Plymouth

Unitary Authority in South West England

Unitary Authority

The population development of Plymouth.

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Plymouth	Unitary Authority	240,720	256,384	264,695	272,067	→
South West England	Region	4,928,434	5,288,935	5,701,186	5,889,695

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in Plymouth.

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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
Plymouth	Built-up Area	Plymouth	243,624	259,221	266,983	274,607	→

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	133,570
Females	138,497

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	52,113
18-64 years	168,615
65+ years	51,339

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	13,980
70-79 years	23,558
60-69 years	30,024
50-59 years	33,586
40-49 years	32,405
30-39 years	37,887
20-29 years	40,386
10-19 years	33,023
0-9 years	27,218

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	240,345
EU	12,000
Europe (other)	956
Middle East & Asia	6,235
Africa	3,036
Other country	2,123

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	248,727
Asian	5,947
Black	2,786
Arab	677
Mixed/multiple	4,656
Other ethnic group	1,902

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	112,526
Muslims	3,474
Hindus	814
Sikhs	96
Buddhists	1,018
Jews	207
Other religion	1,527
No religion	129,338