Peterborough

Unitary Authority in East of England

Unitary Authority

The population development of Peterborough.

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Peterborough	Unitary Authority	156,061	183,631	215,673	223,655	→
East of England	Region	5,388,140	5,846,965	6,335,074	6,576,306

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in Peterborough.

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Name	Status	County / District	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Barnack	Built-up Area	Peterborough	749	752	1,008	999	→
Castor (/ Ailsworth)	Built-up Area	Peterborough	1,230	1,393	1,460	1,557	→
Eye	Built-up Area	Peterborough	3,594	4,340	5,413	5,334	→
Glinton	Built-up Area	Peterborough	1,752	1,740	1,745	1,756	→
Helpston	Built-up Area	Peterborough	825	981	1,251	1,111	→
Maxey	Built-up Area	Peterborough	690	708	676	665	→
Newborough	Built-up Area	Peterborough	1,059	1,306	1,463	1,469	→
Northborough	Built-up Area	Peterborough	1,332	1,318	1,337	1,303	→
Peterborough	Built-up Area	Peterborough	136,089	160,758	190,584	198,243	→
Thorney	Built-up Area	Peterborough	1,365	1,414	1,655	1,686	→
Wansford	Built-up Area	Peterborough	446	472	506	509	→
Wittering	Built-up Area	Peterborough	2,299	3,099	2,675	3,090	→

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: All population figures and depicted boundaries are based on output areas officially assigned to the 2022 built-up areas. Output areas often include some unbuilt parts. However, tabulated area figures refer to (typically smaller) actual built-up areas in order to present a more realistic population density. Some of the older population figures are approximate values.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	110,664
Females	112,991

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	57,621
18-64 years	133,866
65+ years	32,168

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	8,593
70-79 years	14,563
60-69 years	20,099
50-59 years	26,125
40-49 years	31,104
30-39 years	34,888
20-29 years	25,628
10-19 years	31,783
0-9 years	30,872

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	154,787
EU	33,434
Europe (other)	1,618
Middle East & Asia	16,162
Africa	6,847
Other country	2,825

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	162,581
Asian	30,801
Black	8,751
Arab	897
Mixed/multiple	7,617
Other ethnic group	5,023

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	99,802
Muslims	26,239
Hindus	3,813
Sikhs	1,348
Buddhists	617
Jews	185
Other religion	999
No religion	70,066