United Kingdom: South Yorkshire

Contents: South Yorkshire

Metropolitan County

1,374,792 Population [2021] – estimate

1,434,478 Population [2025] – estimate

1,552km² Area

924.6/km² Density [2025]

Contents: Boroughs

The population of the boroughs in the Metropolitan County of South Yorkshire.

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
Barnsley	Metropolitan Borough	226,200	223,200	218,100	231,865	244,887	252,784	→
Doncaster	Metropolitan Borough	290,800	291,700	286,900	302,468	308,697	323,016	→
Rotherham	Metropolitan Borough	253,200	253,700	248,300	257,716	266,173	279,161	→
Sheffield	Metropolitan Borough	547,500	520,100	513,100	551,756	555,035	579,517	→
South Yorkshire	Metropolitan County	1,317,600	1,288,700	1,266,500	1,343,805	1,374,792	1,434,478

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	709,206
Females	725,272

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	292,215
18-64 years	872,204
65+ years	270,059

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	11,962
80-89 years	61,590
70-79 years	121,501
60-69 years	163,994
50-59 years	180,447
40-49 years	171,127
30-39 years	204,099
20-29 years	191,687
10-19 years	171,625
0-9 years	156,446

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	1,225,753
EU	61,578
Europe (other)	5,753
Middle East & Asia	50,659
Africa	23,355
Other country	7,904

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	1,206,059
Asian	79,119
Black	33,985
Arab	10,373
Mixed/multiple	30,454
Other ethnic group	15,015

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	626,532
Muslims	78,811
Hindus	6,135
Sikhs	3,035
Buddhists	4,013
Jews	908
Other religion	6,153
No religion	572,928