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Cambridgeshire demographics.

Cambridgeshire · Census 2023 · latest available data

A data-driven statistical profile of Cambridgeshire — town populations, census figures, and key demographic indicators drawn from the latest available official data.

Population

67,736,802

World share: 0.84 %

Median age

40.1

Global rank: #21

Urban population

85.5 %

57,900,076 people

Density

280 / km²

People per km²

Fertility rate

1.57

Births per woman

- 01 / Population

Who lives here, and how that is changing.

Headline population counts, density and household structure, with the six-year growth trend.

- Population basics

AreaEngland

Total population: 67,736,8022023
Population density: 280 / km²UK average
Yearly change: 0.34 %227,866
Urban population: 85.5 %57,900,076
Net migration: 165,790Annual net
World population: 0.84 %8,045,311,447

- Population trend

Total resident population in thousands. A rising line means net growth from births and inward migration.

- 02 / Age & gender

The shape of the population pyramid.

Age band distribution split by gender, with dependency and vital statistics.

- Age pyramid

Share of the total population in each age band, split by gender - wide middle bands indicate a strong working-age base.

- Vital statistics

AreaEngland

Median age: 39.4 yrs40.2 yrs
Dependency ratio: 58.456.9
Male: 49.3%49.0%
Female: 50.7%51.0%
Aged 65+: 16.4%18.4%

- 03 / Housing & households

Tenure, dwelling type and household composition.

Census 2021 housing indicators for the area, benchmarked against England.

- Tenure & conditions

AreaEngland

Home ownership: 61.0%62.5%
Social rented: 17.0%17.1%
Private rented: 22.0%20.4%
Overcrowded households: 6.1%8.4%
No central heating: 1.3%1.5%

- Property type mix

Composition of the housing stock by build type, as a share of all dwellings.

- Tenure split

How households occupy their homes - the owned versus rented balance drives local market liquidity.

- 04 / Employment & economy

Where the jobs and the output are.

Labour market headlines and the sector composition of local employment.

- Labour market

AreaEngland

Economically active: 76.2%75.7%
Unemployed: 3.4%3.5%
Full-time employees: 42.1%41.6%
Self-employed: 11.8%12.4%
Students (economically active): 5.6%5.2%
Retired: 20.9%21.6%

- Top employment sectors

Share of total employment by industry - a concentrated profile signals exposure to one sector's cycle.

- 05 / Education & qualifications

Attainment and the local skills base.

School performance and the qualification profile of working-age residents.

- Attainment & schools

AreaEngland

Level 4+ qualification: 40.2%33.9%
No qualifications: 16.0%18.1%
Apprenticeship: 5.1%5.3%
Full-time students 16+: 8.4%7.9%
Schoolchildren aged 5–15: 12.6%12.4%

- Qualification levels

Highest qualification held by residents aged 16+. Level 4+ covers degree-level and above.

- 06 / Health & wellbeing

Life expectancy, access and deprivation.

Population health outcomes alongside primary care capacity and deprivation ranking.

- Health indicators

AreaEngland

Very good health: 48.6%48.5%
Good health: 33.1%33.7%
Bad or very bad health: 5.8%5.2%
Disabled (day-to-day limited): 18.2%17.3%
Provides unpaid care: 9.1%8.9%
Life expectancy (male): 79.1 yrs79.4 yrs
Life expectancy (female): 82.9 yrs83.1 yrs
Healthy life expectancy: 62.4 yrs63.1 yrs
IMD decile: 5 of 10-

- Deprivation

5

IMD decile out of 10 (1 = most deprived). The United Kingdom shows variation across regions, with pockets of both high affluence and concentrated deprivation.

- 07 / Ethnicity, language & religion

The cultural make-up of the area.

Census-based breakdowns of ethnic group, country of birth, language and religion.

- Ethnic group

Share of residents by broad census ethnic group.

- Religion

Stated religion at the last census, as a share of residents.

- Origin & language

AreaEngland

Born in the UK: 83.6%83.2%
Born outside the UK: 16.4%16.8%
English as main language: 94.2%91.1%
Cannot speak English well: 1.4%1.9%

- 08 / Transport & commuting

How people move around.

Commuting modes, journey times, car ownership and network connectivity.

- Mode of travel to work

Primary commute mode for working residents, including those who mainly work from home.

- Network & journey times

AreaEngland

Average commute: 29 min28 min
No car or van: 24.0%23.5%
2+ cars or vans: 34.0%33.1%
Work mainly from home: 17.0%21.0%

- Car ownership

Households by number of cars or vans available.

