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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
Census
2021-03-21
Greater ManchesterMetropolitan County2,618,2002,553,6002,516,1002,685,3862,867,765
BoltonMetropolitan Borough262,100261,300261,300277,296295,963
BuryMetropolitan Borough177,100178,300180,700185,422193,851
ManchesterMetropolitan Borough459,200432,700422,900502,902551,938
Oldham Metropolitan Borough221,400218,500218,500225,157242,089
RochdaleMetropolitan Borough208,200203,900206,400211,929223,773
SalfordMetropolitan Borough249,200230,800217,000234,487269,923
StockportMetropolitan Borough292,600288,600284,600283,253294,773
TamesideMetropolitan Borough218,600218,000213,100219,727231,073
TraffordMetropolitan Borough222,900215,800210,200227,091235,052
WiganMetropolitan Borough307,000305,600301,500318,122329,330
Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom56,357,50057,438,70059,113,00063,285,14566,980,000

Source: UK National Statistics (web).

Explanation: For Scotland, the 2021 figures refer to mid-2021 population estimates.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males1,412,734
Females1,455,031
Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years654,085
18-64 years1,759,240
65+ years454,427
Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years18,507
80-89 years96,754
70-79 years213,753
60-69 years276,599
50-59 years368,899
40-49 years360,737
30-39 years415,461
20-29 years392,607
10-19 years363,924
0-9 years360,511

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