# People and census in Flintshire North Wales. 155,954 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 440 square kilometres. 24 layers about people and census for Flintshire, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales) ## What is the population of Flintshire? Flintshire had 154,962 usual residents at the census. Flintshire is the 155th most populated of 361 in the UK. ## Population Flintshire: **154,962** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Flintshire had 154,962 usual residents at the census. Flintshire is the 155th most populated of 361 in the UK. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-population ## Population estimate Flintshire: **155,954** (2025, council level). Source: ONS population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Flintshire’s population was an estimated 155,954 in mid-2025. The population held steady in the year to mid-2025. Flintshire is 168th most populated of 361 for population. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-estimate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-estimate/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-population-estimate ## Aged 15 to 64 Flintshire: **62.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 62.0% of residents in Flintshire were aged 15 to 64 at the census. In Wales the figure is 62.2%. - Against Wales: About the same (62.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-15-to-64) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-age-15-to-64 ## Aged 65 and over Flintshire: **21.4%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 21.4% of residents in Flintshire were aged 65 or over at the census. In Wales the figure is 21.3%. - Against Wales: About the same (21.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-age-65-and-over ## Aged under 15 Flintshire: **16.5%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 16.5% of residents in Flintshire were aged under 15 at the census. In Wales the figure is 16.5%. - Against Wales: About the same (16.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-under-15?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-under-15) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-under-15/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-age-under-15 ## Born outside the UK Flintshire: **6.5%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 6.5% of residents in Flintshire were born outside the UK. In Wales the figure is 6.9%. - Against Wales: 6% lower (6.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/born-outside-uk?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/born-outside-uk) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/born-outside-uk/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-born-outside-uk ## Disability Flintshire: **19.1%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 19.1% of residents in Flintshire had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability. In Wales the figure is 21.6%. - Against Wales: 12% lower (21.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-disability ## Good or very good health Flintshire: **80.8%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 80.8% of residents in Flintshire said their health was good or very good. In Wales the figure is 78.6%. - Against Wales: 3% higher (78.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/good-health) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-good-health ## Households Flintshire: **66,911** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Flintshire had 66,911 households at the census. Flintshire is 151st highest of 361 for the number of households. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-households ## Households without a car or van Flintshire: **14.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 14.6% of households in Flintshire had no car or van at the census. In Wales the figure is 19.4%. - Against Wales: 25% lower (19.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-car-or-van?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-car-or-van) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-car-or-van/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-no-car-or-van ## Owner-occupied homes Flintshire: **72.2%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 72.2% of households in Flintshire owned their home at the census. In Wales the figure is 66.4%. - Against Wales: 9% higher (66.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/owner-occupied) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-owner-occupied ## Population density Flintshire: **352 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. Flintshire had 352 people per square kilometre at the census. In Wales the figure is 150 per km². - Against Wales: 2.3 times (150 per km²) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-density) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-population-density ## Private rented homes Flintshire: **13.2%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 13.2% of households in Flintshire rented privately at the census. In Wales the figure is 17.0%. - Against Wales: 22% lower (17.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rented?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-private-rented ## Social rented homes Flintshire: **14.5%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 14.5% of households in Flintshire rented from a council or housing association at the census. In Wales the figure is 16.5%. - Against Wales: 12% lower (16.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/social-rented?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/social-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-social-rented ## Degree-level qualifications Flintshire: **29.2%** (2021, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: ONS Census 2021 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 29.2% of residents aged 16 and over in Flintshire had a degree-level qualification at the census. In Wales the figure is 31.5%. - Against Wales: 7% lower (31.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/degree-level-qualifications?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/degree-level-qualifications) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-degree-level-qualifications ## Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh Flintshire: **0.9%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 0.9% of residents in Flintshire identified with the Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh ethnic group. In Wales the figure is 2.9%. - Against Wales: 69% lower (2.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-asian?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-asian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-ethnic-group-asian ## Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Flintshire: **0.2%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 0.2% of residents in Flintshire identified with the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group. In Wales the figure is 0.9%. - Against Wales: 78% lower (0.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-black?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-black) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-ethnic-group-black ## Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups Flintshire: **0.9%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 0.9% of residents in Flintshire identified with a Mixed or Multiple ethnic group. In Wales the figure is 1.6%. - Against Wales: 44% lower (1.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-mixed?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-mixed) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-mixed/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-ethnic-group-mixed ## Other ethnic group Flintshire: **0.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 0.3% of residents in Flintshire identified with another ethnic group, including Arab. In Wales the figure is 0.9%. - Against Wales: 67% lower (0.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-other?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-other) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-ethnic-group-other ## White ethnic groups Flintshire: **97.6%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 97.6% of residents in Flintshire identified with a White ethnic group. In Wales the figure is 93.8%. - Against Wales: 4% higher (93.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-white?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-white) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-ethnic-group-white ## Christian Flintshire: **51.5%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 51.5% of residents in Flintshire said they were Christian. In Wales the figure is 43.6%. - Against Wales: 18% higher (43.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/christian?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/christian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/christian/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-religion-christian ## No religion Flintshire: **40.7%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 40.7% of residents in Flintshire said they had no religion. In Wales the figure is 46.5%. - Against Wales: 12% lower (46.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-religion?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-religion) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-religion-none ## Working mainly from home Flintshire: **22.0%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 22.0% of working residents in Flintshire worked mainly from home in March 2021. In Wales the figure is 25.6%. - Against Wales: 14% lower (25.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/work-from-home?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/work-from-home) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-work-from-home ## Annual population change Flintshire: **0.0%** (2025, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Flintshire’s estimated population changed by 0.0% in the year to mid-2025. - Against the UK: 100% lower (0.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change?place=W06000005) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/people#l-population-estimate-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/crime) (13) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/deprivation) (2) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/environment) (6) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/connectivity) (5) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/council-tax) (11) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/elections) (8) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/sources) (26) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W06000005/data?family=people ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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