Wiltshire demographics.
Wiltshire · Census 2023 · latest available data
A data-driven statistical profile of Wiltshire — 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 | Salisbury | 43,519 | 44,878 | 47,690 |
| 2 | Trowbridge | 33,262 | 39,566 | 43,744 |
| 3 | Chippenham | 33,106 | 35,563 | 36,092 |
| 4 | Calne | 14,515 | 18,135 | 19,732 |
| 5 | Devizes | 14,376 | 18,064 | 19,472 |
| 6 | Melksham | 15,044 | 15,767 | 18,271 |
| 7 | Warminster | 17,170 | 17,295 | 18,016 |
| 8 | Westbury | 11,193 | 14,704 | 16,404 |
| 9 | Royal Wootton Bassett | 10,828 | 11,143 | 13,006 |
| 10 | Amesbury | 8,615 | 10,417 | 12,676 |
| 11 | Corsham | 8,277 | 10,213 | 10,888 |
| 12 | Tidworth | 6,543 | 9,174 | 10,692 |
| 13 | Bradford-on-Avon | 8,809 | 8,884 | 9,865 |
| 14 | Marlborough | 7,712 | 8,092 | 8,833 |
| 15 | Malmesbury | 5,280 | 6,318 | 7,181 |
| 16 | Durrington | 4,804 | 4,586 | 5,717 |
| 17 | Ludgershall | 3,775 | 4,427 | 5,390 |
| 18 | Bulford | 3,896 | 3,791 | 4,921 |
| 19 | Lyneham | 3,386 | 2,814 | 4,643 |
| 20 | Wilton | 3,873 | 3,579 | 4,305 |
| 21 | Cricklade | 3,962 | 4,030 | 4,031 |
| 22 | Old Sarum | 411 | 987 | 4,011 |
| 23 | Bowerhill | 3,025 | 3,819 | 3,972 |
| 24 | Pewsey | 3,237 | 3,634 | 3,797 |
| 25 | Purton | 3,028 | 3,204 | 3,194 |
| 26 | Downton | 2,528 | 2,731 | 2,953 |
| 27 | Rudloe | 2,377 | 2,516 | 2,863 |
| 28 | Mere | 2,387 | 2,686 | 2,807 |
| 29 | Larkhill | 2,376 | 2,793 | 2,733 |
| 30 | Redlynch (/ Woodfalls) | 2,616 | 2,504 | 2,443 |
| 31 | Colerne | 2,508 | 2,677 | 2,415 |
| 32 | Whaddon | 2,143 | 2,223 | 2,285 |
| 33 | Tisbury | 2,041 | 2,178 | 2,270 |
| 34 | Dilton Marsh | 1,870 | 1,934 | 1,958 |
| 35 | Southwick | 1,701 | 1,754 | 1,860 |
| 36 | Market Lavington | 1,920 | 1,958 | 1,809 |
| 37 | Shrewton | 1,648 | 1,723 | 1,724 |
| 38 | Holt | 1,532 | 1,757 | 1,707 |
| 39 | Aldbourne | 1,616 | 1,652 | 1,687 |
| 40 | Middle Winterslow | 1,556 | 1,579 | 1,563 |
| 41 | North Bradley | 1,638 | 1,543 | 1,553 |
| 42 | Potterne | 1,570 | 1,622 | 1,544 |
| 43 | Ramsbury (Ramsey) | 1,540 | 1,529 | 1,540 |
| 44 | Ashton Keynes | 1,420 | 1,400 | 1,426 |
| 45 | Perham Down | 1,125 | 1,447 | 1,397 |
| 46 | Sherston | 1,218 | 1,449 | 1,395 |
| 47 | Winsley | 1,414 | 1,335 | 1,364 |
| 48 | Littleton Panell | 1,281 | 1,502 | 1,333 |
| 49 | Burbage | 1,146 | 1,201 | 1,320 |
| 50 | Atworth | 1,280 | 1,321 | 1,292 |
| 51 | Box | 1,147 | 1,202 | 1,287 |
| 52 | Sutton Benger | 986 | 1,045 | 1,271 |
| 53 | Great Bedwyn | 1,156 | 1,175 | 1,194 |
| 54 | Bratton | 1,199 | 1,248 | 1,171 |
| 55 | Berryfield | 877 | 816 | 1,095 |
| 56 | Netheravon | 1,064 | 1,060 | 1,067 |
| 57 | Bromham | 1,044 | 1,080 | 1,064 |
| 58 | Derry Hill (/ Studley) | 831 | 950 | 1,028 |
| 59 | Westwood | 1,048 | 1,033 | 1,001 |
| 60 | Urchfont | 802 | 885 | 988 |
| 61 | Lower Stanton St Quintin | 845 | 970 | 918 |
| 62 | Landford (/ Nomansland) | 817 | 873 | 912 |
| 63 | Collingbourne Ducis | 849 | 957 | 909 |
| 64 | Porton | 822 | 921 | 887 |
| 65 | Upavon | 921 | 884 | 877 |
| 66 | Rowde | 628 | 899 | 866 |
| 67 | Minety | 821 | 854 | 858 |
| 68 | Dinton | 698 | 808 | 857 |
| 69 | Codford St Peter | 821 | 870 | 856 |
| 70 | Whitley | 862 | 852 | 842 |
| 71 | Yatton Keynell | 745 | 825 | 805 |
| 72 | Kington Langley | 780 | 841 | 802 |
| 73 | Whiteparish | 709 | 733 | 765 |
| 74 | Semington | 712 | 786 | 756 |
| 75 | Lydiard Millicent | 687 | 655 | 737 |
| 76 | Kington St Michael | 685 | 704 | 722 |
| 77 | Fovant | 683 | 669 | 716 |
| 78 | Edington | 769 | 734 | 703 |
| 79 | Chapmanslade | 651 | 643 | 676 |
| 80 | Hindon | 700 | 662 | 674 |
| 81 | Luckington | 532 | 630 | 673 |
| 82 | Winterbourne Dauntsey (/ Winterbourne Earls) | 723 | 685 | 669 |
| 83 | Zeals | 693 | 658 | 668 |
| 84 | Crudwell | 618 | 630 | 665 |
| 85 | Sutton Veny | 688 | 734 | 662 |
| 86 | Hullavington | 591 | 601 | 659 |
| 87 | Erlestoke | 449 | 617 | 656 |
| 88 | Baydon | 525 | 664 | 653 |
| 89 | Great Somerford | 592 | 593 | 635 |
| 90 | Broad Hinton | 630 | 650 | 630 |
| 91 | Firsdown | 595 | 581 | 622 |
| 92 | Winterbourne Gunner | 613 | 553 | 614 |
| 93 | Oaksey | 490 | 530 | 612 |
| 94 | Steeple Ashton | 614 | 620 | 602 |
| 95 | All Cannings | 616 | 649 | 590 |
| 96 | Broad Town | 584 | 574 | 588 |
| 97 | Christian Malford | 550 | 540 | 586 |
| 98 | Worton | 586 | 624 | 586 |
| 99 | Gomeldon | 593 | 573 | 583 |
| 100 | Easterton | 583 | 524 | 580 |
| 101 | Cherhill | 580 | 572 | 578 |
| 102 | Lea | 505 | 553 | 577 |
| 103 | Heytesbury | 548 | 540 | 559 |
| 104 | Latton | 429 | 548 | 554 |
| 105 | Ogbourne St George | 478 | 495 | 531 |
| 106 | Collingbourne Kingston | 456 | 511 | 512 |
| 107 | Limpley Stoke | 469 | 490 | 504 |
| 108 | Lower Wraxall | 453 | 438 | 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