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Population of Blackpool

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Person
Population
140,954

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People
Population Density
4,044 people per km2

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Population Growth
1.86%

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Population
Population Density
Population Growth
Area type
Unitary Authority
Land area
35 square kilometres
Fertility rate
1.77
Birth rate
10.9
Death rate
14.6
internal migration
-0.4%
international migration
0.0%

Blackpool Population

The population of Blackpool is 140,954 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. Based on recent growth rates we estimate the current 2023 population of Blackpool to be 141,000. In the year between mid-2020 and mid-2021, the population in Blackpool grew by an estimated 2,573 people, and in the ten years prior to mid-2021, the population grew by -1,083. Compare population by area.

Blackpool's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 was 1.9%, which is 1.9% higher than the average population growth rate in Blackpool for the ten years prior to mid-2021 (-0.1%).

Blackpool covers an area of 35 square kilometres (13 square miles) and has a population density of 4,044 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2021. That figure has decreased by 31 people per km2 over the past decade.

Compared to England's figures

  • Blackpool's population of 140,954 is equivalent to 0.2% of England's 56,536,419 total population. Blackpool is the 50th unitary authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by total population.
  • Blackpool's population growth rate of 1.86% is 1.53% higher than England's current population growth rate of 0.33%. Blackpool is the 21st unitary authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by population growth rate.
  • Blackpool's population density of 4,044 people per km2 is 3,609 people per km2 higher than England's 435 people per km2. Blackpool is the 10th Unitary Authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by population density.

What causes population change in Blackpool

Between mid-2019 and mid-2020, net internal migration out of Blackpool was 546, and net international migration out of Blackpool was 32.

Blackpool's fertility rate (the total number of children that would be born to the average woman in Blackpool if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years) of 1.77, and birth rate (the number of live births per thousand of population per year) of 10.9, led to population increases of 1,526 during the year, and Blackpool's death rate or mortality rate (the number of deaths per thousand of population per year) of 14.6 resulted in a 2,041 population decrease. In total, a net 515 person natural decrease.

Compared to figures for England

  • Blackpool's fertility rate of 1.77 is 0.15 higher than England's fertility rate of 1.62
  • Blackpool's birth rate of 10.9 births per thousand people is 0.2 higher than England's birth rate, and Blackpool's death rate or mortality rate of 14.6 people per thousand is 4.6 higher than England's death rate
  • Blackpool's annual net international migration rate of -0.02% is below the English average of 0.4%

Historic Blackpool Population Change Components

During the past decade, internal migration has fallen from a net outflow of 188 in 2011 to a net 546 outflow. International migration has fallen from a net inflow of 140 in 2011 to an outflow of 32 in 2021.

The natural increase in population, due to births and deaths, has fallen from an annual net increase of -21 people in 2011 to -515 in 2021.

International migration was the largest driver of population change over the past decade, representing circa -26% of the total change in population.

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Average salary
£30,042

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Average rent
£543

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GDP
£ 3.2 billion

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Blackpool historic population from 2011 to 2021

Blackpool's population, population density, and population growth rate, over the past decade.

Figures reported by the ONS in 2022.

Year
Population
Growth rate
Population Density
2021 140,954 1.86% 4,044
2020 138,381 -0.76% 3,971
2019 139,446 0.10% 4,001
2018 139,305 -0.40% 3,997
2017 139,870 -0.08% 4,013
2016 139,983 -0.13% 4,017
2015 140,162 -0.52% 4,022
2014 140,898 -0.50% 4,043
2013 141,603 -0.31% 4,063
2012 142,037 4,075
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Blackpool forecast population from 2023 to 2043

Blackpool's forecast, population density, and population growth rate, over the next twenty years. Figures reported by the ONS in 2018.

The population of Blackpool is forecast to be 138,879 in 2025 and 139,011 in 2030.

Year
Population
Growth rate
Population Density
2023 138,984 3,988
2024 138,919 -0.05% 3,986
2025 138,879 -0.03% 3,985
2026 138,864 -0.01% 3,984
2027 138,864 0.00% 3,984
2028 138,886 0.02% 3,985
2029 138,938 0.04% 3,987
2030 139,011 0.05% 3,989
2031 139,091 0.06% 3,991
2032 139,200 0.08% 3,994
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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 2022. Data sources: ONS Local statistics

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