Area type
Non-metropolitan District
Land area
297 square kilometres
Fertility rate
1.51
Birth rate
9.4
Death rate
10.9
internal migration
0.6%
international migration
0.0%
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The population of Hinckley and Bosworth is 113,666 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. Based on recent growth rates we estimate the current 2022 population of Hinckley and Bosworth to be 114,733. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in Hinckley and Bosworth grew by an estimated 530 people, and in the ten years prior to mid-2020, the population grew by 8,338. Compare population by area.
Hinckley and Bosworth's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.5%, which is 0.4% lower than the average population growth rate in Hinckley and Bosworth for the ten years prior to mid-2020 (0.9%).
Hinckley and Bosworth covers an area of 297 square kilometres (115 square miles) and has a population density of 382 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 28 people per km2 over the past decade.
Between mid-2019 and mid-2020, net internal migration into Hinckley and Bosworth was 646, and net international migration into Hinckley and Bosworth was 14.
Hinckley and Bosworth's fertility rate (the total number of children that would be born to the average woman in Hinckley and Bosworth if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years) of 1.51, and birth rate (the number of live births per thousand of population per year) of 9.4, led to population increases of 1,069 during the year, and Hinckley and Bosworth's death rate or mortality rate (the number of deaths per thousand of population per year) of 10.9 resulted in a 1,232 population decrease. In total, a net 163 person natural decrease.
During the past decade, internal migration has risen from a net inflow of 305 in 2011 to a net 646 inflow. International migration has fallen from a net inflow of 113 in 2011 to an inflow of 14 in 2020.
The natural increase in population, due to births and deaths, has fallen from an annual net increase of 261 people in 2011 to -163 in 2020.
Internal migration was the largest driver of population change over the past decade, representing circa 81% of the total change in population.
Hinckley and Bosworth Salary
Rental Market of Hinckley and Bosworth
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Hinckley and Bosworth's population, population density, and population growth rate, over the past decade.
Figures reported by the ONS in 2021.
Year | Population | Growth rate | Population Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 113,666 | 0.47% | 382 |
| 2019 | 113,136 | 0.63% | 380 |
| 2018 | 112,423 | 0.95% | 378 |
| 2017 | 111,370 | 1.36% | 375 |
| 2016 | 109,881 | 1.18% | 370 |
| 2015 | 108,603 | 0.97% | 365 |
| 2014 | 107,560 | 0.97% | 362 |
| 2013 | 106,527 | 0.54% | 358 |
| 2012 | 105,956 | 0.60% | 356 |
| 2011 | 105,328 | 354 |
Hinckley and Bosworth's forecast, population density, and population growth rate, over the next twenty years. Figures reported by the ONS in 2018.
The population of Hinckley and Bosworth is forecast to be 121,248 in 2025 and 126,825 in 2030.
Year | Population | Growth rate | Population Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 118,834 | 1.04% | 400 |
| 2024 | 120,066 | 1.04% | 404 |
| 2025 | 121,248 | 0.98% | 408 |
| 2026 | 122,398 | 0.95% | 412 |
| 2027 | 123,532 | 0.93% | 415 |
| 2028 | 124,660 | 0.91% | 419 |
| 2029 | 125,761 | 0.88% | 423 |
| 2030 | 126,825 | 0.85% | 427 |
| 2031 | 127,854 | 0.81% | 430 |
| 2032 | 128,889 | 0.81% | 433 |
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