Sandwell

Metropolitan Borough in West Midlands

Contents: Population

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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
Sandwell	Metropolitan Borough	282,900	308,063	341,817	353,860
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.

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Gender (E 2024)
Males	175,077
Females	178,783

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	88,593
18-64 years	214,026
65+ years	51,241

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	14,057
70-79 years	22,418
60-69 years	33,184
50-59 years	43,428
40-49 years	46,139
30-39 years	51,075
20-29 years	46,040
10-19 years	49,742
0-9 years	47,777

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	261,211
EU	19,782
Europe (other)	1,834
Middle East & Asia	9,811
Africa	43,564
Other country	5,654

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	195,615
Asian	88,075
Black	29,786
Arab	2,012
Mixed/multiple	14,673
Other ethnic group	11,738

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	136,347
Muslims	45,757
Hindus	9,449
Sikhs	39,265
Buddhists	945
Jews	79
Other religion	2,439
No religion	89,098

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