Understanding
Bradford
District
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
23 June 2016
Intelligence Alert
Bradford District
population update
At a glance:
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The latest population estimate (for 30 June 2015) shows that there are 531,200 people
living in Bradford District
This is an increase of 3,000 people since June 2014
The population consists of 261,850 men (49%) and 269,350 women (51%)
Bradford is the fourth largest local authority in England in terms of population (after
Birmingham, Leeds and Sheffield). Manchester is the fifth largest local authority.
Population change 2014-2015
The District’s population has increased by 3,000 (0.6%) since 2014. The increase is largely
due to “natural change” – there have been around 3,500 more births than deaths although this
has been balanced by a larger number of people leaving Bradford to live in other parts of the
UK than coming to live here and a lower number of international migrants.
8,100 births
4,600 deaths
85+ 0-4
65-84
2% 8%
12%
14,300 people arriving
from other parts of the
UK
5-19
21%
50-64
17%
17,200 people leaving
for other parts of the UK
20-49
40%
4,500 people arriving
from other countries
2,000 people leaving for
other countries
Population breakdown
A large proportion of Bradford’s population is dominated by the younger age groups. More
than one quarter (29%) is aged less than 20 and nearly seven in ten people are aged less than
50. Bradford has the third highest percentage (23.6%) of the under 16 population in England
after the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and Slough Borough Council.
Continued over
Population change 2005-2015
The District’s population has increased by 39,800 (8.1%) since 2005. Since 2005 the rate of
population growth has fluctuated from around 1% each year until 2011 to 0.3% between 2012
and 2014. In the last year the population has increased by 0.6%.
Population by gender and five year age groups
The population pyramid
opposite shows the large
population numbers of
children under the age of
10 and the population
boom of the 1980s.
There are generally
similar numbers of males
and females in each age
group until age 70 - 74
onwards where there are
larger numbers of
females than males in
each age group.
90+
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
30,000
Males
20,000
10,000
0
10,000
Females
20,000
30,000
Data sources and further information
A more detailed briefing will follow this intelligence alert by 11th July 2016
Source: ONS population estimates
Link: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity
Totals in this information alert may not sum exactly due to rounding
Contact: Catriona Colborn
Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01274 434691
Policy, Programmes & Change,
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council,
3rd Floor, Margaret McMillan Tower, Princes way, Bradford, BD1 1NN
www.bradford.gov.uk/link
The wording in this publication can be made available in other formats such as
large print. Please call 01274 434691