Area type
Region
Population Density
522
Population growth
Gender ratio
0.98 male to female
english main language
95%
birth rate
10.7
death rate
11.0
Major religion
67% Christian
Urbanisation
89%
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The population of North West England is 7,367,456 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. North West England's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was per year. North West England covers an area of 14,107 square kilometres (5,447 square miles) and has a population density of 522 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 West England is predominantly white (90%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 10% of the population.
The median average age in North West England in 2019 was 40.4, with over 18s representing 80.9% of the population. The sex ratio was 97.6 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
In 2011, the urban population of North West England was approximately 6,304,194 or 89%, while the rural population was around 747,983 or 11%.
The largest religious group in North West England is Christians who account for 67% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 94.9% of people in North West England, and spoken either well or very well by 4% of the remaining population. 1.0% reported having poor English language skills, and the remaining 0.2% spoke no English at all.
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The population of North West England is 7,367,456 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in North West England grew by an estimated people, and in the ten years before mid-2020, the population grew by .
North West England's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was , which is
North West England covers an area of 14,107 square kilometres (5,447 square miles) and has a population density of 522 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has by people per km2 over the past decade.
According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS in 2019, males account for 49.4% of North West England's 7,367,456 population, while females made up 50.6% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 97.581 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 West England, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 5,957,266.
North West England's age structure shows the working-age population to be 4,572,870 which is 62.1% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 19.1% of the population, and over 65s represent 18.8% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from 64.5% to 61.8%.
North West England's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in North West England was 40.4 years in 2019. Split by gender, the average female age is 41.5 years, and the average male is 39.2 years.
Of the North West England population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.1 to 1.
The life expectancy of someone born today in North West England is 80 years. Split by gender, a girl born today in North West 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 West 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 | 77.6 | 81.6 | 79.6 |
| 01-04 | 77.1 | 80.9 | 79.0 |
| 05-09 | 73.1 | 77.0 | 75.1 |
| 10-14 | 68.2 | 72.0 | 70.1 |
| 15-19 | 63.2 | 67.0 | 65.1 |
| 20-24 | 58.3 | 62.1 | 60.2 |
| 25-29 | 53.5 | 57.1 | 55.3 |
| 30-34 | 48.6 | 52.2 | 50.4 |
| 35-39 | 43.9 | 47.4 | 45.7 |
| 40-44 | 39.2 | 42.5 | 40.9 |
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in North West England is predominantly white (90.2%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 9.8% of the population.
Asian people were the largest minority group in North West England accounting for 6.2% of the population.
97,869 or 1% of the North West 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 West England were 3.2 in 2012 and 3.0 in 2021. In the rest of England levels of Anxiety are currently 3.1.
Reported levels of Happiness in 2021 were 7.5, and 7.3 in 2012. In England, the average happiness indicator is currently 7.5. Of the 363 areas in England, North West England is the 217 th 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 7.9 and was 7.7 in 2012.
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According to the latest 2011 census, the most populous religious group within North West England is Christians, accounting for 67.3% of the population.
North West England has a Muslim population of 356,458 which is 4.8% 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