United Kingdom: West Midlands
Contents: West Midlands
Metropolitan County
2,918,251 Population [2021] – estimate
2,980,936 Population [2023] – estimate
901.6km² Area
3,306/km² Density [2023]
Contents: Boroughs
The population of the boroughs in the Metropolitan County of West Midlands.
Name | Status | Population Estimate 1981-06-30 | Population Estimate 1991-06-30 | Population Estimate 2001-06-30 | Population Estimate 2011-06-30 | Population Estimate 2021-06-30 | Population Estimate 2023-06-30 | |
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Birmingham | Metropolitan Borough | 1,029,200 | 1,004,500 | 984,600 | 1,074,283 | 1,143,285 | 1,166,049 | → |
Coventry | Metropolitan Borough | 319,000 | 303,900 | 302,800 | 316,915 | 344,151 | 360,702 | → |
Dudley | Metropolitan Borough | 301,200 | 307,700 | 305,100 | 313,261 | 323,591 | 326,680 | → |
Sandwell | Metropolitan Borough | 309,700 | 292,600 | 284,600 | 309,042 | 341,895 | 347,551 | → |
Solihull | Metropolitan Borough | 198,600 | 200,400 | 199,600 | 206,856 | 216,677 | 218,793 | → |
Walsall | Metropolitan Borough | 267,300 | 261,300 | 253,300 | 269,524 | 284,392 | 288,736 | → |
Wolverhampton | Metropolitan Borough | 257,800 | 248,500 | 238,000 | 249,852 | 264,260 | 272,425 | → |
West Midlands | Metropolitan County | 2,682,800 | 2,618,800 | 2,568,000 | 2,739,733 | 2,918,251 | 2,980,936 |
Source: UK Office for National Statistics.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (E 2023) | |
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Males | 1,471,766 |
Females | 1,509,170 |
Age Groups (E 2023) | |
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0-17 years | 710,587 |
18-64 years | 1,807,407 |
65+ years | 462,942 |
Age Distribution (E 2023) | |
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90+ years | 23,405 |
80-89 years | 107,429 |
70-79 years | 206,008 |
60-69 years | 280,395 |
50-59 years | 362,919 |
40-49 years | 369,205 |
30-39 years | 418,969 |
20-29 years | 417,854 |
10-19 years | 411,894 |
0-9 years | 382,858 |
Country of Birth (C 2021) | |
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UK | 2,286,558 |
EU | 165,431 |
Europe (other) | 15,241 |
Middle East & Asia | 308,122 |
Africa | 102,205 |
Other country | 42,092 |
Ethnic Group (C 2021) | |
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White | 1,793,173 |
Asian | 667,315 |
Black | 236,047 |
Arab | 28,083 |
Mixed/multiple | 121,685 |
Other ethnic group | 73,352 |
Religion (C 2021) | |
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Christian | 1,189,066 |
Muslim | 501,480 |
Hindu | 68,376 |
Sikh | 148,937 |
Buddhist | 9,380 |
Jewish | 2,559 |
Other religion | 17,805 |
No religion | 814,372 |