a million non-respondents, this was approximately a million smaller than estimates for mid-2000 showed, the shortfall being thought to consist largely of young men who have gone abroad. For the first time, people aged 60 and over (21 per cent of population) outnumbered children under 16 (20 per cent). The population data from the Census were posted on a special website.
Source: Press release 30.9.02, Office for National Statistics (0845 601 3034)
Links: Press release (pdf) | Census website (Excel file) | Guardian report
Date: 2002-Sep
The total number of households in Scotland was projected to increase by 12 per cent, from 2.2 million in 2000 to 2.46 million in 2014.
Source: Household Projections for Scotland: 2000-Based, Statistical Bulletin HSG/2002/4, Scottish Executive, TSO (0870 606 5566)
Links: Bulletin (pdf) | Bulletin
Date: 2002-Aug
The number of people aged 80 and over in the United Kingdom is projected to reach 3.5 million by 2025, around 50 per cent higher than the 2000 level; and by 2040 it will be more than double the 2000 level. But those of working age will also increase, from 36.9 million in 2000 to 40.8 million in 2021.
Source: National Population Projections: 2000-Based Series, PP2 23, Office for National Statistics and Government Actuary's Department, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Report (pdf) | Press release (pdf)
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 31/3, Digest 123, paragraph 12.1
Date: 2002-Aug