Aged under 15: every council in the UK

Barking and Dagenham had the highest aged under 15 of the UK’s 361 councils in 2021, at 24.6%.

City of London had the lowest, at 6.4%. The middle council, South Tyneside, had 16.9%.

Aged under 15 for every council in the UK, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region or nation	Value
1	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	24.6%
2	SloughSouth East	South East	23.5%
3	LutonEast of England	East of England	21.9%
4	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	21.7%
5	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.4%
=6	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	21.3%
=6	OldhamNorth West	North West	21.3%
8	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	21.2%
9	DartfordSouth East	South East	21.1%
10	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	21.0%
11	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.9%
=12	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	20.8%
=12	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	20.8%
=12	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.8%
15	RedbridgeLondon	London	20.7%
16	EnfieldLondon	London	20.6%
=17	HarlowEast of England	East of England	20.5%
=17	RochdaleNorth West	North West	20.5%
19	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	20.4%
=20	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	20.3%
=20	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	20.3%
=22	BoltonNorth West	North West	20.2%
=22	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	20.2%
=24	NewhamLondon	London	20.1%
=24	PendleNorth West	North West	20.1%
=26	CrawleySouth East	South East	19.9%
=26	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	19.9%
=26	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	19.9%
29	SuttonLondon	London	19.8%
=30	HillingdonLondon	London	19.7%
=30	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.7%
=30	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.7%
=33	BasildonEast of England	East of England	19.6%
=33	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	19.6%
=33	WatfordEast of England	East of England	19.6%
=36	GraveshamSouth East	South East	19.5%
=36	TraffordNorth West	North West	19.5%
=38	GreenwichLondon	London	19.4%
=38	HounslowLondon	London	19.4%
=38	ManchesterNorth West	North West	19.4%
=38	WokinghamSouth East	South East	19.4%
=42	BarnetLondon	London	19.3%
=42	BexleyLondon	London	19.3%
=42	CroydonLondon	London	19.3%
=42	StevenageEast of England	East of England	19.3%
=46	BurnleyNorth West	North West	19.2%
=46	MedwaySouth East	South East	19.2%
=46	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	19.2%
49	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	19.1%
=50	DacorumEast of England	East of England	19.0%
=50	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	19.0%
=50	NewportWales	Wales	19.0%
=50	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	19.0%
=50	Waltham ForestLondon	London	19.0%
=50	WokingSouth East	South East	19.0%
=56	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	18.9%
=56	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	18.9%
=56	HyndburnNorth West	North West	18.9%
=56	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	18.9%
=60	BedfordEast of England	East of England	18.8%
=60	BuryNorth West	North West	18.8%
=60	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.8%
=60	East RenfrewshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	18.8%
=60	HaveringLondon	London	18.8%
=60	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	18.8%
=60	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.8%
=67	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.7%
=67	IpswichEast of England	East of England	18.7%
=67	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.7%
=67	SwindonSouth West	South West	18.7%
=67	TamesideNorth West	North West	18.7%
=67	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	18.7%
=73	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	18.6%
=73	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	18.6%
=73	MertonLondon	London	18.6%
=73	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	18.6%
=73	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.6%
=73	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	18.6%
=79	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	18.5%
=79	BromleyLondon	London	18.5%
=79	HarrowLondon	London	18.5%
=79	PrestonNorth West	North West	18.5%
=79	SalfordNorth West	North West	18.5%
=84	AshfordSouth East	South East	18.4%
=84	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	18.4%
=84	EalingLondon	London	18.4%
=84	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	18.4%
=84	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	18.4%
=84	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	18.4%
=84	SwaleSouth East	South East	18.4%
=91	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	18.3%
=91	LewishamLondon	London	18.3%
=91	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.3%
=94	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	18.2%
=94	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	18.2%
=96	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	18.1%
=96	GloucesterSouth West	South West	18.1%
=96	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.1%
=96	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.1%
=96	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.1%
=96	TandridgeSouth East	South East	18.1%
=96	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	18.1%
=96	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	18.1%
=104	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	18.0%
=104	BelfastNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	18.0%
=104	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	18.0%
=104	EastleighSouth East	South East	18.0%
=104	HackneyLondon	London	18.0%
=104	HartSouth East	South East	18.0%
=104	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	18.0%
=104	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	18.0%
=104	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	18.0%
=104	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	18.0%
=114	BrentLondon	London	17.9%
=114	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	17.9%
=114	Merthyr TydfilWales	Wales	17.9%
=114	RossendaleNorth West	North West	17.9%
=114	RushmoorSouth East	South East	17.9%
=114	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	17.9%
=114	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	17.9%
=114	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	17.9%
=114	WaverleySouth East	South East	17.9%
=123	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	17.8%
