Harrogate Borough Council

 
 

Population

The latest estimated population of the Harrogate district is 160,500, a rise of 1.1% from the previous year's estimate of 158,800.
 
Source: ONS mid year estimate, 2008 - released August 2009
 
The latest population estimates for each of the North Yorkshire districts is shown in the table below.
 
North Yorkshire
District
 
Mid 2008 Population
Estimates
Craven
    56,200
Hambleton
    87,100
Harrogate
  160,500
Richmondshire
    51,500
Ryedale
    53,500
Scarborough
  108,500
Selby
    82,000
 
North Yorkshire County

 599,200 

 
For detailed statistics on the mid 2008 population estimates see
 
 Population by age group
 
The age group split of the District's population, seen below, shows the District is:
  •  below the national average in the 20 - 35 year age groups
  •  higher than the national average in all 50+ year age groups.
Harrogate District Population by Age Group (compared to National Average)
 

 
Population location and composition
 
The DEFRA Rural definition identifies 32.5% of people in the Harrogate district live in rural areas; this is compared to a 20% average across Yorkshire and the Humber.
 
The 2001 Census indicates:
  • Lone parent households with dependent children comprise 5% of all households in the Harrogate district (2,933 households)
  • 98.4% of the district's population is white (148,981). The most prevalent minority ethnic group was Chinese at 0.3% (413 persons).
  • There are 23,591 people (or 16% of all residents) who rated themselves as having some limiting long-term illness that limited the type of work they could do. This figure is similar to that seen for the County of North Yorkshire (17%).
  • A total of 14,524 people provided unpaid care for others in the district (9.6% of residents). This is slightly less than the figure for the County of North Yorkshire as a whole (9.9%).
Want to know more?

A summary of census statistics for the Harrogate District is available in the 2001 Census Key Statistics Factsheet. 

Factsheets at county, district, ward and parish level are available to download from the North Yorkshire County Council website

For further information on population estimates please refer to the North Yorkshire County Council Population Estimates Document and www.statistics.gov.uk/popest.

For a detailed statistical overview of the Harrogate district economy please click here
Harrogate Borough Council, Council Offices, Crescent Gardens, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2SG, Tel: (01423) 500600