The demography of England has since 1801 been measured by the decennial national census, and is marked by centuries of population growth and urbanization. Due to the lack of authoritative contemporary sources, estimates of the population of England for dates prior to the first census in 1801 vary considerably. The population of England at the 2021 census was 56,489,800. Population of the countries of the United Kingdom The population of England in 2021 was estimated to be 56,489,800. This is the most recent census. In the previous census, in 2011, the population was 53,012,456. Data for the 2021 census: Female: 28,833,712 Male: 27,656,336 Total population: 56,489,800 Total Fertility Rate: 1.61 (2021) Black DeathDomesday BookProtestation Returns of 1642 and Compton Census This is UK wide information. (c) = Census results. In 2022, the percentage of live births where either one or both parents were born outside of the UK was 36.7%. 31.1% of all live births in England were to mothers born outside of the UK (9.8% born in the EU, 21.3% born outside of the EU). Country of birth given by respondents in the corresponding UK censuses were as follows: Below are the estimates of the largest foreign-born groups in England according to ONS estimates. The data below is based on the 2011 census. In 2001, the mean age of England's population was 38.60, and the median age was 37.00. File:South West of England population pyramid 2020.svg|South West File:South East of England population pyramid 2020.svg|South East File:London population pyramid.svg|Greater London File:East of England population pyramid 2020.svg|East of England File:East Midlands population pyramid 2020.svg|East Midlands File:West Midlands England population pyramid 2020.svg|West Midlands File:Yorkshire and the Humber population pyramid 2020.svg|Yorkshire and the Humber File:North West population pyramid 2020.svg|North West File:North East population pyramid 2020.svg|North East Notes for table above File:Districts of England by Other White percent.svg|[[Other White]] (4.