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Population density is high in the southeast of England due to the favourable climate and proximity to the capital city of the UK, London. The city has many industries and is a global financial centre. The map below illustrates the differences in population density and is based on data from the 2021 census.
- A Bird’S Eye View
- The Spanish Distribution
- See For Yourself
To begin with, I took Eurostat’s population density grid datafor 2011 and mapped it. This divides Europe into areas of 1km², and then gives a population count for each area, so that we can compare like-with-like across Europe. As you can see from the map, it provides a good overview of where people live, and where they don’t live: notice the sparse...
A good way to understand this measure is to look at Spain. It has a population density of 93 people per km², giving the impression of a sparsely populated country. This is borne out in the map, where much of Spain appears to be empty; much more so than any other large European country. The reasons for this date back to Medieval times, as Daniel Oto...
When we look at “lived density” across Europe, it’s fair to say that England is a densely populated country – but it still sits behind Spain and the Netherlands on the list of major European nations, and below the microstates of Monaco, Andorra and Malta. The lived density figure for the Netherlands is 546 people per km², compared to 531 for Englan...
Nov 18, 2022 · This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by population density (number of usual residents per square kilometre). The estimates are as at...
Jun 28, 2022 · The least densely populated region in England, the South West (239 residents per square kilometre), also had a higher population density than Wales.
- This bulletin is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg) on the ONS website. On Census Day, 21 March 2021, the size of the usual resident population in E...
- The usual resident population of England and Wales was 59,597,300 on Census Day, 21 March 2021.This was the largest population ever recorded throug...
- The population grew in each of the nine regions of England, and also in Wales, between 2011 and 2021. The region with the highest population growth...
- Overall, there were 30,420,100 women (51.0% of the overall population) and 29,177,200 men (49.0%) in England and Wales in 2021. This is similar to...
- The census also allows us to estimate the number of households in England and Wales. As per our Glossary definition, a household must have at least...
- This bulletin has reported rounded population and household estimates for local authorities in England and Wales. For a more detailed look at the r...
- Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021Dataset - Released 28 June 2022 - Census 2021 rounded population and household es...
- AgeA person’s age on Census Day, 21 March 2021 in England and Wales. Infants aged under 1 year are classified as 0 years of age.HouseholdA househol...
- Reference dateThe census provides estimates of the characteristics of all people and households in England and Wales on Census Day, 21 March 2021....
Dec 22, 2022 · people living in London and the South East made up 30.4% of the total population of England and Wales. the North East (4.4%) and Wales (5.2%) had the smallest percentages of the population...
Population density. Population density gives the population per square kilometre. It shows that areas in London and other major cities, particularly around Birmingham, are the most...
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Dec 12, 2023 · This makes the South East the most populous region in the UK, even higher than London itself (8,799,730), and the third most densely populated region with 487 people per sq km. If we look at the estimated population projections for the South East, these figures are set to climb even higher.
