Area type
Metropolitan District
Land area
113 square kilometres
Fertility rate
1.33
Birth rate
10.0
Death rate
9.4
internal migration
international migration
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The population of Newcastle upon Tyne is 298,264 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. Based on recent growth rates we estimate the current 2023 population of Newcastle upon Tyne to be . In the year between mid-2020 and mid-2021, the population in Newcastle upon Tyne fell by an estimated 8,560 people, and in the ten years prior to mid-2021, the population grew by 16,371. Compare population by area.
Newcastle upon Tyne's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 was -2.8%, which is 3.4% lower than the average population growth rate in Newcastle upon Tyne for the ten years prior to mid-2021 (0.6%).
Newcastle upon Tyne covers an area of 113 square kilometres (44 square miles) and has a population density of 2,629 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2021. That figure has by people per km2 over the past decade.
Between mid-2019 and mid-2020, net internal migration out of Newcastle upon Tyne was 485, and net international migration into Newcastle upon Tyne was 4,239.
Newcastle upon Tyne's fertility rate (the total number of children that would be born to the average woman in Newcastle upon Tyne if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years) of 1.33, and birth rate (the number of live births per thousand of population per year) of 10.0, led to population increases of 3,037 during the year, and Newcastle upon Tyne's death rate or mortality rate (the number of deaths per thousand of population per year) of 9.4 resulted in a 2,846 population decrease. In total, a net 191 person natural increase.
During the past decade, internal migration has fallen from a net inflow of 499 in 2011 to a net 485 outflow. International migration has risen from a net inflow of 1,255 in 2011 to an inflow of 4,239 in 2021.
The natural increase in population, due to births and deaths, has fallen from an annual net increase of 1,005 people in 2011 to 191 in 2021.
International migration was the largest driver of population change over the past decade, representing circa 84% of the total change in population.
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Newcastle upon Tyne'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 | 298,264 | -2.79% | |
| 2020 | 306,824 | 1.32% | |
| 2019 | 302,820 | 0.87% | |
| 2018 | 300,196 | 1.47% | |
| 2017 | 295,842 | 0.72% | |
| 2016 | 293,713 | 1.01% | |
| 2015 | 290,764 | 0.84% | |
| 2014 | 288,340 | 0.88% | |
| 2013 | 285,821 | 1.39% | |
| 2012 | 281,893 |
Newcastle upon Tyne's forecast, population density, and population growth rate, over the next twenty years. Figures reported by the ONS in 2018.
The population of Newcastle upon Tyne is forecast to be 305,737 in 2025 and 310,906 in 2030.
Year | Population | Growth rate | Population Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 304,154 | ||
| 2024 | 304,840 | 0.23% | |
| 2025 | 305,737 | 0.29% | |
| 2026 | 306,766 | 0.34% | |
| 2027 | 307,913 | 0.37% | |
| 2028 | 308,945 | 0.34% | |
| 2029 | 309,936 | 0.32% | |
| 2030 | 310,906 | 0.31% | |
| 2031 | 311,870 | 0.31% | |
| 2032 | 312,625 | 0.24% | |
| 2033 | 313,168 | 0.17% | |
| 2034 | 313,613 | 0.14% | |
| 2035 | 314,084 | 0.15% | |
| 2036 | 314,499 | 0.13% | |
| 2037 | 314,752 | 0.08% | |
| 2038 | 314,814 | 0.02% | |
| 2039 | 314,887 | 0.02% | |
| 2040 | 315,038 | 0.05% | |
| 2041 | 315,250 | 0.07% | |
| 2042 | 315,492 | 0.08% | |
| 2043 | 315,755 | 0.08% |
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