Population of Tameside

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Tameside

Population

227,117

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Population Density

2,202 people per km²

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Population Growth

0.28%

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Area type

Metropolitan District

Land area

103 square kilometres

Fertility rate

1.70

Birth rate

11.6

Death rate

11.5

internal migration

0.1%

international migration

0.2%

Tameside Population

The population of Tameside is 227,117 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. Based on recent growth rates we estimate the current 2022 population of Tameside to be 228,370. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in Tameside grew by an estimated 624 people, and in the ten years prior to mid-2020, the population grew by 7,390. Compare population by area.

Tameside'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 Tameside for the ten years prior to mid-2020 (0.4%).

Tameside covers an area of 103 square kilometres (40 square miles) and has a population density of 2,202 people per square kilometre (km²), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 72 people per km² over the past decade.

Compared to England's figures

Tameside's population of 227,117 is equivalent to 0.4% of England's 56,550,138 total population. Tameside is the 35th metropolitan district in England (of 36 total) when ordered by total population.
Tameside's population growth rate of 0.28% is 0.19% lower than England's current population growth rate of 0.47%. Tameside is the 29th metropolitan district in England (of 36 total) when ordered by population growth rate.
Tameside's population density of 2,202 people per km² is 1,768 people per km² higher than England's 434 people per km². Tameside is the 23rd Metropolitan District in England (of 36 total) when ordered by population density.

What causes population change in Tameside

Between mid-2019 and mid-2020, net internal migration into Tameside was 193, and net international migration into Tameside was 367.

Tameside's fertility rate (the total number of children that would be born to the average woman in Tameside if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years) of 1.7, and birth rate (the number of live births per thousand of population per year) of 11.6, led to population increases of 2,629 during the year, and Tameside's death rate or mortality rate (the number of deaths per thousand of population per year) of 11.5 resulted in a 2,601 population decrease. In total, a net 28 person natural increase.

Compared to figures for England

Tameside's fertility rate of 1.70 is 0.11 higher than England's fertility rate of 1.59
Tameside's birth rate of 11.6 births per thousand people is 0.9 higher than England's birth rate, and Tameside's death rate or mortality rate of 11.5 people per thousand is 1.5 higher than England's death rate
Tameside's annual net international migration rate of 0.16% is below the English average of 0.4%

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Historic Tameside Population Change Components

During the past decade, internal migration has risen from a net outflow of 9 in 2011 to a net 193 inflow. International migration has risen from a net inflow of 150 in 2011 to an inflow of 367 in 2020.

The natural increase in population, due to births and deaths, has fallen from an annual net increase of 857 people in 2011 to 28 in 2020.

Births and deaths was the largest driver of population change over the past decade, representing circa 76% of the total change in population.

Average salary

£36,077

Tameside Salary

Average rent

£619

Rental Market of Tameside

GDP

£ 4.2 billion

Tameside Economy

Tameside historic population from 2011 to 2020

Tameside'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	227,117	0.28%	2,202
2019	226,493	0.58%	2,196
2018	225,197	0.48%	2,183
2017	224,119	0.45%	2,173
2016	223,109	0.72%	2,163
2015	221,507	0.37%	2,147
2014	220,696	0.07%	2,139
2013	220,545	0.16%	2,138
2012	220,201	0.22%	2,135
2011	219,727		2,130

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Tameside forecast population from 2023 to 2043

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

The population of Tameside is forecast to be 232,463 in 2025 and 236,512 in 2030.

Year	Population	Growth rate	Population Density
2023	230,652	0.42%	2,236
2024	231,592	0.41%	2,245
2025	232,463	0.38%	2,254
2026	233,316	0.37%	2,262
2027	234,127	0.35%	2,270
2028	234,937	0.35%	2,278
2029	235,734	0.34%	2,285
2030	236,512	0.33%	2,293
2031	237,289	0.33%	2,300
2032	238,093	0.34%	2,308
2033	238,923	0.35%	2,316
2034	239,768	0.35%	2,324
2035	240,624	0.36%	2,333
2036	241,501	0.36%	2,341
2037	242,410	0.38%	2,350
2038	243,349	0.39%	2,359
2039	244,298	0.39%	2,368
2040	245,248	0.39%	2,377
2041	246,200	0.39%	2,387
2042	247,153	0.39%	2,396
2043	248,100	0.38%	2,405