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Northamptonshire demographics.
Northamptonshire · Census 2023 · latest available data
A data-driven statistical profile of Northamptonshire — 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 | Northampton | 193,178 | 214,888 | 243,511 |
| 2 | Corby | 47,985 | 55,439 | 68,164 |
| 3 | Kettering | 51,270 | 56,437 | 63,144 |
| 4 | Wellingborough | 46,819 | 48,504 | 54,412 |
| 5 | Rushden | 25,848 | 29,272 | 31,690 |
| 6 | Daventry | 21,429 | 24,713 | 27,786 |
| 7 | Brackley | 13,331 | 13,018 | 16,195 |
| 8 | Desborough | 8,076 | 10,697 | 11,910 |
| 9 | Towcester | 8,725 | 9,057 | 11,331 |
| 10 | Burton Latimer | 6,740 | 7,449 | 10,444 |
| 11 | Raunds | 8,380 | 8,763 | 10,233 |
| 12 | Irthlingborough | 7,033 | 8,535 | 9,325 |
| 13 | Higham Ferrers | 6,088 | 8,083 | 8,827 |
| 14 | Rothwell | 7,108 | 7,694 | 8,624 |
| 15 | Thrapston | 4,856 | 6,239 | 7,238 |
| 16 | Oundle | 5,345 | 5,735 | 6,254 |
| 17 | Earls Barton | 5,032 | 5,105 | 6,069 |
| 18 | Brixworth | 5,162 | 5,228 | 5,766 |
| 19 | Moulton | 3,095 | 3,139 | 4,957 |
| 20 | Finedon | 4,188 | 4,309 | 4,552 |
| 21 | Irchester | 4,510 | 4,419 | 4,546 |
| 22 | Woodford Halse | 3,456 | 3,493 | 4,284 |
| 23 | Deanshanger | 2,901 | 3,817 | 4,131 |
| 24 | Middleton Cheney | 3,753 | 3,597 | 4,121 |
| 25 | Long Buckby | 3,493 | 3,410 | 3,824 |
| 26 | Roade | 2,254 | 2,312 | 3,575 |
| 27 | Wollaston | 3,071 | 3,491 | 3,566 |
| 28 | Weldon | 1,411 | 1,742 | 3,043 |
| 29 | Bugbrooke | 2,773 | 2,692 | 3,040 |
| 30 | Weedon Bec | 2,485 | 2,706 | 2,858 |
| 31 | Silverstone | 1,704 | 1,907 | 2,541 |
| 32 | Mawsley Village | 245 | 2,320 | 2,487 |
| 33 | Old Stratford | 1,544 | 1,996 | 2,427 |
| 34 | King's Sutton | 2,069 | 2,116 | 2,305 |
| 35 | Crick | 1,391 | 1,654 | 2,246 |
| 36 | Bozeat | 2,029 | 2,052 | 2,173 |
| 37 | West Haddon | 1,439 | 1,718 | 1,984 |
| 38 | Broughton | 1,741 | 1,847 | 1,983 |
| 39 | Stanwick | 1,924 | 1,942 | 1,891 |
| 40 | Onley | 1,080 | 1,381 | 1,668 |
| 41 | Potterspury | 1,391 | 1,453 | 1,637 |
| 42 | Sywell (/ Overstone) | 1,326 | 1,305 | 1,635 |
| 43 | Blisworth | 1,564 | 1,591 | 1,602 |
| 44 | King's Cliffe | 1,137 | 1,202 | 1,585 |
| 45 | Greens Norton | 1,445 | 1,384 | 1,529 |
| 46 | Geddington | 1,504 | 1,503 | 1,526 |
| 47 | Gretton | 1,240 | 1,285 | 1,522 |
| 48 | Braunston | 1,410 | 1,513 | 1,518 |
| 49 | Collingtree (/ Milton Malsor) | 1,312 | 1,503 | 1,514 |
| 50 | Nether Heyford | 1,383 | 1,454 | 1,505 |
