West Yorkshire's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,942,470. In 1950, the population of West Yorkshire was 1,691,850. West Yorkshire has grown by 13,810 in the last year, which represents a 0.72% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of West Yorkshire, which typically includes West Yorkshire's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 2,090,840 |
| 2034 | 2,078,270 |
| 2033 | 2,065,540 |
| 2032 | 2,052,620 |
| 2031 | 2,039,470 |
| 2030 | 2,026,070 |
| 2029 | 2,012,450 |
| 2028 | 1,998,630 |
| 2027 | 1,984,650 |
| 2026 | 1,970,570 |
| 2025 | 1,956,470 |
| 2024 | 1,942,470 |
| 2023 | 1,928,660 |
| 2022 | 1,915,130 |
| 2021 | 1,901,950 |
| 2020 | 1,889,100 |
| 2019 | 1,876,400 |
| 2018 | 1,864,040 |
| 2017 | 1,851,930 |
| 2016 | 1,839,900 |
| 2015 | 1,827,950 |
| 2014 | 1,816,090 |
| 2013 | 1,804,310 |
| 2012 | 1,792,620 |
| 2011 | 1,780,980 |
| 2010 | 1,768,290 |
| 2009 | 1,755,290 |
| 2008 | 1,742,410 |
| 2007 | 1,729,580 |
| 2006 | 1,716,860 |
| 2005 | 1,704,240 |
| 2004 | 1,691,730 |
| 2003 | 1,679,280 |
| 2002 | 1,666,930 |
| 2001 | 1,654,680 |
| 2000 | 1,648,050 |
| 1999 | 1,642,590 |
| 1998 | 1,637,160 |
| 1997 | 1,631,740 |
| 1996 | 1,626,350 |
| 1995 | 1,620,960 |
| 1994 | 1,615,590 |
| 1993 | 1,610,250 |
| 1992 | 1,604,930 |
| 1991 | 1,599,610 |
| 1990 | 1,588,870 |
| 1989 | 1,576,510 |
| 1988 | 1,564,260 |
| 1987 | 1,552,070 |
| 1986 | 1,540,000 |
| 1985 | 1,528,020 |
| 1984 | 1,516,150 |
| 1983 | 1,504,340 |
| 1982 | 1,492,640 |
| 1981 | 1,481,030 |
| 1980 | 1,496,030 |
| 1979 | 1,519,750 |
| 1978 | 1,543,820 |
| 1977 | 1,568,260 |
| 1976 | 1,593,060 |
| 1975 | 1,618,320 |
| 1974 | 1,643,940 |
| 1973 | 1,669,970 |
| 1972 | 1,696,380 |
| 1971 | 1,723,270 |
| 1970 | 1,726,230 |
| 1969 | 1,723,760 |
| 1968 | 1,721,300 |
| 1967 | 1,718,840 |
| 1966 | 1,716,380 |
| 1965 | 1,713,920 |
| 1964 | 1,711,480 |
| 1963 | 1,709,020 |
| 1962 | 1,706,580 |
| 1961 | 1,704,140 |
| 1960 | 1,702,790 |
| 1959 | 1,701,690 |
| 1958 | 1,700,590 |
| 1957 | 1,699,500 |
| 1956 | 1,698,400 |
| 1955 | 1,697,310 |
| 1954 | 1,696,220 |
| 1953 | 1,695,120 |
| 1952 | 1,694,030 |
| 1951 | 1,692,940 |
| 1950 | 1,691,850 |
Year | Population | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,691,850 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 1,692,940 | 0.06% | 1,090 |
| 1952 | 1,694,030 | 0.06% | 1,090 |
| 1953 | 1,695,120 | 0.06% | 1,090 |
| 1954 | 1,696,220 | 0.06% | 1,100 |
| 1955 | 1,697,310 | 0.06% | 1,090 |
| 1956 | 1,698,400 | 0.06% | 1,090 |
| 1957 | 1,699,500 | 0.06% | 1,100 |
| 1958 | 1,700,590 | 0.06% | 1,090 |
| 1959 | 1,701,690 | 0.06% | 1,100 |
| 1960 | 1,702,790 | 0.06% | 1,100 |
| 1961 | 1,704,140 | 0.08% | 1,350 |
| 1962 | 1,706,580 | 0.14% | 2,440 |
| 1963 | 1,709,020 | 0.14% | 2,440 |
| 1964 | 1,711,480 | 0.14% | 2,460 |
| 1965 | 1,713,920 | 0.14% | 2,440 |
| 1966 | 1,716,380 | 0.14% | 2,460 |
| 1967 | 1,718,840 | 0.14% | 2,460 |
| 1968 | 1,721,300 | 0.14% | 2,460 |
| 1969 | 1,723,760 | 0.14% | 2,460 |
| 1970 | 1,726,230 | 0.14% | 2,470 |
| 1971 | 1,723,270 | -0.17% | -2,960 |
| 1972 | 1,696,380 | -1.56% | -26,890 |
