The first report from the 2021 census has revealed the population changes in all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester. Wigan's population has grown the least in the last decade, at 3.6%, while in contrast Salford's has grown the most.
In fact, the largest largest population increases in the North West have been seen in Salford and Chorley, where the populations have grown by 15.4% and 9.9%, respectively. Overall, the latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that the population of England and Wales has increased by more than 3.5 million in the 10 years leading up to Census 2021.
There were 59,597,300 people living in England and Wales on 21 March 2021, the day of the latest census. This is over 3.5 million more (6.3%) than in 2011 and is the largest census population ever recorded.
