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Demographics of East Riding of Yorkshire

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Person
Population
343,143

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Fitness
Life expectancy
82 years

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Earth
Major ethnic
97% White

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Age structure
Population
Average age
Life expectancy
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
53% Christian
Urbanisation
56%

Demographics of East Riding of Yorkshire

The population of East Riding of Yorkshire is 343,143 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. East Riding of Yorkshire's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 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-2021.

According to the latest 2021 census, the population in East Riding of Yorkshire is predominantly white (97%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 3% of the population.

The median average age in East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021 was 49.5, with over 18s representing 85.3% of the population. The sex ratio was 96.1 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.

In 2021, 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 53% of the population.

English is spoken as the main language by 97.8% of people in East Riding of Yorkshire, and spoken either well or very well by 2% of the population. 0.4% reported having poor English language skills.

Population of East Riding of Yorkshire

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The population of East Riding of Yorkshire is 343,143 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2020 and mid-2021, the population in East Riding of Yorkshire grew by an estimated people, and in the ten years before mid-2021, the population grew by .

East Riding of Yorkshire's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 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-2021. That figure has by people per km2 over the past decade.

Population
Population Density
Population Growth

Demographics by Age and Gender

According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS in 2019, males account for 49.0% of East Riding of Yorkshire's 343,143 population, while females made up 51.0% of the total.

The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 96.083 males to every 100 females in 2021. In England as a whole, the gender ratio was 96 males to every 100 females in 2021.

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 292,696.

East Riding of Yorkshire's age structure shows the working-age population to be 201,631 which is 58.8% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 14.7% of the population, and over 65s represent 26.5% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from to .

East Riding of Yorkshire age pyramid

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 49.5 years in 2019.

Of the East Riding of Yorkshire population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.0 to 1.

Life expectancy in East Riding of Yorkshire

The life expectancy of someone born today in East Riding of Yorkshire is 82 years. Split by gender, a girl born today in East Riding of Yorkshire has a life expectancy of 84 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 82 years. In England as a whole, life expectancies have risen by 3 years.

Age
Male
Female
Total
00-01 80.1 83.5 81.8
01-04 79.3 82.8 81.1
05-09 75.4 78.8 77.1
10-14 70.4 73.8 72.1
15-19 65.4 68.8 67.1
20-24 60.5 63.9 62.2
25-29 55.7 58.9 57.3
30-34 50.9 54.1 52.5
35-39 46.2 49.2 47.7
40-44 41.4 44.3 42.8
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Ethnicity in East Riding of Yorkshire

According to the latest 2021 census, the population in East Riding of Yorkshire is predominantly white (97.4%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 2.6% of the population.

Asian people were the largest minority group in East Riding of Yorkshire accounting for 1.1% of the population.

894 or 0% of the East Riding of Yorkshire population are black according to the latest 2021 census.

In England more broadly the portion of the population that is white is 81%. 10% are Asian and 4% are Black.

Population by race in East Riding of Yorkshire, 2021 census

  • White - 333,162 people or 97.4%
  • Asian - 3,686 people or 1.1%
  • Mixed - 3,197 people or 0.9%
  • Other - 1,276 people or 0.4%
  • Black - 894 people or 0.3%

Personal wellbeing in East Riding of Yorkshire

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').

Anxiety
Happiness
Life satisfaction
Life worthwhile
Cash
Average salary
£34,592

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Home
Average property price
£226,941

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Crime rate (per 1,000 people)
5,493

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Religion in East Riding of Yorkshire

According to the latest 2021 census, the most populous religious group within East Riding of Yorkshire is Christians, accounting for 53.3% of the population.

East Riding of Yorkshire has a Muslim population of 1,966 which is 0.6% of the population.

Compared to England as a whole, in England circa 46% of the population is Christian, 7% 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.

Religious groups in East Riding of Yorkshire, 2021 census

  • Christian - 182,395 people or 53.3%
  • Buddhist - 885 people or 0.3%
  • Hindu - 758 people or 0.2%
  • Muslim - 1,966 people or 0.6%
  • Other - 156,211 people or 45.6%

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population169,940
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population2,349,987
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population201,672
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population618,847
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population1,374,182
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2023. Data sources: ONS Local statistics

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