2021 census first release

On 28 June 2022 ONS released the first results from the 2011 Census of England and Wales comprising for each local authority the estimated population at census day (21 March 2021) and the number of households. Population estimates are by five-year age band and sex. Estimates of responses rates for each local authority were also published.

Read our blog post which describes how the census data relates to other population estimates and some of the pitfalls to avoid when interpreting the numbers.