1 00:00:00,300 --> 00:00:05,400 Hey everyone and welcome back to another episode of the 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:13,100 understandable English podcast. And today we are talking about 3 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:19,800 the UK. So not just abide that UK but 4 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:25,600 what is it made up of who are the people that live? 5 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:32,400 There is the population growing. So the Number of people and 6 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:38,400 where do people live. So, after listening to this 7 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:46,100 episode, you should understand a little bit more about how the UK 8 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,500 is me. It, so the people that live 9 00:00:49,500 --> 00:00:54,500 there, the population. So to start with something that 10 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:59,900 I have said before, a lot of people confuse, Great Britain. 11 00:01:00,300 --> 00:01:05,600 And the United Kingdom. The simple answer is that Great 12 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:13,100 Britain or Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales. 13 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:19,800 Whereas the UK the United Kingdom is Britain, so England, 14 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:24,500 Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 15 00:01:25,100 --> 00:01:31,200 And that's what makes the United Kingdom and every ten years, 16 00:01:31,300 --> 00:01:38,200 there is a census, a census of a population is when they measure 17 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:43,400 how many people there are, you know, where they live and what 18 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:48,300 religious backgrounds, they have and and lots of other 19 00:01:48,500 --> 00:01:55,600 information about the people that live in the UK this census 20 00:01:55,800 --> 00:02:01,000 or survey has been done in the UK every And years. 21 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:08,699 Since the year 1800 one, the only year that a wasn't done was 22 00:02:08,699 --> 00:02:17,400 in 1941 during World War 2 in terms of population size. 23 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:24,200 The UK is the 21st, largest country in the world by the 24 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:30,200 number of people. And at the moment there are Lee 25 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:35,000 67 million people live in the UK. 26 00:02:35,500 --> 00:02:40,800 So, when you think of all the countries in the UK, you might 27 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:45,300 think Hmm 67. That's pretty normal. 28 00:02:45,900 --> 00:02:51,300 But when we look at the demographics that statistics, we 29 00:02:51,300 --> 00:02:58,500 see that most of these people live in one country or region of 30 00:02:58,500 --> 00:03:04,800 the UK. That is England from the 67 31 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:12,500 million people that live in the UK 56 million live in England, 32 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:21,800 that is 83.5% roughly of the British population at that live 33 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:28,100 in England and by comparison only free million people live in 34 00:03:28,100 --> 00:03:32,300 Wheels 5. Five point four million people, 35 00:03:32,300 --> 00:03:37,200 in Scotland and my home area, Northern Ireland. 36 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:43,400 Only one point nine million people live there, which is not 37 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,200 so much. But you might say to me, Oliver, 38 00:03:47,700 --> 00:03:53,800 maybe it's just because England is so much bigger in terms of 39 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:58,600 space while that's not very true either. 40 00:03:58,900 --> 00:04:03,200 Because if we Look at the population density. 41 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:09,400 So the amount of people per square kilometer, we can see a 42 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:18,200 different picture in England. 434 people live per square 43 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:25,000 kilometer, but if we compare it to Scotland, there are 70 people 44 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:30,900 per square. Kilometer in Wales 150 And in 45 00:04:30,900 --> 00:04:38,900 Northern Ireland, 141 of course, England has a lot more flat 46 00:04:38,900 --> 00:04:45,600 land, but even a kind thing for that, the population density is 47 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,900 just so much higher. And why is this? 48 00:04:49,900 --> 00:04:56,200 The main reason is that there is more economic activity and 49 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:02,300 development in England. And as a Result a lot of people 50 00:05:02,300 --> 00:05:08,900 from the other regions move to England for work and for 51 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:15,900 settling down and having a family England also has a much 52 00:05:15,900 --> 00:05:23,500 higher rid of in migration. So people moving to England from 53 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:27,100 other countries than the rest of the UK. 54 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,800 And of course, there is the first reason. 