North northamptonshire density

Both council areas of Northamptonshire saw an identical rise in population, according to the 2021 census. West and North Northamptonshire's populations grew by 13.5% in the 10 years since the last census in 2011.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) conducts the national census every decade to create a resolute image of society. People in England and Wales are asked about themselves and their household to monitor population growth, male-female ratio, and population density.

On the last census day, March 21 this year, the population of North Northants stood at 359,500, an increase of more than 42,800 from 316,851 in 2011. In West Northants, the population was recorded as 425,700, increasing by more than 50,000 from 357,101 in 2011.

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Northamptonshire was among the top 25 areas for population growth in terms of percentage. Tower Hamlets took the top spot with a huge increase of 22.1% to 310,300 residents.

The number of households, either one person living alone or a group of people sharing an address, also increased. North Northants recorded 148,900, an increase of 12.3%, while West Northants saw an increase of 11.3%, 172,600 households.

But, despite the population rise, Northamptonshire still remains a green and pleasant land. 309 people live per square kilometer of West Northants, with North Northants a little higher at 364 people per square kilometer.

The East Midlands as a whole saw a population increase of 7.7%, joint third with London. Women also continue to outnumber men, taking up 51% of the national population.

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The census found that more people than ever were living in England and Wales. 59,597,300 people were recorded, more than 3.5 million more than in 2011, when it was 56,075,912.

The complete census, including population age breakdown and population density, can be found here.

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The English region with the largest population increase was the East of England, which grew by around 8.3% or 488,000 more residents. The English region with the smallest increase was the North East, growing by 1.9% or around 50,000 people. In Wales, the population grew by 1.4% or 44,000 people.

A map shows the English regions and Wales.

In North Northamptonshire, the population size has increased by 13.5%, from around 316,900 in 2011 to 359,500 in 2021. This is higher than the overall increase for England (6.6%), where the population grew by nearly 3.5 million to 56,489,800.

A map of local authority areas in England is coloured to indicate the percentage change in population of each area. The data used in this article are available to download at the end.

Nearby areas like Peterborough and Milton Keynes have seen their populations increase by around 17.5% and 15.3%, respectively, while others such as South Kesteven saw an increase of 7.2% and Huntingdonshire saw smaller growth (6.7%).

The map then zooms to centre on North Northamptonshire and show neighbouring areas.

The largest population increases in the East Midlands have been seen in Harborough and West Northamptonshire, where the populations have grown by 14.3% and 13.5%, respectively.

The map zooms out to show the percentage change in population size in all local authority areas in the East Midlands

At the other end of the scale, Chesterfield has seen a fall of 0.2%.

The local authority areas displayed on the map change form and position to create a bar chart that orders selected areas of the East Midlands by percentage change in total population.

At 13.5%, North Northamptonshire's population increase is higher than the increase for the East Midlands (7.7%).

North Northamptonshire is highlighted on the bar chart along with other local authority areas in the East Midlands.

Tower Hamlets saw the largest percentage growth in population in England, increasing 22.1% between 2011 and 2021. Dartford was second, increasing 20.0%.

Every local authority area of England is shown as a dot on a chart, with the legend running from the largest percentage decrease to the highest percentage increase in population. North Northamptonshire is highlighted.

Some local authority areas have seen their populations decline. Kensington and Chelsea had an estimated population of 143,400 in 2021, which was around 15,200 fewer than in 2011 and a decrease of 9.6%.

The chart continues to show all areas of England as dots, ordered by the percentage change in total population, with the largest decreases towards the left and the largest increases towards the right.

The total population of local authority areas varies a lot, from Birmingham with around 1,144,900 people to the Isles of Scilly with around 2,100 people. The sizes of these circles are proportionate to the size of the population in each local authority area.

The chart changes into circles located at the centre of each local authority area on a map. The area of each circle indicates the total population.

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