Current Population

Updated:

4 Feb 2008

According to the mid-2006 population projections published by the Office for National Statistics (revised August 2007), Bradford's resident population stands at 491,000, making Bradford the 4th largest metropolitan district in England, and 5th largest in the UK.

Working age population (males aged 16-64, females ages 16-59) is 303,100.

Bradford has a younger age profile than the Yorkshire & Humber regional average and the national average, with the younger age groups forming a greater proportion of the population in comparison.

Bradford population by age and gender

Age group	Total		Males		Females
Age group	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
0-4	37,700	7.6	19,300	8.0	18,300	7.3
5-9	32,600	6.6	16,400	6.8	16,200	6.5
10-14	34,200	6.9	17,200	7.1	17,000	6.8
15-19	35,300	7.2	18,200	7.5	17,100	6.8
20-24	38,200	7.7	19,800	8.2	18,400	7.3
25-29	35,200	7.1	17,700	7.3	17,500	7.0
30-34	33,100	6.7	16,400	6.8	16,700	6.7
35-39	35,300	7.2	17,700	7.3	17,600	7.0
40-44	34,300	7.0	17,000	7.0	17,300	6.9
45-49	32,000	6.5	16,000	6.6	16,000	6.4
50-54	28,200	5.7	14,200	5.9	14,000	5.6
55-59	28,100	5.7	13,800	5.7	14,300	5.7
60-64	20,900	4.2	10,400	4.3	10,400	4.2
65-69	18,700	3.8	9,000	3.7	9,700	3.9
70-74	16,600	3.4	7,300	3.0	9,300	3.7
75-79	14,000	2.8	5,800	2.4	8,200	3.3
80-84	10,400	2.1	3,800	1.6	6,500	2.6
85+	8,500	1.7	2,500	1.0	5,900	2.4
Total	493,100	100.0	242,600	100.0	250,500	100.0

Source:

Office for National Statistics

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