# People and census in Leeds North west Yorkshire and The Humber. 840,550 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 552 square kilometres. 24 layers about people and census for Leeds, 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 Leeds? Leeds had 811,956 usual residents at the census. Leeds is the 2nd most populated of 361 in the UK. ## Population Leeds: **811,956** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Leeds had 811,956 usual residents at the census. Leeds is the 2nd most populated of 361 in the UK. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E08000035) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/people#l-population ## Population estimate Leeds: **840,550** (2025, council level). Source: ONS population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Leeds’s population was an estimated 840,550 in mid-2025. The population fell 0.3% in the year to mid-2025. Leeds is 2nd most populated of 361 for population. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-population-estimate ## Aged 15 to 64 Leeds: **66.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 66.6% of residents in Leeds were aged 15 to 64 at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 63.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 5% higher (63.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-age-15-to-64 ## Aged 65 and over Leeds: **15.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 15.6% of residents in Leeds were aged 65 or over at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 19.0%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 18% lower (19.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-age-65-and-over ## Aged under 15 Leeds: **17.8%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 17.8% of residents in Leeds were aged under 15 at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 17.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 2% higher (17.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-under-15?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-age-under-15 ## Born outside the UK Leeds: **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 residents in Leeds were born outside the UK. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 11.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 39% higher (11.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/born-outside-uk?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-born-outside-uk ## Disability Leeds: **16.7%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 16.7% of residents in Leeds 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: 10% lower (18.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability?place=E08000035) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/people#l-disability ## Good or very good health Leeds: **82.8%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 82.8% of residents in Leeds said their health was good or very good. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 80.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 3% higher (80.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-good-health ## Households Leeds: **341,466** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Leeds had 341,466 households at the census. Leeds is 2nd highest of 361 for the number of households. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households?place=E08000035) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/people#l-households ## Households without a car or van Leeds: **28.7%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 28.7% of households in Leeds had no car or van at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 24.2%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 19% higher (24.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-car-or-van?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-no-car-or-van ## Owner-occupied homes Leeds: **57.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 57.6% of households in Leeds owned their home at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 63.1%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 9% lower (63.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-owner-occupied ## Population density Leeds: **1,472 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. Leeds had 1,472 people per square kilometre at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 356 per km². - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 4.1 times (356 per km²) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-population-density ## Private rented homes Leeds: **21.8%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 21.8% of households in Leeds rented privately at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 19.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 12% higher (19.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rented?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-private-rented ## Social rented homes Leeds: **20.4%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 20.4% of households in Leeds 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: 18% higher (17.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/social-rented?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-social-rented ## Degree-level qualifications Leeds: **34.7%** (2021, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: ONS Census 2021 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 34.7% of residents aged 16 and over in Leeds had a degree-level qualification at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 29.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 18% higher (29.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/degree-level-qualifications?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-degree-level-qualifications ## Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh Leeds: **9.7%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 9.7% of residents in Leeds 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: 9% higher (8.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-asian?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-ethnic-group-asian ## Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Leeds: **5.6%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 5.6% of residents in Leeds 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: 2.7 times (2.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-black?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-ethnic-group-black ## Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups Leeds: **3.4%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 3.4% of residents in Leeds identified with a Mixed or Multiple ethnic group. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 2.1%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 1.6 times (2.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-mixed?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-ethnic-group-mixed ## Other ethnic group Leeds: **2.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 2.3% of residents in Leeds identified with another ethnic group, including Arab. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 1.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 1.6 times (1.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-other?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-ethnic-group-other ## White ethnic groups Leeds: **79.0%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 79.0% of residents in Leeds identified with a White ethnic group. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 85.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 7% lower (85.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-white?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-ethnic-group-white ## Christian Leeds: **42.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 42.3% of residents in Leeds said they were Christian. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 44.9%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 6% lower (44.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/christian?place=E08000035) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/christian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/christian/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/people#l-religion-christian ## No religion Leeds: **40.2%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 40.2% of residents in Leeds said they had no religion. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 39.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 2% higher (39.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-religion?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-religion-none ## Working mainly from home Leeds: **33.8%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 33.8% of working residents in Leeds worked mainly from home in March 2021. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 25.9%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 31% higher (25.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/work-from-home?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-work-from-home ## Annual population change Leeds: **−0.3%** (2025, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Leeds’s estimated population changed by −0.3% in the year to mid-2025. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change?place=E08000035) · [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/leeds/people#l-population-estimate-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/crime) (13) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E08000035/data?family=people ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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