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United Kingdom: Greater Manchester

Contents: Boroughs

The population of the boroughs in the Metropolitan County of Greater Manchester.

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
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
Greater ManchesterMetropolitan County2,618,2002,553,6002,516,1002,685,3862,867,765

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

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males1,412,741
Females1,455,025
Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years654,090
18-64 years1,759,244
65+ years454,432
Age Distribution (C 2021)
0-9 years360,516
10-19 years363,928
20-29 years392,590
30-39 years415,464
40-49 years360,739
50-59 years368,905
60-69 years276,608
70-79 years213,754
80+ years115,262
Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK2,387,737
EU139,213
Europe (other)13,165
Middle East & Asia214,655
Africa87,076
Other country25,907
Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White2,190,838
Asian389,283
Black134,114
Arab27,322
Mixed/multiple86,520
Other ethnic group39,675
Religion (C 2021)
Christian1,347,104
Muslim373,877
Hindu27,892
Sikh7,353
Buddhist9,529
Jewish28,075
Other religion10,801
No religion915,592