Table 2. General population denominator population defined in first week of January 2017-2020. All figures are n (%).
| General population | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| Overall | Overall denominator | 9,863,903 | (100) | 10,124,026 | (100) | 10,286,472 | (100) | 10,226,939 | (100) |
| Age (years) | 11 - 20 | 1,233,387 | (13) | 1,283,296 | (13) | 1,319,983 | (13) | 1,325,412 | (13) |
| 21 - 30 | 1,455,550 | (15) | 1,499,066 | (15) | 1,517,439 | (15) | 1,505,172 | (15) | |
| 31 - 40 | 1,559,933 | (16) | 1,622,838 | (16) | 1,662,883 | (16) | 1,661,724 | (16) | |
| 41 - 50 | 1,577,507 | (16) | 1,579,296 | (16) | 1,573,889 | (15) | 1,550,104 | (15) | |
| 51 - 60 | 1,520,720 | (15) | 1,564,290 | (16) | 1,590,738 | (16) | 1,580,348 | (16) | |
| 61 - 70 | 1,165,390 | (12) | 1,166,078 | (12) | 1,176,134 | (11) | 1,164,688 | (11) | |
| 71 - 80 | 833,570 | (9) | 881,099 | (9) | 907,289 | (9) | 904,486 | (9) | |
| 81 - 90 | 426,769 | (4) | 436,646 | (4) | 445,112 | (4) | 442,098 | (4) | |
| 91 - 100 | 91,077 | (1) | 91,417 | (1) | 93,005 | (1) | 92,907 | (1) | |
| Ethnicity | White | 4,814,510 | (49) | 4,965,265 | (49) | 5,076,482 | (49) | 4,996,494 | (49) |
| South Asian | 425,917 | (4) | 452,344 | (5) | 463,579 | (5) | 479,777 | (5) | |
| Black | 261,552 | (3) | 273,841 | (3) | 276,359 | (3) | 282,515 | (3) | |
| Other | 147,583 | (2) | 162,963 | (2) | 177,156 | (2) | 188,423 | (2) | |
| Mixed | 94,174 | (1) | 102,384 | (1) | 109,025 | (1) | 114,211 | (1) | |
| Missing | 4,120,167 | (42) | 4,167,229 | (41) | 4,183,871 | (41) | 4,165,519 | (41) | |
| Sex | Female | 4,921,693 | (50) | 5,046,616 | (50) | 5,126,260 | (50) | 5,092,370 | (50) |
| Male | 4,942,210 | (50) | 5,077,410 | (50) | 5,160,212 | (50) | 5,134,569 | (50) | |
| Region | North East | 343,510 | (4) | 348,039 | (3) | 353,452 | (3) | 342,460 | (3) |
| North West | 1,690,063 | (17) | 1,723,286 | (17) | 1,753,263 | (17) | 1,767,506 | (17) | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 371,809 | (4) | 381,620 | (4) | 390,222 | (4) | 359,872 | (4) | |
| East Midlands | 259,468 | (3) | 268,087 | (3) | 278,011 | (3) | 233,006 | (2) | |
| West Midlands | 1,571,832 | (16) | 1,603,107 | (16) | 1,602,242 | (16) | 1,625,072 | (16) | |
| East of England | 464,376 | (5) | 472,509 | (5) | 472,546 | (5) | 433,438 | (4) | |
| South West | 1,185,045 | (12) | 1,216,271 | (12) | 1,217,968 | (12) | 1,204,833 | (12) | |
| South Central | 1,242,192 | (13) | 1,271,663 | (13) | 1,289,755 | (13) | 1,303,108 | (13) | |
| London | 1,842,724 | (19) | 1,929,942 | (19) | 1,995,412 | (19) | 2,027,364 | (20) | |
| South East Coast | 827,239 | (8) | 842,833 | (8) | 867,299 | (8) | 862,929 | (8) | |
| Northern Ireland | 47,713 | (1) | 48,759 | (1) | 49,767 | (1) | 50,825 | (1) | |