Tyne and Wear

Metropolitan County in United Kingdom

Contents: Subdivision

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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 2025-06-30
Tyne and Wear	Metropolitan County	1,156,300	1,123,800	1,086,800	1,104,141	1,126,149	1,177,073
Gateshead	Metropolitan Borough	213,400	201,700	191,200	200,349	196,179	202,509	→
Newcastle upon Tyne	Metropolitan Borough	284,200	275,000	266,200	279,092	298,545	320,838	→
North Tyneside	Metropolitan Borough	198,700	194,600	192,000	201,206	209,128	215,401	→
South Tyneside	Metropolitan Borough	161,900	156,700	152,800	148,164	147,919	151,255	→
Sunderland	Metropolitan Borough	298,100	295,900	284,600	275,330	274,378	287,070	→
Great Britain and Northern Ireland	United Kingdom	56,357,500	57,438,700	59,113,000	63,285,145	66,983,488	69,487,000

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.

Gender (E 2025)
Males	577,833
Females	599,240