Resident population and its related trend, balance of nature and migratory balance, birth rate, death rate, growth rate and migration ratein Municipality of KINGSTON UPON HULL, CITY OF
Demographic balance (Year 2019)
| Inhabitants on 1th Jan. | 260,645 |
| Births | 3,257 |
| Deaths | 2,522 |
| Natural Balance[1] | +735 |
| Registered | 13,252 |
| Deleted | 14,854 |
| Migration balance[2] | -1,602 |
| Total balance[3] | -867 |
| Inhabitants on 31th Dec. | 259,778 |
Inhabitants trend
| 2014 | 257,414 | - |
| 2015 | 258,587 | +0.46 |
| 2016 | 260,035 | +0.56 |
| 2017 | 260,673 | +0.25 |
| 2018 | 260,645 | -0.01 |
| 2019 | 259,778 | -0.33 |
Average annual variation (2014/2019): +0.18
Average annual variation (2016/2019): -0.03
DEMOGRAPHIC BALANCE
INHABITANTS TREND
- ^ Natural balance = Births - Deaths
- ^ Migration balance = Registered - Deleted
- ^ Total balance = Balance of nature + Migration balance
- ^ Birth rate = (Births / average Inhabitants) * 1,000
- ^ Death rate = (Deaths / average Inhabitants)* 1,000
- ^ Migration rate = (Migration balance / average Inhabitants ) * 1,000
- ^ Growth rate = Birth rate - Death rate + Migration rate
NOTE
Population: Fonte ONS
Births: Fonte ONS
Natural Balance: Fonte ONS
Migration balance: Fonte ONS
Registered: Fonte ONS
Long-term house and school building programmes across the city have been cited as two of the main reasons behind Hull's growing population.
Recent published data from the 2021 Census put the city's population at 267,100. That represents a 4.2 per cent increase on the last Census total of 256,400 collated in 2011.
It's also the second consecutive Census to record a population increase in Hull following a prolonged period of declining numbers in each Census between 1951 and 2001. The downward trend during those years was largely attributed to people leaving for the neighbouring East Riding, particularly with an eye on moving into school catchment areas for their children.
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Some of the recent population growth over the last two decades is the result of inward migration, particularly among people seeking and being granted asylum as well as an influx of migrant workers. However, Hull City Council's assistant director of economic development and regeneration Alex Codd said the construction of hundreds of new high-quality homes in places like Kingswood, the Ings estate and the Hawthorn Avenue of west Hull had also been a significant factor.
He added: "We invested heavily in the quality of new housing stock and that not only kept people in the city but has also drawn people in from the East Riding as well. Particularly in west Hull we are seeing sons and daughters of Hull residents looking to move into their first homes there.
"What the Census data has also positively shown is an increase in household size. One of the challenges we have always had as a city is not having had enough three or four-bedroom houses for families.
"Now we are seeing that household size increase so we are also seeing more families living in the city which goes back to part of the reason for the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. By investing in the quality of schooling and the fabric of the place so that people, when their children reach secondary school age, aren't heading out of the city which is what used to happen in the past."
Under the BSF project, £400m was spent either building brand new secondary, primary schools and special schools or modernising existing ones. Overall, it involved 17 school sites across the city.
Mr Codd said analysis of new Census data for different age groups also painted a positive picture for Hull. He added: "It shows a particular growth among the 30 and 40 year-olds, who are typically the Mums and Dads, now staying in the city as the children grow up. I think the journey the city has been on over the last 10 to 15 years is a very positive story."
Councillor Sarah Harper-Riches said ensuring a future supply of affordable new housing for families needed to be a priority. She added: "There needs to be a commitment to building affordable housing that is large enough to support families within the city."
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