Summary

National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by administrative area, age, sex and components of population change.

Publications

• Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2020

  National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by administrative area, age and sex.

Data

• Internal migration: matrices of moves by local authority and region (countries of the UK)

  Annual mid-year data on internal migration moves between local authorities and regions in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

• Internal migration: by local authority and region, five-year age group and sex

  Annual mid-year data on internal migration moves for England and Wales, by local authority, region, five-year age group and sex.

• Population estimates time series dataset

  The mid-year estimates refer to the population on 30 June of the reference year and are produced in line with the standard United Nations (UN) definition for population estimates. They are the official set of population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries, the regions and counties of England, and local authorities and their equivalents.

• Internal migration: by local authority and region, age and sex

  Annual mid-year data on internal migration moves for England and Wales, by local authority, region, age and sex.

• Estimates of the population for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland

  National and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries by administrative area, age and sex (including components of population change, median age and population density).

• Internal migration: detailed estimates by origin and destination local authorities, age and sex

  Annual mid-year data on internal migration moves into and out of each local authority in England and Wales, including moves to and from Scotland and Northern Ireland.

• Population estimates: quality information

  Quality information on the mid-year population estimates at local authority and region level for England and Wales, by age and sex.

• Analysis of population estimates tool for UK

  Interactive analysis of estimated population change for England and Wales, by geography, age and sex. Annual estimates are from mid-2011 onwards.

• Internal migration: England and Wales local authority to region lookup

  A lookup table listing each local authority in England and Wales, the region it is located within, its local authority code and region code.

Methodology

• Population estimates for the UK, mid-2020: methods guide

  Methodology guidance on national and subnational mid-year population estimates for the UK and its constituent countries, which are broken down by administrative area, age, sex and components of population change.

• Mid-year population estimates QMI

  Quality and methodology information for mid-year population estimates in the UK, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.

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