Share aged 15 to 64: highest and lowest councils in North West (2021)
Manchester had the highest share of residents aged 15 to 64 of North West’s 35 councils in 2021, at 71.1%.
Wyre had the lowest, at 57.6%. The middle council, West Lancashire, had 62.9%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 71.1% |
| 2 | Liverpool | 68.6% |
| 3 | Salford | 68.2% |
| 4 | Preston | 66.7% |
| 5 | Knowsley | 64.6% |
| =6 | Blackburn with Darwen | 64.2% |
| =6 | Lancaster | 64.2% |
| 8 | Warrington | 64.0% |
| 9 | Tameside | 63.8% |
| 10 | Halton | 63.5% |
| 11 | Wigan | 63.4% |
| 12 | Rochdale | 63.0% |
| =13 | Blackpool | 62.9% |
| =13 | Burnley | 62.9% |
| =13 | Bury | 62.9% |
| =13 | Hyndburn | 62.9% |
| =13 | Trafford | 62.9% |
| =13 | West Lancashire | 62.9% |
| =19 | Oldham | 62.8% |
| =19 | Rossendale | 62.8% |
| =21 | Bolton | 62.7% |
| =21 | St. Helens | 62.7% |
| 23 | Cheshire West and Chester | 62.6% |
| 24 | Chorley | 62.5% |
| 25 | Stockport | 62.1% |
| =26 | Pendle | 61.9% |
| =26 | South Ribble | 61.9% |
| =28 | Cheshire East | 61.3% |
| =28 | Cumberland Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. | 61.3% |
| 30 | Sefton | 61.1% |
| 31 | Wirral | 61.0% |
| 32 | Ribble Valley | 60.7% |
| 33 | Westmorland and Furness Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. | 60.2% |
| 34 | Fylde | 58.3% |
| 35 | Wyre | 57.6% |