The demographics of Britain, that which defines the physical makeup of its culture and population, has become one point of interest of some people. Why? It's simply because there are so many cultures that Britain had taken over in its years as a global power and these cultures in turn have come to affect Britain as well. Some students (literal or otherwise) find it fascinating to study how much effect this fact has had on the country.

Population-wise, it turns out that there is very little. In a mid-2006 census, there was an estimated population of about 61,000,000 in Britain, and it has no doubt grown since then. Recent statistics show that the British population consists of White British (about 87%), White Other (about 3%), Indian (about 2%), Pakistani (about 1%), Mixed (about 1%), White Irish (about 1%), Black Caribbean (about 1%), Black African (about 1%), Bangladeshi (about 0.6%), Other Asian (about 0.5%), Chinese (about 0.5%), Other (about 0.4%) and Black other (about 0.2%). Whether or not this means that there is one form or another of discrimination in this country is not clear; it does not seem to be the case, however, as other cultures seem to be readily embraced by the people of Britain.

The above embrace of other cultures is evidenced by the growing number of religions other than Christianity in the country. In a recent census, about 72% percent of the population were marked down as Christian, while three percent were openly Muslim. 1.9% practice Indian-originated religions such as Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism, 0.5% are Jewish and 0.35% practice other or alternative religions. There is a growing number of atheists and agnostics in the population as well – the latest census listed them as 22.8% of individuals living in Britain.

Of the more than 61,000,000 individuals living in Britain, 18% of the population belongs to the 0 to14 age group, while 66.3% are aged 15 to 64 and 15.7% are 65 years old and above. In 2006, it was said that there was an average of 1.84 children for every fertile woman living in Britain (1.94 in Northern Ireland, 1.86 in England and Wales, and 1.67 in Scotland). 95% of these individuals speak English as their first language, and 99% are defined as literate (Britain is known to have some of the best educational establishments in the world).

While it is not easily apparent how Britain has grown as a country in terms of it demographics, we are nevertheless given a good idea of how it is evolving as we speak.