Estimates of the usual resident population as at 30 June 2016. Includes national and subnational population estimates for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Publications
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Revised population estimates for England and Wales: mid-2012 to mid-2016
Revised estimates of the usually resident population for mid-2012 to mid-2016 (as at 30 June). Methodological improvements have been implemented allowing the creation of a new series of estimates that roll forward the 2011 Census. These revisions cover subnational population estimates for England and Wales only. Data are available by administrative area, single year of age, sex and component of population change.
Data
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Population estimates: revision tool
Original and revised subnational population estimates of England and Wales for mid-2012 to mid-2016. Interactive annual data are available by administrative area, age, sex and component of population change.
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Population estimates: quality information
Quality information on the mid-year population estimates at local authority and region level for England and Wales, by age and sex.
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Estimates of the population for the UK, England, 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).
Methodology
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Methodology guide for mid-2012 to mid-2016 UK population estimates, England and Wales: March 2018
Methods used in the revised mid-2012 to mid-2016 usual resident population estimates of England and Wales.
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Mid-year population estimates QMI
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