Area type
Non-metropolitan District
Population Density
356
Population growth
-0.1%
Gender ratio
0.96 male to female
english main language
96%
birth rate
11.1
death rate
9.9
Major religion
57% Christian
Urbanisation
82%
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The population of North Hertfordshire is 133,463 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. North Hertfordshire's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was -0.1% per year. North Hertfordshire covers an area of 375 square kilometres (145 square miles) and has a population density of 356 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 Hertfordshire is predominantly white (89%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 11% of the population.
The median average age in North Hertfordshire in 2019 was 42.3, with over 18s representing 80.4% of the population. The sex ratio was 95.9 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
In 2011, the urban population of North Hertfordshire was approximately 104,165 or 82%, while the rural population was around 22,949 or 18%.
The largest religious group in North Hertfordshire is Christians who account for 57% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 95.9% of people in North Hertfordshire, and spoken either well or very well by 3% of the remaining population. 0.6% reported having poor English language skills, and the remaining 0.1% spoke no English at all.
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The population of North Hertfordshire is 133,463 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in North Hertfordshire grew by an estimated -107 people, and in the ten years before mid-2020, the population grew by 5,969.
North Hertfordshire's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was -0.1%, which is 0.6% lower than the average population growth rate in North Hertfordshire for the ten years before mid-2020 (0.5%).
North Hertfordshire covers an area of 375 square kilometres (145 square miles) and has a population density of 356 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 16 people per km2 over the past decade.
According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS in 2019, males account for 48.9% of North Hertfordshire's 133,463 population, while females made up 51.1% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 95.885 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 Hertfordshire, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 107,301.
North Hertfordshire's age structure shows the working-age population to be 81,445 which is 61.0% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 19.6% of the population, and over 65s represent 19.4% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from 63.4% to 60.6%.
North Hertfordshire's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in North Hertfordshire was 42.3 years in 2019. Split by gender, the average female age is 43.0 years, and the average male is 41.5 years.
Of the North Hertfordshire population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.2 to 1.
The life expectancy of someone born today in North Hertfordshire is 81 years. Split by gender, a girl born today in North Hertfordshire 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 North Hertfordshire 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 | 79.9 | 82.8 | 81.4 |
| 01-04 | 79.1 | 82.1 | 80.6 |
| 05-09 | 75.2 | 78.3 | 76.8 |
| 10-14 | 70.2 | 73.3 | 71.8 |
| 15-19 | 65.2 | 68.3 | 66.8 |
| 20-24 | 60.3 | 63.3 | 61.8 |
| 25-29 | 55.4 | 58.5 | 57.0 |
| 30-34 | 50.6 | 53.6 | 52.1 |
| 35-39 | 45.7 | 48.6 | 47.2 |
| 40-44 | 40.9 | 43.7 | 42.3 |
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in North Hertfordshire is predominantly white (89.5%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 10.5% of the population.
Asian people were the largest minority group in North Hertfordshire accounting for 5.4% of the population.
2,491 or 2% of the North Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire were 2.7 in 2012 and 2.6 in 2021. In the rest of England levels of Anxiety are currently 3.1.
Reported levels of Happiness in 2021 were 7.6, and 7.7 in 2012. In England, the average happiness indicator is currently 7.5. Of the 363 areas in England, North Hertfordshire is the 120 th happiest area in England.
Life satisfaction scores for 2021 are 7.9 and were 7.7 in 2012. For the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile the 2021 level is 7.7 and was 7.9 in 2012.
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According to the latest 2011 census, the most populous religious group within North Hertfordshire is Christians, accounting for 57.0% of the population.
North Hertfordshire has a Muslim population of 1,453 which is 1.1% 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