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Preston
Population

Graph showing how the number of live births and deaths has changed from 1981 to 2005 Source ONS - Key Population and Vital Statistics Births and Deaths
Resident Population at Census Day, 29 April 2001
Age Range
Preston
Lancashire NUTS-2
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0-4
4,062
3,767
7,829
43,144
40,513
83,657
5-9
4,422
4,125
8,547
47,290
45,139
92,429
10-14
4,416
4,476
8,892
50,135
47,987
98,122
15-19
4,544
5,054
9,598
46,356
45,761
92,117
20-24
4,722
5,349
10,071
38,498
40,168
78,666
25-29
4,646
4,758
9,404
41,050
42,787
83,837
30-34
4,822
4,927
9,749
49,721
51,512
101,233
35-39
4,839
4,915
9,754
52,252
53,875
106,127
40-44
4,453
4,430
8,883
48,401
48,861
97,262
45-49
3,842
3,736
7,578
45,064
45,214
90,278
50-54
4,222
3,918
8,140
50,299
50,103
100,402
55-59
3,257
3,095
6,352
41,442
41,523
82,965
60-64
2,868
3,028
5,896
35,901
37,056
72,957
65-69
2,638
2,852
5,490
31,013
34,433
65,446
70-74
2,207
2,549
4,756
26,412
32,203
58,615
75-79
1,655
2,374
4,029
20,567
29,219
49,786
80-84
936
1,661
2,597
11,682
20,724
32,406
85-89
429
926
1,355
5,388
13,422
18,810
90 and over
143
579
722
1,982
7,634
9,616
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
63,123
66,519
129,642
686,597
728,134
1,414,731
Census Population
Mid-Year Estimated Resident Population, 1961-2007
 
Preston
Lancashire County
Lancashire NUTS-2
Pendle as % of Lancashire NUTS-2
 
 
 
 
 
1961
142,000
963,000
1,256,000
11.3
1962
142,000
976,000
1,270,000
11.2
1963
142,000
985,000
1,278,000
11.1
1964
142,000
996,000
1,288,000
11.0
1965
140,000
999,000
1,291,000
10.8
1966
139,000
1,008,000
1,299,000
10.7
1967
139,000
1,020,000
1,312,000
10.6
1968
137,000
1,026,000
1,316,000
10.4
1969
136,000
1,034,000
1,324,000
10.3
1970
135,000
1,045,000
1,336,000
10.1
1971
134,700
1,058,900
1,352,100
10.0
1972
134,100
1,068,800
1,363,200
9.8
1973
133,300
1,078,000
1,372,800
9.7
1974
132,400
1,082,600
1,377,400
9.6
1975
131,500
1,084,900
1,380,400
9.5
1976
130,300
1,086,200
1,381,700
9.4
1977
129,100
1,085,800
1,382,000
9.3
1978
128,000
1,089,400
1,385,400
9.2
1979
127,300
1,092,100
1,386,400
9.2
1980
127,100
1,094,000
1,386,400
9.2
1981
126,400
1,093,800
1,385,500
9.1
1982
126,700
1,093,600
1,384,300
9.2
1983
125,700
1,088,300
1,378,500
9.1
1984
125,500
1,089,500
1,380,300
9.1
1985
125,400
1,092,200
1,382,400
9.1
1986
126,200
1,094,600
1,383,300
9.1
1987
128,000
1,097,600
1,383,600
9.3
1988
129,500
1,100,700
1,384,800
9.4
1989
130,100
1,108,600
1,394,100
9.3
1990
130,400
1,117,100
1,399,300
9.3
1991
130,000
1,116,400
1,402,400
9.3
1992
129,600
1,117,300
1,405,300
9.2
1993
130,100
1,121,700
1,411,700
9.2
1994
130,900
1,123,700
1,413,900
9.3
1995
131,900
1,125,500
1,414,700
9.3
1996
132,200
1,125,800
1,412,200
9.4
1997
132,500
1,127,400
1,411,600
9.4
1998
131,800
1,129,000
1,412,700
9.3
1999
131,600
1,129,600
1,410,800
9.3
2000
131,200
1,132,900
1,414,100
9.3
2001
130,400
1,136,500
1,417,300
9.2
2002
130,000
1,140,400
1,422,000
9.1
2003
130,000
1,148,200
1,430,900
9.1
2004
130,700
1,155,800
1,439,500
9.1
2005
131,300
1,162,200
1,446,500
9.1
2006
132,000
1,165,700
1,449,600
9.1
2007
131,900
1,168,100
1,451,500
9.1
Source ONS - Mid-Year Population Estimates
Population Estimates
Population Estimates by Ethnic Group, 2006 (numbers in thousands and %)
 
