Fastest and slowest growing places in North West (2025)
4 of North West’s 35 councils were the joint fastest growing in 2025 (annual population change 1.8%).
Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester were the joint slowest growing (−0.1%). The middle council, Cumberland, had 0.8%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| =1 | Burnley | 1.8% |
| =1 | Preston | 1.8% |
| =1 | Ribble Valley | 1.8% |
| =1 | Wyre | 1.8% |
| 5 | South Ribble | 1.6% |
| =6 | Blackburn with Darwen | 1.4% |
| =6 | Fylde | 1.4% |
| =8 | Cheshire East | 1.2% |
| =8 | Hyndburn | 1.2% |
| =8 | Knowsley | 1.2% |
| =8 | Rochdale | 1.2% |
| =8 | Rossendale | 1.2% |
| =8 | Salford | 1.2% |
| =8 | West Lancashire | 1.2% |
| 15 | Chorley | 1.0% |
| 16 | Stockport | 0.9% |
| =17 | Cheshire West and Chester | 0.8% |
| =17 | Cumberland | 0.8% |
| =17 | Sefton | 0.8% |
| =17 | St. Helens | 0.8% |
| =17 | Tameside | 0.8% |
| =17 | Wigan | 0.8% |
| =23 | Bury | 0.6% |
| =23 | Pendle | 0.6% |
| =23 | Trafford | 0.6% |
| =23 | Westmorland and Furness | 0.6% |
| =27 | Halton | 0.5% |
| =27 | Oldham | 0.5% |
| =27 | Wirral | 0.5% |
| 30 | Warrington | 0.4% |
| 31 | Bolton | 0.3% |
| 32 | Blackpool | 0.1% |
| =33 | Lancaster | −0.1% |
| =33 | Liverpool | −0.1% |
| =33 | Manchester | −0.1% |
Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Source and method · See it on the map