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Population

Answer

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated March 2010:"As Director-General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the population density was of each region of England in (a) 1980, (b) 1990, (c) 2000 and (d) 2010; and what the expected population density in each region is in (i) 2020, (ii) 2030 and (iii) 2050. (319986)""The attached table shows population density, calculated for each mid-year, as requested. Figures for 1980 to the year 2000 are derived using mid-year population estimates and the relevant land area. Figures for 2010 to 2030 are derived using 2006-based subnational population projections and assume land areas for the UK constituent countries remain constant into the future. Population density figures for 2050 are not available."

Population density for Government office regions in England for selected years
Persons per sq km
	1980¹	1990¹	2000¹	2010²	2020²	2030²
North East	309	301	297	301	312	322
North West	493	484	480	495	520	544
Yorkshire and The Humber	319	319	322	346	378	407
East Midlands	246	256	267	291	321	349
West Midlands	399	401	405	421	446	468
East	252	266	281	305	336	364
London	4,358	4,325	4,603	4,931	5,303	5,606
South East	378	398	419	445	479	512
South West	183	196	206	223	245	266
¹ Population densities are derived using mid-year population estimates and the relevant land area. ² Population densities are derived using 2006-based sub-national population projections, assuming constant land area for the UK constituent countries into the future. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

506 c1097W; 319986

Session

2009-10

Subjects

Population

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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