# People and census in Yorkshire and The Humber North England. 5,672,166 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 15,408 square kilometres. 24 layers about people and census for Yorkshire and The Humber, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) ## What is the population of Yorkshire and The Humber? Yorkshire and The Humber had 5,480,774 usual residents at the census. Yorkshire and The Humber is the 6th least populated of 12 in the UK. ## Population Yorkshire and The Humber: **5,480,774** (2021, region level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Yorkshire and The Humber had 5,480,774 usual residents at the census. Yorkshire and The Humber is the 6th least populated of 12 in the UK. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E12000003) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-population ## Population estimate Yorkshire and The Humber: **5,672,166** (2025, region level). Source: ONS population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Yorkshire and The Humber’s population was an estimated 5,672,166 in mid-2025. The population rose 0.3% in the year to mid-2025. Yorkshire and The Humber is 6th least populated of 12 for population. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-population-estimate ## Aged 15 to 64 Yorkshire and The Humber: **63.5%** (2021, region level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 63.5% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber were aged 15 to 64 at the census. In England the figure is 64.2%. - Against England: 1% lower (64.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-age-15-to-64 ## Aged 65 and over Yorkshire and The Humber: **19.0%** (2021, region level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 19.0% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber were aged 65 or over at the census. In England the figure is 18.4%. - Against England: 3% higher (18.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-age-65-and-over ## Aged under 15 Yorkshire and The Humber: **17.5%** (2021, region level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 17.5% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber were aged under 15 at the census. In England the figure is 17.4%. - Against England: 1% higher (17.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-under-15?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-age-under-15 ## Born outside the UK Yorkshire and The Humber: **11.4%** (2021, region level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 11.4% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber were born outside the UK. In England the figure is 17.4%. - Against England: 34% lower (17.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/born-outside-uk?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-born-outside-uk ## Disability Yorkshire and The Humber: **18.6%** (2021, region level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 18.6% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability. In England the figure is 17.3%. - Against England: 8% higher (17.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability?place=E12000003) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-disability ## Good or very good health Yorkshire and The Humber: **80.5%** (2021, region level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 80.5% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber said their health was good or very good. In England the figure is 82.2%. - Against England: 2% lower (82.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-good-health ## Households Yorkshire and The Humber: **2,330,658** (2021, region level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Yorkshire and The Humber had 2,330,658 households at the census. Yorkshire and The Humber is 5th lowest of 12 for the number of households. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households?place=E12000003) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-households ## Households without a car or van Yorkshire and The Humber: **24.2%** (2021, region level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 24.2% of households in Yorkshire and The Humber had no car or van at the census. In England the figure is 23.5%. - Against England: 3% higher (23.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-car-or-van?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-no-car-or-van ## Owner-occupied homes Yorkshire and The Humber: **63.1%** (2021, region level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 63.1% of households in Yorkshire and The Humber owned their home at the census. In England the figure is 62.3%. - Against England: 1% higher (62.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-owner-occupied ## Population density Yorkshire and The Humber: **356 per km²** (2021, region level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place. Published 21 July 2026. Yorkshire and The Humber had 356 people per square kilometre at the census. In England the figure is 433 per km². - Against England: 18% lower (433 per km²) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-population-density ## Private rented homes Yorkshire and The Humber: **19.4%** (2021, region level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 19.4% of households in Yorkshire and The Humber rented privately at the census. In England the figure is 20.5%. - Against England: 5% lower (20.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rented?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-private-rented ## Social rented homes Yorkshire and The Humber: **17.3%** (2021, region level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 17.3% of households in Yorkshire and The Humber rented from a council or housing association at the census. In England the figure is 17.1%. - Against England: 1% higher (17.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/social-rented?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-social-rented ## Degree-level qualifications Yorkshire and The Humber: **29.5%** (2021, region level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: ONS Census 2021 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 29.5% of residents aged 16 and over in Yorkshire and The Humber had a degree-level qualification at the census. In England the figure is 33.9%. - Against England: 13% lower (33.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/degree-level-qualifications?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-degree-level-qualifications ## Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh Yorkshire and The Humber: **8.9%** (2021, region level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 8.9% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber identified with the Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh ethnic group. In England the figure is 9.6%. - Against England: 7% lower (9.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-asian?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-ethnic-group-asian ## Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Yorkshire and The Humber: **2.1%** (2021, region level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 2.1% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber identified with the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group. In England the figure is 4.2%. - Against England: 50% lower (4.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-black?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-ethnic-group-black ## Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups Yorkshire and The Humber: **2.1%** (2021, region level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 2.1% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber identified with a Mixed or Multiple ethnic group. In England the figure is 3.0%. - Against England: 30% lower (3.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-mixed?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-ethnic-group-mixed ## Other ethnic group Yorkshire and The Humber: **1.4%** (2021, region level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 1.4% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber identified with another ethnic group, including Arab. In England the figure is 2.2%. - Against England: 36% lower (2.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-other?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-ethnic-group-other ## White ethnic groups Yorkshire and The Humber: **85.4%** (2021, region level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 85.4% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber identified with a White ethnic group. In England the figure is 81.0%. - Against England: 5% higher (81.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-white?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-ethnic-group-white ## Christian Yorkshire and The Humber: **44.9%** (2021, region level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 44.9% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber said they were Christian. In England the figure is 46.3%. - Against England: 3% lower (46.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/christian?place=E12000003) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/christian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/christian/yorkshire-and-the-humber) · https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-religion-christian ## No religion Yorkshire and The Humber: **39.4%** (2021, region level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 39.4% of residents in Yorkshire and The Humber said they had no religion. In England the figure is 36.7%. - Against England: 7% higher (36.7%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-religion?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-religion-none ## Working mainly from home Yorkshire and The Humber: **25.9%** (2021, region level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 25.9% of working residents in Yorkshire and The Humber worked mainly from home in March 2021. In England the figure is 31.5%. - Against England: 18% lower (31.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/work-from-home?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-work-from-home ## Annual population change Yorkshire and The Humber: **0.3%** (2025, region level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Yorkshire and The Humber’s estimated population changed by 0.3% in the year to mid-2025. - Against England: 25% lower (0.4%) - Against the UK: About the same (0.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change?place=E12000003) · [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/yorkshire-and-the-humber/people#l-population-estimate-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/crime) (13) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/council-tax) (9) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E12000003/data?family=people ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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