United Kingdom: Merseyside

Contents: Merseyside

Metropolitan County

1,423,718 Population [2021] – estimate

1,479,007 Population [2025] – estimate

644.9km² Area

2,293/km² Density [2025]

Contents: Boroughs

The population of the boroughs in the Metropolitan County of Merseyside.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, ethnic group, religion).

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
Knowsley	Metropolitan Borough	173,600	155,100	151,200	145,903	154,978	163,723	→
Liverpool	Metropolitan Borough	517,000	475,600	441,900	465,656	485,022	507,915	→
Sefton	Metropolitan Borough	300,100	292,900	282,900	273,969	279,693	287,583	→
St Helens	Metropolitan Borough	190,800	180,100	176,800	175,405	183,394	189,890	→
Wirral	Metropolitan Borough	340,500	334,300	315,000	319,837	320,631	329,896	→
Merseyside	Metropolitan County	1,522,000	1,438,000	1,367,800	1,380,770	1,423,718	1,479,007

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	719,264
Females	759,743

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	288,884
18-64 years	896,844
65+ years	293,279

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	13,044
80-89 years	63,608
70-79 years	132,200
60-69 years	183,282
50-59 years	181,325
40-49 years	174,211
30-39 years	204,951
20-29 years	199,071
10-19 years	171,925
0-9 years	155,390

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	1,298,297
EU	51,083
Europe (other)	5,655
Middle East & Asia	39,771
Africa	16,752
Other country	11,730

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	1,304,797
Asian	44,452
Black	21,902
Arab	10,086
Mixed/multiple	30,495
Other ethnic group	11,554

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	851,424
Muslims	33,578
Hindus	7,356
Sikhs	1,204
Buddhists	4,585
Jews	2,576
Other religion	5,166
No religion	441,531