Harrow Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Harrow was 239,056 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Harrow is 38, while the median age is lower at 36.

53.7% of people living in Harrow were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 9.0% India, 4.9% Kenya, 4.3% Sri Lanka, 2.1% Ireland, 1.5% Pakistan, 0.9% Somalia, 0.7% Jamaica, 0.7% Scotland, 0.5% Wales.

71.5% of people living in Harrow speak English. The other top languages spoken are 8.9% Gujarati, 3.6% Tamil, 2.0% Romanian, 1.6% Polish, 1.1% Persian/Farsi, 1.0% Arabic, 1.0% Urdu, 0.8% Somali, 0.7% Hindi.

The religious make up of Harrow is 37.3% Christian, 25.3% Hindu, 12.5% Muslim, 9.3% No religion, 4.4% Jewish, 1.2% Sikh, 1.1% Buddhist. 14,781 people did not state a religion. 376 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 12 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

50.6% of people are married, 5.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 28.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.4% are separated or divorced. There are 8,585 widowed people living in Harrow.

The top occupations listed by people in Harrow are Professional 23.2%, Administrative and secretarial 13.6%, Associate professional and technical 12.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.7%, Administrative 10.3%, Sales and customer service 9.0%, Skilled trades 8.8%, Elementary 8.4%, Business, media and public service professionals 8.0%, Corporate managers and directors 7.9%.