Wolverhampton

Metropolitan Borough in West Midlands

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Wolverhampton	Metropolitan Borough	236,582	249,470	263,727	281,251
Wolverhampton	Metropolitan Borough	236,583	249,470	263,711	281,251	→
West Midlands	Region	5,267,308	5,601,847	5,950,757	6,187,204

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: Parishes as at May 2025. All population and corresponding area figures of parishes are based on assigning output areas by using population-weighted centroids. Thus, slight discrepancies are possible compared to the actual parish boundaries that are depicted in the map. No population figures (and the actual area) are provided for parishes smaller than output areas.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	139,101
Females	142,150

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	68,405
18-64 years	167,738
65+ years	45,108

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	12,866
70-79 years	19,676
60-69 years	27,638
50-59 years	34,198
40-49 years	35,916
30-39 years	40,860
20-29 years	35,078
10-19 years	37,821
0-9 years	37,198

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	203,312
EU	17,150
Europe (other)	1,194
Middle East & Asia	28,308
Africa	9,414
Other country	4,349

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	159,707
Asian	55,901
Black	24,636
Arab	966
Mixed/multiple	14,065
Other ethnic group	8,451

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	115,640
Muslims	14,489
Hindus	9,882
Sikhs	31,769
Buddhists	915
Jews	94
Other religion	3,158
No religion	73,317

Located in:

West Midlands metropolitan county