| 51 | Hartwell | 1,494 | 1,452 | 1,491 |
| 52 | Cogenhoe | 1,439 | 1,436 | 1,474 |
| 53 | Woodford | 1,290 | 1,461 | 1,470 |
| 54 | Flore | 1,221 | 1,194 | 1,452 |
| 55 | Brigstock | 1,329 | 1,357 | 1,436 |
| 56 | Ringstead | 1,219 | 1,216 | 1,371 |
| 57 | Cottingham (/ Middleton) | 1,240 | 1,320 | 1,363 |
| 58 | Harpole | 1,357 | 1,344 | 1,346 |
| 59 | Kilsby | 1,221 | 1,196 | 1,340 |
| 60 | Kislingbury | 1,221 | 1,237 | 1,324 |
| 61 | Byfield | 1,252 | 1,277 | 1,302 |
| 62 | Yardley Gobion | 1,329 | 1,348 | 1,291 |
| 63 | Spratton | 1,099 | 1,150 | 1,287 |
| 64 | Croughton | 998 | 992 | 1,199 |
| 65 | Welford | 1,016 | 1,043 | 1,199 |
| 66 | Great Doddington | 1,061 | 1,123 | 1,142 |
| 67 | Easton on the Hill | 956 | 1,015 | 1,096 |
| 68 | Pattishall (/ Astcote) | 1,167 | 1,138 | 1,081 |
| 69 | Warmington | 874 | 939 | 1,047 |
| 70 | Little Harrowden | 881 | 892 | 967 |
| 71 | Barby | 1,003 | 955 | 953 |
| 72 | Walgrave | 822 | 868 | 947 |
| 73 | Nassington | 670 | 827 | 870 |
| 74 | Stanion | 674 | 848 | 844 |
| 75 | Isham | 743 | 771 | 823 |
| 76 | Yelvertoft | 821 | 764 | 804 |
| 77 | Islip | 763 | 829 | 796 |
| 78 | Naseby | 525 | 687 | 778 |
| 79 | Syresham | 680 | 711 | 776 |
| 80 | Helmdon | 786 | 761 | 751 |
| 81 | Wilbarston | 767 | 753 | 746 |
| 82 | Yardley Hastings | 792 | 745 | 745 |
| 83 | Denton | 767 | 739 | 744 |
| 84 | Hackleton | 678 | 679 | 734 |
| 85 | Guilsborough | 660 | 692 | 733 |
| 86 | Paulerspury | 578 | 644 | 720 |
| 87 | Pitsford | 636 | 671 | 712 |
| 88 | Chacombe | 659 | 659 | 707 |
| 89 | Badby | 645 | 632 | 701 |
| 90 | Clipston | 613 | 643 | 700 |
| 91 | Greatworth | 675 | 708 | 687 |
| 92 | Ravensthorpe | 656 | 646 | 668 |
| 93 | Brafield-on-the-Green | 636 | 666 | 652 |
| 94 | Great Houghton | 636 | 642 | 651 |
| 95 | Cosgrove | 480 | 521 | 650 |
| 96 | Aynho | 634 | 651 | 647 |
| 97 | Wilby | 621 | 624 | 643 |
| 98 | Boughton | 387 | 421 | 625 |
| 99 | East Haddon | 597 | 643 | 611 |
| 100 | Titchmarsh | 543 | 598 | 603 |
| 101 | Welton | 634 | 608 | 596 |
| 102 | Newnham | 608 | 580 | 595 |
| 103 | Evenley | 537 | 571 | 583 |
| 104 | Collyweston | 425 | 514 | 564 |
| 105 | Chipping Warden | 529 | 537 | 561 |
| 106 | Grendon | 477 | 544 | 551 |
| 107 | Blakesley | 492 | 508 | 541 |
| 108 | Charlton | 438 | 528 | 540 |
| 109 | Gayton | 512 | 544 | 534 |
| 110 | Loddington | 551 | 520 | 532 |
| 111 | Rushton | 451 | 461 | 529 |
| 112 | Yarwell | 316 | 294 | 502 |
— 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