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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).

NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
1981-06-30
Population
Estimate
1991-06-30
Population
Estimate
2001-06-30
Population
Estimate
2011-06-30
Population
Census
2021-03-21
BradfordMetropolitan Borough464,300468,800470,800523,115546,412
CalderdaleMetropolitan Borough192,800192,900192,400204,170206,631
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough377,300379,000389,000422,970433,216
LeedsMetropolitan Borough717,700706,700715,600750,683811,953
WakefieldMetropolitan Borough314,500314,300315,400326,433353,370
West YorkshireMetropolitan County2,066,5002,061,7002,083,1002,227,3712,351,582

Source: UK Office for National Statistics. (web).


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males1,150,725
Females1,200,860
Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years528,330
18-64 years1,430,760
65+ years392,495
Age Distribution (C 2021)
80+ years102,539
70-79 years181,838
60-69 years236,600
50-59 years307,101
40-49 years295,426
30-39 years324,995
20-29 years314,836
10-19 years298,199
0-9 years290,051
Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK2,019,199
EU102,330
Europe (other)7,662
Middle East & Asia158,300
Africa46,386
Other country17,702
Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White1,801,352
Asian372,728
Black72,257
Arab11,515
Mixed/multiple64,947
Other ethnic group28,780
Religion (C 2021)
Christian955,201
Muslim340,875
Hindu18,140
Sikh19,245
Buddhist6,256
Jewish6,988
Other religion9,824
No religion863,872