Editing Norwich (section)

==Demography==
{{Historical populations
|title = Population change
|type = UK
|cols = 3
|shadings = off
|footnote = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10168697/cube/TOT_POP |title=Norwich District: Total Population |access-date=26 February 2014 |work=A Vision of Britain Through Time |publisher=Great Britain Historical GIS Project |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302043140/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10168697/cube/TOT_POP |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Norwich 2011">{{Cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=6275192&c=Norwich&d=13&e=62&g=6449900&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1393418909625&enc=1 |title=Norwich (Local Authority) |author=United Kingdom Census 2011 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302223413/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=6275192&c=Norwich&d=13&e=62&g=6449900&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1393418909625&enc=1 |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live}} N. B. Only used for 2011 data.</ref>
|1801 |35633
|1821 |48792
|1841 |60418
|1861 |70958
|1881 |79977
|1901 |100815
|1921 |112533
|1941 |112669
|1951 |110633
|1961 |116231
|1971 |122118
|1981 |119764
|1991 |127074
|2001 |121553
|2011 |132512
|2021 |144000
}}
[[File:Norwich pop pyramid.svg|thumb|Population pyramid of Norwich in 2021]]
[[File:Norwich.svg|thumb|right|Population of Norwich]]

The [[2021 United Kingdom census]] reported a resident population for the City of Norwich of approximately 144,000, a 8.7 per cent increase over the 2011 census.<ref name="census2021-population"/> The urban, built-up area of Norwich had a population of 213,166 according to the 2011 census.<ref name="2011 Census - Built-up areas">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/747.aspx |title=2011 Census – Built-up areas |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics|ONS]] |access-date=29 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921045319/http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/747.aspx |archive-date=21 September 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> This area extends beyond the city boundary, with extensive suburban areas on the western, northern and eastern sides, including [[Costessey]], [[Taverham]], [[Hellesdon]], [[Bowthorpe]], [[Old Catton]], [[Sprowston]] and [[Thorpe St Andrew]]. The parliamentary seats cross over into adjacent local-government districts. The population of the Norwich [[travel to work area]] (i. e. the self-contained labour-market area in and around Norwich in which most people live and commute to work) was estimated at 282,000 in 2009.<ref name="ons2013">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/subnational-labour/regional-labour-market-statistics/january-2013/rft-lm-table-li03-january-2013.xls |title=LI03 Local labour market indicators by Travel-to-Work Area<!-- as in spreadsheet--> |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=10 September 2013 |format=XLS |year=2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004223852/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/subnational-labour/regional-labour-market-statistics/january-2013/rft-lm-table-li03-january-2013.xls |archive-date=4 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Norwich is one of the most densely populated local-government districts in the [[East of England]], with {{convert|3,690|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}.<ref name="census2021-population-dataset">{{cite web |title=Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021 - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationandhouseholdestimatesenglandandwalescensus2021 |website=www.ons.gov.uk |access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref>

In 2022 the ethnic composition of Norwich's population was 87.1% [[White people|White]], 5.5% [[British Asian|Asian]], 3.2% of [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|mixed race]], 2.6% [[Black British|Black]], 0.6% [[British Arab|Arab]] and 1.1% of other ethnic heritage.<ref name="census2021-ethnicity"/> In religion, 33.6% of the population are Christian, 3% Muslim, 1.2% Hindu, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh, 0.9% of another religion, 53.5% with no religion and 6.8% unwilling to state their religion.<ref name="2021census-religion"/> In the 2001 and 2011 censuses, Norwich was found to be the least religious city in England, with the highest proportion of respondents with no reported religion, compared to 25.1% across England and Wales.<ref name=bbcreligion>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20679514 |title=Census shows Norwich 'least religious city' in England and Wales |website=BBC News |author=John Welch |date=12 December 2012 |access-date=8 February 2014 |archive-date=26 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026043116/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20679514 |url-status=live}}</ref> The largest [[quinary]] group consists of the 20 to 24-year-olds (14.6%) because of the high university student population.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.empho.org.uk/download.aspx?urlid=10305&urlt=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625085521/http://www.empho.org.uk/download.aspx?urlid=10305&urlt=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 June 2021 |title=Mid-2005 Population Estimates: Quinary age groups and sex for local authorities in the United Kingdom |access-date=26 February 2014 |work=National Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics}}</ref>

=== Ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="2" |Ethnic group
! colspan="2" |1991<ref name=":412">Data is taken from United Kingdom [http://casweb.ukdataservice.ac.uk/index.htm Casweb Data services] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215152146/http://casweb.ukdataservice.ac.uk/index.htm |date=15 December 2021 }} of the United Kingdom [http://casweb.ukdataservice.ac.uk/step1.cfm 1991 Census on Ethnic Data for England, Scotland and Wales] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405213012/http://casweb.ukdataservice.ac.uk/step1.cfm |date=5 April 2022 }} (Table 6)</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref>{{cite web |title=Office of National Statistics; 2001 Census Key Statistics |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160105160709/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/local-authorities-ks06--ethnic-group.xls |access-date=7 September 2021 |website=webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name=":36">{{Cite web |title=2011 Census: Ethnic Group, local authorities in England and Wales |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160105160709/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/rft-table-ks201ew.xls |access-date=15 December 2021 |website=webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="census2021-ethnicity">{{cite web |title=Ethnic group, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/ethnicity/bulletins/ethnicgroupenglandandwales/census2021 |website=www.ons.gov.uk |access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
![[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]: Total
!118,843
!98.3%
!117,701
!96.8%
!120,375
!90.9%
!125,421
!87.1%
|-
|White: [[White British|British]]
|–
|–
|113,600
|93.5%
|112,237
|84.7%
|111,623
|77.6%
|-
|White: [[White Irish|Irish]]
|–
|–
|843
|
|874
|0.7%
|885
|0.6%
|-
|White: [[White Gypsy or Irish Traveller|Gypsy or Irish Traveller]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|127
|0.1%
|214
|0.1%
|-
|White: [[Romani people in the United Kingdom|Roma]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|214
|0.1%
|-
|White: [[Other White|Other]]
|–
|–
|3,258
|
|7,137
|5.4%
|12,485 
|8.7%
|-
![[British Asian|Asian or Asian British]]: Total
!1,010
!0.8%
!1,506
!1.2%
!5,844
!4.5%
!7,867
!5.5%
|-
|Asian or Asian British: [[British Indians|Indian]]
|314
|
|525
|
|1,684
|1.3%
|2,570
|1.8%
|-
|Asian or Asian British: [[British Pakistanis|Pakistani]]
|78
|
|93
|
|255
|0.2%
|528
|0.4%
|-
|Asian or Asian British: [[British Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]]
|123
|
|216
|
|540
|0.4%
|839
|0.6%
|-
|Asian or Asian British: [[British Chinese|Chinese]]
|286
|
|468
|
|1,679
|1.3%
|1,627
|1.1%
|-
|Asian or Asian British: Other Asian
|209
|
|204
|
|1,686
|1.3%
|2,303
|1.6%
|-
![[Black British people|Black or Black British]]: Total
!506
!0.4%
!433
!0.4%
!2,147
!1.6%
!3,578
!2.6%
|-
|Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|Caribbean]]
|98
|
|123
|
|272
|0.2%
|395
|0.3%
|-
|Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|African]]
|168
|
|267
|
|1,727
|1.3%
|2,807
|2.0%
|-
|Black or Black British: [[Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom|Other Black]]
|240
|
|43
|
|148
|0.1%
|376
|0.3%
|-
![[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed or British Mixed]]: Total
!–
!–
!1,321
!1.1%
!3,039
!2.3%
!4,519
!3.2%
|-
|Mixed: White and Black Caribbean
|–
|–
|311
|
|684
|0.5%
|939
|0.7%
|-
|Mixed: White and Black African
|–
|–
|187
|
|660
|0.5%
|966
|0.7%
|-
|Mixed: White and Asian
|–
|–
|391
|
|876
|0.7%
|1,287
|0.9%
|-
|Mixed: Other Mixed
|–
|–
|432
|
|819
|0.6%
|1,327
|0.9%
|-
!Other: Total
!536
!0.4%
!589
!0.5%
!1,107
!0.9%
!2,539
!1.7%
|-
|Other: Arab
|–
|–
|–
|–
|643
|0.5%
|900
|0.6%
|-
|Other: Any other ethnic group
|536
|0.4%
|589
|0.5%
|464
|0.4%
|1,639
|1.1%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!Total
!120,895
!100%
!121,550
!100%
!132,512
!100%
!143,924
!100%
|}

=== Religion ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="2" |Religion
! colspan="2" |2001<ref>{{Cite web |title=KS007 - Religion - Nomis - 2001 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ks007 |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=KS209EW (Religion) - Nomis - 2011 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks209ew |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021census-religion">{{cite web |title=Religion, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/bulletins/religionenglandandwales/census2021 |website=www.ons.gov.uk |access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!Holds religious beliefs
!76,108
!62.6
!65,417
!49.4
!57,189
!39.7
|-
|[[File:Gold_Christian_Cross_no_Red.svg|26x26px]] [[Christians|Christian]]
| align="right" |73,428
| align="right" |60.4
| align="right" |59,515
| align="right" |44.9
| align="right" |48,399
| align="right" |33.6
|-
|[[File:Dharma_Wheel.svg|20x20px]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]]
| align="right" |485
| align="right" |0.4
| align="right" |978
| align="right" |0.7
| align="right" |983
| align="right" |0.7
|-
|[[File:Om.svg|21x21px]] [[Hinduism|Hindu]]
| align="right" |348
| align="right" |0.3
| align="right" |1,017
| align="right" |0.8
| align="right" |1,719
| align="right" |1.2
|-
|[[File:Star_of_David.svg|23x23px]] [[Jews|Jewish]]
| align="right" |239
| align="right" |0.2
| align="right" |241
| align="right" |0.2
| align="right" |331
| align="right" |0.2
|-
|[[File:Star_and_Crescent.svg|20x20px]] [[Muslim]]
| align="right" |887
| align="right" |0.7
| align="right" |2,612
| align="right" |2.0
| align="right" |4,289
| align="right" |3.0
|-
|[[File:Khanda.svg|24x24px]] [[Sikhism|Sikh]]
| align="right" |102
| align="right" |0.1
| align="right" |168
| align="right" |0.1
| align="right" |185
| align="right" |0.1
|-
|Other religion
| align="right" |619
| align="right" |0.5
| align="right" |886
| align="right" |0.7
| align="right" |1283
| align="right" |0.9
|-
!''(No religion and Religion not stated)''
! align="right" |45,442
! align="right" |37.4
! align="right" |67,095
! align="right" |50.7
! align="right" |86,733
! align="right" |60.3
|-
|[[Irreligion|No religion]]
| align="right" |33,766
| align="right" |27.8
| align="right" |56,268
| align="right" |42.5
| align="right" |76,973
| align="right" |53.5
|-
|Religion not stated
| align="right" |11,676
| align="right" |9.6
| align="right" |10,827
| align="right" |8.2
| align="right" |9,760 
| align="right" |6.8
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!Total population
! align="right" |121,550
! align="right" |100.0
! align="right" |132,512
! align="right" |100.0
! align="right" |143,922
! align="right" |100.0
|}