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Population of Peterborough

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Person
Population
216,349

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People
Population Density
630 people per km2

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Population Growth
6.77%

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Population
Population Density
Population Growth
Area type
Unitary Authority
Land area
343 square kilometres
Fertility rate
2.01
Birth rate
13.6
Death rate
8.4
internal migration
-0.6%
international migration
0.4%

Peterborough Population

The population of Peterborough is 216,349 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. Based on recent growth rates we estimate the current 2023 population of Peterborough to be 222,000. In the year between mid-2020 and mid-2021, the population in Peterborough grew by an estimated 13,723 people, and in the ten years prior to mid-2021, the population grew by 29,753. Compare population by area.

Peterborough's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 was 6.8%, which is 5.1% higher than the average population growth rate in Peterborough for the ten years prior to mid-2021 (1.7%).

Peterborough covers an area of 343 square kilometres (133 square miles) and has a population density of 630 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2021. That figure has increased by 87 people per km2 over the past decade.

Compared to England's figures

  • Peterborough's population of 216,349 is equivalent to 0.4% of England's 56,536,419 total population. Peterborough is the 30th unitary authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by total population.
  • Peterborough's population growth rate of 6.77% is 6.44% higher than England's current population growth rate of 0.33%. Peterborough is the 2nd unitary authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by population growth rate.
  • Peterborough's population density of 630 people per km2 is 195 people per km2 higher than England's 435 people per km2. Peterborough is the 34th Unitary Authority in England (of 59 total) when ordered by population density.

What causes population change in Peterborough

Between mid-2019 and mid-2020, net internal migration out of Peterborough was 1,404, and net international migration into Peterborough was 896.

Peterborough's fertility rate (the total number of children that would be born to the average woman in Peterborough if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years) of 2.01, and birth rate (the number of live births per thousand of population per year) of 13.6, led to population increases of 2,758 during the year, and Peterborough's death rate or mortality rate (the number of deaths per thousand of population per year) of 8.4 resulted in a 1,694 population decrease. In total, a net 1,064 person natural increase.

Compared to figures for England

  • Peterborough's fertility rate of 2.01 is 0.39 higher than England's fertility rate of 1.62
  • Peterborough's birth rate of 13.6 births per thousand people is 2.9 higher than England's birth rate, and Peterborough's death rate or mortality rate of 8.4 people per thousand is 1.6 lower than England's death rate
  • Peterborough's annual net international migration rate of 0.41% is above the English average of 0.4%

Historic Peterborough Population Change Components

During the past decade, internal migration has fallen from a net outflow of 1,002 in 2011 to a net 1,404 outflow. International migration has fallen from a net inflow of 1,338 in 2011 to an inflow of 896 in 2021.

The natural increase in population, due to births and deaths, has fallen from an annual net increase of 1,793 people in 2011 to 1,064 in 2021.

Births and deaths was the largest driver of population change over the past decade, representing circa 75% of the total change in population.

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Average salary
£37,038

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Home
Average rent
£717

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GDP
£ 7.2 billion

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Peterborough historic population from 2011 to 2021

Peterborough'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 216,349 6.77% 630
2020 202,626 0.18% 590
2019 202,259 0.61% 589
2018 201,041 1.07% 585
2017 198,914 1.11% 579
2016 196,735 1.59% 573
2015 193,657 1.66% 564
2014 190,493 1.13% 555
2013 188,371 0.95% 549
2012 186,596 543
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Peterborough forecast population from 2023 to 2043

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

The population of Peterborough is forecast to be 214,847 in 2025 and 221,063 in 2030.

Year
Population
Growth rate
Population Density
2023 211,688 616
2024 213,343 0.78% 621
2025 214,847 0.71% 626
2026 216,231 0.64% 630
2027 217,530 0.60% 634
2028 218,774 0.57% 637
2029 219,948 0.54% 641
2030 221,063 0.51% 644
2031 222,079 0.46% 647
2032 223,075 0.45% 650
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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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