| 1973 | 1,669,970 | -1.56% | -26,410 |
| 1974 | 1,643,940 | -1.56% | -26,030 |
| 1975 | 1,618,320 | -1.56% | -25,620 |
| 1976 | 1,593,060 | -1.56% | -25,260 |
| 1977 | 1,568,260 | -1.56% | -24,800 |
| 1978 | 1,543,820 | -1.56% | -24,440 |
| 1979 | 1,519,750 | -1.56% | -24,070 |
| 1980 | 1,496,030 | -1.56% | -23,720 |
| 1981 | 1,481,030 | -1% | -15,000 |
| 1982 | 1,492,640 | 0.78% | 11,610 |
| 1983 | 1,504,340 | 0.78% | 11,700 |
| 1984 | 1,516,150 | 0.79% | 11,810 |
| 1985 | 1,528,020 | 0.78% | 11,870 |
| 1986 | 1,540,000 | 0.78% | 11,980 |
| 1987 | 1,552,070 | 0.78% | 12,070 |
| 1988 | 1,564,260 | 0.79% | 12,190 |
| 1989 | 1,576,510 | 0.78% | 12,250 |
| 1990 | 1,588,870 | 0.78% | 12,360 |
| 1991 | 1,599,610 | 0.68% | 10,740 |
| 1992 | 1,604,930 | 0.33% | 5,320 |
| 1993 | 1,610,250 | 0.33% | 5,320 |
| 1994 | 1,615,590 | 0.33% | 5,340 |
| 1995 | 1,620,960 | 0.33% | 5,370 |
| 1996 | 1,626,350 | 0.33% | 5,390 |
| 1997 | 1,631,740 | 0.33% | 5,390 |
| 1998 | 1,637,160 | 0.33% | 5,420 |
| 1999 | 1,642,590 | 0.33% | 5,430 |
| 2000 | 1,648,050 | 0.33% | 5,460 |
| 2001 | 1,654,680 | 0.4% | 6,630 |
| 2002 | 1,666,930 | 0.74% | 12,250 |
| 2003 | 1,679,280 | 0.74% | 12,350 |
| 2004 | 1,691,730 | 0.74% | 12,450 |
| 2005 | 1,704,240 | 0.74% | 12,510 |
| 2006 | 1,716,860 | 0.74% | 12,620 |
| 2007 | 1,729,580 | 0.74% | 12,720 |
| 2008 | 1,742,410 | 0.74% | 12,830 |
| 2009 | 1,755,290 | 0.74% | 12,880 |
| 2010 | 1,768,290 | 0.74% | 13,000 |
| 2011 | 1,780,980 | 0.72% | 12,690 |
| 2012 | 1,792,620 | 0.65% | 11,640 |
| 2013 | 1,804,310 | 0.65% | 11,690 |
| 2014 | 1,816,090 | 0.65% | 11,780 |
| 2015 | 1,827,950 | 0.65% | 11,860 |
| 2016 | 1,839,900 | 0.65% | 11,950 |
| 2017 | 1,851,930 | 0.65% | 12,030 |
| 2018 | 1,864,040 | 0.65% | 12,110 |
| 2019 | 1,876,400 | 0.66% | 12,360 |
| 2020 | 1,889,100 | 0.68% | 12,700 |
| 2021 | 1,901,950 | 0.68% | 12,850 |
| 2022 | 1,915,130 | 0.69% | 13,180 |
| 2023 | 1,928,660 | 0.71% | 13,530 |
| 2024 | 1,942,470 | 0.72% | 13,810 |
| 2025 | 1,956,470 | 0.72% | 14,000 |
| 2026 | 1,970,570 | 0.72% | 14,100 |
| 2027 | 1,984,650 | 0.71% | 14,080 |
| 2028 | 1,998,630 | 0.7% | 13,980 |
| 2029 | 2,012,450 | 0.69% | 13,820 |
| 2030 | 2,026,070 | 0.68% | 13,620 |
| 2031 | 2,039,470 | 0.66% | 13,400 |
| 2032 | 2,052,620 | 0.64% | 13,150 |
| 2033 | 2,065,540 | 0.63% | 12,920 |
| 2034 | 2,078,270 | 0.62% | 12,730 |
| 2035 | 2,090,840 | 0.6% | 12,570 |
Name | 2024 Pop. | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| London | 9,748,030 | 1.04% |
| Manchester | 2,811,760 | 0.74% |
| Birmingham | 2,684,810 | 0.74% |
| West Yorkshire | 1,942,470 | 0.72% |
| Glasgow | 1,708,150 | 0.59% |
| Southampton | 959,202 | 0.81% |
| Liverpool | 922,871 | 0.64% |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 828,712 | 0.64% |
| Nottingham | 813,078 | 0.78% |
| Sheffield | 751,303 | 0.73% |
| Bristol | 713,884 | 0.91% |
| Belfast | 647,438 | 0.69% |
| Brighton | 627,524 | 0.81% |
| Leicester | 570,858 | 0.81% |
| Edinburgh | 558,676 | 0.92% |
| Bournemouth | 522,736 | 0.81% |
| Cardiff | 491,755 | 0.74% |
| Coventry | 449,820 | 1.19% |
| Middlesbrough | 395,076 | 0.58% |
| Stoke on Trent | 394,290 | 0.6% |