Change in one year
−0.1%
mid-2024: 508,202
calculated from official figures
Size
No. 9
of 52 cities listed
Usual residents born outside the United Kingdom (Republic of Ireland and British Overseas Territories count as abroad) on Census Day 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not available for Scottish cities, because Scotland's Census 2022 offers country of birth by council area only through an interactive table builder, not as a downloadable file.
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All official figures for the region: North West England
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Moving there
Sources
- Population: ONS – Population estimates for local authorities, mid-2025 (with NRS and NISRA), via Nomis NM_31_1
- Born abroad: ONS Census 2021 TS004 Country of birth (Nomis) and NISRA Census 2021 MS-A17 Country of birth
Figures as published by the statistics office. One year's change is calculated by PassPeers from the office's own figures for both dates.