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Population of Hartlepool

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Person
Population
92,571

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People
Population Density
989 people per km2

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Population Growth
-1.35%

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Population
Population Density
Population Growth
Area type
Unitary Authority
Land area
94 square kilometres
Fertility rate
1.64
Birth rate
10.4
Death rate
12.1
internal migration
0.0%
international migration
0.3%

Hartlepool Population

The population of Hartlepool is 92,571 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. Based on recent growth rates we estimate the current 2023 population of Hartlepool to be 93,000. In the year between mid-2020 and mid-2021, the population in Hartlepool fell by an estimated 1,265 people, and in the ten years prior to mid-2021, the population grew by 310. Compare population by area.

Hartlepool's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 was -1.3%, which is 1.4% lower than the average population growth rate in Hartlepool for the ten years prior to mid-2021 (0.0%).

Hartlepool covers an area of 94 square kilometres (36 square miles) and has a population density of 989 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2021. That figure has increased by 3 people per km2 over the past decade.

Compared to England's figures

  • Hartlepool's population of 92,571 is equivalent to 0.2% of England's 56,536,419 total population. Hartlepool is the 57th unitary authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by total population.
  • Hartlepool's population growth rate of -1.35% is 1.68% lower than England's current population growth rate of 0.33%. Hartlepool is the 49th unitary authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by population growth rate.
  • Hartlepool's population density of 989 people per km2 is 554 people per km2 higher than England's 435 people per km2. Hartlepool is the 27th Unitary Authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by population density.

What causes population change in Hartlepool

Between mid-2019 and mid-2020, net internal migration out of Hartlepool was 20, and net international migration into Hartlepool was 319.

Hartlepool's fertility rate (the total number of children that would be born to the average woman in Hartlepool if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years) of 1.64, and birth rate (the number of live births per thousand of population per year) of 10.4, led to population increases of 974 during the year, and Hartlepool's death rate or mortality rate (the number of deaths per thousand of population per year) of 12.1 resulted in a 1,134 population decrease. In total, a net 160 person natural decrease.

Compared to figures for England

  • Hartlepool's fertility rate of 1.64 is 0.02 higher than England's fertility rate of 1.62
  • Hartlepool's birth rate of 10.4 births per thousand people is 0.3 lower than England's birth rate, and Hartlepool's death rate or mortality rate of 12.1 people per thousand is 2.1 higher than England's death rate
  • Hartlepool's annual net international migration rate of 0.34% is below the English average of 0.4%

Historic Hartlepool Population Change Components

During the past decade, internal migration has risen from a net outflow of 61 in 2011 to a net 20 outflow. International migration has risen from a net outflow of 17 in 2011 to an inflow of 319 in 2021.

The natural increase in population, due to births and deaths, has fallen from an annual net increase of 243 people in 2011 to -160 in 2021.

International migration was the largest driver of population change over the past decade, representing circa 88% of the total change in population.

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Average salary
£32,165

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Home
Average rent
£494

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GDP
£ 1.8 billion

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Hartlepool historic population from 2011 to 2021

Hartlepool'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 92,571 -1.35% 989
2020 93,836 0.18% 1,003
2019 93,663 0.45% 1,001
2018 93,242 0.24% 997
2017 93,019 0.19% 994
2016 92,845 0.38% 992
2015 92,498 -0.12% 989
2014 92,606 -0.06% 990
2013 92,662 0.43% 990
2012 92,261 986
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Hartlepool forecast population from 2023 to 2043

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

The population of Hartlepool is forecast to be 93,697 in 2025 and 93,652 in 2030.

Year
Population
Growth rate
Population Density
2023 93,673 1,001
2024 93,695 0.02% 1,001
2025 93,697 0.00% 1,001
2026 93,695 0.00% 1,001
2027 93,694 0.00% 1,001
2028 93,687 -0.01% 1,001
2029 93,671 -0.02% 1,001
2030 93,652 -0.02% 1,001
2031 93,638 -0.02% 1,001
2032 93,638 0.00% 1,001
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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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