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Population density in Birmingham

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points 1 of 14 · Regions of West Midlands Updated 22 Oct 2026
People · Birmingham West Midlands United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 4,416per km² +1.5% since 2023
Regions of West Midlands · 2024 1 of 14 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +7.2% +0.5% a year on average
vs West Midlands +828% West Midlands: 476 · 2024
Population density, 1990 – 2024 per km² · Birmingham · West Midlands · United Kingdom · World
+7.2% since 2014
Birmingham West Midlands United Kingdom World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Population density · per km²
Birmingham
4,416
West Midlands
476
United Kingdom
285
World
62.1 · 2023

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Birmingham · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 4,416 · 2024
First value 3,743 · 1990
Highest 4,416 · 2024
Lowest 3,674 · 2001
Average change +0.5% a year on average
Data points 35

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearBirminghamChange West MidlandsUnited KingdomWorld
2024 4,416 +1.5% 476 285 —
2023 4,351 +1.0% 468 281 62.1
2022 4,307 +1.0% 463 278 61.6
2021 4,266 −0.5% 458 276 61.0
2020 4,286 −0.2% 456 275 60.4
2019 4,293 +0.4% 456 274 59.8
2018 4,276 +0.5% 453 273 59.2
2017 4,253 +0.8% 450 272 58.6
2016 4,221 +1.5% 447 271 57.9
2015 4,160 +1.0% 443 268 57.3
2014 4,118 +0.8% 440 266 56.6
2013 4,084 +0.9% 437 264 55.9
2012 4,047 +1.0% 434 262 55.2
2011 4,009 +1.2% 432 261 55.6
2010 3,959 +1.0% 428 259 54.9
2009 3,918 +1.1% 425 256 54.3
2008 3,877 +1.0% 423 255 53.6
2007 3,840 +0.8% 419 253 52.9
2006 3,809 +0.6% 417 251 52.3
2005 3,786 +1.2% 414 249 51.6
2004 3,740 +0.6% 411 247 51.0
2003 3,718 +0.6% 410 246 50.4
2002 3,695 +0.6% 408 245 49.7
2001 3,674 −0.0% 406 244 49.1
2000 3,676 −0.5% 405 243 48.4
1999 3,693 −0.2% 406 242 47.8
1998 3,699 −0.2% 406 241 47.2
1997 3,707 −0.7% 405 240 46.5
1996 3,735 +0.2% 405 240 45.8
1995 3,728 −0.1% 404 239 45.1
1994 3,731 −0.5% 404 238 44.5
1993 3,752 +0.2% 404 238 43.8
1992 3,746 −0.1% 403 237 43.5
1991 3,748 +0.1% 402 236 51.7
1990 3,743 401 235 50.8

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of West Midlands

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation density
14 Herefordshire, County of 85.3
13 Shropshire 100
12 Warwickshire CC 298
11 Staffordshire CC 333
10 Worcestershire CC 345
9 Telford and Wrekin 633
8 Solihull 1,216
7 Walsall 2,736
6 Stoke-on-Trent 2,784
5 Dudley 3,291
4 Coventry 3,482
3 Wolverhampton 3,813
2 Sandwell 3,970
1 Birmingham 4,286

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2020

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.