United Kingdom: South Yorkshire

Contents: South Yorkshire

Metropolitan County

1,374,792 Population [2021] – estimate

1,407,072 Population [2023] – estimate

1,552km² Area

906.9/km² Density [2023]

Contents: Boroughs

The population of the boroughs in the Metropolitan County of South Yorkshire.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, ethnic group, religion).

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
Barnsley	Metropolitan Borough	226,200	223,200	218,100	231,865	244,887	248,449	→
Doncaster	Metropolitan Borough	290,800	291,700	286,900	302,468	308,697	314,176	→
Rotherham	Metropolitan Borough	253,200	253,700	248,300	257,716	266,173	271,195	→
Sheffield	Metropolitan Borough	547,500	520,100	513,100	551,756	555,035	573,252	→
South Yorkshire	Metropolitan County	1,317,600	1,288,700	1,266,500	1,343,805	1,374,792	1,407,072

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2023)
Males	696,333
Females	710,739

Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years	289,664
18-64 years	855,991
65+ years	261,417

Age Distribution (E 2023)
90+ years	11,343
80-89 years	57,416
70-79 years	121,208
60-69 years	156,809
50-59 years	186,614
40-49 years	163,014
30-39 years	195,691
20-29 years	189,865
10-19 years	168,315
0-9 years	156,797

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	1,225,753
EU	61,578
Europe (other)	5,753
Middle East & Asia	50,659
Africa	23,355
Other country	7,904

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	1,206,059
Asian	79,119
Black	33,985
Arab	10,373
Mixed/multiple	30,454
Other ethnic group	15,015

Religion (C 2021)
Christian	626,532
Muslim	78,811
Hindu	6,135
Sikh	3,035
Buddhist	4,013
Jewish	908
Other religion	6,153
No religion	572,928