Area type
Metropolitan County
Population Density
3,261
Population growth
Gender ratio
0.98 male to female
english main language
89%
birth rate
12.3
death rate
9.8
Major religion
54% Christian
Urbanisation
99%
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The population of West Midlands County is 2,939,927 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. West Midlands County's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was per year. West Midlands County covers an area of 902 square kilometres (348 square miles) and has a population density of 3,261 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 Midlands County is predominantly white (70%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 30% of the population.
The median average age in West Midlands County in 2019 was 262.5, with over 18s representing 78.6% of the population. The sex ratio was 98.3 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
In 2011, the urban population of West Midlands County was approximately 2,711,663 or 99%, while the rural population was around 24,797 or 1%.
The largest religious group in West Midlands County is Christians who account for 54% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 88.8% of people in West Midlands County, and spoken either well or very well by 8% of the remaining population. 2.7% reported having poor English language skills, and the remaining 0.6% spoke no English at all.
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The population of West Midlands County is 2,939,927 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in West Midlands County grew by an estimated people, and in the ten years before mid-2020, the population grew by .
West Midlands County's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was , which is
West Midlands County covers an area of 902 square kilometres (348 square miles) and has a population density of 3,261 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 49.6% of West Midlands County's 2,939,927 population, while females made up 50.4% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 98.33 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 Midlands County, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 2,310,568.
West Midlands County's age structure shows the working-age population to be 1,856,259 which is 63.1% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 21.4% of the population, and over 65s represent 15.5% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from 63.6% to 59.3%.
West Midlands County's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in West Midlands County was 262.5 years in 2019. Split by gender, the average female age is 269.2 years, and the average male is 255.6 years.
Of the West Midlands County population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.1 to 1.
The life expectancy of someone born today in West Midlands County is 80 years. Split by gender, a girl born today in West Midlands County 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 West Midlands County has risen by 3 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 | 77.9 | 82.1 | 80.0 |
| 01-04 | 77.4 | 81.6 | 79.5 |
| 05-09 | 73.5 | 77.7 | 75.6 |
| 10-14 | 68.5 | 72.7 | 70.6 |
| 15-19 | 63.6 | 67.8 | 65.7 |
| 20-24 | 58.7 | 62.8 | 60.8 |
| 25-29 | 53.8 | 57.9 | 55.8 |
| 30-34 | 48.9 | 53.0 | 51.0 |
| 35-39 | 44.1 | 48.0 | 46.1 |
| 40-44 | 39.4 | 43.2 | 41.3 |
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in West Midlands County is predominantly white (70.1%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 29.9% of the population.
Asian people were the largest minority group in West Midlands County accounting for 18.8% of the population.
164,069 or 6% of the West Midlands County 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.
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According to the latest 2011 census, the most populous religious group within West Midlands County is Christians, accounting for 53.8% of the population.
West Midlands County has a Muslim population of 332,684 which is 11.3% 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