Preston
Lancashire NUTS-2
North West
England
No.
%
No.
%
%
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
White
 
 
 
 
 
 
British
108.5
82.2
1,300.3
89.7
89.9
84.2
Irish
1.3
1.0
11.6
0.8
1.0
1.1
Other
2.1
1.6
19.7
1.4
1.6
3.3
All
111.9
84.8
1,331.6
91.9
92.5
88.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mixed
 
 
 
 
 
 
White and Black Caribbean
1.0
0.8
4.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
White and Black African
0.2
0.2
1.5
0.1
0.2
0.2
White and Asian
0.6
0.5
5.0
0.3
0.3
0.5
Other
0.3
0.2
2.7
0.2
0.3
0.4
All
2.1
1.6
13.4
0.9
1.2
1.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asian or Asian British
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indian
10.8
8.2
34.4
2.4
1.4
2.5
Pakistani
3.3
2.5
44.0
3.0
2.0
1.7
Bangladeshi
0.4
0.3
4.9
0.3
0.5
0.7
Other
0.6
0.5
4.3
0.3
0.3
0.6
All
15.1
11.4
87.6
6.0
4.2
5.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Black or Black British
 
 
 
 
 
 
Caribbean
0.9
0.7
2.8
0.2
0.4
1.2
African
0.5
0.4
3.9
0.3
0.6
1.4
Other
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.0
0.1
0.2
All
1.5
1.1
7.4
0.5
1.0
2.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chinese or Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chinese
1.0
0.8
6.0
0.4
0.6
0.7
Other
0.4
0.3
3.7
0.3
0.4
0.7
All
1.4
1.1
9.7
0.7
1.0
1.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All People
132.0
100.0
1,449.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
Source ONS - Mid-Year Population by Ethnic Group, 2006 (Experimental Statistics)
Archive 2001 (Census) , 2004 (Estimates) , 2005 (Estimates)
Ethnic Groups
Marital Status (All People aged 16 and over), 2001 (%)
 
Preston
Lancashire NUTS-2
North West
England and Wales
 
 
 
 
 
Single (never married)
33.6
27.6
30.1
30.1
Married
41.1
43.4
42.8
43.6
Re-married
6.6
8.5
7.0
7.4
Separated
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.4
Divorced
8.2
9.0
8.6
8.2
Widowed
8.1
9.1
9.0
8.4
 
 
 
 
 
All aged 16 & over
102,603
1,121,160
5,337,555
41,553,180
Source ONS - Census of Population, 2001
Population Projection, 2006-2031
 
 
Projected Population (thousands of persons)
Preston
Lancashire NUTS-2
North West
England
 
 
 
 
 
 
2006
 
132.0
1,449.6
6,853.2
50,762.9
2007
 
132.5
1,457.9
6,879.3
51,094.2
2008
 
133.1
1,467.1
6,910.9
51,487.5
2009
 
133.8
1,476.6
6,943.9
51,888.4
2010
 
134.5
1,486.4
6,978.5
52,296.5
2011
 
135.2
1,496.4
7,013.8
52,706.4
2012
 
135.8
1,506.3
7,049.2
53,113.2
2013
 
136.5
1,516.4
7,084.5
53,514.4
2014
 
137.1
1,526.4
7,120.2
53,916.8
2015
 
137.8
1,536.5
7,156.2
54,319.2
2016
 
138.4
1,546.8
7,192.7
54,724.2
2017
 
139.1
1,557.1
7,229.6
55,131.6
2018
 
139.7
1,567.4
7,266.8
55,540.1
2019
 
140.4
1,577.8
7,303.8
55,948.2
2020
 
141.0
1,588.1
7,340.5
56,354.2
2021
 
141.6
1,598.3
7,376.6
56,757.0
2022
 
142.2
1,608.4
7,412.2
57,154.8
2023
 
142.9
1,618.2
7,447.0
57,546.6
2024
 
143.5
1,628.0
7,480.9
57,932.0
2025
 
144.2
1,637.5
7,514.0
58,310.7
2026
 
144.8
1,646.9
7,546.2
58,682.4
2027
 
145.5
1,655.9
7,577.7
59,046.8
2028
 
146.1
1,664.7
7,608.3
59,403.9
2029
 
146.7
1,673.4
7,638.3
59,753.5
2030
 
147.4
1,681.6
7,667.5
60,096.2
2031
 
148.0
1,689.8
7,695.9
60,431.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change
2006-2031
No
16.0
240.2
842.7
9,668.6
%
12.1
16.6
12.3
19.0
Notes All figures are in thousands. Figures may not sum due to rounding.
Source ONS - 2006-Based Subnational Population Projections, June 2008
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