=123	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.8%
=123	HaltonNorth West	North West	17.8%
=123	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.8%
=123	MidlothianScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	17.8%
=123	ReadingSouth East	South East	17.8%
=123	StockportNorth West	North West	17.8%
=123	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.8%
=131	CherwellSouth East	South East	17.7%
=131	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.7%
=131	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.7%
=131	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	17.7%
=135	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.6%
=135	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.6%
=137	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.5%
=137	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	17.5%
=137	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.5%
=137	TewkesburySouth West	South West	17.5%
=137	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.5%
=137	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	17.5%
=143	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	17.4%
=143	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.4%
=143	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	17.4%
=143	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	17.4%
=143	TorfaenWales	Wales	17.4%
=143	Tower HamletsLondon	London	17.4%
=143	Vale of GlamorganWales	Wales	17.4%
=143	West LothianScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	17.4%
=151	AberdeenshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	17.3%
=151	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	17.3%
=151	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	17.3%
=151	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	17.3%
=151	CaerphillyWales	Wales	17.3%
=151	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.3%
=151	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.3%
=151	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	Wales	17.3%
=151	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	17.3%
=151	WiganNorth West	North West	17.3%
=161	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.2%
=161	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	17.2%
=161	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	17.2%
=161	WrexhamWales	Wales	17.2%
=165	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	17.1%
=165	CardiffWales	Wales	17.1%
=165	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	17.1%
=165	HaringeyLondon	London	17.1%
=165	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	17.1%
=165	Test ValleySouth East	South East	17.1%
=171	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland	Northern Ireland	17.0%
=171	ChorleyNorth West	North West	17.0%
=171	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	17.0%
=171	WarringtonNorth West	North West	17.0%
=171	WirralNorth West	North West	17.0%
=176	AdurSouth East	South East	16.9%
=176	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.9%
=176	GosportSouth East	South East	16.9%
=176	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	16.9%
=176	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	16.9%
=176	South TynesideNorth East	North East	16.9%
=176	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	16.9%
=183	East LothianScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	16.8%
=183	HastingsSouth East	South East	16.8%
=183	North TynesideNorth East	North East	16.8%
=183	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.8%
=183	Shetland IslandsScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	16.8%
=183	ThanetSouth East	South East	16.8%
=183	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	16.8%
=183	WiltshireSouth West	South West	16.8%
=191	BridgendWales	Wales	16.7%
=191	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.7%
=191	St. HelensNorth West	North West	16.7%
=191	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	16.7%
=195	BristolSouth West	South West	16.6%
=195	East DunbartonshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	16.6%
=195	HorshamSouth East	South East	16.6%
=195	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	16.6%
=195	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.6%
=195	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	16.6%
=195	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.6%
=195	WinchesterSouth East	South East	16.6%
=203	Blaenau GwentWales	Wales	16.5%
=203	DenbighshireWales	Wales	16.5%
=203	FlintshireWales	Wales	16.5%
=203	GatesheadNorth East	North East	16.5%
=203	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	16.5%
=203	Neath Port TalbotWales	Wales	16.5%
=203	North LanarkshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	16.5%
=203	North SomersetSouth West	South West	16.5%
=203	South RibbleNorth West	North West	16.5%
=203	SunderlandNorth East	North East	16.5%
=203	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.5%
=214	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	16.4%
=214	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.4%
=214	PlymouthSouth West	South West	16.4%
=214	RochfordEast of England	East of England	16.4%
=214	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	16.4%
=219	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.3%
=219	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.3%
=219	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	16.3%
=219	DoverSouth East	South East	16.3%
=219	East HampshireSouth East	South East	16.3%
=219	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.3%
=219	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	16.3%
=226	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	16.2%
=226	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	16.2%
=228	CarmarthenshireWales	Wales	16.1%
=228	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	16.1%
=228	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.1%
=228	FenlandEast of England	East of England	16.1%
=228	HavantSouth East	South East	16.1%
=228	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	16.1%
=228	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.1%
=228	StroudSouth West	South West	16.1%
=236	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	16.0%
=236	Isle of AngleseyWales	Wales	16.0%
=236	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	16.0%
=236	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	16.0%
=236	SwanseaWales	Wales	16.0%
=236	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	16.0%
=236	WorthingSouth East	South East	16.0%
=243	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	15.9%
=243	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.9%
=243	East AyrshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	15.9%
