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Demographics of Nottingham

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  • England and Wales
  • England
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Person
Population
319,566

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Fitness
Life expectancy
79 years

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Major ethnic
66% White

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Age structure
Population
Average age
Life expectancy
Area type
Unitary Authority
Population Density
4,283
Population growth
Gender ratio
0.97 male to female
english main language
86%
birth rate
11.0
death rate
7.8
Major religion
49% Other

Demographics of Nottingham

The population of Nottingham is 319,566 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. Nottingham's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 was per year. Nottingham covers an area of 75 square kilometres (29 square miles) and has a population density of 4,283 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2021.

According to the latest 2021 census, the population in Nottingham is predominantly white (66%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 34% of the population.

The median average age in Nottingham in 2021 was 31.7, with over 18s representing 82.6% of the population. The sex ratio was 96.7 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.

The largest religious group in Nottingham is Others who account for 49% of the population.

English is spoken as the main language by 85.7% of people in Nottingham, and spoken either well or very well by 11% of the population. 2.6% reported having poor English language skills, and the remaining 0.4% spoke no English at all.

Population of Nottingham

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The population of Nottingham is 319,566 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2020 and mid-2021, the population in Nottingham grew by an estimated people, and in the ten years before mid-2021, the population grew by .

Nottingham's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 was , which is

Nottingham covers an area of 75 square kilometres (29 square miles) and has a population density of 4,283 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2021. That figure has by people per km2 over the past decade.

Population
Population Density
Population Growth

Demographics by Age and Gender

According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS in 2019, males account for 49.2% of Nottingham's 319,566 population, while females made up 50.8% of the total.

The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 96.702 males to every 100 females in 2021. In England as a whole, the gender ratio was 96 males to every 100 females in 2021.

Age statistics collected by the ONS show the adult population of Nottingham, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 263,843.

Nottingham's age structure shows the working-age population to be 225,745 which is 70.6% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 17.4% of the population, and over 65s represent 11.9% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from to .

Nottingham age pyramid

Nottingham's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.

The median average age of someone in Nottingham was 31.7 years in 2019.

Of the Nottingham population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.3 to 1.

Life expectancy in Nottingham

The life expectancy of someone born today in Nottingham is 79 years. Split by gender, a girl born today in Nottingham has a life expectancy of 81 years, and a boy has a life expectancy of 77 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 Nottingham has risen by 3 years over the past decade, from a life expectancy of 76 years to a life expectancy of 79 years. In England as a whole, life expectancies have risen by 3 years.

Age
Male
Female
Total
00-01 76.6 81.0 78.8
01-04 76.1 80.4 78.3
05-09 72.2 76.5 74.4
10-14 67.2 71.5 69.4
15-19 62.3 66.6 64.4
20-24 57.3 61.7 59.5
25-29 52.4 56.7 54.6
30-34 47.5 51.7 49.6
35-39 42.7 46.8 44.8
40-44 38.0 42.1 40.1
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Ethnicity in Nottingham

According to the latest 2021 census, the population in Nottingham is predominantly white (65.9%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 34.1% of the population.

Asian people were the largest minority group in Nottingham accounting for 14.9% of the population.

32,215 or 10% of the Nottingham population are black according to the latest 2021 census.

In England more broadly the portion of the population that is white is 81%. 10% are Asian and 4% are Black.

Population by race in Nottingham, 2021 census

  • White - 213,430 people or 65.9%
  • Asian - 48,217 people or 14.9%
  • Black - 32,215 people or 10.0%
  • Mixed - 19,063 people or 5.9%
  • Other - 10,710 people or 3.3%

Personal wellbeing in Nottingham

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').

Anxiety
Happiness
Life satisfaction
Life worthwhile
Cash
Average salary
£34,816

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Average property price
£198,080

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Crime rate (per 1,000 people)
12,498

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Religion in Nottingham

According to the latest 2021 census, the most populous religious group within Nottingham is Others, accounting for 49.4% of the population.

Nottingham has a Muslim population of 39,540 which is 12.4% of the population.

Compared to England as a whole, in England circa 46% of the population is Christian, 7% 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.

Religious groups in Nottingham, 2021 census

  • Christian - 112,202 people or 34.7%
  • Buddhist - 1,671 people or 0.5%
  • Hindu - 5,403 people or 1.7%
  • Jewish - 941 people or 0.3%
  • Muslim - 39,541 people or 12.2%
  • Sikh - 4,110 people or 1.3%
  • Other - 159,767 people or 49.4%

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2023. Data sources: ONS Local statistics

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