Area type
Non-metropolitan District
Population Density
108
Population growth
0.5%
Gender ratio
0.96 male to female
english main language
94%
birth rate
8.9
death rate
12.6
Major religion
52% Christian
Urbanisation
41%
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The population of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is 155,741 according to mid-2022 population figures published by the ONS. King’s Lynn and West Norfolk's population growth rate between mid-2021 and mid-2022 was 0.5% per year. King’s Lynn and West Norfolk covers an area of 1,439 square kilometres (556 square miles) and has a population density of 108 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2022.
According to the latest 2021 census, the population in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is predominantly white (96%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 4% of the population.
The median average age in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk in 2022 was 47.9, with people of working age (ages 16-64) representing 57.4% of the population. The sex ratio was 95.8 males to every 100 females. Compare average age by area.
In 2022, the urban population of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk was approximately 60,663 or 41%, while the rural population was around 86,788 or 59% (based on 2011 rural/urban classification, using population figures from mid-2022).
The largest religious group in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is Christians who account for 52% of the population.
English is spoken as the main language by 94.2% of people in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, and spoken either well or very well by 4.4% of the population. 1.1% reported having poor English language skills, and the remaining 0.2% spoke no English at all.
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The population of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is 155,741 according to mid-2022 population figures published by the ONS. In the year between mid-2021 and mid-2022, the population in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk grew by an estimated 821 people, and in the ten years before mid-2022, the population grew by 6,554.
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk's population growth rate between mid-2021 and mid-2022 was 0.5%, which is 0.0% higher than the average population growth rate in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk for the ten years before mid-2022 (0.5%).
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk covers an area of 1,439 square kilometres (556 square miles) and has a population density of 108 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2022. That figure has increased by 5 people per km2 over the past decade.
According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS for 2022, males account for 48.9% of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk's 155,741 population, while females made up 51.1% of the total.
The sex ratio (the number of males for each female in a population) was 95.822 males to every 100 females. In England as a whole, the sex ratio was 96 males to every 100 females.
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk's age structure shows the working-age population to be 89,407 which is 57.4% of the population. People 15 and under represent 16.5% of the population, and over 65s represent 26.1% of the population. The percentage of the population that is of working-age has decreased over the last 10 years from 59.4% to 57.4%.
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender.
The median average age of someone in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk was 47.9 years in 2022.
Of the King’s Lynn and West Norfolk population over the age of 90, women outnumber men by 1.9 to 1.
ONS figures for 2019 show the life expectancy of someone born in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is 81 years. Split by gender, a girl born in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk has a life expectancy of 83 years, and a boy has a life expectancy of 79 years. Compare life expectancy by area.
As a comparison, in England as a whole, current life expectancy at birth is 81 years, for females that rises to 83 years and for males it falls to 79 years.
The life expectancy for someone born in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk has risen by 2 years over the past decade, from a life expectancy of 79 years to a life expectancy of 81 years. In England as a whole, life expectancies have risen by 3 years.
Age | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00-01 | 79.3 | 82.7 | 81.0 |
| 01-04 | 78.8 | 82.2 | 80.5 |
| 05-09 | 74.8 | 78.2 | 76.5 |
| 10-14 | 69.8 | 73.2 | 71.5 |
| 15-19 | 64.8 | 68.2 | 66.5 |
| 20-24 | 60.0 | 63.3 | 61.7 |
| 25-29 | 55.2 | 58.5 | 56.9 |
| 30-34 | 50.4 | 53.6 | 52.0 |
| 35-39 | 45.7 | 48.7 | 47.2 |
| 40-44 | 41.0 | 43.9 | 42.5 |
According to the latest 2021 census, the population in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is predominantly white (95.6%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 4.4% of the population.
Asian people were the largest minority group in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk accounting for 1.9% of the population.
843 or 1% of the King’s Lynn and West Norfolk population are black according to the latest 2021 census.
In England more broadly the portion of the population that is white is 81%. 10% are Asian and 4% are Black.
Estimates of personal wellbeing in the UK are published by the ONS annually, with scores for anxiety, happiness, life satisfaction, and feeling that life is worthwhile. Overall scores are based on surveying a representative sample of the population and are scored out of 10 (e.g. for happiness 0 is 'not at all happy' and 10 is 'completely happy').
Average scores for reported Anxiety in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk were 3.0 in 2014 and 3.3 in 2023. In the rest of England levels of Anxiety are currently scored at 3.2.
Reported levels of Happiness in 2023 were 7.5, and 7.4 in 2014. In England, the average happiness score is currently 7.4. King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is the 83rd happiest non-metropolitan district in England (of 164 total) when ordered by average happiness.
Life satisfaction scores for 2023 are 7.6 and were 7.6 in 2014. For the feeling that things done in life are worthwhile the 2023 level is 7.6 and was 7.8 in 2014.
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According to the latest 2021 census, the most populous religious group within King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is Christians, accounting for 52.4% of the population.
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk has a Muslim population of 804 which is 0.5% of the population.
Compared to England as a whole, in England circa 46% of the population is Christian, 7% is Muslim, 2% is Hindu, and Buddhists, Sikhs and Jews each is around 1%. The remainder is split between people with no religion and those who decided not to identify a religion.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2023. Data sources: ONS Local statistics