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Population density in West Midlands
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
4 of 12 · Regions of United Kingdom
Updated 22 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
476per km²
+1.7%
since 2023
Regions of United Kingdom · 2024
4 of 12
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+8.2%
+0.5% a year on average
vs United Kingdom
+67%
United Kingdom: 285 · 2024
Population density, 1990 – 2024 per km² · West Midlands · United Kingdom · World
+8.2% since 2014
0
200
400
600
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
West Midlands
United Kingdom
World
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Population density · per km²
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance West Midlands · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
476 · 2024
First value
401 · 1990
Highest
476 · 2024
Lowest
401 · 1990
Average change
+0.5% a year on average
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | West Midlands | Change | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 476 | +1.7% | 285 | — |
| 2023 | 468 | +1.1% | 281 | 62.1 |
| 2022 | 463 | +1.0% | 278 | 61.6 |
| 2021 | 458 | +0.4% | 276 | 61.0 |
| 2020 | 456 | +0.2% | 275 | 60.4 |
| 2019 | 456 | +0.5% | 274 | 59.8 |
| 2018 | 453 | +0.6% | 273 | 59.2 |
| 2017 | 450 | +0.7% | 272 | 58.6 |
| 2016 | 447 | +1.0% | 271 | 57.9 |
| 2015 | 443 | +0.7% | 268 | 57.3 |
| 2014 | 440 | +0.7% | 266 | 56.6 |
| 2013 | 437 | +0.6% | 264 | 55.9 |
| 2012 | 434 | +0.6% | 262 | 55.2 |
| 2011 | 432 | +0.8% | 261 | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 428 | +0.7% | 259 | 54.9 |
| 2009 | 425 | +0.6% | 256 | 54.3 |
| 2008 | 423 | +0.8% | 255 | 53.6 |
| 2007 | 419 | +0.7% | 253 | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 417 | +0.6% | 251 | 52.3 |
| 2005 | 414 | +0.6% | 249 | 51.6 |
| 2004 | 411 | +0.4% | 247 | 51.0 |
| 2003 | 410 | +0.5% | 246 | 50.4 |
| 2002 | 408 | +0.4% | 245 | 49.7 |
| 2001 | 406 | +0.2% | 244 | 49.1 |
| 2000 | 405 | −0.0% | 243 | 48.4 |
| 1999 | 406 | +0.0% | 242 | 47.8 |
| 1998 | 406 | +0.2% | 241 | 47.2 |
| 1997 | 405 | −0.0% | 240 | 46.5 |
| 1996 | 405 | +0.1% | 240 | 45.8 |
| 1995 | 404 | +0.1% | 239 | 45.1 |
| 1994 | 404 | +0.1% | 238 | 44.5 |
| 1993 | 404 | +0.2% | 238 | 43.8 |
| 1992 | 403 | +0.2% | 237 | 43.5 |
| 1991 | 402 | +0.2% | 236 | 51.7 |
| 1990 | 401 | 235 | 50.8 |
Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of United Kingdom
2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Population density | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Scotland | 68.2 | |
| 11 | Northern Ireland | 135 | |
| 10 | Wales | 148 | |
| 9 | South West England | 225 | |
| 8 | East Midlands | 295 | |
| 7 | North East England | 304 | |
| 6 | East of England | 312 | |
| 5 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 346 | |
| 4 | West Midlands | 437 | |
| 3 | South East England | 462 | |
| 2 | North West England | 504 | |
| 1 | Greater London | 5,368 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2013
What it means
How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.
How it is calculated
Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.
People
West Midlands in numbers
Population
6.2M
2024
Population growth
0.30%
2025 · United Kingdom
Median age
39.8
2023 · United Kingdom
Children under 15
18.0%
2024
Residents 65 and over
18.9%
2022
Life expectancy
80.9
2024
Births per woman
1.55
2024 · United Kingdom
Birth rate
9.9
2024 · United Kingdom
Infant mortality
4.1
2024 · United Kingdom
Net migration
6.5
2023 · United Kingdom
Born abroad
17.1%
2024 · United Kingdom
Urban population
83.3%
2025 · United Kingdom