Population statistics for the UK

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9 March 2017

These releases contain combined United Kingdom (UK) data for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Release: Population estimates for the UK (rounded to the nearest thousand)

Publication date: 17 December 2012

Release number: UK 1.1

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  • UK and constituent country population estimates by sex and five-year age bands

  • Local authority (or equivalent) total populations.

  • Data for, or including, Scotland are rounded.

Release: Population estimates (rounded to the nearest hundred) and household estimates (rounded to the nearest ten) for the UK

Publication date: 21 March 2013

Release number: UK 1.2

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  • Population estimates by five-year age bands and sex.

  • Household estimates for all UK local authorities (or equivalent). This combined Scottish data with data already published for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Release: Unrounded population estimates by single year of age and sex for the UK

Publication date: 31 July 2013

Release number: UK 1.3

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  • Population estimates of the usually resident population, by single year of age and sex for all local authorities (or equivalent) in the constituent countries of the United Kingdom.

Release: Key Statistics and Quick Statistics for local authorities in the United Kingdom - Part 1

Publication date: 11 October 2013

Release number: UK 2.1

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  • Combines information already published by each constituent country of the UK and statistics are available for all local authority areas (or equivalent) in the UK.

Release: Key Statistics and Quick Statistics for local authorities in the United Kingdom - Part 2

Publication date: 4 December 2013

Release number: UK 2.2

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  • Combines information already published by each constituent country of the UK and statistics are available for all local authority areas (or equivalent) in the UK.

Release: Key Statistics and Quick Statistics for local authorities in the United Kingdom - Part 3

Publication date: 23 January 2014

Release number: UK 2.3

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  • Combines information already published by each constituent country of the UK and statistics are available for all local authority areas (or equivalent) in the UK.

Release: European Commission Census Regulation Statistics

Publication date: 31 March 2014

Release number: n/a

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  • These data represent the UK contribution towards a European Union (EU) project to create comparable 2011 census statistics from across the EU.

Release: Origin-destination Statistics on Migration, Workplace and Students for Local Authorities in the United Kingdom

Publication date: 25 July 2014

Release number: OD.1

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  • This release provides origin-destination tables from the 2011 Censuses of the United Kingdom, on the topics of migration, workplace and students. Tables are provided for merged local authorities in England and Wales and for local authorities in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Back to top

Release: Origin-destination Statistics on Migration for Local Authorities in the United Kingdom

Publication date: 25 November 2014

Release number: n/a

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  • This release provides origin-destination tables from the 2011 Censuses of the United Kingdom, on the topics of migration and students. Tables are provided for merged local authorities in England and Wales and for local authorities in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Release: United Kingdom Submission for United Nations Questionnaire on Population and Housing Censuses (part 1)

Publication date: 18 December 2014

Release number: n/a

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  • This release provides data for the United Kingdom as part of a United Nations (UN) project, 'United Nations Questionnaires on Population and Housing Census'.

  • This release covers the whole of the UK and contains data already published as part of the 2011 Census for the UK.

  • This is part one of the contribution from the UK and features tables on economic characteristics

Release: United Kingdom Submission for United Nations Questionnaire on Population and Housing Censuses (part 2)

Publication date: 21 January 2015

Release number: n/a

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  • This release provides the second delivery of data for the United Kingdom as part of a United Nations (UN) project, 'United Nations Questionnaires on Population and Housing Census'.

  • The release covers the whole of the UK and contains data already published as part of the 2011 Census for the UK.

  • This is part 2 of the contribution from the UK and features tables on individuals, households and dwellings from within the UK

Release: Detailed UK migration

Publication date: 28 January 2015

Release number: n/a

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  • The Detailed UK Migration Statistics are a release from the 2011 Census providing information on migration into and within the UK.

  • The 13 tables, produced at both the person and household level, show key characteristics for the population in an area and migrants moving into or out of the area.

Release: Origin, destination statistics on migration for local authorities in the UK

Publication date: 25 March 2015

Release number: OD.2

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  • This release provides origin-destination tables from the 2011 Censuses of the United Kingdom on the topic of migration and from the 2011 Census of England and Wales on the topic of workplace.

  • Migration tables are provided for merged local authorities in England and Wales and for local authorities in Scotland and Northern Ireland.