Demographics Insights.
Population, age, households, density and gender balance - data-driven trends across UK counties and towns.
Demographics Insights turns crawled UK census headline statistics into a readable dashboard. Every figure below is derived from the demographics_data table: no location value is hardcoded. Use the tabs to switch between county-level and town-level aggregates - the two geographic levels are never mixed in one calculation.
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Counties at a glance
Aggregates across the 122 crawled counties. Figures are summed or averaged within the county level only, so they are directly comparable.
Combined population
All residents counted across every crawled county.
69,756,291
Largest: West Midlands (3,116,397)
Median age
The mid-point of each county's median age - a read on how old or young the population skews.
42.0 yrs
Oldest: Isle Of Wight (52.0 yrs)
Total households
All households across the crawled counties.
29,130,383
Most: West Midlands (1,212,744)
Average density
Mean people per km² across counties - a spread of urban to rural.
730.5 / km²
Densest: Southend On Sea (4,335.6 / km²)
Gender balance
Average male / female share of the population.
49.1% / 50.9%
Most male: Rutland · most female: Isles Of Scilly
County charts
Comparing the crawled counties side by side.
Population by county
Median age by county
Towns at a glance
Aggregates across the 1086 crawled towns. Figures are summed or averaged within the town level only, so they are directly comparable.
Combined population
All residents counted across every crawled town.
51,747,078
Largest: Birmingham (1,176,539)
Median age
The mid-point of each town's median age - a read on how old or young the population skews.
47.0 yrs
Oldest: Bamburgh (67.0 yrs)
Total households
All households across the crawled towns.
21,590,734
Most: Birmingham (435,134)
Average density
Mean people per km² across towns - a spread of urban to rural.
978.7 / km²
Densest: Sea (15,253.1 / km²)
Gender balance
Average male / female share of the population.
48.8% / 51.2%
Most male: Garrison · most female: Bamburgh
Smallest town
The town with the fewest residents in the dataset.
103
Swansea
Town charts
Comparing the crawled towns side by side.
Population by town
Median age by town
Additional insights
Census topics compared across the crawled locations of the type selected above - each chart ranks up to 10 counties or towns side by side for a single demographic measure.