Area type
County
Land area
8,038 square kilometres
Fertility rate
1.62
Birth rate
8.0
Death rate
11.9
internal migration
0.6%
international migration
0.2%
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The population of North Yorkshire is 620,610 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. Based on recent growth rates we estimate the current 2022 population of North Yorkshire to be 625,754. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in North Yorkshire grew by an estimated 2,556 people, and in the ten years prior to mid-2020, the population grew by 19,404. Compare population by area.
North Yorkshire's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.4%, which is 0.1% higher than the average population growth rate in North Yorkshire for the ten years prior to mid-2020 (0.4%).
North Yorkshire covers an area of 8,038 square kilometres (3,103 square miles) and has a population density of 77 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 2 people per km2 over the past decade.
Between mid-2019 and mid-2020, net internal migration into North Yorkshire was 3,639, and net international migration into North Yorkshire was 966.
North Yorkshire's fertility rate (the total number of children that would be born to the average woman in North Yorkshire if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years) of 1.62, and birth rate (the number of live births per thousand of population per year) of 8.0, led to population increases of 4,917 during the year, and North Yorkshire's death rate or mortality rate (the number of deaths per thousand of population per year) of 11.9 resulted in a 7,345 population decrease. In total, a net 2,428 person natural decrease.
During the past decade, internal migration has risen from a net inflow of 836 in 2011 to a net 3,639 inflow. International migration has risen from a net inflow of 622 in 2011 to an inflow of 966 in 2020.
The natural increase in population, due to births and deaths, has fallen from an annual net increase of -288 people in 2011 to -2,428 in 2020.
Internal migration was the largest driver of population change over the past decade, representing circa 109% of the total change in population (over 100% as other factors were net outflows).
Data for internal migration is not available for 2012
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North Yorkshire'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 | 620,610 | 0.41% | 77 |
| 2019 | 618,054 | 0.58% | 77 |
| 2018 | 614,505 | 0.47% | 76 |
| 2017 | 611,633 | 0.34% | 76 |
| 2016 | 609,538 | 0.58% | 76 |
| 2015 | 606,017 | 0.21% | 75 |
| 2014 | 604,730 | 0.00% | 75 |
| 2013 | 604,724 | 0.20% | 75 |
| 2012 | 603,508 | 0.38% | 75 |
| 2011 | 601,206 | 75 |
North Yorkshire's forecast, population density, and population growth rate, over the next twenty years. Figures reported by the ONS in 2018.
The population of North Yorkshire is forecast to be 629,021 in 2025 and 636,162 in 2030.
Year | Population | Growth rate | Population Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 625,413 | 0.33% | 78 |
| 2024 | 627,317 | 0.30% | 78 |
| 2025 | 629,021 | 0.27% | 78 |
| 2026 | 630,616 | 0.25% | 78 |
| 2027 | 632,096 | 0.23% | 79 |
| 2028 | 633,558 | 0.23% | 79 |
| 2029 | 634,874 | 0.21% | 79 |
| 2030 | 636,162 | 0.20% | 79 |
| 2031 | 637,341 | 0.19% | 79 |
| 2032 | 638,584 | 0.20% | 79 |
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