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People Statistics · Region

Population in West Midlands

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points 5 of 12 · Regions of United Kingdom Updated 22 Oct 2026
People · West Midlands United Kingdom

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 6,187,204 +1.7% since 2023
Regions of United Kingdom · 2024 5 of 12 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +8.2% +0.5% a year on average
share of United Kingdom 8.93% United Kingdom: 69,281,437 · 2024
Population, 1990 – 2024 people
+8.2% since 2014

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Population · people
West Midlands 6.2M
United Kingdom 69M
World 8.2B · 2025

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

The series at a glance West Midlands · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 6,187,204 · 2024
First value 5,218,400 · 1990
Highest 6,187,204 · 2024
Lowest 5,218,400 · 1990
Average change +0.5% a year on average
Data points 35

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearWest MidlandsChange United KingdomWorld
2024 6,187,204 +1.7% 69M 8.1B
2023 6,085,687 +1.1% 68M 8.1B
2022 6,017,026 +1.0% 68M 8B
2021 5,956,226 +0.4% 67M 7.9B
2020 5,931,924 +0.2% 67M 7.9B
2019 5,920,977 +0.5% 67M 7.8B
2018 5,889,328 +0.6% 66M 7.7B
2017 5,855,052 +0.7% 66M 7.6B
2016 5,812,248 +1.0% 66M 7.5B
2015 5,756,287 +0.7% 65M 7.4B
2014 5,716,882 +0.7% 65M 7.4B
2013 5,676,945 +0.6% 64M 7.3B
2012 5,640,325 +0.6% 64M 7.2B
2011 5,608,667 +0.8% 63M 7.1B
2010 5,565,866 +0.7% 63M 7B
2009 5,528,007 +0.6% 62M 6.9B
2008 5,496,240 +0.8% 62M 6.8B
2007 5,451,924 +0.7% 61M 6.7B
2006 5,415,521 +0.6% 61M 6.7B
2005 5,380,687 +0.6% 60M 6.6B
2004 5,346,376 +0.4% 60M 6.5B
2003 5,325,475 +0.5% 60M 6.4B
2002 5,301,243 +0.4% 59M 6.3B
2001 5,280,727 +0.2% 59M 6.2B
2000 5,269,626 −0.0% 59M 6.2B
1999 5,271,959 +0.0% 59M 6.1B
1998 5,271,352 +0.2% 58M 6B
1997 5,262,500 −0.0% 58M 5.9B
1996 5,263,200 +0.1% 58M 5.8B
1995 5,257,600 +0.1% 58M 5.7B
1994 5,250,400 +0.1% 58M 5.7B
1993 5,245,900 +0.2% 58M 5.6B
1992 5,237,900 +0.2% 58M 5.5B
1991 5,229,900 +0.2% 57M 5.4B
1990 5,218,400 57M 5.3B

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

Ranking · Regions of United Kingdom

2019 · 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
9 East Midlands 4.8M
4 East of England 6.3M
2 Greater London 8.9M
11 North East England 2.6M
3 North West England 7.4M
12 Northern Ireland 1.9M
8 Scotland 5.4M
1 South East England 9.2M
6 South West England 5.6M
13 United Kingdom, not regionalised 0
10 Wales 3.1M
5 West Midlands 5.9M
7 Yorkshire and The Humber 5.5M

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2019

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.