United Kingdom: West Yorkshire

Contents: West Yorkshire

Metropolitan County

2,350,407 Population [2021] – estimate

2,424,324 Population [2025] – estimate

2,029km² Area

1,195/km² Density [2025]

Contents: Boroughs

The population of the boroughs in the Metropolitan County of West 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
Bradford	Metropolitan Borough	464,300	468,800	470,800	523,115	546,839	557,758	→
Calderdale	Metropolitan Borough	192,800	192,900	192,400	204,170	206,828	210,734	→
Kirklees	Metropolitan Borough	377,300	379,000	389,000	422,970	433,458	445,832	→
Leeds	Metropolitan Borough	717,700	706,700	715,600	750,683	809,479	840,550	→
Wakefield	Metropolitan Borough	314,500	314,300	315,400	326,433	353,803	369,450	→
West Yorkshire	Metropolitan County	2,066,500	2,061,700	2,083,100	2,227,371	2,350,407	2,424,324

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	1,188,466
Females	1,235,858

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	530,011
18-64 years	1,474,829
65+ years	419,484

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	18,937
80-89 years	92,113
70-79 years	190,546
60-69 years	258,147
50-59 years	300,437
40-49 years	307,938
30-39 years	340,968
20-29 years	322,513
10-19 years	311,540
0-9 years	281,185

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	2,019,199
EU	102,330
Europe (other)	7,662
Middle East & Asia	158,300
Africa	46,386
Other country	17,702

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	1,801,352
Asian	372,728
Black	72,257
Arab	11,515
Mixed/multiple	64,947
Other ethnic group	28,780

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	955,201
Muslims	340,875
Hindus	18,140
Sikhs	19,245
Buddhists	6,256
Jews	6,988
Other religion	9,824
No religion	863,872