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Key statistics

The table below provides some key statistics for Lancashire-12 and Lancashire-14.

Indicator

Specific

Lancashire-12

Lancashire-14

Population
Mid-year estimate 2024

All ages

0-19

20-64

65+

1,294,914

294,574

727,500

272,840

1,601,645

372,822

902,823

326,000

Households
Census 2021

525,247

648,801

State pensions
November 2025

Persons

259,590

310,090

Area

2,894 sq km

3,066 sq km

Gross domestic product (GDP)
Current market prices 2023
(provisional)

£40.43 bn

£48.94 bn

Gross domestic product (GDP) per head
Current market prices 2023
(provisional)

£31,827

£31,167

Average earnings
Median gross employee income
April 2025

£31,066

£30,245

Active VAT/PAYE enterprises
March 2025

45,110

54,315

Total dwellings stock
2025

580,024

717,897

Vacant dwellings
2025

18,466

24,268

Fuel poverty
Households in 2024

Count

Percentage

56,925

10.4%

73,522

10.8%

Early years foundation stage
Proportion of children achieving a good level of development in 2023/24

64.8%

-

Key stage 2
Proportion or pupils achieving expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics in 2023/24

60%

-

Key stage 4
Average attainment 8 score per pupil in 2023/24

44.9

-

Academic qualifications
RQF level 4 or above higher qualification (aged 16-64) in 2025

Persons

45.1%

42.7%

Life expectancy
in years at birth, 2023-2025

Males

Females

78.7

82.5

-

-

Healthy life expectancy
in years at birth, 2022-2024

Males

Females

59.3

60.3

-

-

All cause under 75 mortality (DSR)
Rate per 100,000, 2022-2024

Persons

379.4

-

Cancer prevalence
2024/25

Persons

-

4.3% (ICB area)

Coronary heart disease
Prevalence (estimated), 2024/25

Persons

3.7%

-

Hypertension
Prevalence (estimated), 2024/25

Persons

17.1%

-

Diabetes - diagnosed
Prevalence (estimated), 2024/25

Persons

8.0%

8.2% (ICB area)

Asthma
Prevalence, 2024/25

Persons

7.4%

7.6% (ICB area)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Prevalence, 2024/25

Persons

2.3%

-

Road casualties
KSI (adjusted) in 2024

Persons

761

988

Recorded crime
Excluding fraud in 2025

Crimes

89,531

124,656

Page updated 10 June 2026