Derbyshire demographics.
Derbyshire · Census 2023 · latest available data
A data-driven statistical profile of Derbyshire — 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 | Derby | 228,837 | 256,111 | 275,599 |
| 2 | Chesterfield | 73,728 | 76,776 | 76,402 |
| 3 | Ilkeston | 36,917 | 37,975 | 38,735 |
| 4 | Long Eaton | 36,812 | 37,514 | 37,817 |
| 5 | Swadlincote | 28,521 | 32,964 | 34,576 |
| 6 | Heanor | 21,743 | 23,594 | 24,265 |
| 7 | Dronfield | 21,330 | 21,261 | 21,146 |
| 8 | Ripley | 19,646 | 20,087 | 20,176 |
| 9 | Buxton | 20,335 | 21,108 | 20,048 |
| 10 | Belper | 18,462 | 19,435 | 19,077 |
| 11 | Glossop | 16,383 | 17,343 | 17,825 |
| 12 | Hadfield | 17,123 | 16,256 | 16,280 |
| 13 | South Normanton (/ Pinxton) | 14,183 | 15,388 | 16,015 |
| 14 | Staveley | 13,721 | 15,139 | 15,146 |
| 15 | Somercotes (/ Swanwick) | 14,374 | 14,792 | 15,096 |
| 16 | Matlock | 11,006 | 11,317 | 11,986 |
| 17 | Shirebrook | 10,053 | 10,557 | 11,572 |
| 18 | Bolsover | 10,764 | 10,925 | 11,216 |
| 19 | Brimington | 10,931 | 11,045 | 11,070 |
| 20 | North Wingfield (/ Holmewood) | 8,967 | 9,205 | 9,534 |
| 21 | Sandiacre | 9,013 | 9,135 | 9,368 |
| 22 | New Mills | 9,252 | 9,195 | 9,197 |
| 23 | Killamarsh | 9,415 | 9,251 | 9,082 |
| 24 | Clay Cross | 7,466 | 8,205 | 8,919 |
| 25 | Ashbourne | 7,083 | 7,931 | 8,858 |
| 26 | Alfreton | 7,928 | 7,971 | 8,799 |
| 27 | Hilton | 3,905 | 7,714 | 8,266 |
| 28 | Clowne | 6,852 | 6,999 | 7,755 |
| 29 | Eckington | 7,464 | 7,386 | 7,440 |
| 30 | Breaston (/ Draycott) | 7,305 | 7,545 | 7,398 |
| 31 | Woodville | 4,832 | 6,683 | 7,260 |
| 32 | Chapel-en-Le-Frith | 6,266 | 6,287 | 7,243 |
| 33 | Borrowash | 7,331 | 7,335 | 7,171 |
| 34 | Wingerworth | 6,144 | 5,910 | 6,406 |
| 35 | West Hallam | 6,176 | 6,016 | 5,908 |
| 36 | Creswell | 4,646 | 5,417 | 5,796 |
| 37 | Overseal (/ Castle Gresley) | 3,552 | 4,242 | 5,055 |
| 38 | Wirksworth | 4,965 | 5,038 | 4,904 |
| 39 | Melbourne | 4,272 | 4,491 | 4,863 |
| 40 | Makeney | 4,217 | 4,658 | 4,696 |
| 41 | Whaley Bridge | 4,606 | 4,726 | 4,612 |
| 42 | Kilburn (/ Horsley Woodhouse) | 4,573 | 4,446 | 4,454 |
| 43 | Tibshelf | 3,548 | 3,787 | 4,348 |
| 44 | Old Tupton | 4,068 | 4,194 | 4,186 |
| 45 | Darley Dale | 3,944 | 3,874 | 3,996 |
| 46 | Shirland (/ Stonebroom) | 3,635 | 3,595 | 3,989 |
| 47 | Whitwell | 3,762 | 3,716 | 3,721 |
| 48 | Grassmoor | 3,118 | 3,048 | 3,532 |
| 49 | Pilsley (/ Lower Pilsley) | 3,114 | 3,487 | 3,466 |
| 50 | Bakewell | 3,738 | 3,725 | 3,276 |
| 51 | Gamesley | 3,267 | 3,263 | 3,126 |
| 52 | Etwall | 2,345 | 2,572 | 3,076 |
| 53 | Newton (/ Blackwell) | 2,971 | 3,164 | 3,051 |
| 54 | Langwith | 2,926 | 2,955 | 3,006 |
| 55 | Barlborough | 2,717 | 2,975 | 2,855 |
| 56 | Repton | 2,462 | 2,629 | 2,762 |
| 57 | Willington | 2,476 | 2,666 | 2,714 |
| 58 | Heage | 2,639 | 2,713 | 2,588 |
| 59 | Hatton | 2,451 | 2,563 | 2,564 |
| 60 | Aston-on-Trent | 1,920 | 2,160 | 2,432 |
| 61 | Renishaw | 1,668 | 2,434 | 2,426 |
| 62 | Smalley | 1,627 | 1,777 | 2,202 |
| 63 | Linton | 1,902 | 1,938 | 2,144 |
| 64 | Crich | 1,844 | 1,972 | 2,070 |
