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Merseyside

Metropolitan County in North West England

Metropolitan County

The population development of Merseyside.

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2001-04-29
Population
Census
2011-03-27
Population
Census
2021-03-21
 
MerseysideMetropolitan County1,362,0261,381,1891,423,285
North West EnglandRegion6,729,7647,052,1777,417,397

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in Merseyside.

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Name StatusCounty / DistrictPopulation
Census
2001-04-29
Population
Census
2011-03-27
Population
Census
2021-03-21
 
AintreeBuilt-up AreaMerseyside6,5816,1916,209
BarnstonBuilt-up AreaMerseyside691672661
BebingtonBuilt-up AreaMerseyside56,22857,21657,597
BillingeBuilt-up AreaMerseyside5,6935,3104,971
BirkenheadBuilt-up AreaMerseyside103,211107,781109,848
BootleBuilt-up AreaMerseyside55,74350,88853,718
CaldyBuilt-up AreaMerseyside1,2281,2661,229
CrontonBuilt-up AreaMerseyside1,3791,2431,235
CrosbyBuilt-up AreaMerseyside51,78950,04450,213
FormbyBuilt-up AreaMerseyside24,16323,02222,886
GreasbyBuilt-up AreaMerseyside9,8699,4119,175
HaydockBuilt-up AreaMerseyside17,19516,52116,133
HeswallBuilt-up AreaMerseyside29,63329,47129,079
HightownBuilt-up AreaMerseyside2,2472,0632,017
HoylakeBuilt-up AreaMerseyside5,1835,3525,317
Huyton with RobyBuilt-up AreaMerseyside60,50956,34059,846
KirkbyBuilt-up AreaMerseyside41,72342,97245,564
KnowsleyBuilt-up AreaMerseyside2,5272,4442,344
LitherlandBuilt-up AreaMerseyside18,21318,86818,749
LiverpoolBuilt-up AreaMerseyside459,668485,890506,552
LydiateBuilt-up AreaMerseyside7,0726,6716,511
MaghullBuilt-up AreaMerseyside21,77620,32620,356
MeolsBuilt-up AreaMerseyside5,3485,1875,022
Newton-le-WillowsBuilt-up AreaMerseyside20,70921,32324,642
PrescotBuilt-up AreaMerseyside39,12837,78939,222
RainfordBuilt-up AreaMerseyside5,9975,5485,576
SouthportBuilt-up AreaMerseyside91,40591,70394,421
St HelensBuilt-up AreaMerseyside102,233102,606107,677
WallaseyBuilt-up AreaMerseyside84,34786,48885,611
West KirbyBuilt-up AreaMerseyside13,42113,69313,380

Source: UK Office for National Statistics (web).

Explanation: All population figures and depicted boundaries are based on output areas officially assigned to the 2022 built-up areas. Output areas often include some unbuilt parts. However, tabulated area figures refer to (typically smaller) actual built-up areas in order to present a more realistic population density. Some of the older population figures are approximate values.