# Share aged 15 to 64: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)

Cambridge had the highest share of residents aged 15 to 64 of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 75.1%.

North Norfolk had the lowest, at 54.0%. The middle council, Huntingdonshire, had 62.8%.

| Rank | Area | Aged 15 to 64 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 75.1% |
| 2 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 69.9% |
| 3 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 67.8% |
| 4 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 66.8% |
| 5 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 66.3% |
| 6 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 65.6% |
| 7 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 65.2% |
| 8 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 64.9% |
| =9 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 64.8% |
| =9 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 64.8% |
| =11 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 64.4% |
| =11 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 64.4% |
| 13 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 64.0% |
| 14 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 63.7% |
| =15 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 63.6% |
| =15 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 63.6% |
| 17 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 63.5% |
| 18 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 63.4% |
| =19 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 63.2% |
| =19 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 63.2% |
| 21 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 63.1% |
| 22 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 63.0% |
| 23 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 62.8% |
| =24 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 62.6% |
| =24 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 62.6% |
| =24 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 62.6% |
| 27 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 62.5% |
| 28 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 62.3% |
| 29 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 62.0% |
| 30 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 61.8% |
| 31 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 61.6% |
| 32 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 61.0% |
| 33 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 60.3% |
| 34 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 60.0% |
| =35 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 59.8% |
| =35 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 59.8% |
| =37 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 59.4% |
| =37 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 59.4% |
| 39 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 59.0% |
| 40 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 58.9% |
| 41 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 58.6% |
| 42 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 58.4% |
| 43 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 57.3% |
| 44 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 55.6% |
| 45 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 54.0% |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, ONS Census 2021. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/west-midlands)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-15-to-64)

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