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Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Answer

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the numbers of residents of each authority in Tyne and Wear in each year since 1991 (a) in total and (b) the percentage in the age ranges (i) 0 to 4, (ii) 4 to 14 and (iii) 14 to 24 years. [19491] Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Jim Cousins, dated 30 November 2001: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question concerning the number of residents in each local authority in Tyne and Wear in each year since 1991. I am replying in his absence. (19491). The information for the total number of residents and the percentage in the age ranges 0-4, 5-14 and 15-24 in the local authorities in Tyne and Wear is in the attached table. Estimated resident population mid-1991 to mid-2000 for districts within Tyne and Wear metropolitan county _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year/district Total persons 0-4 5-14 15-24 (thousands) 1991 Gateshead 203.1 6.2 11.8 13.8 Newcastle upon Tyne 278.2 6.4 11.3 17.0 North Tyneside 195.5 6.2 12.3 12.6 South Tyneside 157.2 6.7 12.6 12.7 Sunderland 296.4 7.0 13.4 14.7 1992 Gateshead 203.1 6.3 12.0 13.2 Newcastle upon Tyne 281.7 6.4 11.6 16.4 North Tyneside 195.2 6.2 12.4 12.2 South Tyneside 157.3 6.6 13.0 12.3 Sunderland 297.1 7.0 13.6 14.2 1993 Gateshead 202.9 6.3 12.2 12.8 Newcastle upon Tyne 285.3 6.4 11.9 15.8 North Tyneside 194.8 6.2 12.6 12.0 South Tyneside 157.2 6.5 13.3 11.9 Sunderland 297.8 6.9 13.8 13.7 1994 Gateshead 202.4 6.2 12.2 12.4 Newcastle upon Tyne 283.6 6.4 12.0 16.2 North Tyneside 194.1 6.1 12.6 11.6 South Tyneside 156.7 6.5 13.4 11.5 Sunderland 297.2 6.7 13.8 13.7 1995 Gateshead 201.8 6.1 12.2 12.0 Newcastle upon Tyne 283.1 6.4 12.2 16.5 North Tyneside 193.9 6.0 12.5 11.4 South Tyneside 156.3 6.3 13.5 11.3 Sunderland 295.8 6.6 13.8 13.7 1996 Gateshead 201.0 6.0 12.3 11.4 Newcastle upon Tyne 282.3 6.1 12.4 16.7 North Tyneside 193.6 5.9 12.4 11.1 South Tyneside 156.1 6.1 13.6 10.9 Sunderland 294.3 6.3 13.8 13.6 1997 Gateshead 200.2 5.9 12.4 10.9 Newcastle upon Tyne 279.5 6.0 12.6 17.0 North Tyneside 193.3 5.7 12.4 10.7 South Tyneside 155.4 6.0 13.7 10.6 Sunderland 293.0 6.1 13.9 13.6 1998 Gateshead 198.9 5.8 12.4 10.6 Newcastle upon Tyne 276.1 5.8 12.7 17.2 North Tyneside 194.0 5.7 12.4 10.4 South Tyneside 154.6 5.8 13.8 10.3 Sunderland 292.3 5.9 13.8 13.7 1999 Gateshead 198.1 5.7 12.3 10.4 Newcastle upon Tyne 273.0 5.6 12.5 18.4 North Tyneside 193.2 5.6 12.3 10.1 South Tyneside 153.5 5.6 13.7 10.6 Sunderland 290.7 5.7 13.8 14.1 2000 Gateshead 196.9 5.5 12.3 10.5 Newcastle upon Tyne 270.5 5.3 12.4 18.6 North Tyneside 194.1 5.6 12.1 10.2 South Tyneside 152.7 5.5 13.5 10.9 Sunderland 289.5 5.6 13.6 14.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Office for National Statistics

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

376 c56-7W;376 c57-8W; 19491

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Age Population Young people Tyne and Wear

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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