# People and census in Kingston upon Hull East Yorkshire and The Humber. 273,257 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 72 square kilometres. 24 layers about people and census for Kingston upon Hull, 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 Kingston upon Hull? Kingston upon Hull had 267,014 usual residents at the census. Kingston upon Hull is the 70th most populated of 361 in the UK. ## Population Kingston upon Hull: **267,014** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Kingston upon Hull had 267,014 usual residents at the census. Kingston upon Hull is the 70th most populated of 361 in the UK. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E06000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-population ## Population estimate Kingston upon Hull: **273,257** (2025, council level). Source: ONS population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Kingston upon Hull’s population was an estimated 273,257 in mid-2025. The population fell 0.5% in the year to mid-2025. Kingston upon Hull is 74th most populated of 361 for population. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-population-estimate ## Aged 15 to 64 Kingston upon Hull: **66.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 66.0% of residents in Kingston upon Hull were aged 15 to 64 at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 63.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 4% higher (63.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-age-15-to-64 ## Aged 65 and over Kingston upon Hull: **15.3%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 15.3% of residents in Kingston upon Hull were aged 65 or over at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 19.0%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 19% lower (19.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-age-65-and-over ## Aged under 15 Kingston upon Hull: **18.7%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 18.7% of residents in Kingston upon Hull were aged under 15 at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 17.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 7% higher (17.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-under-15?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-age-under-15 ## Born outside the UK Kingston upon Hull: **13.1%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 13.1% of residents in Kingston upon Hull were born outside the UK. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 11.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 15% higher (11.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/born-outside-uk?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-born-outside-uk ## Disability Kingston upon Hull: **20.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 20.0% of residents in Kingston upon Hull 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: 8% higher (18.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability?place=E06000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-disability ## Good or very good health Kingston upon Hull: **78.2%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 78.2% of residents in Kingston upon Hull said their health was good or very good. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 80.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 3% lower (80.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-good-health ## Households Kingston upon Hull: **115,472** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Kingston upon Hull had 115,472 households at the census. Kingston upon Hull is 62nd highest of 361 for the number of households. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households?place=E06000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-households ## Households without a car or van Kingston upon Hull: **35.1%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 35.1% of households in Kingston upon Hull had no car or van at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 24.2%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 45% higher (24.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-car-or-van?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-no-car-or-van ## Owner-occupied homes Kingston upon Hull: **48.8%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 48.8% of households in Kingston upon Hull owned their home at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 63.1%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 23% lower (63.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-owner-occupied ## Population density Kingston upon Hull: **3,730 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. Kingston upon Hull had 3,730 people per square kilometre at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 356 per km². - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 10 times (356 per km²) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-population-density ## Private rented homes Kingston upon Hull: **23.9%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 23.9% of households in Kingston upon Hull rented privately at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 19.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 23% higher (19.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rented?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-private-rented ## Social rented homes Kingston upon Hull: **27.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 27.0% of households in Kingston upon Hull 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: 1.6 times (17.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/social-rented?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-social-rented ## Degree-level qualifications Kingston upon Hull: **21.7%** (2021, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: ONS Census 2021 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 21.7% of residents aged 16 and over in Kingston upon Hull had a degree-level qualification at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 29.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 26% lower (29.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/degree-level-qualifications?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-degree-level-qualifications ## Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh Kingston upon Hull: **2.8%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 2.8% of residents in Kingston upon Hull 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: 69% lower (8.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-asian?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-ethnic-group-asian ## Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Kingston upon Hull: **1.9%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 1.9% of residents in Kingston upon Hull 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: 10% lower (2.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-black?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-ethnic-group-black ## Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups Kingston upon Hull: **1.7%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 1.7% of residents in Kingston upon Hull identified with a Mixed or Multiple ethnic group. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 2.1%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 19% lower (2.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-mixed?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-ethnic-group-mixed ## Other ethnic group Kingston upon Hull: **1.8%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 1.8% of residents in Kingston upon Hull identified with another ethnic group, including Arab. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 1.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 29% higher (1.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-other?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-ethnic-group-other ## White ethnic groups Kingston upon Hull: **91.8%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 91.8% of residents in Kingston upon Hull identified with a White ethnic group. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 85.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 7% higher (85.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-white?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-ethnic-group-white ## Christian Kingston upon Hull: **39.9%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 39.9% of residents in Kingston upon Hull said they were Christian. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 44.9%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 11% lower (44.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/christian?place=E06000010) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/christian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/christian/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-religion-christian ## No religion Kingston upon Hull: **49.2%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 49.2% of residents in Kingston upon Hull said they had no religion. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 39.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 25% higher (39.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-religion?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-religion-none ## Working mainly from home Kingston upon Hull: **13.2%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 13.2% of working residents in Kingston upon Hull worked mainly from home in March 2021. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 25.9%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 49% lower (25.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/work-from-home?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-work-from-home ## Annual population change Kingston upon Hull: **−0.5%** (2025, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Kingston upon Hull’s estimated population changed by −0.5% in the year to mid-2025. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change?place=E06000010) · [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/kingston-upon-hull/people#l-population-estimate-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/crime) (13) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000010/data?family=people ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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