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Greater Manchester

Metropolitan County in United Kingdom

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The population development in Greater Manchester as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
1981-06-30
Population
Estimate
1991-06-30
Population
Estimate
2001-06-30
Population
Estimate
2011-06-30
Population
Estimate
2021-06-30
Population
Estimate
2024-06-30
Greater ManchesterMetropolitan County2,618,2002,553,6002,516,1002,685,3862,869,5313,009,664
BoltonMetropolitan Borough262,100261,300261,300277,296296,169310,085
BuryMetropolitan Borough177,100178,300180,700185,422193,866198,921
ManchesterMetropolitan Borough459,200432,700422,900502,902550,630589,670
Oldham Metropolitan Borough221,400218,500218,500225,157242,003251,560
RochdaleMetropolitan Borough208,200203,900206,400211,929224,127235,561
SalfordMetropolitan Borough249,200230,800217,000234,487270,866294,348
StockportMetropolitan Borough292,600288,600284,600283,253295,268303,929
TamesideMetropolitan Borough218,600218,000213,100219,727231,220239,643
TraffordMetropolitan Borough222,900215,800210,200227,091235,586241,025
WiganMetropolitan Borough307,000305,600301,500318,122329,796344,922
Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom56,357,50057,438,70059,113,00063,285,14566,983,48869,281,437

Source: UK National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males1,489,088
Females1,520,576
Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years684,221
18-64 years1,854,011
65+ years471,432
Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years19,063
80-89 years103,523
70-79 years217,173
60-69 years293,967
50-59 years361,332
40-49 years376,664
30-39 years443,857
20-29 years429,772
10-19 years397,386
0-9 years366,927

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