People and Populations

Admin-based household estimates for local authorities in England and Wales: 2021 - (ONS) This research presents 2021 estimates of the number of households based on administrative data sources and compares them with Census 2021 and other official statistics.
Admin-based population estimates: local authority case studies, England and Wales, mid-2023 - (ONS) Case studies to analyse differences between the admin-based population estimates and the official mid-year population estimates
Ageing - (ONS) Data on Life expectancy factors and indicators of the health of the elderly in the UK. Statistics to help us understand the needs of an ageing population
Analytics hub: Population health - NHS Applications to support the understanding of socio-demographic characteristics within a population, the health outcomes of different groups of individuals, and the distribution of such outcomes within these groups.
Annual population survey - (NOMIS) The Annual Population Survey is the largest ongoing household survey in the UK, based on interviews with the members of randomly selected households. The survey covers a diverse range of topics, including personal characteristics, labour market status, work characteristics, education and health.
Births in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics - (ONS) annual live births, stillbirths, maternities, and fertility rates in England and Wales by factors including parent age, ethnicity, deprivation, gestational age, and birthweight.
National life tables – life expectancy in the UK - Office for National Statistics - (ONS) Trends in period life expectancy, a measure of the average number of years people will live beyond their current age, analysed by age and sex for the UK and its constituent countries.
Census: build a custom area profile - (ONS) Interactive tool to enable users to visualise the census data on a map
Census: create a custom dataset - (ONS) Group Census 2021 data together based on who or what the information is about, for example, people or households and make population types from these groups or subsets of them.
Census: create a population group profile - (ONS) Interactive tool to see how different population groups compare, based on Census 2021
Census data on NOMIS - (NOMIS) Official census and labour market statistics
Census: find fact and figures about your area - (ONS) Tool enabling you to find information about your area, local authority, combined authority, ward, parish or parliamentary constituency
Census: get census data - (ONS) census datasets
Census: view census data on a map - (ONS) Maps to find out what people's lives were like across England and Wales in March 2021
Changes in individual self-reported health between Census 2011 and Census 2021 - (ONS) Analysis of sociodemographic factors in 2011 and their association with changes in self-reported health status between 2011 and 2021, using linked data from Census 2011, Census 2021 and death registrations (in England/Wales).
Childbearing for women born in different years, England and Wales - (ONS) The changing composition of families over time, comparing the fertility of women of the same age and the number of children they have had.
Cultural identity - (ONS) data on how people in the UK identify in terms of ethnicity, sexual identity, religion and language, and how this has changed over time using a diverse range of data sources
Divorce - (ONS) Data including same- and opposite-sex marriages, sex and age of people divorcing, children of divorced couples and previous marital status
Estimates of the very old, including centenarians, UK - Office for National Statistics - (ONS) Annual mid-year population estimates for people aged 90 years and over by sex and single year of age to 105 years and over, and comparisons between England and Wales
Families - (ONS) Number and type of families and households including young adults living with their parents, lone parents, cohabiting couples, multi-generational households and people living alone
Families and households in the UK - (ONS) Estimates of families (with and without children) and household types, including people living alone in the UK in 2024.
Government Statistical Services (GSS) Interactive Tools: Migration - (GSS) Explore and search data on migration. Please note: The GSS Interactive Tools will be discontinued on the Analysis Function website on 31st March 2026. The tools will remain live until this date.
Home internet and social media use - (ONS) data on use of the internet and social media broken down by characteristics such as age and sex, including number of people who have used the internet, those who use the internet frequently and those who have never used the internet
Live births - (ONS) data on live births by age, sex, marital status, country of birth, socio-economic status, previous children and UK area of parent. Also includes trends in baby names
Long-term international migration, provisional - Office for National Statistics - (ONS) Estimates of UK long-term international migration, year ending June 2012 to year ending June 2025. These are official statistics in development. Long-term refers to people entering or leaving the UK for a period of at least 12 months.
Marriage, co-habitation and civil partnership - (ONS) Marriages and civil partnerships formed and dissolved, and estimates of the population by marital status and living arrangements
Marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales - (ONS) Number of marriages and civil partnerships that took place in England and Wales analysed by age, sex, area and time of year.
National population projections: 2022-based - (ONS) The potential future population size of the UK and its constituent countries. These statistics are widely used in planning, including fiscal projections, health, education and pensions.
NHS Acute (Hospital) Trust Catchment Populations - (OHID) published modelled estimates of the catchment populations for hospital provider trusts in England. These catchment populations give estimates for the number of people who use each hospital trust or have the potential to do so. Please note: This tool is due to be updated and released on Public health local area statistics - GOV.UK in 2026.
Population and Migration - (ONS) data on size, age, sex and geographic distribution of the UK population, including data on international migration, migration within the UK, changes in the population and the factors driving these changes
Population estimates by marital status and living arrangements, England and Wales: 2024 - (ONS) Annual estimates of population by legal marital status and cohabitation status by age and sex for England and Wales.
Population estimates by output areas, electoral, health and other - (ONS) statistics on national population estimates broken down into small geographical areas (Super Output Areas, health geographies, electoral wards).
Population estimates/projections - (NOMIS) Mid-year estimates of population are based on results from the latest Census
Population estimates for England and Wales - (ONS) National and subnational mid-year population estimates for England and Wales by administrative area, age and sex
Sexual orientation, UK - Office for National Statistics - (ONS) Sexual orientation in the UK by region, sex, age, legal partnership status, and ethnic group
Subnational population projections: 2022-based - (ONS) Subnational population projections (SNPPs) indicate the potential future population size of English local authorities and health geographies. Widely used in planning – for example labour market, housing, health and education.
Population estimates for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - Office for National Statistics - (ONS) National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by age and sex.
UK Population Projection Explorer - (ONS) Projection tool to find out how changes in life expectancy, net migration, and fertility could affect the population over a long period.

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