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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, passport, 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
Estimate
2020-06-30
BradfordMetropolitan Borough464,300468,800470,800523,115542,128
CalderdaleMetropolitan Borough192,800192,900192,400204,170211,439
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough377,300379,000389,000422,970441,290
LeedsMetropolitan Borough717,700706,700715,600750,683798,786
WakefieldMetropolitan Borough314,500314,300315,400326,433351,592
West YorkshireMetropolitan County2,066,5002,061,7002,083,1002,227,3712,345,235

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

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2020)
Males1,154,987
Females1,190,248
Age Groups (E 2020)
0-17 years534,157
18-64 years1,419,302
65+ years391,776
Age Distribution (E 2020)
0-9 years301,894
10-19 years290,042
20-29 years333,331
30-39 years310,968
40-49 years288,970
50-59 years301,727
60-69 years234,578
70-79 years179,913
80-89 years86,377
90+ years17,435
Passport (C 2011)
UK1,728,391
Republic of Ireland9,453
EU (other)49,065
other passport75,111
no passport380,771
Country of Birth (C 2011)
UK1,971,865
Republic of Ireland11,140
EU (other)55,899
Other country187,154
Ethnic Group (C 2011)
White1,819,818
Asian291,547
Black46,476
Arab9,212
Mixed/multiple48,126
Other ethnic group10,879
Religion (C 2011)
Christian1,216,266
Muslim252,370
Hindu14,921
Sikh18,123
Jewish7,605
Buddhist5,783
Other religion7,163
No religion557,775