Area type
Non-metropolitan District
Population Density
109
Population growth
0.3%
Gender ratio
0.95 male to female
english main language
99%
birth rate
6.2
death rate
14.5
Major religion
66% Christian
Urbanisation
12%
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The population of North Norfolk is 105,167 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. North Norfolk's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.3% per year. North Norfolk covers an area of 962 square kilometres (372 square miles) and has a population density of 109 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 Norfolk is predominantly white (99%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 1% of the population.
The median average age in North Norfolk in 2019 was 54.2, with over 18s representing 86.4% of the population. The sex ratio was 95.0 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
In 2011, the urban population of North Norfolk was approximately 12,463 or 12%, while the rural population was around 89,036 or 88%.
The largest religious group in North Norfolk is Christians who account for 66% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 98.6% of people in North Norfolk, and spoken either well or very well by 1% of the remaining population. 0.2% reported having poor English language skills.
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The population of North Norfolk is 105,167 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in North Norfolk grew by an estimated 330 people, and in the ten years before mid-2020, the population grew by 3,503.
North Norfolk's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.3%, which is 0.1% lower than the average population growth rate in North Norfolk for the ten years before mid-2020 (0.4%).
North Norfolk covers an area of 962 square kilometres (372 square miles) and has a population density of 109 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 4 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 48.7% of North Norfolk's 105,167 population, while females made up 51.3% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 94.962 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 Norfolk, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 90,835.
North Norfolk's age structure shows the working-age population to be 55,585 which is 52.9% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 13.6% of the population, and over 65s represent 33.5% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from 56.6% to 54.7%.
North Norfolk's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in North Norfolk was 54.2 years in 2019. Split by gender, the average female age is 55.3 years, and the average male is 53.1 years.
Of the North Norfolk population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.2 to 1.
The life expectancy of someone born today in North Norfolk is 83 years. Split by gender, a girl born today in North Norfolk has a life expectancy of 85 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 Norfolk has risen by 3 years over the past decade, from a life expectancy of 80 years to a life expectancy of 83 years. In England as a whole, life expectancies have risen by 3 years.
Age | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00-01 | 80.4 | 84.8 | 82.6 |
| 01-04 | 80.0 | 83.8 | 81.9 |
| 05-09 | 76.0 | 80.0 | 78.0 |
| 10-14 | 71.0 | 75.0 | 73.0 |
| 15-19 | 66.0 | 70.1 | 68.1 |
| 20-24 | 61.0 | 65.1 | 63.1 |
| 25-29 | 56.1 | 60.1 | 58.1 |
| 30-34 | 51.4 | 55.2 | 53.3 |
| 35-39 | 46.5 | 50.3 | 48.4 |
| 40-44 | 41.7 | 45.4 | 43.6 |
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in North Norfolk is predominantly white (98.6%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 1.4% of the population.
Mixed people were the largest minority group in North Norfolk accounting for 0.6% of the population.
157 or 0% of the North Norfolk 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 Norfolk were 3.0 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 7.6, and 7.7 in 2012. In England, the average happiness indicator is currently 7.5. Of the 363 areas in England, North Norfolk is the 121 st happiest area in England.
Life satisfaction scores for 2021 are 8.0 and were 7.8 in 2012. For the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile the 2021 level is 8.3 and was 8.1 in 2012.
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According to the latest 2011 census, the most populous religious group within North Norfolk is Christians, accounting for 66.0% of the population.
North Norfolk has a Muslim population of 158 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