Lincolnshire population
Lincolnshire is a large rural county. The latest population predictions from the office for national statistics and data published from the 2021 Census on sex, age, ethnicity and religion there are:
- 768,364 people living in the county
- 51% (391,934) female and 49% (376,430) male residents
- 468,318 residents of working age (15 to 64)
- 4.1% (30,834) of residents from ethnic minority backgrounds. This may be from an Asian, Black, mixed ethnicity or other ethnic background
- 96.0% (737,532) of residents from a White British (89.2%), Irish (0.4%), Gypsy or Irish Traveller (0.1%), Roma (0.1% or other white background (6.1%)
- 53.7% (412,588) of residents are Christian, 38.1% (294,198) have no religion, 0.2% (1,824) Buddhist, 0.3% (2,494) Hindu, 0.1% (495) Jewish, 0.7% (5,411) Muslim, 0.1% (681) Sikh and 0.5% (3,783) of residents have other religions or beliefs
- 6.23% (estimate) of working age adults have a long-term condition or physical disability
Our population is getting older as the percentage of people in older age groups continues to increase.
From the 2011 to the 2021 census for Lincolnshire:
- 8% (54,711) increase in population from 713,653 in 2011
- 0.2% decrease in the proportion of the population aged under 15
- 2.5% decrease in the proportion of the population aged 15 to 64
Lincolnshire data and summaries
There are two main data sites for the Lincolnshire region.
Lincolnshire Open Data provides information on wide range of data across a number of different themes including council services.
The Lincolnshire Health Intelligence hub (opens in a new tab) provides population demographics including 2021 census summaries and an outline of communities of interest from a health perspective. The site also includes the latest Joint Strategic Needs assessment and the Director of Public Health annual report.