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Statistics on the prison population.
Subnational population projections (SNPPs) indicate the potential future population size of English local authorities and health geographies. Widely used in planning – for example labour market, housing, health and education.
Guidance and resources to help reduce inequalities in population screening by ensuring that all eligible people have access.
Annual details of the residents of the UK by region and local and unitary authorities.
National population projections (NPPs) provide an indication of the potential future population size of the UK and its constituent countries. A headline only interim release using the latest available population data including Census 2021 (with a planned 2021 base-year) and...
The Office for National Statistics published its 2020-based interim national population projections on 12 January 2022. This bulletin summarises some of the key findings.
To provide a summary of the UK population, highlighting the changes and the factors which contribute to this.
What conservation translocations are, and how and why they might take place in England.
Annual details of the residents of the UK by region and local or unitary authorities.
This collection brings together all documents relating to business population estimates.
An analysis of the impact to coronavirus reporting as a result of using updated population estimates from 2019 to 2020.
A collection of quality assurance reports and standards covering the range of population screening services offered by NHS England.
A working paper that explores different methodological options for Small Area Population Estimates in the transformed population estimation system.
National population projections provide an indication of the future size and age structure of the UK and its constituent countries based on a set of assumptions of future fertility, mortality and migration, including a number of variant projections based on...
The potential future population size of the UK and its constituent countries. These statistics are widely used in planning, for example, fiscal projections, health, education and pensions.
Collation of statistics on population characteristics which can provide insight into the coronavirus (COVID-19); data relate to local authorities in England and characteristics include age, ethnicity, industry, those in key worker occupations and deprivation.
Explore the population of England and Wales through small area (Lower-Super Output Area) interactive maps. Explore by age, levels of health, and those providing unpaid care to others.
The Statistical Population Database (SPD) uses administrative data to create a list of the usually resident population in England and Wales. This release examines our latest methodology (SPDv4) by comparing aggregate data to that of Census 2021. Comparisons are made...
Explains the structure of the ageing population and provides evidence on what an ageing population means for the economy, services and society. We intend to follow this report with a ‘Living Longer’ series of articles that will take a deeper...
Evidence and guidance to help healthcare professionals raise awareness of NHS population screening.
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