# People and census in Nottingham The north west of the East Midlands. 325,765 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 75 square kilometres. 24 layers about people and census for Nottingham, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/east-midlands) ## What is the population of Nottingham? Nottingham had 323,632 usual residents at the census. Nottingham is the 42nd most populated of 361 in the UK. ## Population Nottingham: **323,632** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Nottingham had 323,632 usual residents at the census. Nottingham is the 42nd most populated of 361 in the UK. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-population ## Population estimate Nottingham: **325,765** (2025, council level). Source: ONS population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Nottingham’s population was an estimated 325,765 in mid-2025. The population fell 1.5% in the year to mid-2025. Nottingham is 48th most populated of 361 for population. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-estimate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-estimate/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-population-estimate ## Aged 15 to 64 Nottingham: **71.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 71.0% of residents in Nottingham were aged 15 to 64 at the census. In East Midlands the figure is 63.6%. - Against East Midlands: 12% higher (63.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-15-to-64) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-age-15-to-64 ## Aged 65 and over Nottingham: **11.7%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 11.7% of residents in Nottingham were aged 65 or over at the census. In East Midlands the figure is 19.5%. - Against East Midlands: 40% lower (19.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-age-65-and-over ## Aged under 15 Nottingham: **17.3%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 17.3% of residents in Nottingham were aged under 15 at the census. In East Midlands the figure is 16.9%. - Against East Midlands: 2% higher (16.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-under-15?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-under-15) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-under-15/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-age-under-15 ## Born outside the UK Nottingham: **24.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 24.6% of residents in Nottingham were born outside the UK. In East Midlands the figure is 13.7%. - Against East Midlands: 1.8 times (13.7%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/born-outside-uk?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/born-outside-uk) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/born-outside-uk/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-born-outside-uk ## Disability Nottingham: **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 Nottingham had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability. In East Midlands the figure is 18.3%. - Against East Midlands: 2% higher (18.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-disability ## Good or very good health Nottingham: **81.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 81.0% of residents in Nottingham said their health was good or very good. In East Midlands the figure is 81.1%. - Against East Midlands: About the same (81.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/good-health) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-good-health ## Households Nottingham: **124,745** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Nottingham had 124,745 households at the census. Nottingham is 48th highest of 361 for the number of households. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-households ## Households without a car or van Nottingham: **38.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 38.0% of households in Nottingham had no car or van at the census. In East Midlands the figure is 19.1%. - Against East Midlands: twice (19.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-car-or-van?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-car-or-van) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-car-or-van/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-no-car-or-van ## Owner-occupied homes Nottingham: **45.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 45.6% of households in Nottingham owned their home at the census. In East Midlands the figure is 66.3%. - Against East Midlands: 31% lower (66.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/owner-occupied) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-owner-occupied ## Population density Nottingham: **4,336 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. Nottingham had 4,336 people per square kilometre at the census. In East Midlands the figure is 312 per km². - Against East Midlands: 14 times (312 per km²) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-density) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-population-density ## Private rented homes Nottingham: **28.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 28.6% of households in Nottingham rented privately at the census. In East Midlands the figure is 18.7%. - Against East Midlands: 1.5 times (18.7%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rented?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-private-rented ## Social rented homes Nottingham: **25.5%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 25.5% of households in Nottingham rented from a council or housing association at the census. In East Midlands the figure is 14.9%. - Against East Midlands: 1.7 times (14.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/social-rented?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/social-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-social-rented ## Degree-level qualifications Nottingham: **28.6%** (2021, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: ONS Census 2021 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 28.6% of residents aged 16 and over in Nottingham had a degree-level qualification at the census. In East Midlands the figure is 29.1%. - Against East Midlands: 2% lower (29.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/degree-level-qualifications?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/degree-level-qualifications) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-degree-level-qualifications ## Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh Nottingham: **14.9%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 14.9% of residents in Nottingham identified with the Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh ethnic group. In East Midlands the figure is 8.0%. - Against East Midlands: 1.9 times (8.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-asian?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-asian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-ethnic-group-asian ## Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Nottingham: **10.0%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 10.0% of residents in Nottingham identified with the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group. In East Midlands the figure is 2.7%. - Against East Midlands: 3.7 times (2.7%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-black?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-black) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-ethnic-group-black ## Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups Nottingham: **5.9%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 5.9% of residents in Nottingham identified with a Mixed or Multiple ethnic group. In East Midlands the figure is 2.4%. - Against East Midlands: 2.5 times (2.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-mixed?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-mixed) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-mixed/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-ethnic-group-mixed ## Other ethnic group Nottingham: **3.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 3.3% of residents in Nottingham identified with another ethnic group, including Arab. In East Midlands the figure is 1.3%. - Against East Midlands: 2.5 times (1.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-other?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-other) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-ethnic-group-other ## White ethnic groups Nottingham: **65.9%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 65.9% of residents in Nottingham identified with a White ethnic group. In East Midlands the figure is 85.7%. - Against East Midlands: 23% lower (85.7%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-white?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-white) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-ethnic-group-white ## Christian Nottingham: **34.7%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 34.7% of residents in Nottingham said they were Christian. In East Midlands the figure is 45.4%. - Against East Midlands: 24% lower (45.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/christian?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/christian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/christian/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-religion-christian ## No religion Nottingham: **41.2%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 41.2% of residents in Nottingham said they had no religion. In East Midlands the figure is 40.0%. - Against East Midlands: 3% higher (40.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-religion?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-religion) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-religion-none ## Working mainly from home Nottingham: **25.5%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 25.5% of working residents in Nottingham worked mainly from home in March 2021. In East Midlands the figure is 25.8%. - Against East Midlands: 1% lower (25.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/work-from-home?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/work-from-home) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-work-from-home ## Annual population change Nottingham: **−1.5%** (2025, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Nottingham’s estimated population changed by −1.5% in the year to mid-2025. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change?place=E06000018) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/east-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/people#l-population-estimate-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/crime) (13) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000018/data?family=people ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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