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Bolton

Metropolitan Borough in Greater Manchester

Contents: Population

The population development of Bolton as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
1981-06-30		Population
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1991-06-30		Population
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2001-06-30		Population
Estimate
2011-06-30		Population
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2021-06-30		Population
Estimate
2025-06-30
BoltonMetropolitan Borough262,100261,300261,300277,296296,169309,732
Greater ManchesterMetropolitan County2,618,2002,553,6002,516,1002,685,3862,869,5313,017,590

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males153,930
Females155,802
Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years74,286
18-64 years182,319
65+ years53,127
Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years2,094
80-89 years11,881
70-79 years24,539
60-69 years32,371
50-59 years38,232
40-49 years39,166
30-39 years42,858
20-29 years37,010
10-19 years42,156
0-9 years39,425
Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK245,907
EU11,318
Europe (other)1,054
Middle East & Asia26,654
Africa9,616
Other country1,410
Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White212,941
Asian59,596
Black11,238
Arab1,812
Mixed/multiple6,643
Other ethnic group3,730
Religion (C 2021)
Christians139,144
Muslims58,997
Hindus5,887
Sikhs219
Buddhists576
Jews159
Other religion979
No religion76,244