55 00:05:29,900 --> 00:05:34,500 Reason is that England is bigger, there are more cities 56 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:38,900 more tines and a lot more funding and development. 57 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:45,900 And all of these reasons listed combined is why many many more 58 00:05:45,900 --> 00:05:50,300 people live in England than the rest of the UK. 59 00:05:50,700 --> 00:05:55,900 And it's the reason why England is growing probably the fastest 60 00:05:55,900 --> 00:06:00,200 compared to the rest of the UK. In 10 years. 61 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:09,800 So from 2011 until 2021 the UK grew by approximately 4 million 62 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:16,900 people and of this 4 million 3 million was in England. 63 00:06:17,500 --> 00:06:22,800 So only 1 million in growth for the offer areas of the UK. 64 00:06:23,500 --> 00:06:29,900 So the UK actually has very good poppy A leash and growth 65 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,200 compared to other developed countries. 66 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:38,300 There are some countries in the world, which are declining. 67 00:06:38,700 --> 00:06:43,000 So, their population is getting smaller every year. 68 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:48,500 For example, if we look at Germany, the population growth 69 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:54,200 is 0%. So Germany has reached a point 70 00:06:54,200 --> 00:07:00,300 of population stagnation. So there are Are no, there's no 71 00:07:00,300 --> 00:07:07,000 net gain in population at the moment and likely it will go 72 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,700 into population. Decline. 73 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:16,400 So a decrease in population, over time countries, such as 74 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:22,800 Poland have a population decline of not point, four percent 75 00:07:22,900 --> 00:07:28,100 roughly and Russia as well, not point four percent. 76 00:07:28,300 --> 00:07:33,900 So, So every year, the total of minds of people is getting less 77 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:39,900 and less and to compare at the moment, the UK has a very 78 00:07:39,900 --> 00:07:45,600 healthy rid of Grove with a bite, not point four percent in 79 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:49,700 the last year. But recently, this has been as 80 00:07:49,700 --> 00:07:55,300 high as almost 1%, so no point eight percent. 81 00:07:55,700 --> 00:07:59,000 A lot of this comes from immigration. 82 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:05,400 So people moving to the UK to live and work and it is 83 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:12,400 estimated that by 2050, the UK will have a population of at 84 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:20,100 least 74 million people. So, why is this potentially a 85 00:08:20,100 --> 00:08:24,200 very good thing for the economy of the UK? 86 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:31,300 The me and Reason is that there is a lot of younger people 87 00:08:31,300 --> 00:08:37,400 moving to the UK, which means our population isn't really 88 00:08:37,500 --> 00:08:42,200 urging anymore. We still have a lot of young 89 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:46,800 working people which Can Build and Grow the economy. 90 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:52,900 It is one of the main arguments as to why immigration is 91 00:08:52,900 --> 00:08:56,700 actually quite a good thing for Of the UK. 92 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:02,200 So finally, by its religion and ethnicity. 93 00:09:02,500 --> 00:09:07,000 So the UK is a very diverse country. 94 00:09:07,300 --> 00:09:12,300 So we have lots of different religions and faiths the me and 95 00:09:12,300 --> 00:09:18,000 religion or the largest religion is of course, Christianity with 96 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:25,600 abide 60% or just under identifying as Christian and 97 00:09:25,700 --> 00:09:30,100 Then we have Muslim. So, the Islamic faith with 98 00:09:30,100 --> 00:09:37,600 approximately 4.4 percent then Hindu with just over one percent 99 00:09:38,300 --> 00:09:42,300 and then smaller groups of less than a percentage of the 100 00:09:42,300 --> 00:09:48,600 population of seek Jewish Buddhist and other religion. 101 00:09:49,300 --> 00:09:56,000 And those that identify as having no religion makeup, The 102 00:09:56,100 --> 00:10:00,900 five percent of the population, so 1/4. 103 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:06,800 So, I hope this episode helps you to understand how many 104 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:12,700 people there are in the UK, where they live, and why, the 105 00:10:12,700 --> 00:10:18,300 population in England is so much larger than the rest of the UK 106 00:10:18,700 --> 00:10:24,500 and just to understand a little bit more about the total purse 107 00:10:24,500 --> 00:10:27,800 population. So who lives in the UK? 108 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:33,400 Thank you for listening and I hope you have an amazing day. 109 00:10:33,900 --> 00:10:36,800 I will see you in the next episode. 110 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:37,800 Goodbye.