Demographics of Coventry
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Coventry, England is an ethnically and culturally diverse city. It is the fifteenth most populous city in the United Kingdom.
| Demographics of Coventry | |
|---|---|
 Population pyramid of Coventry | |
| Population | 316,960 (2011) |
Population
Coventry's total population, according to the 2011 UK census, was 316,960. The population density was 3,408 people per square km.
Ethnicity
The following table shows the ethnic group of respondents in the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 censuses in Coventry.
A 1960 report estimated that the 'coloured' population of Coventry was between 3,000 and 5,000, with approximately 2,000 Indians, 1,500 Pakistanis, and 400 Afro-Caribbeans.[1]
| Ethnic Group | 1971 estimations[2] | 1981 estimations[3] | 1991 census[4][5] | 2001 census[6] | 2011 census[7] | 2021 census[8] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| White: Total | 310,281 | 94% | 292,411 | 90.9% | 268,853 | 88% | 252,643 | 83.98% | 234,029 | 73.84% | 226,246 | 65.5% |
| White: British | – | – | – | – | – | – | 235,632 | 78.32% | 211,188 | 66.63% | 190,889 | 55.3% |
| White: Irish | – | – | – | – | 13,540 | 4.59% | 10,401 | 3.46% | 7,305 | 2.30% | 5,662 | 1.6% |
| White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller[note 1] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 151 | 0.05% | 294 | 0.1% |
| White: Roma | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,116 | 0.3% |
| White: Other | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,610 | 2.20% | 15,385 | 4.85% | 28,285 | 8.2% |
| Asian or Asian British: Total | – | – | 23,576 | 7.3% | 30,010 | 9.8% | 36,093 | 12.00% | 51,598 | 16.28% | 63,915 | 18.5% |
| Asian or Asian British: Indian | – | – | 18,489 | 5.7% | 22,825 | 7.5% | 24,177 | 8.04% | 27,751 | 8.76% | 32,096 | 9.3% |
| Asian or Asian British: Pakistani | – | – | 3,034 | 0.9% | 4,080 | 6,169 | 2.05% | 9,510 | 3.00% | 12,658 | 3.7% | |
| Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi | – | – | 757 | 1,271 | 1,741 | 0.58% | 2,951 | 0.93% | 4,257 | 1.2% | ||
| Asian or Asian British: Chinese[note 2] | – | – | 538 | 806 | 2,183 | 0.73% | 3,728 | 1.18% | 4,571 | 1.3% | ||
| Asian or Asian British: Other Asian | – | – | 758 | 1,028 | 1,823 | 0.61% | 7,658 | 2.42% | 10,333 | 3.0% | ||
| Black or Black British: Total | – | – | 4,310 | 1.4% | 5,060 | 1.7% | 5,412 | 1.80% | 17,764 | 5.60% | 36,744 | 11.5% |
| Black or Black British: African | – | – | 347 | 0.1% | 423 | 1,679 | 0.56% | 12,836 | 4.05% | 24,109 | 7.0% | |
| Black or Black British: Caribbean | – | – | 3,021 | 3,457 | 3,314 | 1.10% | 3,317 | 1.05% | 9,459 | 3.5% | ||
| Black or Black British: Other Black | – | – | 942 | 1,180 | 419 | 0.14% | 1,611 | 0.51% | 3,155 | 0.9% | ||
| Mixed: Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5,163 | 1.72% | 8,230 | 2.60% | 11,731 | 3.4% |
| Mixed: White and Black Caribbean | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,453 | 0.82% | 3,672 | 1.16% | 4,597 | 1.3% |
| Mixed: White and Black African | – | – | – | – | – | – | 271 | 0.09% | 943 | 0.30% | 1,663 | 0.5% |
| Mixed: White and Asian | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,605 | 0.53% | 2,388 | 0.75% | 3,182 | 0.9% |
| Mixed: Other Mixed | – | – | – | – | – | – | 834 | 0.28% | 1,227 | 0.39% | 2,289 | 0.7% |
| Other: Total | – | – | 1,345 | 1,676 | 1,537 | 0.51% | 5,339 | 1.68% | 12,706 | 3.7% | ||
| Other: Arab[note 3] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2,020 | 0.64% | 2,482 | 0.7% |
| Other: Any other ethnic group | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,537 | 0.51% | 3,319 | 1.05% | 10,224 | 3.0% |
| Ethnic minority: Total | 19,968 | 6% | 29,231 | 9.1% | 36,746 | 12% | 48,205 | 16% | 82,931 | 26.2% | 119,075 | 34.5% |
| Total | 330,249 | 100% | 321,642 | 100% | 305,599 | 100% | 300,848 | 100% | 316,960 | 100% | 345,321 | 100% |
Notes for table above
- New category created for the 2011 census
- In 2001, listed under the 'Chinese or other ethnic group' heading.
- New category created for the 2011 census
Distribution of ethnic groups in Coventry according to the 2011 census.
