Worcestershire demographics.
Worcestershire · Census 2023 · latest available data
A data-driven statistical profile of Worcestershire — 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 | Worcester | 93,544 | 98,996 | 105,455 |
| 2 | Redditch | 74,380 | 79,033 | 81,637 |
| 3 | Kidderminster | 55,349 | 55,247 | 57,553 |
| 4 | Bromsgrove | 29,464 | 33,339 | 34,760 |
| 5 | Great Malvern | 31,598 | 32,510 | 33,187 |
| 6 | Evesham | 22,536 | 23,679 | 28,252 |
| 7 | Droitwich Spa | 23,159 | 23,806 | 26,410 |
| 8 | Stourport-on-Severn | 19,381 | 19,890 | 20,302 |
| 9 | Catshill | 10,061 | 10,066 | 10,169 |
| 10 | Bewdley | 8,339 | 8,270 | 8,287 |
| 11 | Pershore | 7,104 | 6,873 | 8,216 |
| 12 | Hagley | 5,405 | 5,965 | 7,009 |
| 13 | Hollywood | 6,878 | 6,920 | 6,940 |
| 14 | Tenbury Wells | 3,546 | 3,849 | 3,938 |
| 15 | Barnt Green | 3,539 | 3,536 | 3,818 |
| 16 | Kempsey | 2,514 | 2,609 | 3,748 |
| 17 | Alvechurch | 3,188 | 3,187 | 3,408 |
| 18 | Fernhill Heath | 2,846 | 3,127 | 3,297 |
| 19 | Astwood Bank | 2,658 | 3,028 | 3,247 |
| 20 | Honeybourne | 2,369 | 2,514 | 3,102 |
| 21 | Badsey | 2,425 | 2,497 | 2,727 |
| 22 | Broadway | 2,496 | 2,540 | 2,716 |
| 23 | Upton-upon-Severn | 2,348 | 2,408 | 2,403 |
| 24 | Stoke Prior | 1,753 | 1,762 | 2,224 |
| 25 | Wythall | 1,683 | 1,804 | 2,080 |
| 26 | Bredon | 1,914 | 1,936 | 2,069 |
| 27 | Wychbold | 1,324 | 1,633 | 2,001 |
| 28 | Cookley | 1,850 | 1,997 | 1,971 |
| 29 | Lower Broadheath | 1,713 | 1,728 | 1,889 |
| 30 | Inkberrow | 1,504 | 1,552 | 1,817 |
| 31 | Drakes Broughton | 1,576 | 1,597 | 1,813 |
| 32 | Malvern Wells | 1,848 | 1,821 | 1,763 |
| 33 | Harvington | 1,636 | 1,680 | 1,716 |
| 34 | Norton [in: Norton-juxta-Kempsey parish] | 1,439 | 1,506 | 1,591 |
| 35 | Collett's Green | 1,056 | 1,137 | 1,543 |
| 36 | Waresley | 1,273 | 1,270 | 1,526 |
| 37 | Offenham | 1,206 | 1,283 | 1,509 |
| 38 | Blakedown | 1,228 | 1,252 | 1,447 |
| 39 | Hallow | 1,173 | 1,219 | 1,428 |
| 40 | Welland | 896 | 903 | 1,310 |
| 41 | Eckington | 1,202 | 1,217 | 1,259 |
| 42 | Wolverley | 1,161 | 1,163 | 1,210 |
| 43 | Blackwell | 1,167 | 1,184 | 1,208 |
| 44 | Bretforton | 1,023 | 1,052 | 1,192 |
| 45 | Rushwick | 830 | 891 | 1,191 |
| 46 | Romsley | 1,123 | 1,118 | 1,155 |
| 47 | Crowle | 1,041 | 1,081 | 1,137 |
| 48 | Belbroughton | 825 | 920 | 973 |
| 49 | Major's Green | 993 | 1,002 | 973 |
| 50 | Fairfield | 923 | 982 | 967 |
| 51 | Ryall | 825 | 846 | 964 |
| 52 | Hopwood | 759 | 993 | 952 |
| 53 | Middle Littleton | 923 | 937 | 948 |
| 54 | Pebworth | 824 | 808 | 935 |
| 55 | Sedgeberrow | 856 | 845 | 884 |
| 56 | Tardebigge | 493 | 358 | 872 |
| 57 | Clifton upon Teme | 661 | 695 | 871 |
| 58 | Ashton under Hill | 743 | 753 | 812 |
| 59 | Lower Moor | 661 | 679 | 765 |
| 60 | Great Witley | 502 | 560 | 743 |
| 61 | Wickhamford | 735 | 747 | 731 |
| 62 | Fladbury | 671 | 641 | 717 |
| 63 | Far Forest | 555 | 594 | 714 |
| 64 | Callow End | 674 | 650 | 711 |
| 65 | Church Lench | 657 | 675 | 708 |
| 66 | Callow Hill | 574 | 654 | 679 |
| 67 | Hanley Swan | 587 | 627 | 660 |
| 68 | North Littleton | 607 | 603 | 642 |
| 69 | Bishampton | 678 | 675 | 637 |
| 70 | Wyre Piddle | 535 | 617 | 614 |
| 71 | Norton [in: Norton and Lenchwick parish] | 632 | 568 | 609 |
| 72 | Defford | 565 | 571 | 606 |
| 73 | Peopleton | 640 | 585 | 602 |
| 74 | Childswickham | 586 | 627 | 600 |
| 75 | Ombersley | 595 | 623 | 599 |
| 76 | Cladswell | 553 | 546 | 595 |
| 77 | Pinvin | 256 | 250 | 583 |
| 78 | Elmley Castle | 547 | 568 | 580 |
| 79 | Cleeve Prior | 540 | 561 | 553 |
| 80 | Holy Cross | 528 | 578 | 548 |
— 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