# People and census in Wakefield Central Yorkshire and The Humber. 369,450 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 339 square kilometres. 24 layers about people and census for Wakefield, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber) ## What is the population of Wakefield? Wakefield had 353,368 usual residents at the census. Wakefield is the 29th most populated of 361 in the UK. ## Population Wakefield: **353,368** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Wakefield had 353,368 usual residents at the census. Wakefield is the 29th most populated of 361 in the UK. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-population ## Population estimate Wakefield: **369,450** (2025, council level). Source: ONS population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Wakefield’s population was an estimated 369,450 in mid-2025. The population rose 0.7% in the year to mid-2025. Wakefield is 30th most populated of 361 for population. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-estimate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-estimate/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-population-estimate ## Aged 15 to 64 Wakefield: **63.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 63.6% of residents in Wakefield were aged 15 to 64 at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 63.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: About the same (63.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-15-to-64) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-age-15-to-64 ## Aged 65 and over Wakefield: **18.8%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 18.8% of residents in Wakefield were aged 65 or over at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 19.0%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 1% lower (19.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-age-65-and-over ## Aged under 15 Wakefield: **17.5%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 17.5% of residents in Wakefield were aged under 15 at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 17.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: About the same (17.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-under-15?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-under-15) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-under-15/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-age-under-15 ## Born outside the UK Wakefield: **8.5%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 8.5% of residents in Wakefield were born outside the UK. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 11.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 25% lower (11.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/born-outside-uk?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/born-outside-uk) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/born-outside-uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-born-outside-uk ## Disability Wakefield: **20.2%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 20.2% of residents in Wakefield had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 18.6%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 9% higher (18.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-disability ## Good or very good health Wakefield: **79.0%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 79.0% of residents in Wakefield said their health was good or very good. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 80.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 2% lower (80.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/good-health) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-good-health ## Households Wakefield: **153,075** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Wakefield had 153,075 households at the census. Wakefield is 23rd highest of 361 for the number of households. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-households ## Households without a car or van Wakefield: **22.8%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 22.8% of households in Wakefield had no car or van at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 24.2%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 6% lower (24.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-car-or-van?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-car-or-van) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-car-or-van/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-no-car-or-van ## Owner-occupied homes Wakefield: **63.4%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 63.4% of households in Wakefield owned their home at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 63.1%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: About the same (63.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/owner-occupied) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-owner-occupied ## Population density Wakefield: **1,044 per km²** (2021, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place. Published 21 July 2026. Wakefield had 1,044 people per square kilometre at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 356 per km². - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 2.9 times (356 per km²) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-density) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-population-density ## Private rented homes Wakefield: **14.9%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 14.9% of households in Wakefield rented privately at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 19.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 23% lower (19.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rented?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-private-rented ## Social rented homes Wakefield: **21.7%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 21.7% of households in Wakefield rented from a council or housing association at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 17.3%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 25% higher (17.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/social-rented?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/social-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-social-rented ## Degree-level qualifications Wakefield: **24.3%** (2021, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: ONS Census 2021 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 24.3% of residents aged 16 and over in Wakefield had a degree-level qualification at the census. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 29.5%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 18% lower (29.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/degree-level-qualifications?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/degree-level-qualifications) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-degree-level-qualifications ## Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh Wakefield: **3.6%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 3.6% of residents in Wakefield identified with the Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh ethnic group. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 8.9%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 60% lower (8.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-asian?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-asian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-ethnic-group-asian ## Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Wakefield: **1.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 1.3% of residents in Wakefield identified with the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 2.1%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 38% lower (2.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-black?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-black) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-ethnic-group-black ## Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups Wakefield: **1.4%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 1.4% of residents in Wakefield identified with a Mixed or Multiple ethnic group. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 2.1%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 33% lower (2.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-mixed?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-mixed) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-mixed/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-ethnic-group-mixed ## Other ethnic group Wakefield: **0.7%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 0.7% of residents in Wakefield identified with another ethnic group, including Arab. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 1.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 50% lower (1.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-other?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-other) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-ethnic-group-other ## White ethnic groups Wakefield: **93.0%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 93.0% of residents in Wakefield identified with a White ethnic group. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 85.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 9% higher (85.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-white?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-white) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-ethnic-group-white ## Christian Wakefield: **49.0%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 49.0% of residents in Wakefield said they were Christian. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 44.9%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 9% higher (44.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/christian?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/christian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/christian/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-religion-christian ## No religion Wakefield: **41.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 41.3% of residents in Wakefield said they had no religion. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 39.4%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 5% higher (39.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-religion?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-religion) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-religion-none ## Working mainly from home Wakefield: **22.5%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 22.5% of working residents in Wakefield worked mainly from home in March 2021. In Yorkshire and The Humber the figure is 25.9%. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 13% lower (25.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/work-from-home?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/work-from-home) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-work-from-home ## Annual population change Wakefield: **0.7%** (2025, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Wakefield’s estimated population changed by 0.7% in the year to mid-2025. - Against Yorkshire and The Humber: 2.3 times (0.3%) - Against the UK: 2.3 times (0.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change?place=E08000036) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/people#l-population-estimate-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/crime) (13) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E08000036/data?family=people ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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