Cornwall's population grew by nearly 40,000 in the past decade - reveals the latest 2021 census figures.

Census 2021 first results include rounded population and household estimates for England and Wales, at local authority level (Cornwall) and are cross-tabulated by sex and age.

The first instalment of 2021 Census figures, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today (June 28th), has revealed Cornwall grew by 38,027.

The offical 2021 census population statistics for Cornwall (ONS).

Cornwall population

In 2011, the census revealed Cornwall had a population of 532,273. This rose to 570,300 in 2021 (7.1%).

The figures also showed that 15.3% of people are under 15 years old, 59.5% are 15-64 years old, and 25.3% 65 years and over.

England and Wales Population

The census found that the population of England and Wales grew by more than 3.5 million (6.3%) since the last census in 2011 - rising from 56,075,912 to 59,597,300.

In the North West of England, the population now stands at 7.4 million - a rise of 5.2%.

The East of England had the highest population growth of 8.3% - now standing at 6.3 million.

Wales had the smallest population growth of all areas, rising by just 1.4% - approximately 44,000 people.

Other Data

The 2021 census has revealed that there are still more women across England and Wales compared to men - 51%.

Data also shows there were 1.4 million more households across the UK.

This is an increase of 6.1%. The total number of households across England and Wales now stands at 24.8 million.

For more information and statistics from Census 2021, visit ONS HERE.