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West Yorkshire

Metropolitan County in United Kingdom

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The population development in West Yorkshire as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
1981-06-30		Population
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1991-06-30		Population
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2001-06-30		Population
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2011-06-30		Population
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2021-06-30		Population
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2025-06-30
West YorkshireMetropolitan County2,066,5002,061,7002,083,1002,227,3712,350,4072,424,324
BradfordMetropolitan Borough464,300468,800470,800523,115546,839557,758
CalderdaleMetropolitan Borough192,800192,900192,400204,170206,828210,734
KirkleesMetropolitan Borough377,300379,000389,000422,970433,458445,832
LeedsMetropolitan Borough717,700706,700715,600750,683809,479840,550
WakefieldMetropolitan Borough314,500314,300315,400326,433353,803369,450
Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom56,357,50057,438,70059,113,00063,285,14566,983,48869,487,000

Source: UK National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.

Explanation: Population estimates for Northern Ireland in 2025 are not yet available.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males1,188,466
Females1,235,858
Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years530,011
18-64 years1,474,829
65+ years419,484
Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years18,937
80-89 years92,113
70-79 years190,546
60-69 years258,147
50-59 years300,437
40-49 years307,938
30-39 years340,968
20-29 years322,513
10-19 years311,540
0-9 years281,185

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