DEMOGRAPHICS OF UNITED KINGDOM
DEMOGRAPHICS OF UNITED KINGDOM:
It is the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and France) and the 22nd-largest in the world.
Population:
The estimated population of the United Kingdom in the 2011 census was 63.182 million of whom
• 31.029m were men &
• 32.153m women.
Population Density:
Its overall population density is one of the highest in the world at 256 people per square kilometer, due to the particularly high population density in England.
Literacy Rate:
The United Kingdom's extremely high literacy rate (99% at age 15 and above) is attributable to universal public education introduced for the primary level in 1870 and secondary level in 1900. Parents are obliged to have their children educated from the ages of 5 to 16 and can continue education free of charge in the form of A-Levels, vocational training or apprenticeship to age 18. About 40% of British students go on to post-secondary education (18+).
Religion:
The traditional religion in the United Kingdom is Christianity, followed by Atheism and then Islam.
SOCIO – ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT IN UNITED KINGDOM:
Socio economic environment of the United Kingdom is as follows:
• The United Kingdom has the sixth-largest national economy in the world measured by nominal GDP and eighth-largest measured by purchasing power
• It has a GDP of $2.375 trillion with a growth rate of 0.3%
• In 2012, the UK was the 11th-largest exporter in the world and the sixth-largest importer
• It has a labor force of 29.71 million (May 2013)
• Unemployment rate is 7.8% (April 2013)
• As of December 2010 the UK had the third-largest stock of both inward and outward foreign direct investment
• The aerospace industry of the UK is the second- or third-largest national aerospace industry, depending upon the method of measurement.
• The pharmaceutical industry plays an important role in the UK economy and the country has the third-highest share of global pharmaceutical R&D expenditures
• The British
It is the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and France) and the 22nd-largest in the world.
Population:
The estimated population of the United Kingdom in the 2011 census was 63.182 million of whom
• 31.029m were men &
• 32.153m women.
Population Density:
Its overall population density is one of the highest in the world at 256 people per square kilometer, due to the particularly high population density in England.
Literacy Rate:
The United Kingdom's extremely high literacy rate (99% at age 15 and above) is attributable to universal public education introduced for the primary level in 1870 and secondary level in 1900. Parents are obliged to have their children educated from the ages of 5 to 16 and can continue education free of charge in the form of A-Levels, vocational training or apprenticeship to age 18. About 40% of British students go on to post-secondary education (18+).
Religion:
The traditional religion in the United Kingdom is Christianity, followed by Atheism and then Islam.
SOCIO – ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT IN UNITED KINGDOM:
Socio economic environment of the United Kingdom is as follows:
• The United Kingdom has the sixth-largest national economy in the world measured by nominal GDP and eighth-largest measured by purchasing power
• It has a GDP of $2.375 trillion with a growth rate of 0.3%
• In 2012, the UK was the 11th-largest exporter in the world and the sixth-largest importer
• It has a labor force of 29.71 million (May 2013)
• Unemployment rate is 7.8% (April 2013)
• As of December 2010 the UK had the third-largest stock of both inward and outward foreign direct investment
• The aerospace industry of the UK is the second- or third-largest national aerospace industry, depending upon the method of measurement.
• The pharmaceutical industry plays an important role in the UK economy and the country has the third-highest share of global pharmaceutical R&D expenditures
• The British