| 65 | Chinley | 1,599 | 1,614 | 1,913 |
| 66 | Hayfield | 2,011 | 1,940 | 1,876 |
| 67 | Little Eaton | 2,015 | 1,920 | 1,873 |
| 68 | Hathersage | 1,871 | 2,018 | 1,860 |
| 69 | Ironville | 1,674 | 1,851 | 1,824 |
| 70 | Holbrook | 1,771 | 1,834 | 1,801 |
| 71 | Duckmanton | 1,695 | 1,702 | 1,774 |
| 72 | Doveridge | 1,452 | 1,622 | 1,760 |
| 73 | Denby Bottles | 1,320 | 1,567 | 1,756 |
| 74 | Findern | 1,339 | 1,318 | 1,611 |
| 75 | Ambergate | 1,387 | 1,607 | 1,565 |
| 76 | Glapwell | 1,496 | 1,503 | 1,563 |
| 77 | Tideswell | 1,682 | 1,647 | 1,552 |
| 78 | New Houghton | 1,178 | 1,290 | 1,432 |
| 79 | Brailsford | 1,007 | 1,116 | 1,406 |
| 80 | Cromford | 1,496 | 1,433 | 1,392 |
| 81 | Bradwell | 1,423 | 1,416 | 1,369 |
| 82 | Holymoorside | 1,345 | 1,403 | 1,365 |
| 83 | Morton | 1,144 | 1,195 | 1,334 |
| 84 | Shardlow | 1,028 | 1,199 | 1,189 |
| 85 | Tansley | 1,192 | 1,197 | 1,179 |
| 86 | Baslow | 1,185 | 1,178 | 1,174 |
| 87 | Dove Holes | 1,092 | 1,113 | 1,154 |
| 88 | Harpur Hill | 916 | 1,007 | 1,121 |
| 89 | South Wingfield | 1,084 | 1,088 | 1,080 |
| 90 | Milford | 899 | 1,072 | 1,079 |
| 91 | Calver | 1,213 | 1,127 | 1,071 |
| 92 | Furness Vale | 1,115 | 1,069 | 1,069 |
| 93 | Quarndon | 903 | 933 | 998 |
| 94 | Hartshorne | 905 | 992 | 985 |
| 95 | Barrow Hill | 941 | 1,025 | 978 |
| 96 | Unstone Green | 937 | 993 | 959 |
| 97 | Shuttlewood | 803 | 829 | 954 |
| 98 | Middleton | 723 | 775 | 892 |
| 99 | Marsh Lane | 871 | 895 | 889 |
| 100 | Grindleford | 880 | 909 | 882 |
| 101 | Coton in the Elms | 849 | 896 | 861 |
| 102 | Charlesworth | 895 | 883 | 859 |
| 103 | Hope | 839 | 864 | 852 |
| 104 | Walton-on-Trent | 787 | 872 | 840 |
| 105 | Woodthorpe | 626 | 628 | 799 |
| 106 | Breadsall | 750 | 773 | 792 |
| 107 | Great Longstone | 875 | 843 | 789 |
| 108 | Weston-on-Trent | 717 | 761 | 788 |
| 109 | Bamford | 841 | 859 | 786 |
| 110 | Wessington | 509 | 576 | 756 |
| 111 | Padfield | 715 | 821 | 753 |
| 112 | Oaks Green | 816 | 850 | 731 |
| 113 | Hulland Ward | 759 | 718 | 724 |
| 114 | Youlgreave | 757 | 700 | 706 |
| 115 | Pleasley | 599 | 591 | 704 |
| 116 | Mickley | 674 | 674 | 695 |
| 117 | Rosliston | 636 | 642 | 686 |
| 118 | Matlock Bath | 829 | 753 | 671 |
| 119 | Netherseal | 702 | 694 | 664 |
| 120 | Ashover | 589 | 659 | 632 |
| 121 | Ticknall | 658 | 642 | 612 |
| 122 | Eyam | 571 | 624 | 611 |
| 123 | Holmesfield | 539 | 528 | 583 |
| 124 | Barrow upon Trent | 546 | 558 | 555 |
| 125 | Winster | 633 | 600 | 551 |
| 126 | Brassington | 584 | 573 | 548 |
| 127 | Egginton | 562 | 574 | 545 |
| 128 | Castleton | 649 | 642 | 544 |
| 129 | Stanley | 560 | 550 | 541 |
| 130 | Kirk Ireton | 504 | 518 | 533 |
| 131 | Birch Vale | 570 | 548 | 522 |
| 132 | Holloway | 578 | 508 | 520 |
| 133 | Taddington | 480 | 457 | 501 |
— 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 |
— Data sources
- ONS — population, age, ethnicity, housing
- Nomis — employment, earnings, qualifications
- Census 2021 (Nomis) — area vs England comparisons
- Police.uk — crime data
- MHCLG — Index of Multiple Deprivation
- Postcodes.io / GeoNames — boundary mapping