Bedford

Unitary Authority in East of England

Unitary Authority

The population development of Bedford.

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Bedford	Unitary Authority	147,911	157,479	185,225	194,976	→
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 Bedford.

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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
Bedford	Built-up Area	Bedford	82,467	87,631	97,241	101,450	→
Bromham	Built-up Area	Bedford	4,599	4,670	4,653	4,751	→
Cardington	Built-up Area	Bedford	316	288	330	656	→
Carlton	Built-up Area	Bedford	827	874	929	905	→
Clapham	Built-up Area	Bedford	3,643	4,560	4,502	4,455	→
Cople	Built-up Area	Bedford	736	722	783	791	→
Cotton End	Built-up Area	Bedford	408	451	826	867	→
Great Barford	Built-up Area	Bedford	1,864	2,003	2,251	2,351	→
Great Denham	Built-up Area	Bedford	555	1,040	4,366	4,506	→
Harrold	Built-up Area	Bedford	1,235	1,691	1,670	1,623	→
Kempston	Built-up Area	Bedford	19,903	19,795	22,781	23,308	→
Little Staughton	Built-up Area	Bedford	421	440	478	503	→
Milton Ernest	Built-up Area	Bedford	754	761	769	806	→
Oakley	Built-up Area	Bedford	2,438	2,493	2,509	2,379	→
Riseley	Built-up Area	Bedford	1,284	1,286	1,320	1,345	→
Salph End	Built-up Area	Bedford	341	511	490	525	→
Sharnbrook	Built-up Area	Bedford	1,442	1,795	1,739	1,798	→
Shortstown	Built-up Area	Bedford	2,023	2,788	4,838	5,894	→
Stevington	Built-up Area	Bedford	581	552	582	595	→
Stewartby	Built-up Area	Bedford	1,151	1,129	2,545	2,973	→
Turvey	Built-up Area	Bedford	920	940	932	880	→
Willington	Built-up Area	Bedford	782	751	802	815	→
Wilstead	Built-up Area	Bedford	1,969	2,177	2,397	2,552	→
Wixams	Built-up Area	Bedford	528	1,357	6,048	9,142	→
Wootton	Built-up Area	Bedford	4,230	4,156	7,569	8,350	→
Wyboston	Built-up Area	Bedford	560	559	621	639	→
Wymington	Built-up Area	Bedford	868	876	1,000	913	→

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	95,600
Females	99,376

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	44,483
18-64 years	117,104
65+ years	33,389

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	9,386
70-79 years	14,887
60-69 years	20,143
50-59 years	25,297
40-49 years	26,743
30-39 years	28,519
20-29 years	21,459
10-19 years	24,600
0-9 years	23,942

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	145,586
EU	18,401
Europe (other)	1,557
Middle East & Asia	11,223
Africa	5,634
Other country	2,825

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	140,174
Asian	23,263
Black	9,848
Arab	557
Mixed/multiple	8,586
Other ethnic group	2,796

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	88,178
Muslims	13,059
Hindus	3,045
Sikhs	4,114
Buddhists	629
Jews	232
Other religion	2,014
No religion	63,243