Dover Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Dover was 111,674 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Dover is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

89.6% of people living in Dover were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% United States, 0.3% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Australia.

96.6% of people living in Dover speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Nepalese, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Slovak, 0.2% French, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% German, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Dover is 64.1% Christian, 25.5% No religion, 0.6% Hindu, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish. 8,688 people did not state a religion. 462 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 5 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

47.8% of people are married, 12.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.8% are separated or divorced. There are 6,686 widowed people living in Dover.

The top occupations listed by people in Dover are Professional 14.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.8%, Skilled trades 12.3%, Associate professional and technical 11.7%, Elementary 11.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.8%, Caring personal service 9.6%, Elementary administration and service 9.2%, Sales and customer service 8.6%.