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Rural population and migration statistics
- From:
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Part of:
- Rural living - statistical indicators and Rural economy and community
- Published:
- 17 February 2012
- Last updated:
- 9 November 2016, see all updates
- Applies to:
- England
Population and migration statistics for rural and urban areas.
Documents
Rural population and migration 2014/15
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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
- 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 – 2002 to 2015 mid-year population estimates; and internal migration by local authorities in England and Wales, years ending June 2011 to June 2015
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
Defra statistics: rural
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Document information
Published: 17 February 2012
Updated: 9 November 2016
- This publication includes revised data on population at local authority level
- 2014 rural population estimates and 2014/15 internal migration estimates published.
- We’ve changed how we’ve organised rural statistics and updated the content following Lord Cameron’s review of rural proofing.
- Rural population and migration now includes 2013/14 migration statistics.
- The latest rural population and internal migration statistics published today.
- Rural population from 2011 Census published today for output areas.
- updated information
- 2011 mid year population estimates by rural-urban definition published.
- First published.