The population of North Yorkshire is 620,610 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. North Yorkshire's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was per year. North Yorkshire covers an area of 8,038 square kilometres (3,103 square miles) and has a population density of 77 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020.
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in North Yorkshire is predominantly white (97%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 3% of the population.
The median average age in North Yorkshire in 2019 was 336.8, with over 18s representing 83.3% of the population. The sex ratio was 97.2 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
In 2011, the urban population of North Yorkshire was approximately 270,559 or 45%, while the rural population was around 327,817 or 55%.
The largest religious group in North Yorkshire is Christians who account for 69% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 97.6% of people in North Yorkshire, and spoken either well or very well by 2% of the remaining population. 0.4% reported having poor English language skills.
Main page: North Yorkshire Population
The population of North Yorkshire is 620,610 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in North Yorkshire grew by an estimated people, and in the ten years before mid-2020, the population grew by .
North Yorkshire's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was , which is
North Yorkshire covers an area of 8,038 square kilometres (3,103 square miles) and has a population density of 77 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has by people per km2 over the past decade.
According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS in 2019, males account for 49.3% of North Yorkshire's 620,610 population, while females made up 50.7% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 97.241 males to every 100 females in 2011. In England as a whole, the gender ratio was 98 males to every 100 females in 2011.
Age statistics collected by the ONS show the adult population of North Yorkshire, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 517,180.
North Yorkshire's age structure shows the working-age population to be 362,222 which is 58.4% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 16.7% of the population, and over 65s represent 25.0% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from 62.1% to 60.2%.
North Yorkshire's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in North Yorkshire was 336.8 years in 2019. Split by gender, the average female age is 347.2 years, and the average male is 326.1 years.
Of the North Yorkshire population over the age of 90, girls outnumber boys by 2.3 to 1.
According to the latest 2011 census, the population in North Yorkshire is predominantly white (97.3%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 2.7% of the population.
Asian people were the largest minority group in North Yorkshire accounting for 1.2% of the population.
2,424 or 0% of the North Yorkshire population are black according to the latest 2011 census.
In England more broadly the portion of the population that is white is 85.4%. 7.8% are Asian and 3.5% are Black.
Estimates of personal wellbeing in the UK are published by the ONS annually, with scores for anxiety, happiness, life satisfaction, and feeling that life is worthwhile. Overall scores are based on surveying a representative sample of the population and are scored out of 10 (.e.g for happiness 0 is 'not at all happy' and 10 is 'completely happy').
Levels of reported Anxiety in North Yorkshire were 2.8 in 2012 and 3.0 in 2021. In the rest of England levels of Anxiety are currently 3.1.
Reported levels of Happiness in 2021 were 7.6, and 7.6 in 2012. In England, the average happiness indicator is currently 7.5. Of the 363 areas in England, North Yorkshire is the 110 th happiest area in England.
Life satisfaction scores for 2021 are 7.8 and were 7.6 in 2012. For the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile the 2021 level is 7.9 and was 7.8 in 2012.
According to the latest 2011 census, the most populous religious group within North Yorkshire is Christians, accounting for 69.4% of the population.
North Yorkshire has a Muslim population of 2,146 which is 0.3% of the population.
Compared to England as a whole, in England circa 59% of the population is Christian, 5% is Muslim, 2% is Hindu, and Buddhists, Sikhs and Jews each is around 1%. The remainder is split between people with no religion and those who decided not to identify a religion.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Data sources: ONS Local statistics