Demographics
| Kent Compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK census | Kent | South East England | England |
| Total population | 1,579,206 | 8,000,645 | 49,138,831 |
| Foreign born | 5.8% | 8.1% | 9.2% |
| White | 96.5% | 95.1% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 2.0% | 2.7% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.4% | 0.7% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 74.6% | 72.8% | 72% |
| Muslim | 0.6% | 1.4% | 3.1% |
| Sikh | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
As of the 2001 UK census, Kent, including Medway, had 1,579,206 residents and 646,308 households, of which 1,329,718 residents and 546,742 households were within the administrative boundaries. Of those households, 48.9% were married couples living together, 9.0% were co-habiting couples and 8.7% were lone parents; 28.0% of households consisted of individuals, 14.6% had someone of pensionable age living alone, and 30.4% included children aged under 16 or a person aged 16 to 18 who was in full-time education. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males.
The ethnicity of Kent was 96.5% White, 0.9% mixed race, 0.3% Chinese, 1.7% other Asian and 0.4% Black. The place of birth for residents was 94.2% United Kingdom, 0.7% Republic of Ireland, 0.5% Germany, 0.9% other Western Europe countries, 0.3% Eastern Europe, 0.8% Africa, 0.6% Far East, 0.9% South Asia, 0.2% Middle East, 0.4% North America, 0.1% South America and 0.3% Oceania. Religion was recorded as 74.6% Christian, 0.7% Sikh, 0.6% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist and 0.1% Jewish, while 15.2% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion, and 7.8% did not state their religion.
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