Birmingham's population has experienced significant growth and changes since 1825. 1) Birmingham's population grew rapidly in the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution as people moved to the city for work in new industries. 2) The population peaked at around 1.15 million in 1950 before declining between 1950 and 2000 during a period of deindustrialization and globalization that closed factories and increased unemployment. 3) Since 2000, Birmingham's population has grown again due to new developments like the Bull Ring and improved transport links like High Speed 2 rail.

1. What are the population
characteristics of Birmingham?
1. To identify Birmingham's key population characteristics
2. To understand the reasons for population change

2. Using figure 1. describe Birmingham’s
population growth since 1825. (3 marks)

3. Task 1 - identify Birmingham's
key population characteristics
Exam style question:
Using figure 1. describe
Birmingham’s
population growth since
1825. (3 marks)
Figure 1
Marks for:
1) Overall pattern = increase
/ rapid increase- greater
than other UK cities
2) Specifics from line =
Peak in 1950 / drop from
1950 to 2000/ current
trend increase from 2000
3) Specific data = peak at ~
1.15 million in 1950

4. Why?
• Urbanisation
• With the new canals the Industrial
Revolution in the 19th century brought people
to Birmingham to work in new industries
creating …
• Watch this from 1.24, then 6.21, then 9.05
to complete the sentence.
LO: What are the population characteristics of Birmingham?

5. Then what happened?
What is this
period known as?
And what stopped
all that
industrialisation?

6. Then what happened?
• Since the 1950’s Deindustrialisation occurred.
• Watch this, from 1.00, to see what happened.
• Raw materials dried up.
• Canals became too small for transport of raw
materials as new, faster train lines developed.
• Competition from abroad (due to globalisation)
meant that people left Birmingham as the
factories started to close.
• How did this impact Birmingham?
• High levels of unemployment and derelict
rundown factories like Fort Dunlop
LO: What are the population characteristics of Birmingham?

8. Growth again?
• Since 2000 the
population has
grown again.
• Why?
• New CBD
developments
(Bull Ring)
• New transport
links (High
Speed 2 rail
network)

9. Age Structure of Birmingham
How does it
compare to
the rest of the
UK?
Why do you
think it is like
that?
LO: What are the population characteristics of Birmingham?

10. Age Structure of Birmingham
• Birmingham has a higher / lower percentage
of under 30 year olds then the average for
England.
• Birmingham has a higher / lower percentage
of over 30 year olds then the average for
England.
LO: What are the population characteristics of Birmingham?

11. Ethnicity in Birmingham
LO: What are the population characteristics of Birmingham?

12. REVIEW
1. To identify Birmingham's key population characteristics
2. To understand the reasons for population change
LO: What are the population characteristics of Birmingham?