Area type
Region
Population Density
313
Population growth
0.4%
Gender ratio
0.97 male to female
english main language
97%
birth rate
13.6
death rate
16.6
Major religion
68% Christian
Urbanisation
85%
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The population of North East England is 2,680,763 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. North East England's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.4% per year. North East England covers an area of 8,574 square kilometres (3,311 square miles) and has a population density of 313 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020.
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in North East England is predominantly white (95%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 5% of the population.
The median average age in North East England in 2019 was 41.8, with over 18s representing 82.2% of the population. The sex ratio was 96.6 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
In 2011, the urban population of North East England was approximately 1,764,130 or 85%, while the rural population was around 316,514 or 15%.
The largest religious group in North East England is Christians who account for 68% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 97.2% of people in North East England, and spoken either well or very well by 2% of the remaining population. 0.5% reported having poor English language skills.
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The population of North East England is 2,680,763 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in North East England grew by an estimated 10,822 people, and in the ten years before mid-2020, the population grew by 84,322.
North East England's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.4%, which is 0.0% higher than the average population growth rate in North East England for the ten years before mid-2020 (0.4%).
North East England covers an area of 8,574 square kilometres (3,311 square miles) and has a population density of 313 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 10 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 49.1% of North East England's 2,680,763 population, while females made up 50.9% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 96.635 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 North East England, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 2,203,353.
North East England's age structure shows the working-age population to be 1,665,722 which is 62.1% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 17.8% of the population, and over 65s represent 20.1% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from 64.8% to 62.7%.
North East England's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in North East England was 41.8 years in 2019. Split by gender, the average female age is 43.3 years, and the average male is 40.3 years.
Of the North East England population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.1 to 1.
The life expectancy of someone born today in North East England is 80 years. Split by gender, a girl born today in North East England has a life expectancy of 82 years, and a boy has a life expectancy of 78 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 North East England has risen by 2 years over the past decade, from a life expectancy of 77 years to a life expectancy of 80 years. In England as a whole, life expectancies have risen by 3 years.
Age | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00-01 | 77.7 | 81.5 | 79.6 |
| 01-04 | 77.1 | 80.8 | 78.9 |
| 05-09 | 73.1 | 76.8 | 74.9 |
| 10-14 | 68.1 | 71.9 | 70.0 |
| 15-19 | 63.2 | 66.9 | 65.1 |
| 20-24 | 58.3 | 61.9 | 60.1 |
| 25-29 | 53.4 | 57.0 | 55.2 |
| 30-34 | 48.6 | 52.1 | 50.4 |
| 35-39 | 43.9 | 47.2 | 45.6 |
| 40-44 | 39.3 | 42.4 | 40.8 |
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in North East England is predominantly white (95.3%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 4.7% of the population.
Asian people were the largest minority group in North East England accounting for 2.9% of the population.
13,220 or 1% of the North East England 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 North East England were 3.2 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 7.3, and 7.2 in 2012. In England, the average happiness indicator is currently 7.5. Of the 363 areas in England, North East England is the 282 nd happiest area in England.
Life satisfaction scores for 2021 are 7.6 and were 7.4 in 2012. For the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile the 2021 level is 7.8 and was 7.6 in 2012.
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According to the latest 2011 census, the most populous religious group within North East England is Christians, accounting for 67.5% of the population.
North East England has a Muslim population of 46,764 which is 1.7% 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