The population of Warwick district has grown by 7.9 per cent in the last decade, census data has revealed.

The Office for National Statistics has today published the first set of results from the 2021 Census of England and Wales.

Data shows that the nation's population is now the biggest it has ever been at 59.6 million people.

But with the national growth rate at 6.3 per cent, the population in Warwick district has grown faster over the past ten years.

There are now 148,500 people living in the area, compared to 137,648 in 2011.

The data also shows that the number of local residents aged 65 and over has actually decreased by around 130 people.

This means that the proportion of people aged above 65 in Warwick district has fallen from 16.8 per cent to 15.5 per cent.

But the number of residents aged 90 and over has risen from 1,200 to 1,500; two thirds of which are women.

At the other end of the age range there are now 23,700 young people aged under 15 - an increase from 22,100 in 2011.

And with there now 62,600 households in Warwick district with one or more resident (compared to 58,700 in 2011), the population density in the area now sits at 525 residents per square kilometre.

This is a 7.8 per cent increase from the 2011 density of 487 people per square kilometre.

The rounded estimates for local authorities published today will be followed by more detailed data in the autumn which will include information on faith and sexuality.

Population change between 2011 and 2021, local authorities in England and Wales:

National Results

Across the nation the population has increased by 3.5 million people since 2011 - a 6.3 per cent increase.

But that signals a slower rate of growth, with the last census showing a record 7.1 per cent increase from 2001.

The results published today also show that 18.6 per cent of the population is now aged 65 years and over - the highest recorded proportion for England and Wales.

ONS figures also show that 51.0 per cent of the population of England and Wales is female which is a slight rise from 50.8 in 2011.

A record 89 per cent of responses to the census were completed online - with 20 million households surveyed in total.

Added to census figures for Northern Ireland and a 2020 estimate of the Scottish population, there are now 66,966,400 people in the UK.

Population 1801 to 2021, England and Wales: