Official Statistics

Rural population and migration statistics

Population and migration statistics for rural and urban areas.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 17 February 2012
• Last updated: 28 October 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Rural population and migration

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Rural population and migration

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2001 to 2015 rural urban population data

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2002 to 2014 rural urban average age data

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Details

Population change is a result of natural change (the difference between births and deaths) and net international migration (the difference between those moving into and those moving out of the country).

Metadata

Indicators:

• population by rural-urban classification
• population by rural-urban classification split by age
• average age of the population
• population change
• ethnicity
• population by local authority rural-urban classification split by age
• net internal migration flows
• net internal migration flows by age

Data source: Office for National Statistics – mid-year population estimates; and internal migration by local authorities in England and Wales

Coverage: England

Rural classification used: Populations: Rural urban classification 2011 of lower super output areas (LSOAs). Migration: Local Authority Rural-Urban Classification 2011

Next release date: tbc

Additional information:

• Office for National Statistics population estimates
• Office for National Statistics migration within the UK

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Published 17 February 2012

Last updated 28 October 2021 + show all updates

1. 28 October 2021

   Updated to include 2020 ethnicity population statistics.

2. 30 September 2021

   All population statistics updated with mid-year 2020 population estimates.

3. 26 August 2021

   Created a new accessible html version of the rural population and migration chapter of the Statistical Digest of Rural England, and updated the internal migration section using the latest available data (mid-year 2020)

4. 27 August 2020

   Published today, latest rural statistics on internal migration.

5. 30 January 2020

   Published today, latest rural population statistics at local authority level.

6. 28 November 2019

   Published today, latest rural population statistics.

7. 26 September 2019

   Published today, latest rural analysis on ethnicity.

8. 28 February 2019

   Published today, latest rural statistics on population at local authority level and internal migration.

9. 29 November 2018

   Published today, latest statistics population change in rural areas.

10. 22 February 2018

    Published today, latest rural analysis on population at Local Authority level

11. 25 January 2018

    Updated rural migration statistics published.

12. 9 November 2016

    This publication includes revised data on population at local authority level

13. 22 September 2016

    2014 rural population estimates and 2014/15 internal migration estimates published.

14. 21 July 2016

    We’ve changed how we’ve organised rural statistics and updated the content following Lord Cameron’s review of rural proofing.

15. 9 July 2015

    Rural population and migration now includes 2013/14 migration statistics.

16. 25 June 2015

    The latest rural population and internal migration statistics published today.

17. 22 November 2013

    Rural population from 2011 Census published today for output areas.

18. 12 September 2013

    updated information

19. 8 May 2013

    2011 mid year population estimates by rural-urban definition published.

20. 17 February 2012

    First published.