Mid-year population estimates
Key points for the Lancashire-12 area (Lancashire-14 figures in Brackets)
- The population in mid-2022 was estimated to be 1,253,154 (1,550,490)
- The median age was 42.7
- In the year to mid-2022, there were 1,976 (2,087) more deaths than births
- The population grew by 1.37% (1.2%) between mid-2021 and mid-2022.
- In the 12 months to mid-2022 the fastest growing local authority in the Lancashire-14 area was Preston and the slowest Rossendale.
- The over 65 age group saw a higher annual growth rate, 2.1% (1.8%), than the 0-15s group, 1% (1%) and the 16-64 group, 1.2% (1.0%).
- Areas with an above UK average median age recorded the largest reductions in population due to natural change. In Fylde and Wyre the median age was over 50, and in both areas deaths exceeded births by more than 500 in the year to mid-2022.
- Net internal migration varied from +2,924 in Wyre to -946 in Blackburn with Darwen
- Net international migration in the the year to mid-2022 was 8,846 (11,006), 3,524 in Preston and 114 in Ribble Valley (1,306 in Blackpool).
Now that ONS have re-based the mid-year population estimates for years between 2011 and 2021 it is possible to show accurate year on year change figures for the 2022 estimates. We have provided additional analysis in the Microsoft Power BI report which has been updated and replaced below.
Mid-year population estimates, 2022
Area name | Females | Males | Persons |
Burnley | 48,315 | 47,238 | 95,553 |
Chorley | 59,471 | 59,153 | 118,624 |
Fylde | 42,397 | 40,611 | 83,008 |
Hyndburn | 42,062 | 41,151 | 83,213 |
Lancaster | 73,821 | 70,625 | 144,446 |
Pendle | 48,527 | 47,583 | 96,110 |
Preston | 75,584 | 75,998 | 151,582 |
Ribble Valley | 32,231 | 30,876 | 63,107 |
Rossendale | 36,191 | 34,978 | 71,169 |
South Ribble | 57,292 | 54,874 | 112,166 |
West Lancashire | 62,064 | 57,283 | 119,367 |
Wyre | 58,926 | 55,883 | 114,809 |
Lancashire-12 area | 636,901 | 616,253 | 1,253,154 |
Blackburn with Darwen | 78,431 | 77,331 | 155,762 |
Blackpool | 71,560 | 70,014 | 141,574 |
Lancashire-14 area | 786,892 | 763,598 | 1,550,490 |
North West | 3,822,713 | 3,693,400 | 7,516,113 |
England | 29,123,108 | 27,983,290 | 57,106,398 |
England and Wales | 30,719,864 | 29,518,174 | 60,238,038 |
United Kingdom | 67,596,300 |
Source: Office for National Statistics, mid-year populations for England and Wales, 2022
United Kingdom population mid-year estimate
Page updated April 2024