United Kingdom: West Yorkshire

Contents: West Yorkshire

Metropolitan County

2,350,407 Population [2021] – estimate

2,435,236 Population [2024] – estimate

2,029km² Area

1,200/km² Density [2024]

Contents: Boroughs

The population of the boroughs in the Metropolitan County of West Yorkshire.

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).

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
Bradford	Metropolitan Borough	464,300	468,800	470,800	523,115	546,839	563,605	→
Calderdale	Metropolitan Borough	192,800	192,900	192,400	204,170	206,828	210,929	→
Kirklees	Metropolitan Borough	377,300	379,000	389,000	422,970	433,458	447,847	→
Leeds	Metropolitan Borough	717,700	706,700	715,600	750,683	809,479	845,189	→
Wakefield	Metropolitan Borough	314,500	314,300	315,400	326,433	353,803	367,666	→
West Yorkshire	Metropolitan County	2,066,500	2,061,700	2,083,100	2,227,371	2,350,407	2,435,236

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	1,193,350
Females	1,241,886

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	541,155
18-64 years	1,482,252
65+ years	411,829

Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years	18,404
80-89 years	89,694
70-79 years	189,129
60-69 years	251,793
50-59 years	303,987
40-49 years	303,506
30-39 years	343,883
20-29 years	329,473
10-19 years	315,923
0-9 years	289,444

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	2,019,199
EU	102,330
Europe (other)	7,662
Middle East & Asia	158,300
Africa	46,386
Other country	17,702

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	1,801,352
Asian	372,728
Black	72,257
Arab	11,515
Mixed/multiple	64,947
Other ethnic group	28,780

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	955,201
Muslims	340,875
Hindus	18,140
Sikhs	19,245
Buddhists	6,256
Jews	6,988
Other religion	9,824
No religion	863,872