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Wigan

Metropolitan Borough in Greater Manchester

Contents: Population

The population development of Wigan as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
1981-06-30		Population
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1991-06-30		Population
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2001-06-30		Population
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2011-06-30		Population
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2021-06-30		Population
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2023-06-30
WiganMetropolitan Borough307,000305,600301,500318,122329,796339,174
Greater ManchesterMetropolitan County2,618,2002,553,6002,516,1002,685,3862,869,5312,948,633

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2023)
Males168,032
Females171,142
Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years70,544
18-64 years203,128
65+ years65,502
Age Distribution (E 2023)
90+ years2,133
80-89 years14,224
70-79 years31,716
60-69 years38,454
50-59 years48,212
40-49 years41,163
30-39 years47,904
20-29 years37,928
10-19 years39,514
0-9 years37,926
Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK308,857
EU10,077
Europe (other)959
Middle East & Asia4,819
Africa3,339
Other country1,277
Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White312,952
Asian5,826
Black3,907
Arab711
Mixed/multiple4,353
Other ethnic group1,581
Religion (C 2021)
Christian206,870
Muslim4,155
Hindu995
Sikh122
Buddhist831
Jewish84
Other religion1,099
No religion99,784