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The Demographics of West Midlands County is analysed by the Office for National Statistics and data is produced for each of its seven metropolitan boroughs and the county overall.

Population density in the 2011 census in the West Midlands.

Ethnicity

Ethnic Group Year
1966 estimations 1971 estimations 1981 estimations 1991 census 2001 census 2011 census 2021 census
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
White: Total – – 2,580,903 93.2% 2,371,072 88.7% 2,237,135 85.1% 2,043,231 80% 1,919,138 70.1% 1,793,173 61.4%
White: British – – – – – – – – 1,956,156 76.5% 1,806,708 66% 1,630,823 55.9%
White: Irish – – – – – – – – 54,011 2.1% 39,183 1.4% 31,490 1.1%
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller – – – – – – – – – – 1,618 2,417
White: Roma – – – – – – – – – – – – 4,246
White: Other – – – – – – – – 33,064 1.3% 71,629 2.6% 124,197 4.3%
Asian or Asian British: Total – – – – 206,289 7.7% 276,162 10.5% 352,288 13.8% 514,981 18.8% 667,315 22.9%
Asian or Asian British: Indian – – – – 118,101 4.4% 148,320 5.6% 157,062 6.1% 185,271 6.8% 226,927 7.8%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani – – – – 65,985 2.5% 93,426 3.6% 138,007 5.4% 200,545 7.3% 278,837 9.6%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi – – – – 11,006 0.4% 19,131 0.7% 29,085 1.1% 48,727 72,168 2.5%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese – – – – 4,543 0.2% 6,119 0.2% 10,548 0.4% 21,430 22,718 0.8%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian – – – – 6,654 9,166 17,586 59,008 66,665 2.3%
Black or Black British: Total – – – – 80,412 3% 96,384 3.7% 95,234 3.7% 164,069 6% 236,047 8.1%
Black or Black British: African – – – – 3,602 0.1% 4,134 0.2% 10,000 0.4% 55,557 2% 126,041 4.3%
Black or Black British: Caribbean – – – – 63,597 2.4% 75,612 2.9% 76,386 3% 79,632 2.9% 81,732 2.8%
Black or Black British: Other Black – – – – 13,213 16,638 0.6% 8,848 0.3% 28,880 28,274 1%
Mixed: Total – – – – – – – – 54,757 2.1% 96,204 3.5% 121,685 4.2%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean – – – – – – – – 31,525 1.2% 53,234 1.9% 59,903 2.1%
Mixed: White and Black African – – – – – – – – 2,446 6,053 9,735
Mixed: White and Asian – – – – – – – – 12,641 21,964 28,872
Mixed: Other Mixed – – – – – – – – 8,145 14,953 23,175
Other: Total – – – – 15,327 0.5% 19,719 0.7% 10,082 0.4% 42,068 1.5% 101,435 3.5%
Other: Arab – – – – – – – – – – 16,029 28,083 1%
Other: Any other ethnic group – – – – – – – – 10,082 0.4% 26,039 73,352 2.5%
Ethnic minority: Total 102,850 – 188,306 6.8% 302,027 11.3% 392,265 14.9% 512,361 20% 817,322 29.9% 1,126,482 38.6%
Total – 100% 2,769,209 100% 2,673,099 100% 2,629,400 100% 2,555,592 100% 2,736,460 100% 2,919,655 100%
Distribution of ethnic groups in the West Midlands according to the 2011 census.
  • White White
  • White-British White-British
  • White-Irish White-Irish
  • White-Other White-Other
  • Asian Asian
  • Asian-Indian Asian-Indian
  • Asian-Pakistani Asian-Pakistani
  • Asian-Bangladeshi Asian-Bangladeshi
  • Asian-Chinese Asian-Chinese
  • Black Black
  • Black-African Black-African
  • Black-Caribbean Black-Caribbean
  • Other-Arab Other-Arab

Country of birth

Country of birth 2021
Number %
United Kingdom 2,286,558 78.3%
EU Countries 165,431 5.7%
Other European 15,241 0.5%
Africa 102,205 3.5%
Middle East and Asia 308,122 10.6%
Caribbean and Americas 37,477 1.3%
Oceania 2,275 0.1%
British Overseas 2,340 0.1%
Overall 2,919,649 100%

Religion

Religion 2001 2021
Number % Number %
No religion 305,365 11.9% 814,372 27.9%
Christian 1,701,519 66.5% 1,189,066 40.7%
Buddhist 5,817 9,380
Hindu 49,484 68,376
Jewish 3,310 2,559
Muslim 191,559 7.5% 501,480 17.2%
Sikh 91,890 148,937
Other religion 5,381 17,805
Not answered 201,267 167,685
Total 2,555,592 100% 2,919,660 100%
Distribution of religions in the West Midlands according to the 2011 census.
  • Christianity Christianity
  • Islam Islam
  • Judaism Judaism
  • Hinduism Hinduism
  • Sikhism Sikhism
  • Buddhism Buddhism
  • Other religion Other religion
  • No religion No religion

Housing

Tenure 2001 2021
Number % Number %
Owned 667,665 657,680
Social renting 262,163 248,490
Private renting 73,373 221,929
Rent free 29,743 3,661
Total 1,032,944 100% 1,131,760

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