Fastest and slowest growing places in Yorkshire and The Humber (2025)

East Riding of Yorkshire was the fastest growing of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2025 (annual population change 1.4%).

Kingston upon Hull was the slowest growing (−0.5%). The middle council, York, had 0.4%.

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Annual population change for every council in Yorkshire and The Humber, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
RankCouncilValue
1East Riding of Yorkshire1.4%
2Rotherham1.0%
=3Doncaster0.9%
=3North Yorkshire0.9%
5Wakefield0.7%
6Barnsley

ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield.

0.6%
=7Calderdale0.4%
=7York0.4%
9North East Lincolnshire0.2%
=10Kirklees0.0%
=10North Lincolnshire0.0%
12Sheffield

ONS publishes this figure for the council's boundary before 1 April 2025, when part of Barnsley moved to Sheffield.

−0.1%
13Leeds−0.3%
14Bradford−0.4%
15Kingston upon Hull−0.5%

Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Source and method · See it on the map