Area type
Unitary Authority
Population Density
89
Population growth
0.4%
Gender ratio
0.98 male to female
english main language
96%
birth rate
8.0
death rate
11.8
Major religion
68% Christian
Urbanisation
46%
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The population of Herefordshire, County of is 193,615 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. Herefordshire, County of's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.4% per year. Herefordshire, County of covers an area of 2,180 square kilometres (842 square miles) and has a population density of 89 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020.
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in Herefordshire, County of is predominantly white (98%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 2% of the population.
The median average age in Herefordshire, County of in 2019 was 47.4, with over 18s representing 83.4% of the population. The sex ratio was 98.1 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
In 2011, the urban population of Herefordshire, County of was approximately 84,335 or 46%, while the rural population was around 99,142 or 54%.
The largest religious group in Herefordshire, County of is Christians who account for 68% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 96.3% of people in Herefordshire, County of, and spoken either well or very well by 3% of the remaining population. 0.9% reported having poor English language skills, and the remaining 0.2% spoke no English at all.
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The population of Herefordshire, County of is 193,615 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in Herefordshire, County of grew by an estimated 814 people, and in the ten years before mid-2020, the population grew by 9,996.
Herefordshire, County of's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.4%, which is 0.2% lower than the average population growth rate in Herefordshire, County of for the ten years before mid-2020 (0.6%).
Herefordshire, County of covers an area of 2,180 square kilometres (842 square miles) and has a population density of 89 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 5 people per km2 over the past decade.
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According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS in 2019, males account for 49.5% of Herefordshire, County of's 193,615 population, while females made up 50.5% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 98.121 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 Herefordshire, County of, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 161,467.
Herefordshire, County of's age structure shows the working-age population to be 113,009 which is 58.4% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 16.6% of the population, and over 65s represent 25.0% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from 61.5% to 58.3%.
Herefordshire, County of's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in Herefordshire, County of was 47.4 years in 2019. Split by gender, the average female age is 48.7 years, and the average male is 46.0 years.
Of the Herefordshire, County of population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 1.9 to 1.
Age | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00-01 | 79.6 | 83.5 | 81.6 |
| 01-04 | 78.9 | 83.0 | 81.0 |
| 05-09 | 74.9 | 79.0 | 77.0 |
| 10-14 | 69.9 | 74.0 | 72.0 |
| 15-19 | 65.0 | 69.0 | 67.0 |
| 20-24 | 60.1 | 64.1 | 62.1 |
| 25-29 | 55.3 | 59.3 | 57.3 |
| 30-34 | 50.5 | 54.4 | 52.5 |
| 35-39 | 45.8 | 49.6 | 47.7 |
| 40-44 | 41.0 | 44.7 | 42.9 |
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in Herefordshire, County of is predominantly white (98.2%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 1.8% of the population.
Asian people were the largest minority group in Herefordshire, County of accounting for 0.8% of the population.
331 or 0% of the Herefordshire, County of 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 Herefordshire, County of were 3.0 in 2012 and 3.1 in 2021. In the rest of England levels of Anxiety are currently 3.1.
Reported levels of Happiness in 2021 were 7.5, and 7.5 in 2012. In England, the average happiness indicator is currently 7.5. Of the 363 areas in England, Herefordshire, County of is the 159 th happiest area in England.
Life satisfaction scores for 2021 are 7.8 and were 7.6 in 2012. For the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile the 2021 level is 8.0 and was 7.7 in 2012.
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According to the latest 2011 census, the most populous religious group within Herefordshire, County of is Christians, accounting for 67.8% of the population.
Herefordshire, County of has a Muslim population of 364 which is 0.2% 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