# People and census in East Riding of Yorkshire East Yorkshire and The Humber. 360,334 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 2,405 square kilometres. 24 layers about people and census for East Riding of Yorkshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber) ## What is the population of East Riding of Yorkshire? East Riding of Yorkshire’s population was an estimated 360,334 in mid-2025. The population rose 1.4% in the year to mid-2025. East Riding of Yorkshire is 32nd most populated of 361 for population. ## Population estimate East Riding of Yorkshire: **360,334** (2025, council level). Source: ONS population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. East Riding of Yorkshire’s population was an estimated 360,334 in mid-2025. The population rose 1.4% in the year to mid-2025. East Riding of Yorkshire is 32nd most populated of 361 for population. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-estimate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-estimate/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-population-estimate ## Population East Riding of Yorkshire: **342,215** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. East Riding of Yorkshire had 342,215 usual residents at the census. East Riding of Yorkshire is the 33rd most populated of 361 in the UK. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-population ## Aged 15 to 64 East Riding of Yorkshire: **58.8%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 58.8% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire were aged 15 to 64 at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 63.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 7% lower (63.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-15-to-64) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-age-15-to-64 ## Aged 65 and over East Riding of Yorkshire: **26.4%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 26.4% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire were aged 65 or over at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 19.0%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 39% higher (19.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-age-65-and-over ## Aged under 15 East Riding of Yorkshire: **14.7%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 14.7% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire were aged under 15 at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 17.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 16% lower (17.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-under-15#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-under-15) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-under-15/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-age-under-15 ## Born outside the UK East Riding of Yorkshire: **5.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 5.0% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire were born outside the UK. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 11.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 56% lower (11.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/born-outside-uk#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/born-outside-uk) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/born-outside-uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-born-outside-uk ## Disability East Riding of Yorkshire: **18.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 18.6% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 18.6%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: About the same (18.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-disability ## Good or very good health East Riding of Yorkshire: **80.3%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 80.3% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire said their health was good or very good. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 80.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: About the same (80.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/good-health) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-good-health ## Households East Riding of Yorkshire: **152,066** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. East Riding of Yorkshire had 152,066 households at the census. East Riding of Yorkshire is 25th highest of 361 for the number of households. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-households ## Households without a car or van East Riding of Yorkshire: **15.8%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 15.8% of households in East Riding of Yorkshire had no car or van at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 24.2%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 35% lower (24.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-car-or-van#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-car-or-van) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-car-or-van/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-no-car-or-van ## Owner-occupied homes East Riding of Yorkshire: **73.5%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 73.5% of households in East Riding of Yorkshire owned their home at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 63.1%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 16% higher (63.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/owner-occupied) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-owner-occupied ## Population density East Riding of Yorkshire: **142 per km²** (2021, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place. Published 21 July 2026. East Riding of Yorkshire had 142 people per square kilometre at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 356 per km². - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 60% lower (356 per km²) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-density) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-population-density ## Private rented homes East Riding of Yorkshire: **16.9%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 16.9% of households in East Riding of Yorkshire rented privately at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 19.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 13% lower (19.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rented#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-private-rented ## Social rented homes East Riding of Yorkshire: **9.4%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 9.4% of households in East Riding of Yorkshire rented from a council or housing association at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 17.3%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 46% lower (17.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/social-rented#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/social-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-social-rented ## Degree-level qualifications East Riding of Yorkshire: **30.5%** (2021, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: ONS Census 2021 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 30.5% of residents aged 16 and over in East Riding of Yorkshire had a degree-level qualification at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 29.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 3% higher (29.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/degree-level-qualifications#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/degree-level-qualifications) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-degree-level-qualifications ## Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh East Riding of Yorkshire: **1.1%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 1.1% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire identified with the Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh ethnic group. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 8.9%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 88% lower (8.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-asian#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-asian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-ethnic-group-asian ## Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African East Riding of Yorkshire: **0.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 0.3% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire identified with the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 2.1%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 86% lower (2.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-black#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-black) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-ethnic-group-black ## Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups East Riding of Yorkshire: **0.9%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 0.9% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire identified with a Mixed or Multiple ethnic group. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 2.1%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 57% lower (2.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-mixed#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-mixed) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-mixed/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-ethnic-group-mixed ## Other ethnic group East Riding of Yorkshire: **0.4%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 0.4% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire identified with another ethnic group, including Arab. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 1.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 71% lower (1.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-other#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-other) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-ethnic-group-other ## White ethnic groups East Riding of Yorkshire: **97.4%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 97.4% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire identified with a White ethnic group. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 85.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 14% higher (85.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-white#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-white) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-ethnic-group-white ## Christian East Riding of Yorkshire: **53.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 53.3% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire said they were Christian. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 44.9%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 19% higher (44.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/christian#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/christian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/christian/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-religion-christian ## No religion East Riding of Yorkshire: **39.1%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 39.1% of residents in East Riding of Yorkshire said they had no religion. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 39.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 1% lower (39.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-religion#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-religion) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-religion-none ## Working mainly from home East Riding of Yorkshire: **24.7%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 24.7% of working residents in East Riding of Yorkshire worked mainly from home in March 2021. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 25.9%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 5% lower (25.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/work-from-home#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/work-from-home) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-work-from-home ## Annual population change East Riding of Yorkshire: **1.4%** (2025, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. East Riding of Yorkshire’s estimated population changed by 1.4% in the year to mid-2025. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 4.7 times (0.3%) - Against the UK: 4.7 times (0.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change#place=E06000011) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/people#l-population-estimate-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/crime) (13) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000011/data?family=people ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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