Number of women in east riding of yorkshire

The English region with the largest population increase was the East of England, which grew by around 8.3% or 488,000 more residents. The English region with the smallest increase was the North East, growing by 1.9% or around 50,000 people. In Wales, the population grew by 1.4% or 44,000 people.

A map shows the English regions and Wales.

In East Riding of Yorkshire, the population size has increased by 2.4%, from around 334,200 in 2011 to 342,200 in 2021. This is lower than the overall increase for England (6.6%), where the population grew by nearly 3.5 million to 56,489,800.

A map of local authority areas in England is coloured to indicate the percentage change in population of each area. The data used in this article are available to download at the end.

Nearby areas like Selby and Ryedale have seen their populations increase by around 10.2% and 5.7%, respectively, while others such as North Lincolnshire saw an increase of 1.3% and Scarborough saw very little change.

The map then zooms to centre on East Riding of Yorkshire and show neighbouring areas.

The largest population increases in Yorkshire and The Humber have been seen in Selby and Wakefield, where the populations have grown by 10.2% and 8.4%, respectively.

The map zooms out to show the percentage change in population size in all local authority areas in Yorkshire and The Humber

At the other end of the scale, Richmondshire has seen a fall of 4.4%.

The local authority areas displayed on the map change form and position to create a bar chart that orders selected areas of Yorkshire and The Humber by percentage change in total population.

At 2.4%, East Riding of Yorkshire's population increase is lower than the increase for Yorkshire and The Humber (3.7%).

East Riding of Yorkshire is highlighted on the bar chart along with other local authority areas in Yorkshire and The Humber.

Tower Hamlets saw the largest percentage growth in population in England, increasing 22.1% between 2011 and 2021. Dartford was second, increasing 20.0%.

Every local authority area of England is shown as a dot on a chart, with the legend running from the largest percentage decrease to the highest percentage increase in population. East Riding of Yorkshire is highlighted.

Some local authority areas have seen their populations decline. Kensington and Chelsea had an estimated population of 143,400 in 2021, which was around 15,200 fewer than in 2011 and a decrease of 9.6%.

The chart continues to show all areas of England as dots, ordered by the percentage change in total population, with the largest decreases towards the left and the largest increases towards the right.

The total population of local authority areas varies a lot, from Birmingham with around 1,144,900 people to the Isles of Scilly with around 2,100 people. The sizes of these circles are proportionate to the size of the population in each local authority area.

The chart changes into circles located at the centre of each local authority area on a map. The area of each circle indicates the total population.

In 2020, there were 602k residents in East Riding of Yorkshire county with an average age of 42.4 years. Population density was 243 residents per square kilometer. Population grew by 6.0% since 2002 and population average age increased by 2.8 years in the same period. Based on Census, there were 2.31 residents per household in 2011.

602k

total residents
estimates 2020

42.4

average age
estimates 2020

243

population density
estimates 2020

2.31

residents per household
Census 2011

East Riding of Yorkshire population density map

shows a number of residents per square kilometer(km2), estimates from 2018.

East Riding of Yorkshire population average age map

Population average age by LSOA (County) in 2018.

East Riding of Yorkshire population growth

Total population per year outlines headcount differences.

East Riding of Yorkshire births and deaths

by year. Figures are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring in each calendar year. It can take months for a death referred to a coroner to be registered.

Plumplot area insights - interactive charts and maps

East Riding of Yorkshire population pyramid

shows the distribution of various age groups in a population in 2020. Females are shown on the left, males are shown on the right.

East Riding of Yorkshire population share by decade of age

Shares of population age groups compared to corresponding shares of population groups in England & Wales, 2020.

East Riding of Yorkshire working age population share

Working age population share compared to working age population share in England & Wales, 2020.

East Riding of Yorkshire average age rank

Comparison of counties average ages, 2020 population estimates.

42.4

East Riding of Yorkshire
average age

40.4

England & Wales
average age

East Riding of Yorkshire population average age

Annual area statistics of East Riding of Yorkshire's population average age compared to country statistics.

East Riding of Yorkshire residential areas map

Purple-colored areas are business or industrial areas. Green-colored areas provide quieter surroundings and better living. Map is based on a UK Census 2011 data. Colors calculated from the ratio of number of residents divided by a number of workday people.

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