As of the 2011 census, Northern England had a population of 14,933,000 - a growth of 5.1% since 2001 - in 6,364,000 households, meaning that Northerners comprise 28% of the English population and 24% of the UK population.
At the 2011 census, the North East and North West had the largest proportion of Christians in England and Wales; 67.5% and 67.3% respectively (the proportion in Yorkshire and the Humber was lower at 59.5%).