The ONS publishes annual mid-year population estimates for England and Wales down to LSOA scale, with the latest data for 2024. The mid-year data has differences with the 2021 Census which was influenced by the pandemic lockdowns, affecting location patterns of some demographics such as students.
Dataset: ONS Mid-Year Population Estimates
Data units: Residents per square km. These are gross density measures, affected by local authority/census boundaries.
| 5 - 1k | 7k - 10k | ||
| 1k - 2.5k | 10k - 13k | ||
| 2.5k - 5k | 13k - 18k | ||
| 5k - 7k | 18k - 150k |
| Data Layer Extent | England & Wales |
| Pop. Density 2024 | 408.5 pp./km2 |
| Population 2024 | 61,806,682 |
| Population 2021 | 61,099,801 |
| Pop. Change 2021-24 | 3.71% |
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