Current population
The Office for National Statistics provides estimated populations for areas down to district/unitary authority level on an annual basis. Dorset County Council provides population estimates below this level for wards and parishes. The latest available figures are for mid-2007.
Registrar General's Mid-Year Home Population Estimates 2006 and 2007
Area | 2007 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|
Christchurch | 45,400 | 45,000 |
East Dorset | 85,800 | 85,000 |
North Dorset | 67,600 | 66,700 |
Purbeck | 45,800 | 45,200 |
West Dorset | 97,000 | 96,200 |
Weymouth & Portland | 65,100 | 64,900 |
DCC Dorset | 406,800 | 403,000 |
Bournemouth UA | 163,200 | 161,200 |
Poole UA | 138,000 | 136,900 |
Dorset (incl. B'mth & Poole) | 708,000 | 701,100 |
South West | 5,178,000 | 5,124,100 |
England & Wales | 54,072,000 | 53,728,800 |
(rounded)
For more detailed population figures for the above areas by age and sex, select from the related articles on the bottom left of this page.
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