- England and Wales
- England
- Yorkshire and the Humber
Population
266,463
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Life expectancy
78 years
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Major ethnic
92% White
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Area type
Unitary Authority
Population Density
3,729
Population growth
Gender ratio
1.00 male to female
english main language
90%
birth rate
12.2
death rate
10.5
Major religion
56% Other
Demographics of Kingston upon Hull, City of
The population of Kingston upon Hull, City of is 266,463 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. Kingston upon Hull, City of's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 was per year. Kingston upon Hull, City of covers an area of 71 square kilometres (28 square miles) and has a population density of 3,729 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2021.
According to the latest 2021 census, the population in Kingston upon Hull, City of is predominantly white (92%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 8% of the population.
The median average age in Kingston upon Hull, City of in 2021 was 37.1, with over 18s representing 81.3% of the population. The sex ratio was 99.7 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
The largest religious group in Kingston upon Hull, City of is Others who account for 56% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 90.0% of people in Kingston upon Hull, City of, and spoken either well or very well by 7% of the population. 2.4% reported having poor English language skills, and the remaining 0.5% spoke no English at all.
Population of Kingston upon Hull, City of
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The population of Kingston upon Hull, City of is 266,463 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2020 and mid-2021, the population in Kingston upon Hull, City of grew by an estimated people, and in the ten years before mid-2021, the population grew by .
Kingston upon Hull, City of's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 was , which is
Kingston upon Hull, City of covers an area of 71 square kilometres (28 square miles) and has a population density of 3,729 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2021. That figure has by people per km2 over the past decade.
Demographics by Age and Gender
According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS in 2019, males account for 49.9% of Kingston upon Hull, City of's 266,463 population, while females made up 50.1% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 99.717 males to every 100 females in 2021. In England as a whole, the gender ratio was 96 males to every 100 females in 2021.
Age statistics collected by the ONS show the adult population of Kingston upon Hull, City of, that is how many people there are over the age of 18, is 216,687.
Kingston upon Hull, City of's age structure shows the working-age population to be 175,571 which is 65.9% of the population. People under the age of 16 represent 18.7% of the population, and over 65s represent 15.4% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from to .
Kingston upon Hull, City of age pyramid
Kingston upon Hull, City of's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in Kingston upon Hull, City of was 37.1 years in 2019.
Of the Kingston upon Hull, City of population over the age of 90, women outnumber men by 2.2 to 1.
Life expectancy in Kingston upon Hull, City of
The life expectancy of someone born today in Kingston upon Hull, City of is 78 years. Split by gender, a girl born today in Kingston upon Hull, City of has a life expectancy of 80 years, and a boy has a life expectancy of 76 years. Compare life expectancy by area.
As a comparison, in England as a whole, current life expectancy at birth is 81 years, for females that rises to 83 years and for males it falls to 79 years.
The life expectancy for someone born in Kingston upon Hull, City of has risen by 1 years over the past decade, from a life expectancy of 77 years to a life expectancy of 78 years. In England as a whole, life expectancies have risen by 3 years.
Age | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00-01 | 75.6 | 80.0 | 77.8 |
| 01-04 | 74.9 | 79.4 | 77.2 |
| 05-09 | 70.9 | 75.4 | 73.2 |
| 10-14 | 65.9 | 70.4 | 68.2 |
| 15-19 | 61.0 | 65.5 | 63.3 |
| 20-24 | 56.1 | 60.5 | 58.3 |
| 25-29 | 51.2 | 55.6 | 53.4 |
| 30-34 | 46.4 | 50.6 | 48.5 |
| 35-39 | 41.6 | 45.8 | 43.7 |
| 40-44 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 39.0 |
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Ethnicity in Kingston upon Hull, City of
According to the latest 2021 census, the population in Kingston upon Hull, City of is predominantly white (91.8%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 8.2% of the population.
Asian people were the largest minority group in Kingston upon Hull, City of accounting for 2.8% of the population.
5,065 or 2% of the Kingston upon Hull, City of population are black according to the latest 2021 census.
In England more broadly the portion of the population that is white is 81%. 10% are Asian and 4% are Black.
Population by race in Kingston upon Hull, City of, 2021 census
- White - 244,989 people or 91.8%
- Asian - 7,515 people or 2.8%
- Black - 5,065 people or 1.9%
- Other - 4,931 people or 1.8%
- Mixed - 4,513 people or 1.7%
Personal wellbeing in Kingston upon Hull, City of
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').
Average salary
£32,367
Average property price
£136,359
Crime rate (per 1,000 people)
14,215
Religion in Kingston upon Hull, City of
According to the latest 2021 census, the most populous religious group within Kingston upon Hull, City of is Others, accounting for 56.0% of the population.
Kingston upon Hull, City of has a Muslim population of 9,285 which is 3.5% of the population.
Compared to England as a whole, in England circa 46% of the population is Christian, 7% 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.
Religious groups in Kingston upon Hull, City of, 2021 census
- Christian - 106,410 people or 39.9%
- Buddhist - 746 people or 0.3%
- Hindu - 646 people or 0.2%
- Muslim - 9,285 people or 3.5%
- Sikh - 277 people or 0.1%
- Other - 149,649 people or 56.0%
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2023. Data sources: ONS Local statistics