— 09 / Political & administrative

Who governs, and how engaged residents are.

Administrative structure, council tax levels, political control and turnout.

— Governance

Parliamentary constituencies: 12
Council type: Metropolitan / two-tier
Council tax (Band D): £2,148
Political control: Labour majority
General election turnout: 62.4%
Local election turnout: 31.8%

— 10 / Crime & safety

Recorded crime and its composition.

Police.uk recorded offences, normalised per 1,000 residents and split by offence type.

— Headline rates

AreaEngland

Crime rate per 1,000: 94.689.7
Police force: West Yorkshire Police—
Year-on-year change: -2.8%-1.4%

— Crime type breakdown

Share of all recorded offences by category over the last 12 months.

— 11 / Environment & climate

Green space, air quality and climate risk.

Environmental quality indicators and exposure to flooding across the area.

— Environmental indicators

AreaEngland

Green space coverage: 38.4%40.1%
NO₂ (annual mean): 21 µg/m³18 µg/m³
PM2.5 (annual mean): 9.4 µg/m³9.1 µg/m³
Area at flood risk: 6.2%8.0%
Annual rainfall: 812 mm838 mm
Sunshine hours: 1,4101,493

— 12 / UK Cities

Population of major UK cities.

Top 10 UK cities by population, sourced from the latest available census and administrative data.

#	City	Population
1	London	7,556,900
2	Birmingham	984,333
3	Liverpool	864,122
4	Nottingham	729,977
5	Sheffield	685,368
6	Bristol	617,280
7	Glasgow	591,620
8	Leicester	508,916
9	Edinburgh	464,990
10	Leeds	455,123

— 12b / County Towns

Town populations within the county.

Built-up area populations across the 2001, 2011 and 2021 census years.

#	Town	2001	2011	2021
1	Cambridge	113,038	130,275	152,725
2	St Neots	27,388	30,991	33,261
3	Wisbech	22,196	24,852	26,785
4	Huntingdon	20,760	23,937	25,600
5	March	17,993	20,917	21,354
6	Ely	13,667	18,883	19,189
7	St Ives	16,001	16,384	16,815
8	Whittlesey	12,125	12,445	13,823
9	Cambourne	1,219	7,811	11,078
10	Chatteris	8,649	10,298	11,011
11	Soham	7,482	9,165	10,613
12	Yaxley	7,414	9,174	9,405
13	Littleport	6,727	7,935	9,168
14	Histon (/ Impington)	7,096	7,526	7,781
15	Godmanchester	5,835	6,506	7,721
16	Sawston	7,150	7,145	7,268
17	Brampton	5,030	4,862	6,584
18	Great Shelford (/ Stapleford)	5,327	5,740	6,160
19	Cottenham	5,478	5,903	6,154
20	Burwell	5,530	5,885	5,912
21	Sawtry	5,568	5,252	5,871
22	Ramsey	5,635	5,640	5,726
23	Waterbeach	4,205	4,947	5,375
24	Longstanton (/ Northstowe)	1,563	2,476	5,273
25	Melbourn	4,414	4,689	4,895
26	Linton	4,298	4,525	4,464
27	Girton	3,754	4,559	4,387
28	Warboys	3,704	3,825	4,323
29	Doddington (/ Wimblington)	3,332	3,989	4,273
30	Milton	4,070	4,251	4,156
31	Little Paxton	3,006	3,244	4,033
32	Willingham	3,114	3,674	3,917
33	Bar Hill	4,233	4,032	3,899
34	Sutton	3,212	3,816	3,883
35	Papworth Everard	2,013	2,880	3,820
36	Fulbourn	3,321	3,195	3,735
37	Hemingford Grey	2,857	2,896	3,373
38	Somersham	3,497	3,524	3,348
39	Haddenham	2,802	2,937	3,050
40	Fenstanton	2,297	2,639	3,015
41	Gamlingay	2,958	3,007	2,920
42	Over	2,743	2,862	2,895
43	Bluntisham (/ Colne)	2,760	2,868	2,791
44	Buckden	2,385	2,677	2,753
45	Swavesey	2,480	2,463	2,744
46	Hardwick	2,630	2,670	2,658
47	Manea	1,579	2,088	2,639
48	Fordham	2,342	2,442	2,566
49	Witchford	2,344	2,385	2,389
50	Stilton	2,500	2,455	2,370
51	Bassingbourn	3,090	2,605	2,351
52	Coates (/ Eastrea)	2,101	2,117	2,315
53	Isleham	2,202	2,228	2,284
54	Comberton	2,189	2,346	2,250
55	Duxford	1,836	2,099	2,218
56	Stretham	1,685	1,831	2,066
57	Needingworth	2,237	2,191	2,060
58	Highfields Caldecote	821	1,737	2,050
59	Bottisham	1,544	1,737	1,987
60	Harston	1,692	1,729	1,826
61	Meldreth	1,476	1,562	1,824
62	Bury	1,662	1,673	1,752
63	Leverington	1,369	1,594	1,694
64	Earith	1,677	1,606	1,654
65	Balsham	1,641	1,591	1,623
66	Whittlesford	1,573	1,536	1,609
67	Farcet	1,463	1,672	1,594
68	Haslingfield	1,304	1,271	1,531
69	Oakington	1,297	1,527	1,499
70	Alconbury	1,315	1,330	1,464
71	Friday Bridge	1,223	1,388	1,412
72	Offord D'Arcy (/ Offord Cluny)	1,249	1,341	1,385
73	Houghton	1,377	1,391	1,361
74	Hauxton	687	673	1,318
75	Fowlmere	1,190	1,206	1,295
76	Foxton	1,161	1,232	1,278
77	Wyton	710	1,202	1,250
78	Little Downham	1,082	1,273	1,237
79	Alconbury Weald	355	239	1,221
80	Parson Drove	859	1,084	1,198
81	Barrington	904	993	1,185
82	Orwell	1,080	1,035	1,146
83	Benwick	860	1,137	1,145
84	Gorefield	847	977	1,070
85	Wisbech St Mary	833	977	1,069
86	Kimbolton	1,109	1,103	1,056
87	Hilton	982	1,052	1,053
88	Great Paxton	1,019	1,007	1,001
89	Great Gransden	969	1,023	982
90	Mepal	921	982	976
91	Wilburton	940	1,013	971
92	Coton	773	910	952
93	Steeple Morden	733	852	944
94	Murrow	660	792	935
95	Cheveley	883	884	925
96	Ramsey St Mary's	677	907	912
97	Teversham	801	929	910
98	Christchurch	719	833	893
99	Fen Drayton	825	856	882
100	Folksworth	905	881	879
101	Kneesworth	880	910	874
102	Swaffham Prior	765	841	858
103	Great Staughton	836	896	851
104	Litlington	813	877	845
105	Alconbury Weston	793	800	802
106	Great Abington	632	617	794
107	Little Shelford	797	840	774
108	Little Stukeley	746	820	764
109	Ickleton	655	709	747
110	Wicken	668	698	745
111	Little Thetford	693	792	740
112	Tydd St Giles	580	652	722
113	Ramsey Mereside	577	686	720
114	Great Stukeley	806	520	713
115	Bourn	661	669	699
116	Dry Drayton	582	643	698
117	Elton	726	679	691
118	Ashley	696	749	677
119	Lode	723	704	675
120	Holme	610	636	672
121	Heathfield	404	676	670
122	Landbeach	554	585	656
123	Stetchworth	694	704	654
124	Great Chishill	608	678	652
125	Castle Camps	600	684	645
126	Down Field	628	669	644
127	Guilden Morden	637	667	632
128	Shepreth	643	594	621
129	Hemingford Abbots	583	635	619
130	Elsworth	580	566	617
131	Caxton	297	572	616
132	Great Wilbraham	639	654	606
133	Ellington	624	585	604
134	Spaldwick	613	631	604
135	Hail Weston	591	610	582
136	Toft	581	503	572
137	Little Eversden	559	600	565
138	Ramsey Forty Foot	536	596	560
139	West Perry	751	573	547
140	Stow cum Quy	426	544	546
141	Grantchester	552	540	536
142	Wistow	527	522	534
143	Chippenham	528	517	522
144	Fen Ditton	478	495	509
145	Barton	507	538	504

— 13 / English Regions

Regional population comparison.

Population figures for English regions across the 2001, 2011 and 2021 census years.

Region	2001	2011	2021
East Midlands	4,172,174	4,533,222	4,880,054
East of England	5,388,140	5,846,965	6,335,074
North East England	2,515,442	2,596,886	2,647,013
North West England	6,729,764	7,052,177	7,417,397
South East England	8,000,645	8,634,750	9,278,065
South West England	4,928,434	5,288,935	5,701,186
West Midlands	5,267,308	5,601,847	5,950,757
Yorkshire and The Humber	4,964,833	5,283,733	5,480,777