Area type
Unitary Authority
Population Density
143
Population growth
Gender ratio
0.96 male to female
english main language
98%
birth rate
7.8
death rate
12.7
Major religion
68% Christian
Urbanisation
56%
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The population of East Riding of Yorkshire is 343,201 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. East Riding of Yorkshire's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was per year. East Riding of Yorkshire covers an area of 2,405 square kilometres (929 square miles) and has a population density of 143 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020.
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in East Riding of Yorkshire is predominantly white (98%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 2% of the population.
The median average age in East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019 was 49.2, with over 18s representing 83.7% of the population. The sex ratio was 96.2 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
In 2011, the urban population of East Riding of Yorkshire was approximately 187,505 or 56%, while the rural population was around 146,674 or 44%.
The largest religious group in East Riding of Yorkshire is Christians who account for 68% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 98.3% of people in East Riding of Yorkshire, and spoken either well or very well by 1% of the remaining population. 0.3% reported having poor English language skills.
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The population of East Riding of Yorkshire is 343,201 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in East Riding of Yorkshire grew by an estimated people, and in the ten years before mid-2020, the population grew by .
East Riding of Yorkshire's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was , which is
East Riding of Yorkshire covers an area of 2,405 square kilometres (929 square miles) and has a population density of 143 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has by people per km2 over the past decade.
According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS in 2019, males account for 49.0% of East Riding of Yorkshire's 343,201 population, while females made up 51.0% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 96.172 males to every 100 females in 2011. In England as a whole, the gender ratio was 98 males to every 100 females in 2011.
Age statistics collected by the ONS show the adult population of East Riding of Yorkshire, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 287,100.
East Riding of Yorkshire's age structure shows the working-age population to be 196,469 which is 57.2% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 16.3% of the population, and over 65s represent 26.4% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from 61.7% to 60.2%.
East Riding of Yorkshire's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in East Riding of Yorkshire was 49.2 years in 2019. Split by gender, the average female age is 50.2 years, and the average male is 48.2 years.
Of the East Riding of Yorkshire population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.2 to 1.
The life expectancy of someone born today in East Riding of Yorkshire is 81 years. Split by gender, a girl born today in East Riding of Yorkshire has a life expectancy of 83 years, and a boy has a life expectancy of 80 years. Compare life expectancy by area.
As a comparison, in England as a whole, current life expectancy at birth is 81 years, for females that rises to 83 years and for males it falls to 79 years.
The life expectancy for someone born in East Riding of Yorkshire has risen by 2 years over the past decade, from a life expectancy of 79 years to a life expectancy of 81 years. In England as a whole, life expectancies have risen by 3 years.
Age | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00-01 | 79.5 | 82.9 | 81.2 |
| 01-04 | 78.8 | 82.1 | 80.4 |
| 05-09 | 74.9 | 78.2 | 76.6 |
| 10-14 | 69.9 | 73.2 | 71.6 |
| 15-19 | 65.0 | 68.2 | 66.6 |
| 20-24 | 60.1 | 63.3 | 61.7 |
| 25-29 | 55.2 | 58.4 | 56.8 |
| 30-34 | 50.4 | 53.5 | 52.0 |
| 35-39 | 45.6 | 48.7 | 47.2 |
| 40-44 | 40.9 | 43.8 | 42.3 |
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in East Riding of Yorkshire is predominantly white (98.1%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 1.9% of the population.
Asian people were the largest minority group in East Riding of Yorkshire accounting for 0.9% of the population.
598 or 0% of the East Riding of Yorkshire population are black according to the latest 2011 census.
In England more broadly the portion of the population that is white is 85.4%. 7.8% are Asian and 3.5% are Black.
Estimates of personal wellbeing in the UK are published by the ONS annually, with scores for anxiety, happiness, life satisfaction, and feeling that life is worthwhile. Overall scores are based on surveying a representative sample of the population and are scored out of 10 (.e.g for happiness 0 is 'not at all happy' and 10 is 'completely happy').
Levels of reported Anxiety in East Riding of Yorkshire were 2.8 in 2012 and 2.9 in 2021. In the rest of England levels of Anxiety are currently 3.1.
Reported levels of Happiness in 2021 were 7.8, and 7.3 in 2012. In England, the average happiness indicator is currently 7.5. Of the 363 areas in England, East Riding of Yorkshire is the 31 st happiest area in England.
Life satisfaction scores for 2021 are 7.9 and were 7.6 in 2012. For the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile the 2021 level is 8.1 and was 7.8 in 2012.
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According to the latest 2011 census, the most populous religious group within East Riding of Yorkshire is Christians, accounting for 68.0% of the population.
East Riding of Yorkshire has a Muslim population of 1,309 which is 0.4% of the population.
Compared to England as a whole, in England circa 59% of the population is Christian, 5% is Muslim, 2% is Hindu, and Buddhists, Sikhs and Jews each is around 1%. The remainder is split between people with no religion and those who decided not to identify a religion.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Data sources: ONS Local statistics