Facts & figures about Herefordshire

Population

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• A summary of the main demographic issues facing Herefordshire: see the key findings below
  
• Detailed statistics about a particular population topic: use the links below or the menu on the right-hand side

Key findings about Herefordshire's population

As identified in the 2011 State of Herefordshire Report and Joint Strategic Needs Assessment:

Opportunities

• The population of Herefordshire is increasing due to net in-migration, mainly from other parts of the UK - although growth has slowed during the recession.
• Herefordshire has a relatively small, but growing, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) population.
• There has been a dramatic increase in numbers of migrant workers coming to Herefordshire since the expansion of the European Union in 2004, although it is not possible to determine how many have stayed. There is therefore no single estimate of the number in the county at any one time.

Threats and challenges

• Herefordshire is a sparsely populated county.
• Herefordshire's population has a relatively old age structure; and numbers of older people are expected to increase disproportionately to the total population.
• Although numbers of children continue to fall, there have been more births than expected in recent years.

 

Detailed topic pages

• Total population (current and recent trends)
• Population around the county - including sparsity
• Factors affecting population change: births and deaths
• Factors affecting population change: migration
• Migrant workers (link to the page in Economy)
• Ethnicity
• Age profile of population (current and recent trends)
• Predicted population change (total and by age)

Last updated: 20 December 2011