Area type
Non-metropolitan District
Land area
962 square kilometres
Fertility rate
1.36
Birth rate
6.2
Death rate
14.5
internal migration
1.0%
international migration
0.2%
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The population of North Norfolk is 105,167 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. Based on recent growth rates we estimate the current 2022 population of North Norfolk to be 105,830. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in North Norfolk grew by an estimated 330 people, and in the ten years prior to mid-2020, the population grew by 3,503. Compare population by area.
North Norfolk's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.3%, which is 0.1% lower than the average population growth rate in North Norfolk for the ten years prior to mid-2020 (0.4%).
North Norfolk covers an area of 962 square kilometres (372 square miles) and has a population density of 109 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 4 people per km2 over the past decade.
Between mid-2019 and mid-2020, net internal migration into North Norfolk was 1,064, and net international migration into North Norfolk was 201.
North Norfolk's fertility rate (the total number of children that would be born to the average woman in North Norfolk if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years) of 1.36, and birth rate (the number of live births per thousand of population per year) of 6.2, led to population increases of 652 during the year, and North Norfolk's death rate or mortality rate (the number of deaths per thousand of population per year) of 14.5 resulted in a 1,516 population decrease. In total, a net 864 person natural decrease.
During the past decade, internal migration has risen from a net inflow of 818 in 2011 to a net 1,064 inflow. International migration has fallen from a net inflow of 332 in 2011 to an inflow of 201 in 2020.
The natural increase in population, due to births and deaths, has fallen from an annual net increase of -413 people in 2011 to -864 in 2020.
Internal migration was the largest driver of population change over the past decade, representing circa 192% of the total change in population (over 100% as other factors were net outflows).
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North Norfolk'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 | 105,167 | 0.31% | 109 |
| 2019 | 104,837 | 0.27% | 109 |
| 2018 | 104,552 | 0.47% | 109 |
| 2017 | 104,067 | 0.46% | 108 |
| 2016 | 103,587 | 0.32% | 108 |
| 2015 | 103,252 | 0.37% | 107 |
| 2014 | 102,872 | 0.78% | 107 |
| 2013 | 102,079 | 0.25% | 106 |
| 2012 | 101,829 | 0.16% | 106 |
| 2011 | 101,664 | 106 |
North Norfolk's forecast, population density, and population growth rate, over the next twenty years. Figures reported by the ONS in 2018.
The population of North Norfolk is forecast to be 108,893 in 2025 and 111,793 in 2030.
Year | Population | Growth rate | Population Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 107,673 | 0.58% | 112 |
| 2024 | 108,290 | 0.57% | 113 |
| 2025 | 108,893 | 0.56% | 113 |
| 2026 | 109,499 | 0.56% | 114 |
| 2027 | 110,091 | 0.54% | 114 |
| 2028 | 110,672 | 0.53% | 115 |
| 2029 | 111,239 | 0.51% | 116 |
| 2030 | 111,793 | 0.50% | 116 |
| 2031 | 112,325 | 0.48% | 117 |
| 2032 | 112,859 | 0.48% | 117 |
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