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The population of the boroughs in the Metropolitan County of Merseyside.

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
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough173,600155,100151,200145,903154,517
LiverpoolMetropolitan Borough517,000475,600441,900465,656486,088
SeftonMetropolitan Borough300,100292,900282,900273,969279,233
St HelensMetropolitan Borough190,800180,100176,800175,405183,248
WirralMetropolitan Borough340,500334,300315,000319,837320,199
MerseysideMetropolitan County1,522,0001,438,0001,367,8001,380,7701,423,285

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


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males690,707
Females732,576
Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years281,773
18-64 years868,152
65+ years273,358
Age Distribution (C 2021)
80+ years72,890
70-79 years124,058
60-69 years167,281
50-59 years197,674
40-49 years164,575
30-39 years189,377
20-29 years189,181
10-19 years162,228
0-9 years156,019
Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK1,298,297
EU51,083
Europe (other)5,655
Middle East & Asia39,771
Africa16,752
Other country11,730
Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White1,304,797
Asian44,452
Black21,902
Arab10,086
Mixed/multiple30,495
Other ethnic group11,554
Religion (C 2021)
Christian851,424
Muslim33,578
Hindu7,356
Sikh1,204
Buddhist4,585
Jewish2,576
Other religion5,166
No religion441,531