=243	FalkirkScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	15.9%
=243	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.9%
=243	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.9%
=243	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.9%
=243	West DunbartonshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	15.9%
=251	County DurhamNorth East	North East	15.8%
=251	EastbourneSouth East	South East	15.8%
=251	GuildfordSouth East	South East	15.8%
=251	PembrokeshireWales	Wales	15.8%
=251	SomersetSouth West summed-from-output-areas	South West	15.8%
=251	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.8%
=251	South LanarkshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	15.8%
=251	SouthwarkLondon	London	15.8%
=259	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.7%
=259	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	15.7%
=259	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.7%
=259	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.7%
=259	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.7%
=259	SeftonNorth West	North West	15.7%
=259	WandsworthLondon	London	15.7%
=259	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.7%
=259	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.7%
=268	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.6%
=268	ClackmannanshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	15.6%
=268	CumberlandNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	15.6%
=268	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	15.6%
=268	LewesSouth East	South East	15.6%
=268	MorayScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	15.6%
=268	North DevonSouth West	South West	15.6%
=275	FarehamSouth East	South East	15.5%
=275	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	15.5%
=277	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	15.4%
=277	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	15.4%
=277	FifeScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	15.4%
=277	GwyneddWales	Wales	15.4%
=277	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.4%
=277	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.4%
=277	WealdenSouth East	South East	15.4%
=284	CornwallSouth West	South West	15.3%
=284	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.3%
=284	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.3%
=287	LancasterNorth West	North West	15.2%
=287	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.2%
=287	MaldonEast of England	East of England	15.2%
=287	NorwichEast of England	East of England	15.2%
=287	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	15.2%
=287	West LancashireNorth West	North West	15.2%
=293	BaberghEast of England	East of England	15.1%
=293	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	15.1%
=293	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	15.1%
=293	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	15.1%
=293	RenfrewshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	15.1%
=298	ConwyWales	Wales	15.0%
=298	CotswoldSouth West	South West	15.0%
=298	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	15.0%
=298	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	15.0%
=298	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	15.0%
=298	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	15.0%
=298	TorbaySouth West	South West	15.0%
=305	AngusScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.9%
=305	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	14.9%
=305	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	14.9%
=308	Aberdeen CityScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.8%
=308	Dundee CityScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.8%
=308	HighlandScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.8%
=308	MonmouthshireWales	Wales	14.8%
=308	North AyrshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.8%
=308	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.8%
=308	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	14.8%
=308	TendringEast of England	East of England	14.8%
=316	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.7%
=316	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	14.7%
=316	Orkney IslandsScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.7%
=316	Perth and KinrossScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.7%
=316	StirlingScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.7%
=316	WyreNorth West	North West	14.7%
=322	CanterburySouth East	South East	14.6%
=322	ChichesterSouth East	South East	14.6%
=322	OxfordSouth East	South East	14.6%
=322	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.6%
=326	East DevonSouth West	South West	14.5%
=326	Glasgow CityScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.5%
=326	PowysWales	Wales	14.5%
=326	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.5%
=326	TorridgeSouth West	South West	14.5%
=331	ArunSouth East	South East	14.4%
=331	CamdenLondon	London	14.4%
=331	IslingtonLondon	London	14.4%
=331	LambethLondon	London	14.4%
=331	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	14.4%
=331	New ForestSouth East	South East	14.4%
=331	Scottish BordersScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.4%
=331	South HamsSouth West	South West	14.4%
339	InverclydeScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.3%
=340	West DevonSouth West	South West	14.2%
=340	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	14.2%
=342	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	14.1%
=342	DorsetSouth West	South West	14.1%
=342	Dumfries and GallowayScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.1%
=342	South AyrshireScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.1%
=342	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	14.1%
347	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	14.0%
=348	ExeterSouth West	South West	13.9%
=348	FyldeNorth West	North West	13.9%
=348	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	13.9%
=351	Argyll and ButeScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	13.7%
=351	City of EdinburghScotland summed-from-data-zones census-2022	Scotland	13.7%
=351	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.7%
=351	RotherSouth East	South East	13.7%
355	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	13.6%
356	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	13.5%
357	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	13.3%
358	CeredigionWales	Wales	13.2%
359	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	12.5%
360	WestminsterLondon	London	12.2%
361	City of LondonLondon	London	6.4%

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