Demography
| Bolton Compared | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Census | Bolton | Bolton (borough) | GM Urban Area | England |
| Total population | 139,403 | 261,037 | 2,240,230 | 49,138,831 |
| White | 81.6% | 89.0% | 90.3% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 15.8% | 9.1% | 6.2% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 2.3% |
| Source: Office for National Statistics | ||||
At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, according to the Office for National Statistics, the Urban Subdivision of Bolton was part of the Greater Manchester Urban Area and had a total resident population of 139,403, of which 67,823 (48.7%) were male and 71,580 (51.3%) were female, living in 57,827 households. The settlement occupied 4,446 hectares (17.17 sq mi), compared with 2,992 hectares (11.55 sq mi) in the 1991 census, though it should be noted that the 2001 Urban census area contains a large rural area to the south of the town. Its population density was 31.35 people per hectare compared with an average of 40.20 across the Greater Manchester Urban Area. The median age of the population was 35, compared with 36 within the Greater Manchester Urban Area and 37 across England and Wales.
The majority of the population of Bolton were born in England (87.10%); 2.05% were born elsewhere within the United Kingdom, 1.45% within the rest of the European Union, and 9.38% elsewhere in the world.
Data on religious beliefs across the town in the 2001 census show that 67.9% declared themselves to be Christian, 12.5% stated that they were Muslim, 8.6% said they held no religion, and 3.4% reported themselves as Hindu.
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