Kingston upon hull growth

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    The Ropewalk • Barton upon Humber

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    Louis Pearlman Centre • Kingston upon Hull

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    Louis Pearlman Centre • Kingston upon Hull

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    Louis Pearlman Centre • Kingston upon Hull

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    Fenestra Conference Centre • Flixborough

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    Fenestra Conference Centre • Flixborough

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 Kingston upon Hull, the population size has increased by 4.2%, from around 256,400 in 2011 to 267,100 in 2021. This is lower 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.

The largest population increases in Yorkshire and The Humber have been seen in Selby and Wakefield, where the populations have grown by 10.2% and 8.4%, respectively.

The map zooms out to show the percentage change in population size in all local authority areas in Yorkshire and The Humber

At the other end of the scale, Richmondshire has seen a fall of 4.4%.

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

At 4.2%, Kingston upon Hull's population increase is slightly higher than the increase for Yorkshire and The Humber (3.7%).

Kingston upon Hull is highlighted on the bar chart along with other local authority areas in Yorkshire and The Humber.

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. Kingston upon Hull 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.

Is Hull a growing city?

Thank you for subscribing! Long-term house and school building programmes across the city have been cited as two of the main reasons behind Hull's growing population. Recent published data from the 2021 Census put the city's population at 267,100.

What was the population of Kingston upon Hull in 2022?

The current metro area population of Kingston upon Hull in 2022 is 323,000, a 0.31% increase from 2021. The metro area population of Kingston upon Hull in 2021 was 322,000, a 0.31% increase from 2020.

Is Hull a good place to live 2021?

Hull has done it again for another year as the city scoops the accolade for being one of the "worst places to live", according to a residents' poll.

What is Kingston upon Hull famous for?

Tourist attractions include the historic Old Town and Museum Quarter, marina and The Deep aquarium. Rugby league football teams include clubs Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers.