Average age in Stratford district hits 48 years, according to new figures
NEW figures showed the UK population was an estimated 67.6 million people in mid-2022, up by 4.3 million since mid-2011.
England saw the biggest percentage increase across the period, with its population jumping by 7.5 per cent – the equivalent of four million.
The figures, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), are the first UK-wide estimates for mid-2022, making them the most up-to-date snapshot of the country’s population.
They show the median average age of people in the UK in the year to June 2022 was 40.7 years, up from 39.6 years in the year to June 2011.
In the Stratford district that median average age was 48 years while the Warwick district’s was a spritely 40 years. The neighbouring districts of the Cotswolds and Wychavon have averages of 49 and 47 respectively.
However, the district with the largest older population was in the East of England – just over a third (33.8 per cent) of people estimated to be living in North Norfolk in mid-2022 were aged 65 and over. The median average was 54 years.
When it comes to population density, the figures showed the Stratford district having 142 people per square km. For comparison, the UK’s most densely populated area – Tower Hamlets in London – had 16,500 people per sq km while closer to home the Warwick district’s figure was 534.