The Census is a count of all people and households in the UK taken every 10 years by the Government's Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is the most complete source of information about the population available and shows how our country is changing over time.
The Census took place on 21 March 2021. The first release of the results from the 2021 Census were published by ONS on 28 June 2022.
A briefing paper about the Census results at ward level for Bradford District is now available.
ONS have now produced the following online tools to help users obtain information for specific areas:
The Government has produced an interactive tool which allows you to see Census 2021 data for your neighbourhood www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps
These mid-2024 population estimates show that Bradford has a total population of 563,600. More information about these population estimates is available on the Population page of this website.
Bradford is the fifth largest metropolitan borough council in England in terms of population (after Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester) – this is unchanged from recent population estimates.
22.3% of the District's population is aged from 0 to 15 and Bradford has the ninth highest percentage in England after the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Slough Borough Council, Luton Borough Council, Peterborough City Council, Dartford Borough Council, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Thurrock Borough Council and Oldham Borough Council.
Bradford's median age (where 50% is older and 50% is younger) is 36.9 years. This is younger than the Regional (40.3) and England (40.2) averages. In West Yorkshire, only Leeds has a lower median age (36.1).
Bradford has a population density of 1,538 people per sq km and a total of 209,900 households, an increase of 10,604 (5.3%) since the 2011 Census (2021 census data).
