Home → →
Show Map

United Kingdom: Merseyside

Contents: Boroughs

The population of the boroughs in the Metropolitan County of Merseyside.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, ethnic group, religion).

NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
1981-06-30		Population
Estimate
1991-06-30		Population
Estimate
2001-06-30		Population
Estimate
2011-06-30		Population
Estimate
2021-06-30		Population
Estimate
2023-06-30
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough173,600155,100151,200145,903154,978159,243
LiverpoolMetropolitan Borough517,000475,600441,900465,656485,022503,740
SeftonMetropolitan Borough300,100292,900282,900273,969279,693282,745
St HelensMetropolitan Borough190,800180,100176,800175,405183,394185,982
WirralMetropolitan Borough340,500334,300315,000319,837320,631324,852
MerseysideMetropolitan County1,522,0001,438,0001,367,8001,380,7701,423,7181,456,562

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2023)
Males709,500
Females747,062
Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years288,156
18-64 years885,921
65+ years282,485
Age Distribution (E 2023)
90+ years12,370
80-89 years61,381
70-79 years128,950
60-69 years175,430
50-59 years190,620
40-49 years166,084
30-39 years198,028
20-29 years198,077
10-19 years168,394
0-9 years157,228
Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK1,298,297
EU51,083
Europe (other)5,655
Middle East & Asia39,771
Africa16,752
Other country11,730
Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White1,304,797
Asian44,452
Black21,902
Arab10,086
Mixed/multiple30,495
Other ethnic group11,554
Religion (C 2021)
Christian851,424
Muslim33,578
Hindu7,356
Sikh1,204
Buddhist4,585
Jewish2,576
Other religion5,166
No religion441,531