White
White-British
White-Irish
White-Other
Asian
Asian-Indian
Asian-Pakistani
Asian-Bangladeshi
Asian-Chinese
Black
Black-African
Black-Caribbean
Other-Arab
Ethnicity of school pupils
| Ethnic group | School year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971[9] | 2021/2022[10] | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| White: Total | – | 93% | 31,770 | 54.3 |
| White: British | – | – | 25,797 | 44.1 |
| White: Irish | – | – | 167 | 0.3 |
| White: Traveller of Irish heritage | – | – | 44 | 0.1 |
| White: Gypsy/Roma | – | – | 540 | 0.9 |
| White: Other | – | – | 5,222 | 8.9 |
| Asian / Asian British: Total | – | – | 12,780 | 22 |
| Asian / Asian British: Indian | – | – | 5,217 | 8.9 |
| Asian / Asian British: Pakistani | – | – | 3,072 | 5.3 |
| Asian / Asian British: Bangladeshi | – | – | 1,027 | 1.8 |
| Asian / Asian British: Chinese | – | – | 264 | 0.5 |
| Asian / Asian British: Other Asians | – | – | 3,200 | 5.5 |
| Black / Black British: Total | – | – | 7,733 | 13.2 |
| Black: Caribbean | – | – | 340 | 0.6 |
| Black: African | – | – | 6,683 | 11.4 |
| Black: Other Blacks | – | – | 710 | 1.2 |
| Mixed / British Mixed | – | – | 4,330 | 7.4 |
| Other: Total | – | – | 1,257 | 2.1 |
| Unclassified | – | – | 626 | 1.1 |
| Non-White: Total | – | 7% | 45.7% | |
| Total: | – | 58,496 | 100% | |
Languages
The most common main languages spoken in Coventry according to the 2011 census are shown below.[11]
| Rank | Language | Usual residents aged 3+ | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | 261,117 | 86.14% |
| 2 | Punjabi | 6,849 | 2.26% |
| 3 | Polish | 6,161 | 2.03% |
| 4 | Gujarati | 2,523 | 0.83% |
| 5 | Urdu | 2,479 | 0.82% |
| 6 | Arabic | 1,821 | 0.60% |
| 7 | Tamil | 1,445 | 0.48% |
| 8 | Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) | 1,391 | 0.46% |
| 9 | French | 1,340 | 0.44% |
| 10 | Persian | 925 | 0.31% |
| 11 | Kurdish | 895 | 0.30% |
| 12 | Romanian | 883 | 0.29% |
| 13 | Hindi | 784 | 0.26% |
| 14 | Somali | 746 | 0.25% |
| 15 | Latvian | 674 | 0.22% |
| 16 | Russian | 597 | 0.20% |
| 17 | Swahili/Kiswahili | 572 | 0.19% |
| 18 | Shona | 521 | 0.17% |
| 19 | Slovak | 497 | 0.16% |
| 20 | Malayalam | 465 | 0.15% |
| Other | 10,445 | 3.45% |
Country of birth
Coventry's population is 27.9% foreign born as of 2021.
| Country of birth | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021[12] | ||
| Number | % | |
| United Kingdom | 248,990 | 72.1% |
| Foreign born | 96,333 | 27.9% |
| Total | 345,323 | 100% |
Religion
The following table shows the religion of respondents in the 2001 and 2011 censuses in Coventry.
| Religion | 2001[13] | 2011[14] | 2021[15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Christian | 196,346 | 65.26% | 170,090 | 53.66% | 151,577 | 43.9% |
| Buddhist | 784 | 0.26% | 1,067 | 0.34% | 1,257 | 0.4% |
| Hindu | 7,757 | 2.58% | 11,152 | 3.52% | 13,724 | 4.0% |
| Jewish | 222 | 0.07% | 210 | 0.07% | 259 | 0.1% |
| Muslim | 11,686 | 3.88% | 23,665 | 7.47% | 35,800 | 10.4% |
| Sikh | 13,960 | 4.64% | 15,912 | 5.02% | 17,297 | 5.0% |
| Other religion | 733 | 0.24% | 1,641 | 0.52% | 1,908 | 0.6% |
| No religion | 45,314 | 15.06% | 72,896 | 23.00% | 102,338 | 29.6% |
| Religion not stated | 24,046 | 7.99% | 20,327 | 6.41% | 21,166 | 6.1% |
| Total | 300,848 | 100.00% | 316,960 | 100.00% | 345,326 | 100% |
Distribution of religions in Coventry according to the 2011 census.
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Sikhism
Buddhism
Other religion
No religion
See also
- Demographics of the West Midlands
- Demographics of the United Kingdom
- Demographics of England
- Demographics of London
- Demographics of Birmingham
- Demographics of Greater Manchester
- List of English cities by population
- List of English districts by population
- List of English districts and their ethnic composition
- List of English districts by area
- List of English districts by population density