United Kingdom: Greater Manchester
Contents: Greater Manchester
Metropolitan County
2,869,531 Population [2021] – estimate
3,009,664 Population [2024] – estimate
1,276km² Area
2,359/km² Density [2024]
Contents: Boroughs
The population of the boroughs in the Metropolitan County of Greater Manchester.
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, ethnic group, religion).| Name | Status | Population 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | Metropolitan Borough | 262,100 | 261,300 | 261,300 | 277,296 | 296,169 | 310,085 | → |
| Bury | Metropolitan Borough | 177,100 | 178,300 | 180,700 | 185,422 | 193,866 | 198,921 | → |
| Manchester | Metropolitan Borough | 459,200 | 432,700 | 422,900 | 502,902 | 550,630 | 589,670 | → |
| Oldham | Metropolitan Borough | 221,400 | 218,500 | 218,500 | 225,157 | 242,003 | 251,560 | → |
| Rochdale | Metropolitan Borough | 208,200 | 203,900 | 206,400 | 211,929 | 224,127 | 235,561 | → |
| Salford | Metropolitan Borough | 249,200 | 230,800 | 217,000 | 234,487 | 270,866 | 294,348 | → |
| Stockport | Metropolitan Borough | 292,600 | 288,600 | 284,600 | 283,253 | 295,268 | 303,929 | → |
| Tameside | Metropolitan Borough | 218,600 | 218,000 | 213,100 | 219,727 | 231,220 | 239,643 | → |
| Trafford | Metropolitan Borough | 222,900 | 215,800 | 210,200 | 227,091 | 235,586 | 241,025 | → |
| Wigan | Metropolitan Borough | 307,000 | 305,600 | 301,500 | 318,122 | 329,796 | 344,922 | → |
| Greater Manchester | Metropolitan County | 2,618,200 | 2,553,600 | 2,516,100 | 2,685,386 | 2,869,531 | 3,009,664 |
Source: UK Office for National Statistics.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (E 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 1,489,088 |
| Females | 1,520,576 |
| Age Groups (E 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 684,221 |
| 18-64 years | 1,854,011 |
| 65+ years | 471,432 |
| Age Distribution (E 2024) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 19,063 |
| 80-89 years | 103,523 |
| 70-79 years | 217,173 |
| 60-69 years | 293,967 |
| 50-59 years | 361,332 |
| 40-49 years | 376,664 |
| 30-39 years | 443,857 |
| 20-29 years | 429,772 |
| 10-19 years | 397,386 |
| 0-9 years | 366,927 |
| Country of Birth (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| UK | 2,387,737 |
| EU | 139,213 |
| Europe (other) | 13,165 |
| Middle East & Asia | 214,655 |
| Africa | 87,076 |
| Other country | 25,907 |
| Ethnic Group (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| White | 2,190,838 |
| Asian | 389,283 |
| Black | 134,114 |
| Arab | 27,322 |
| Mixed/multiple | 86,520 |
| Other ethnic group | 39,675 |
| Religion (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Christians | 1,347,104 |
| Muslims | 373,877 |
| Hindus | 27,892 |
| Sikhs | 7,353 |
| Buddhists | 9,529 |
| Jews | 28,075 |
| Other religion | 10,801 |
| No religion | 915,592 |