FOI Reference: FOI/2021/3376

You asked

Please provide the following:

  • No. of people in the UK currently.

  • People based in specific areas of the country i.e. No of people based in Bristol, Manchester, Nottingham as well as County wide too.

  • Also, gender split if applicable for the above.

We said

Thank you for your request.

We publish mid-year population estimates on an annual basis, and the latest available are for Mid-2020. Under the 'Mid-2020 edition of this dataset 2021 local authority boundaries', please click on and open the excel file.

  • Tab 'MYE2 – Persons' provides the numbers of persons by age and geography. The levels of geography are indicated in column C and the total figures are in column D. You will find the figures for countries, regions and local authorities, etc in this tab.

  • Tabs 'MYE2 – Males' and 'MYE2 – Females' provide the same data but split by gender.

When accessing any of our files, please read the 'notes, terms and conditions' contained within them.

If you have any queries about this data, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at pop.info@ons.gov.uk.