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Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021
What's in the bulletin?
- On Census Day, 21 March 2021, the size of the usual resident population in England and Wales was 59,597,300 (56,489,800 in England and 3,107,500 in Wales); this was the largest population ever recorded through a census in England and Wales.
- The population of England and Wales grew by more than 3.5 million (6.3%) since the last census in 2011, when it was 56,075,912.
- The population grew in each of the nine regions of England and also grew in Wales; the region with the highest population growth was the East of England, which increased by 8.3% from 2011 (a gain of approximately 488,000 residents).
Population and household estimates, Wales: Census 2021
What's in the bulletin?
- On Census Day, 21 March 2021, the size of the usual resident population in Wales was 3,107,500; this was the largest population ever recorded through a census in Wales.
- The population of Wales has grown by 44,000 (1.4%) since the last census in 2011, when it was 3,063,456.
- There were 1,586,600 women (51.1% of the population) and 1,521,000 men (48.9%) in Wales.
How the population changed where you live: Census 2021
Using the first results from Census 2021, we look at which local authority areas have seen the biggest population increases and decreases, which areas had the largest growth in different age groups, and how your chosen area compares with others.
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Datasets related to Population estimates
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Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021
Census 2021 rounded population and household estimates for local authorities in England and Wales, by sex and five-year age group.
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Population and household estimates, Wales: Census 2021
Census 2021 rounded population and household estimates for local authorities in Wales, by sex and five-year age group.
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Population of the UK by country of birth and nationality
UK residents by broad country of birth and citizenship groups, broken down by UK country, local authority, unitary authority, metropolitan and London boroughs, and counties. Estimates from the Annual Population Survey.
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Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by administrative area, age and sex (including components of population change, median age and population density). The mid-2001 to mid-2019 detailed time-series contains the latest available mid-year population estimates and components of change from mid-2019 back to mid-2001.
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Middle Super Output Area population estimates (supporting information)
Mid-year (30 June) estimates of the usual resident population for Middle layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) in England and Wales by single year of age and sex.
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Mid-year population estimates of the very old, including centenarians: UK
Annual mid-year population estimates for those aged 90 years and over by sex and single year of age (90 to 104) and the 105 years and over age group, 2002 to 2020, UK.
Publications related to Population estimates
Statistical bulletins
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Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021
Census 2021 rounded population and household estimates for local authorities in England and Wales, by sex and five-year age group.
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Population and household estimates, Wales: Census 2021
Census 2021 rounded population and household estimates for local authorities in Wales, by sex and five-year age group.
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Population of the UK by country of birth and nationality: year ending June 2021
Latest population estimates for the UK by country of birth and nationality, covering the period from 2004 to the year ending June 2021.
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Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2020
National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by administrative area, age and sex.
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Population estimates by output areas, electoral, health and other geographies, England and Wales: mid-2020
National population estimates broken down into small geographical areas (Super Output Areas, health geographies, electoral wards, Parliamentary constituencies and National Parks).
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Estimates of the very old, including centenarians, UK: 2002 to 2020
Annual mid-year population estimates for people aged 90 years and over by sex and single year of age (90 to 104 years, and 105 years and over) and comparisons between UK countries.
Articles
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How the population changed where you live: Census 2021
Using the first results from Census 2021, we look at which local authority areas have seen the biggest population increases and decreases, which areas had the largest growth in different age groups, and how your chosen area compares with others.
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Play the Census 2021 population map game
Move across England and Wales by correctly guessing if the number of people living in an area is higher or lower than others.
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UK population pyramid interactive
Use our interactive population pyramid to find out more about how the demographics of your local area compare with others across the country.
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High streets in Great Britain
Mapping the location and characteristics of high streets in Great Britain, working with experimental Ordnance Survey High Street geography and Office for National Statistics data.
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Research report on population estimates by ethnic group and religion
Office for National Statistics research work on a simple method for producing population estimates by ethnic group and religion.
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Overview of the UK population
An overview of the UK population incorporating data related to 2020, how it has changed, why it has changed and how it is projected to change in the future.
Looking for local statistics?
A handy guide to let you know where to find local statistics.