Area type
Non-metropolitan District
Population Density
330
Population growth
0.2%
Gender ratio
0.94 male to female
english main language
98%
birth rate
8.6
death rate
12.4
Major religion
76% Christian
Urbanisation
62%
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The population of West Lancashire is 114,496 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. West Lancashire's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.2% per year. West Lancashire covers an area of 347 square kilometres (134 square miles) and has a population density of 330 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020.
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in West Lancashire is predominantly white (98%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 2% of the population.
The median average age in West Lancashire in 2019 was 44.6, with over 18s representing 82.7% of the population. The sex ratio was 94.0 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
In 2011, the urban population of West Lancashire was approximately 68,266 or 62%, while the rural population was around 42,419 or 38%.
The largest religious group in West Lancashire is Christians who account for 76% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 98.0% of people in West Lancashire, and spoken either well or very well by 1% of the remaining population. 0.5% reported having poor English language skills.
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The population of West Lancashire is 114,496 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in West Lancashire grew by an estimated 190 people, and in the ten years before mid-2020, the population grew by 3,879.
West Lancashire's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.2%, which is 0.2% lower than the average population growth rate in West Lancashire for the ten years before mid-2020 (0.4%).
West Lancashire covers an area of 347 square kilometres (134 square miles) and has a population density of 330 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 11 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 48.5% of West Lancashire's 114,496 population, while females made up 51.5% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 94.042 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 West Lancashire, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 94,730.
West Lancashire's age structure shows the working-age population to be 69,234 which is 60.5% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 17.3% of the population, and over 65s represent 22.3% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from 62.9% to 60.8%.
West Lancashire's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in West Lancashire was 44.6 years in 2019. Split by gender, the average female age is 45.8 years, and the average male is 43.3 years.
Of the West Lancashire population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.3 to 1.
Age | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00-01 | 78.6 | 82.4 | 80.5 |
| 01-04 | 78.2 | 81.8 | 80.0 |
| 05-09 | 74.2 | 77.8 | 76.0 |
| 10-14 | 69.3 | 72.8 | 71.1 |
| 15-19 | 64.3 | 67.8 | 66.1 |
| 20-24 | 59.4 | 62.9 | 61.2 |
| 25-29 | 54.6 | 58.0 | 56.3 |
| 30-34 | 49.7 | 53.3 | 51.5 |
| 35-39 | 45.0 | 48.3 | 46.7 |
| 40-44 | 40.3 | 43.5 | 41.9 |
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in West Lancashire is predominantly white (98.1%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 1.9% of the population.
Asian people were the largest minority group in West Lancashire accounting for 0.8% of the population.
174 or 0% of the West Lancashire 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 West Lancashire were 3.3 in 2012 and 3.4 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, West Lancashire is the 193 rd happiest area in England.
Life satisfaction scores for 2021 are 7.5 and were 7.1 in 2012. For the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile the 2021 level is 8.0 and was 7.6 in 2012.
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According to the latest 2011 census, the most populous religious group within West Lancashire is Christians, accounting for 76.2% of the population.
West Lancashire has a Muslim population of 276 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